How to apply foundation?
Many women use foundation creams to make their skin smoother and velvety. This tool allows you to even out the complexion and make it perfect. But in order for this tool to lay well on the skin and have a certain effect, it is necessary to apply it correctly. The correct application technique can help hide all skin imperfections, create a perfect make-up, as well as simulate facial features.
How to pick up?
In order to choose the right tonal remedy for the face, you need to know three important rules in order not to bring inconvenience to yourself. Initially, you must rely on the price of this tool. Since you are using it for your face, in no case save on it, since all cheap means affect the skin and create the appearance of a mask. This makeup looks unnatural. Also, when choosing, you should take into account the ratio of price and quality
The next factor you need to rely on when choosing a foundation is the type of skin. If you have a fat type of dermis, you need to pick up tonal means with a matting effect, because they are able to fight skin fat, absorbing it. It is better to apply a concealer with natural ingredients that have a caring and moisturizing effect on problem skin.
Soothing effect has a foundation with an extract of cucumber, green tea. When choosing a daily foundation, try to give preference to products with a lighter texture, which will have a moisturizing effect, since daily use of such a product can dry the skin, and moisturizing ingredients will prevent it. In winter, it is better to acquire nutritional creams with a more oily texture, so that they do not overdry the skin.
If you have a dry derma, you should choose a moisturizing foundation with hyaluronic acid. For teenage skin, it is recommended to purchase products with antibacterial substances, and for more mature skin care products, which will also have rejuvenating effects. Such tools include antioxidants in their composition, they are able to have a lifting effect. They contain silicone and collagen.
Another important rule is that foundation for the face must be selected, based on your skin tone. It should be suitable for the color of the skin of the face and be no darker than 1 tone. Makeup artists also indicate that when choosing a tonal tool, you should try to select it as close as possible to your real complexion in order to create natural makeup and get rid of the effect of the mask.
You should also take into account that such a tonal tool should not stand out on the face against the background of the neck and décolleté area. To do this, when buying, try to compare the shade of the foundation with the skin on the neck. It is best of all if the means chosen by you will merge with it.
How old can I use?
Now among cosmetologists there is no single opinion about how many years girls can begin to use the tonal tool. Most often, the use of such cosmetics young beauties push such skin problems as acne, black spots and other shortcomings. Many people use such products for a person after transitional age, that is, about 14 or 15 years.
There are a large number of tonal means for young skin, so at this age it is not forbidden to use them, on the contrary, they have a complex effect and even allow you to fight against acne. Such complex and universal tonal means are absolutely harmless to teenage skin, so you can safely buy them. Now Cosmetologists recommends the use of foundation creams to girls from the age of 14 to 16 years. After all, according to them, now such cosmetics for the face is composed of absolutely harmless components and does not clog the pores of the face.
What can be replaced?
For face makeup instead of foundation you can pick up a cream powder or cream mousse, you can also give preference to 3 in 1, which have a complex effect. Such tools are an excellent substitute for classic foundation creams and therefore perfectly even out the complexion. Also for lovers of light natural makeup are perfect BB and SS means with a tonal effect. This is a complex action of the action, which in addition to the tonal effect, also has a moisturizing and has many other advantages.
Some use powder instead of foundation, but these products have completely different textures, so they are not interchangeable.
Also, women often prefer not tonal creams, but ordinary correctors, but these products are acupressure, they are not intended for the care of the entire skin of the face, so these types of cosmetics are best used in combination.
How to use in the summer?
For the summer period, it is better to buy a cream with a lighter texture. An excellent solution would be a sunscreen with ultraviolet protection of at least 15 units. Such means allow you to save the skin and protect it from the harmful effects of sunlight, to prevent aging, as well as pigmentation. It should be borne in mind that the complexion varies with the season. That is, in cold weather, the skin turns pale, and in warm seasons, its shade changes, so you need to select other tonal means.
The rules of applying the base
It is no secret that the tonal tool is the basis of makeup, but the foundation must be applied correctly, while preparing the skin so that the makeup is perfect. On flaky skin should not immediately apply a foundation, because it can emphasize flaking. It is better to use an emollient oil before applying it, and also it is necessary to first treat the skin with a gentle scrub, then it is necessary to moisturize and very thoroughly clean the skin.
