Contents:
- Medical Video: How To Pick The Right Foundation Shade | Back to Beginners
- Tips for choosing the best foundation for you
- 1. Know your skin type
- 2. Get to know the basic color of your skin
- 3. Select coverage and foundation texture
- 4. Try directly on the face
- 5. Make mixed colors
- Steps to apply foundation
Medical Video: How To Pick The Right Foundation Shade | Back to Beginners
Selecting the right foundation for your face can take a lot of time. Because, there are many things that you must pay attention to when choosing a foundation that suits your skin type and the basic color of your skin. Therefore, everyone will need different types and colors of foundation.Find out tips on choosing the best foundation that suits your skin type below.
Tips for choosing the best foundation for you
1. Know your skin type
Tips for choosing a foundation first is to know your skin type. Knowing the type of skin will be very helpful when choosing the perfect foundation. For example, oil-free formulas (oil-free) which provides a matte finish that is more suitable for acne and / or oily skin, while a moisturizing formula is suitable for dry skin. You who have sensitive skin or allergies are better to use non-comedogenic or hypoallergenic formulas. Normal and combination skins can try several different formulas to see which is best for their skin
2. Get to know the basic color of your skin
After knowing your skin type, now you recognize the basic color of your skin. Because the basic color of the skin will affect the color of the foundation that suits you. The basic color of the skin is categorized in three colors, namely cool, warm, and natural. This method is seen from the color of the blood vessels in the wrist.
Foundation that has cool nuances (usually labeled "C") is suitable for people who have blue veins. Warm shades on foundation products are usually marked with the label "W", suitable for those who have green blood vessels. While foundation with a neutral skin base color (label "N") is intended for those who have purplish blood vessels (blue or green mixture).
After you recognize the basic color of your skin, the next step is to choose a foundation with the color that most closely matches the base color of your skin. Don't choose a foundation that is one level darker or brighter than the base color of your skin.
3. Select coverage and foundation texture
Make a choice coverage(closing power provided by the product)do you want coverage full, medium or thin. You can determine the type coverage depending on how naturally you want to produce the appearance of the foundation, and adjust it to the type coverage provided by the product you are using.
Also, choose the foundation texture you will use. Each foundation texture has different functions, such as:
- Liquid foundation is the lightest type of foundation and is the easiest to apply to the face. Usually oil-based foundations for dry skin and water-based liquid foundations for oily, normal or combination skin.
- Cream foundation is used for normal and very dry skin. The reason is that this foundation contains oil, thick and soft texture that can blend perfectly with both skin types, making the skin feel moist and supple.
- Solid foundation is available in the form of loose powder and solid powder. This type of foundation is very dry and almost without water at all. This foundation is also suitable for use in people who have oily and normal skin.
4. Try directly on the face
Tips for choosing a foundation that is no less important is to try to apply it directly to the face.Most people usually try foundation on the back of the hand. This is the wrong way. Because the skin color of the back of the hands and face is different. The best way to try the foundation is along the jaw line and under various (indoor and outdoor) lighting.
The true foundation color will blend with the skin's natural color. In some people who have more complex skin color, also test the color of foundation in the T-zone, which is in the area of the forehead, nose and mouth.
5. Make mixed colors
If you have difficulty deciding between the same two colors, choose a color one level brighter than your natural skin tone, and you can mix it with bronzer or blush.
Steps to apply foundation
- Use a brush or sponge makeup with a circular patting motion to apply the foundation to make the final look more natural.
- Put a little foundation on three facial points, namely on the forehead, cheeks and chin. Then apply evenly to the nose. To get even results, you can repeat the application again. Clean the brush after using foundation to avoid foundation that seems thick and piling up.
For powder foundation, dip the brush into the powder only once, do not rotate it. Apply with a circular pat on the T-zone. Especially for oily skin, make sure to 'hold' a foundation with powder transluscent so as not to wear off quickly.
