Liquid, cream, or powder, foundations, there are of any kind, for any type of skin and especially, they all have a different action! Not always easy to find with all the products on the market. According to his desires, one chooses the good foundation.
I want a transparent and luminous complexion
Envy : I want a natural embellished , a living skin, just dressed in a nude infused with light.
The risk : opt for "nude" if one does not have an almost perfect skin, or if it has a mixed or oily tendency.
The right way to use : the first step is to work on a clean, make-up-free skin . A foundation even topissime on an epidermis badly prepared, it does not spread well. A fluid formula is adopted , heated in the palm of the hand, and then applied by slight ascending efflorescence. It is also possible to apply the foundation with a brush, going from the inside of the face to the outside. The idea is that the warmer the material, the better it melts and harmonizes with the skin to leave it alive and transparent. The gesture to adopt is therefore almost the same as to apply a cream of care. If the complexion shines a little too much, it is only powdered the middle line (zone T) with a large puff , without pressing too much not to break the lightness of the work of the foundation.
The extra tip: if your foundation has a slightly thick texture for the expected result, just mix it in the palm of your hand with a dab of moisturizer , and you're done!
The best casting for a transparent and luminous complexion
- Face Fabric Skin Nude Second Skin , Giorgio Armani, 40 €
- DiorSkin Nude Fluid Foundation Effect Nude , Christian Dior, 43 €
- Photo'perfexion , Givenchy, 37 €
I want a sophisticated satin finish
The envy : a sexy "effect" complexion, but not "too much", which will make the skin vibrate and capture the light.
The risk : ultra-trendy, the satin effect is flattering, but attention must be paid to the excess gloss , which is never elegant.
The correct use: t on a perfectly cleansed skin and well hydrated, a very small amount of satin foundation is taken and applied to the fingers, the brush or the sponge for a result finesse . The less you put on it, the better: the satin effect is like a watercolor painting, something sweet to the eye, which should not "jump to the eyes". It is thought to work in daylight to properly dose the material and control the shine . The head is then turned to the right and then to the left to check any irregularities of application on the wings of the nose, the cheeks and the jawbones. Another alternative to the satin foundation, one can always opt for the highlighter, or illuminator, to capture the light on the key points of the face such as the top of the eyebrow or the eyebrow.
The trick also: if you have a little fluff on the cheeks, you work the foundation in a flat area by stretching it outwards and especially not rounded to prevent small balls in the hair.
The best casting for a satiny and sophisticated complexion
- Parure Extrême Bright Foundation , Guerlain, 45 €
- Dream Satin Fluid , Gemey-Maybelline, 11 €
- Lasting Finish , Rimmel, 9,90 €
I want to cover up first of all
Envy : camouflage all small defects , stain and other imperfections of the skin.
Risk : do too much! The secret is precisely not to focus too much on its faults. By dint of wanting to fade them, we risk, on the contrary, to underline them! "Too much cover kills the cover," warns our make-up artist!
Good use : apply a day cream adapted to its type of skin or a cream anti-imperfections, for example anti-acne or anti-couperose. For redness, one can also opt for green foundations. On the foundation side, one opts for a cream foundation , more covering than the others, and one works it on the whole of the face. A complexion corrector is applied with the tip of his brush where the imperfections are still visible, then taps with the tip of the finger to melt it to the complexion. For the little extra, the color correctors are hyper-trendy, and effective: each imperfection finds its color to erase it. Then, this camouflage work is fixed by locally applying powder with a puff.
The trick also: if you prefer to use a compact foundation , do not spread it directly on the skin with large sponges. Take a little material (with the sponge), heat it in the palm of the hand, then apply it by light tapping to better blend the small imperfections.
The best casting to play the cover
- Velvety Light Veil Ultra Corrector by Lumi-Diffuser , By Terry, 65 €.
- Pro Light Unifying Modeling Foundation , Chanel, 39 €.
- Shiseido Compact Extra Velor Complexion , 42 €.