If you have a dry skin type, then you need to use a special moisturizing milk, and if it is oily, it is better to clean it with a matting gel. After you cleanse the skin, it is necessary to moisten it, so as not to cause dryness. To do this, use a day cream with a moisturizing effect. It is very important that such a tool has a light texture and does not create the effect of a film on the face. On such a tool foundation will fall very well.
Where to start: concealer or foundation?
Undoubtedly Initially, a facial corrector is applied to the skin. With it, you can hide many of the skin imperfections, as well as level the surface before using the foundation. After this, you can apply concealer and highlighter. These tools can dramatically change the appearance of your face, with their help is sculpture. Also, thanks to them, you can visually adjust the shape of the nose, cheekbones, as well as hide many flaws. This type of makeup creates an excellent basis for applying foundation. Therefore, the first is applied corrector, and the second - tonal tool.
Can it be applied after sculpting?
Many cosmetologists do not recommend applying a foundation after face sculpting, as this way you can hide the effect of this procedure. In this case, they are advised to use powder as a final step.
In case you want to smooth out the borders of the lines that were created after sculpting, you can shade them, and if you do not like the effect, you can use a soft-tone concealer. It does not harm the created lines and shapes, but on the contrary, it will soften them. That is why in such cases, all makeup artists do not recommend the use of tools with a tonal effect, which have a dense texture. Light cosmetic products are allowed after the face sculpting procedure.
Can I apply powder without tone?
Among some women, it was felt that powder can be replaced with foundation, because it can also hide some flaws, especially if it has a dense texture. But in fact, these tools are not interchangeable.
Powder - this is the final step of makeup face. It should be applied over the foundation, otherwise it can dry the skin.
For those women who do not like to use tonal resources, cosmetologists have created cream-powders that have a light texture and are very easily distributed on the skin..
They have a matting effect and do not create oily sheen. In addition, the cream powder nourishes the skin, but it does not look on the face too bright and unnatural. With it, you can easily create a day makeup. All makeup artists recommend using just such powder, if you do not like concealer. Otherwise, you can only use powder with a very light texture, for example, crumbly means. But even the best dry powders will not replace the foundation, because they are two different types of cosmetics.
Face Makeup Tool
Women prefer to apply the foundation on the face in different ways. For this they use sponges, hands or fingers. It is up to you to choose from this, but professional makeup artists prefer to use sponges or brushes for applying tonal creams, because this way you can very easily and hygienically distribute the tone over your face and create an ideal foundation. But cosmetologists also do not prohibit applying the tone with your fingertips; in this case, they must be treated with an antibacterial agent and heated slightly in warm water.
If you rub your fingertips, you can very gently distribute the cream and make the effect of natural day makeup. It is very easy to apply the tonal tool with your fingertips, it can be done with massage movements. In this case, be sure to move only smoothly and gently, without pulling the skin.
What is the best makeup?
Each master prefers his means for applying tone to the face, but it is considered that it is best to use both the brush and the applicator and fingers for this. This perfect combination will achieve excellent results. Brushes are most often used to distribute over the skin of the means with a liquid texture. They can also be used to treat any area of the face, including any wrinkles around the nose and others. So you can evenly distribute the foundation and get rid of its surplus.
The most popular is such a tool as a flat brush of small size, which is made of artificial villi. You can also get a very popular applicator in the form of an egg, which is also able to absorb excess foundation so that the effect of a mask on the face is not created, but it is not so convenient for them to process the skin in hard-to-reach places.
Fingers are best to distribute the tonal tool on the skin with imperfections, peeling or irritation.
In this way, you can very gently distribute the tone without harming the skin. Fingers are very convenient to apply the foundation powder and cream mousse.It is also believed that using fingertips to apply the foundation is much more economical than using a sponge that absorbs this tool.
How to use the sponge?
Sponges are a universal tool for applying tonal means. If you use a wet tool, you will get a very light effect, with its help you can create beautiful natural day makeup. If you use dry sponzhik, then you will be able to apply a more tonal means, as well as hide all the flaws of the face. With this method of applying the foundation stays on the face for much longer, and the tone of the face becomes more even. Sponzhik is better to use, applying the foundation with soft tapping movements, literally knocking them on the skin of the face and as if soaking it. This way you can make a perfect face makeup.
