Is this for every day use or other? (What looks good in natural light can look WAY different through a camera lense or under harsh photography lighting).
What type of skin do you have?
Do you have pretty clear skin or do you have some uneveness or blemishes that you need to conceal?
Based on what your answers are to the above questions, the answer to your original question could be different. Let me know more about what you are looking for!
1.not daily use,just occasional
2.oily n acne prone
3.some blemishes
1.not daily use,just occasional
2.oily n acne prone
3.some blemishes
If you have oily, acne prone skin, I would say stay away from stick foundations. Due to their nature, they have to have some oil in them and this would just exacerbate your skin issue.
Go for a liquid. Gina says you have perfect skin - so you could even get away with just tinted moisturizer, finished off with some loose powder!! :)
^ I said Chanda has perfect skin Mashallah :) as per Nancy's PM's and queries she's prone to acne and has some scarring as well.. therefore she requires full-coverage.
I suggest u select a concealer with 90% pigment, great for cover-ups..and follow-up with a medium-coverage liquid foundation. If u promise to blend really well and leave no tidelines then try the stick foundation..blend blend blend!
^ i bought this stick foundation from kohl's from a company called flirt- omg i have never had a foundation that needed so little blending, it matched my skin so perfectly i barely have to blend and it's oil free. plus they have warm and cool shades- and it's only $10. i'd recommend it, and i hate advertising for free too..lol
:) lol gina HUG i converted to Bobby Brown because of you..LOVE the nude shades..and her new shimmer collection is perfect for layering!!
I love red lips...and if your skin is too shiny or too matte...the red lips dont look as flattering...
so i tried mixing my liquid foundation (Sisley) with a bit of pink cream blush from MAC and lightly brush with my Sisley powder....and voila!! i also have the bobby brown foundation stick which i hardly ever use...it doesnt look too done if blended nicely with some blush etc...i like using liquid and stick...always...use powder for finishing touches...
I use spray foundation, it is kind of hard to use you have to get use to it. I don't spray it on my face, but on a damp sponge and then dab and blend it. I use ERA® FACE spray...I love the coverage and it feels like second skin.
:) lol gina HUG i converted to Bobby Brown because of you..LOVE the nude shades..and her new shimmer collection is perfect for layering!!
I love red lips...and if your skin is too shiny or too matte...the red lips dont look as flattering...
so i tried mixing my liquid foundation (Sisley) with a bit of pink cream blush from MAC and lightly brush with my Sisley powder....and voila!! i also have the bobby brown foundation stick which i hardly ever use...it doesnt look too done if blended nicely with some blush etc...i like using liquid and stick...always...use powder for finishing touches...
I'm so glad u liked it, like I said Mashallah u have flawless skin..u shud stick to liquid foundations for everyday..and the stick one for special events. I love their eye-primer as well..eyeshadow looks soo much better when u wear it over the primer.
Sponges absorb most of the foundations' oils that are needed for perfect blending.. fingers and the human body temp makes blending ideal..leaves NO tinelines and harsh streaks! Brushes with silicon ends also blend really well..my fav however is fingers!
^i find fingers and a brush to be the best as opposed to sponges...
You're right Chanda, sponges soak up the product too... I've recently taken to applying moisturizer with foundation brush too...! Makes me break out less...
Oops: I should've read Gina's comment before posting re: sponges soaking up product!!
Thank you for your comments Gina, you don't know how much they've helped me personally. Wish you could be in the UK to do my shaadi makeup...
Gina, how do match a foundation...? i'll b buying make up for my wedding soon.. need help with that..
btw do u still work for Depilex..? im planning to get my make-up done from Depilex...
^ I said Chanda has perfect skin Mashallah :) as per Nancy's PM's and queries she's prone to acne and has some scarring as well.. therefore she requires full-coverage.
I suggest u select a concealer with 90% pigment, great for cover-ups..and follow-up with a medium-coverage liquid foundation. If u promise to blend really well and leave no tidelines then try the stick foundation..blend blend blend!
hey i tried stick foundation n used moist sponge to spread it equally on my face...then covered lightly wid powder...it looked fyn...didnt cover the blemishes but atleast lightened them a bit
powder foundation doesnt work for every1. i have oily skin it doesnt even get dry in winters still it gets flakey if i use powder foundation, and i think powder foundation looks cakey too.
so the type of foundation should be according to perosnal needs.
^ That's true.. it's diff for people with diff skin.. people with blemishes need heavier coverage.. ones with oily skin need diff foundations. Powder is used to "set" u're foundation.. people with flawless skin can carry off just concealer and powder. Even with this skin may look patchy..
^ true but i have combination skin. its immensely oily in the t zone and dry patches on the top part of my cheeks...
in fact oily faces do better with powder... since it catches on the moisture and makes it matt...
liquid foundation, cake or stick would look horrible on oily skin.
@ kalli billi
i think if your skin is super oily.. try using body shop's tea tree oil range it sucks the oil off your face... get their scrub so when you need to put on make up you use tht then moisturize and then studio fix :)