Tips to Apply Foundation in Right Manner

Foundation is the base of the make up. One cannot get a perfect look without applying right shade of foundation on the skin. Foundations are available in various forms as liquid foundation, solid foundation as a stick and cake foundation, which have to be applied with the help of a sponge.

Foundations are different for different skin types as water based are there for oily skin and moisturizers based are for dry skin. Foundation gives a flawless appearance to the skin, which makes it look perfect without any blemishes, and makes the skin tone look even.

How to choose a right foundation-first one should know the type of the skin. When one knows the skin type, one can choose the right foundation accordingly as water based for oily skin and others for dry and normal skin. Shade should be chosen a shade lighter than the natural skin tone to make the skin look more luminous. There are shades cards available in the cosmetic shop with the brands one wants to choose the foundation from but one can apply a little foundation on the reverse side of the palm on the hand can test the foundation. If it gels with the skin, it means that the shade is suitable for the skin tone.

One should be very careful while choosing the right shade as if one chooses and applies a wrong shade it can spoil the skin tone than to make it look even and better. Foundations are available now with sun protection factor so one should opt for the foundation which has the SPF in the foundation so that if one has to apply the foundation in the daytime, one will not need to put additional sun screen lotion on the skin as too many things on skin make it look greasy and patchy.

If one is buying a skin foundation for the first time, one can take help even from a professional make up expert otherwise most of the sales boy or sales girl have enough idea to help you buy a right shade for your skin according to one's skin type and usage. If someone needs to use the foundation on daily basis then one can add a little water to the foundation and in the hand in the amount one is going to apply and then use it. That way it will be light on the skin and skin will absorb the water so it will look natural. Foundation makes a kind of layer on the skin which makes the skin tone look even and skin looks more subtle, blemish free, glowing and luminous and the secret is in choosing the right type of foundation for the skin.

Applying foundation on the skin needs equally expertise. One cannot use is like a cream or moisturizers.

How to apply foundation correctly-one should know the right way to apply the foundation on face and neck. If neck is left without applying foundation then it looks pretty awkward and unnatural so equal amount of foundation should be applied on the neck too along with the face.

Tips to apply the foundation in a right manner-- here are few tips to apply foundation correctly.

• One should take the right amount of foundation on one's palm, which one has to use.
• Then one should make small dots all over the face and neck.
• Then all the dots should be blend on the skin with the help of one's finger tips in right motion as if blending on the nose, it should be blended downward only on the nose, not upwards or it will look blotchy and will not blend properly.
• If one cannot find it easy to apply foundation properly with fingers then one can use a small sponge to blend the foundation dots evenly on the face and neck.
• Cake or solid foundation sticks are best suited for oily skin. Cake foundation has sponge with it but stick has to be applied directly on the skin so one can use sponge to blend the foundation applied with the stick too.
• After applying foundation properly one can wipe the extra foundation from the skin with a soft tissue by putting it on the face so that extra traces of the foundation gets stick to the tissue and one can get perfect and natural look.
• After foundation application one can use the other make up products as eye make up and lip make up and finish it off with the compact powder.
• One can put a little foundation on the lips too before applying the lip color. It keeps the lipstick stay for longer.
  

So foundation when applied properly can give you a perfect look and make your skin look smoother, even and beautiful.