How To Get: The Perfect, Seamless Base
The secret to seamless foundation application and undetectable wear, we hear you ask?
While finding the perfect formula is half the battle, once you have it, ensuring it vanishes into your complexion seamlessly is just as crucial. Fresh Beauty Co. New Zealand has listed some useful tips for how to apply foundation and achieve that ever-elusive, second-skin finish.
STEP 1:
Create a Glowing Canvas
Clean and well-moisturised skin will supercharge your glow. Start with a hydrating mask (targeted to your skin type) and follow it up with your moisturiser by working it into the skin to boost circulation, creating a natural flush.
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Embryolisse
Lait Creme Concentrate (24-Hour Miracle Cream)
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Tatcha
The Water Cream
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By Terry
Baume De Rose Hydrating Rose
Sheet Mask
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STEP 2:
To Prime or Not to Prime
It’s the question asked by both amateurs and pros alike. When applied as needed and correctly, it can prolong the foundation for all-day wear. Assess your skin's needs, and use an anti-shine primer for hotspots like the forehead, hairline, sides of the nose, and around the mouth, if oiliness is a concern or a sheer, illuminating one for the tops of the cheekbones to address dullness.
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Fenty Beauty
Pro Filt'R Instant Retouch Primer
#Soft Matte
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ILIA
True Skin Radiant Priming Serum
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STEP 3:
Seamless Foundation Application
Apply foundation only where it’s necessary and start in the center of the face, on the apples of the cheeks, and slowly blend out. To ensure the foundation looks as natural as possible, try and skip the bridge of the nose—letting freckles show through—and the corners of the nostrils, so foundation doesn’t cling to dry patches.
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Giorgio Armani
Luminous Silk Foundation
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Estee Lauder
Futurist Hydra Rescue Moisturizing Makeup SPF 45
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Christian Dior
Dior Backstage Face & Body Foundation
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STEP 4:
Blot and Set
First, soak up excess oil with blotting papers. Then, look to a featherweight translucent powder to seal in foundation and prevent unwanted sheen. Use a brush to apply it very lightly and only to the areas that get the most shiny.
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BareMinerals
Original Mineral Veil Pressed
Setting Powder
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Laura Mercier
Loose Setting Powder - Translucent
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