Skip to main content

3 Ways To Apply Foundation



Your foundation, as the name suggests, is the first basic step to getting your make up started. Once your foundation is in place, everything else is pretty easy to manage.
A lot of women struggle with getting a ‘natural’ look, because they don’t know how to go about buying or applying their foundation. In fact, it’s a make up rule that when someone can technically ‘see’ your foundation on your face, it means you’ve gone wrong somewhere. The idea of a foundation is to be as blended and as invisible as possible to give you a flawless looking face.
Before application, you must start with cleansing your face well. Then, you must move on to moisturizing, so that your skin doesn’t feel dry, patchy or itchy. This is also important for your make up to have a smooth base to work on. Allow your moisturizer to settle in for at least 5 minutes, and then progress to applying a primer. Applying a primer before your foundation is important to help you in blending it well, and thereby getting a natural look.
Once your basic prep is done, you have three different ways of applying foundation to choose from:

1. With Fingers

In the initial days, most women used to prefer applying their foundation with the help of fingers, as it allowed for maximum blending. Moreover, it was a perfect way to save your skin from hard brushes that rubbed harshly against the skin. Blending with the fingers also allowed for a more even application, ensuring that no big patches of foundation were left on parts of the face. However, these days, since brushes have become softer, and people have become more hygiene conscious, finger application is not that popular.

2. With Brushes

If you are a hygiene conscious person and know that your hands are clean and bacteria-free all the time, then finger application would probably seem the easiest and most convenient. However, most make up artists these days prefer using brushes. There are special brushes of specific shapes and sizes, designed to help you blend your foundation well. There are also separate brushes for contouring and correction. When using brushes, just make sure that they are clean and hygienic for use to avoid skin problems.

3. With Sponge

Some people also like to use a sponge for applying their foundation. Sponges are soft, and are good for blending purposes. They are best when you have a mix of liquid foundation with dry powder, so that no patches are left on the face. Again, they are available in different shapes and sizes for various make up purposes.
What method you pick for applying your foundation is totally dependent on you and the kind of foundation you use. You must try out all kinds of foundation on your face (not on your hands) to see which one blends in well and looks most natural. Then select all your other make up products accordingly.
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

7 Reasons Why Diamonds are a Lady’s Best Friend

  Everyone remembers a stunning Marilyn Monroe crooning “Diamonds are a girl’s best friend” deliciously in the movie “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes”. Well, there is so much truth in what the song had to say then and now with absolutely no changes. Diamonds are undoubtedly a lady’s best friend. Read on to know why. 1. Diamonds are known for their rarity and anything that is not so common definitely carries more worth than most. So why wouldn’t a lady love something that’s precious? 2. Diamonds are bright, brilliant and sparkling. They capture attention from long and sustain in your memory for even longer. 3. Diamonds are usually set in unique pieces of jewelry. So, it’s tough to find similar pieces of diamond jewelry as much as you’d do with gold or other precious metals. 4. Diamonds can shine bright even in the dark because they can reflect even the tiniest glints. Can it get ...
Post a Comment
Read more

8 Ways to Stay Safe When Using an ATM

It is the age of the plastic money and you will probably use an ATM to take out cash instead of going to the bank every time. ATM’s can be found everywhere and it makes life simpler. You can also do a lot of other transactions in the ATM as it is not only for withdrawing cash. It keeps you mobile but there are also a lot of dangers lurking around when you use an ATM and you need to be pretty careful. Here are ways to stay safe when using an ATM. 1. Do not use an ATM in the middle of the night if you are alone and there is no one with you Using an ATM all by yourself in the middle of the night is asking for trouble. Anyone following you would know that you not only have cash but have a card with more money in it. Even if you do not have a lot of money, you are risking being robbed. Carry out your transactions in the daylight and stay safe. 2. Make sure no one is looking at the machine when you are entering your PIN number Your PIN number should be kept safe and secret at all...
Post a Comment
Read more

8 Signs You are Tending Towards Anorexia

Are you going through a patch of eating problems? Do you not feel like eating much? If yes, then, don’t take this situation lightly as it could be anorexia you are developing. Observe for the below signs and you will know if its anorexia or not. 1. Sudden weight loss If you have a tendency to loose weight on small stress issues then the sudden weight loss is okay, but if not and all of a sudden you have lost too much of weight, you could be developing anorexia. 2. Obsession about appearance Obsession about how you look and acting accordingly is also a sign of anorexia. You develop food habits based on calories and fat it contains so you do not put on weight. If this is against your basic nature, then you should consult a doctor for anorexia. 3. Social outings are reduced If you have started declining invitations for social gatherings and parties which involve indulgence of food and drink, it could be a sign you are tending towards anorexia. You may also cut down your di...
Post a Comment
Read more