1. Matching
It is important to find the perfect shade to match your skin. No one wants a orange face and pale neck or even a tan neck and pale face. You want your makeup to look as natural as possible. It is important to get as close to your skin tone as you can.
It is important to find the perfect shade to match your skin. No one wants a orange face and pale neck or even a tan neck and pale face. You want your makeup to look as natural as possible. It is important to get as close to your skin tone as you can.
2. Are you cool toned or warm toned?
Cool Toned
- If you look better in silver and blue
- Pale with no color in your cheeks
- Pale with pink undertones
- Light blue or grey eyes
- Blonde or light hair
- The veins in your arm are blue
Neutral
- Skin is blend of warm and cool
- Olive toned
- No obvious overtones of olive, swallow, or pink
Warm Toned
- The veins in your arm are green
- If you look better in gold or orange
- Very dark brown hair, brown hair, or medium hair
- Pale with peach or gold undertones
- Amber, golden brown, hazel, or green eyes
After figuring out which one you are you now need to be aware of it when selecting a foundation. Usually the foundation shade tells you. An example would be if a foundation says W23. Then that means the foundation is warm toned in the shade 23. Same with cool toned except it would be C23.
3. What skin type do you have?
If you are someone with dry skin you would want to pick a foundation that is moisturizing and gives a dewy finish. This will help your skin look beautiful and hydrated so your skin isn't peeling off, looking dry, and flaky. That doesn't mean you can't wear a foundation with a matte finish. Just make sure you're prepping your skin with a moisturizer before applying your foundation.
For those with oily skin you might want to stay away from a moisturizing or dewy finish foundation. Your skin will look extra oily and you might look like a greasy chicken. You can wear a moisturizing and dewy foundation, but be sure to set with a powder to avoid looking greasy. You may need to touch up throughout the day.
If you have normal skin then you don't have to worry about what finish to a foundation you need.
4. How much coverage?
Full coverage- You want your skin looking as flawless as possible! Also could be for those who have acne, pigmentation, scarring, or uneven skin tone. Full coverage foundations are usually heavier than others because they are meant to cover every imperfection. There are foundations that are full coverage, but feel very light like you're not wearing anything.
Medium coverage- In between, not too much but not too little. Usually build-able meaning you can build it up to a full coverage foundation.
Light Coverage- Probably something for when you just need a little covering up. Usually in the summer or if you're going to school. Some light coverage foundations can be built up to medium and full coverage.
3. What skin type do you have?
If you are someone with dry skin you would want to pick a foundation that is moisturizing and gives a dewy finish. This will help your skin look beautiful and hydrated so your skin isn't peeling off, looking dry, and flaky. That doesn't mean you can't wear a foundation with a matte finish. Just make sure you're prepping your skin with a moisturizer before applying your foundation.
For those with oily skin you might want to stay away from a moisturizing or dewy finish foundation. Your skin will look extra oily and you might look like a greasy chicken. You can wear a moisturizing and dewy foundation, but be sure to set with a powder to avoid looking greasy. You may need to touch up throughout the day.
If you have normal skin then you don't have to worry about what finish to a foundation you need.
4. How much coverage?
Full coverage- You want your skin looking as flawless as possible! Also could be for those who have acne, pigmentation, scarring, or uneven skin tone. Full coverage foundations are usually heavier than others because they are meant to cover every imperfection. There are foundations that are full coverage, but feel very light like you're not wearing anything.
Medium coverage- In between, not too much but not too little. Usually build-able meaning you can build it up to a full coverage foundation.
Light Coverage- Probably something for when you just need a little covering up. Usually in the summer or if you're going to school. Some light coverage foundations can be built up to medium and full coverage.
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