Technique and walkthrough
Each girl has his own scheme of applying foundation. Makeup artists offer different ways to apply it. In order to make the perfect makeup, you need to provide good natural light, daylight should fall on your face. Thanks to this you will be able to notice all the flaws of the face, fix and hide them instantly. You can also determine if you need to use color correctors that are applied under the base cream.
How to visually make the nose smaller?
You can make your nose smaller by using the foundation and the corrector of different tones. In order to make the nose visually smaller, without changing its shape, it is necessary to cover its skin with a darker color of the foundation than all other parts of the face. If you have a large and wide nose, you must hold the corrector two parallel lines of a darker color, starting from the line of growth of the eyebrows to the edge of the nose. And the part that remains between the two lines must be covered with a lighter shade. This way you can visually narrow the spout.
If you have a rounded nose of a large size, you need to make its wings darker, and cover the front part with a light foundation. The main thing is that all transitions should be soft and smooth, so that the lines are not very clearly visible.
How to highlight the cheekbones?
In order to emphasize the cheekbones with the help of foundation, you must use special equipment. During the creation of make-up, you need to stand in front of the mirror, draw in your cheeks and stretch your lips, as if you utter the sound “O”. Then you need to slightly shade this line and darken the selected area. All other parts of the face should be covered with a classic foundation. It is important that the transition zones are not visible.
Next, it is necessary with the help of a highlighter to draw the border between that part of the cheekbones, which should act and that part, which is more convex. The finishing touch will be the application of bronze blush. This way you will make your face narrower and your cheekbones will become pronounced and beautiful.
How perfect make up?
Another secret to creating the perfect makeup with a tonal base is that it is best to distribute the heated cream over the face.
To do this, apply it on the inside of the palm and from there take it with your fingertip, brush or sponge. This cream will be more gently distributed on the skin of the face and make it velvety.
Putting foundation, you must first distribute it points, placing the 5 main accents: on the cheeks, on the nose, on the forehead and on the chin. After that you need to shade this tool from the center of the face to the side. At the same time, it is necessary to distribute the tool evenly and to well shade its borders. These actions must be performed in such a manner that the cream does not accumulate in wrinkles and folds.
Then it is very important to qualitatively feather the extreme lines of foundation. Try to pay attention to the line along the hair and under the cheekbones.It is very important that the complexion does not differ from the color of the neck and décolleté. If you can't avoid it, then to create the perfect makeup you will need to apply a little tonal means and on these two areas.
How to hide skin imperfections?
All tonal means should be applied after peeling, in order to exfoliate the extra skin particles and make the imperfections of the dermis more invisible.
In order to hide the imperfections of the skin with the help of a tonal means and not to focus on acne, which sometimes happens when a rich layer of tonal cream is applied to them, you must first use a tool such as concealer. It can help make face sculpting and perfectly conceals acne. This is a corrective tool that is applied dotted in order to get rid of some problems with makeup.
Also the secret of masking flaws is that you need to choose the right shade of cosmetics. The mask should have the opposite tone, that is, the red can be hidden with the help of a green mask, and the bluish circles in the eye area can be hidden in a beige tone. After you have done all these work on masking flaws, you will be able to apply tonal means in the usual way. Thus you will create the perfect makeup and hide all the problem areas of the skin.
How to flush?
Wash off the tonal tool can be plain, distilled or thermal water - this is the most common way to remove makeup from the face, it is suitable for unstable tonal tools with a light texture. When removing the foundation in this way, you need to gently wash your hands or a cotton pad, without rubbing the skin of the face. In case you have a stable foundation, it is better to wash it off with a special makeup remover. It can have a gel texture, most often such products are designed for oily skin, and it can also be produced in the form of milk. The latter means are more suitable for dry and sensitive skin, as they gently nourish and moisturize it while removing the foundation.
You can also use a two-phase tool with an oily base to remove makeup. It removes makeup well, deeply cleanses the pores and at the same time nourishes the skin. It is best to remove makeup from the face with special cosmetic wipes or sponge, sponges, and cotton pads. Such methods are the most correct and hygienic. In addition, in this way you will be able to remove the foundation from the face completely, without leaving it in hard-to-reach areas.
In the next video you can see three ways to apply foundation.