Even though eye makeup is more complicated to apply than foundation, you'll be surprised at how many mistakes a lot of us make when it comes to the very base of our makeup. Goodness knows I've had my fair share of mistakes when I was learning how to use liquid foundation and even more so when I experimented with mineral foundation.
In fact, even after so many years of using foundation, I still make some of these mistakes every now and then. Heck, I'd look in the mirror and go "ah crap, why didn't I blend the foundation out better? It's all patchy and horrid now!". Sometimes, we don't even know we're doing it wrong.
Today I thought I'd share with you the top 8 foundation mistakes most of us make. And by us, I meant *ahem* me. All of these were mistakes I used to make when it comes to applying foundation and believe it or not, I still fumble on a couple of them from time to time. I'm only human after all and I'm sticking to that excuse! :P
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8. Overpowdering foundation
This was a mistake I used to make repeatedly for many years. As I have an oily T-zone, I used to pile a lot of powder on my skin in hopes to reduce the amount of shine on my face. Unfortunately, what the powder only succeeded in doing was sink into the corners of my nose and fine lines making them appear even more obvious. The sides of my nose will look cakey and my cheeks which have normal skin will look as though they had an inch of makeup on. Try using loose translucent powder instead of pressed powder and when you are out and about, use facial blotters to blot your skin first before gently patting a tiny amount of powder on the skin.
Thanks for the tips! I wasn’t sure which type of powder I should buy but now I do!
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My pleasure! So glad it helped. 🙂
Lemme know which one you ended up getting!
I usually apply to little and then think “this foundation has no coverage!”. Or I’m so drawn to those “natural” gray/beige shades.. that look awful. I’m one that needs to go have a makeup artist help me select a foundation.
Monica.
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It’s a good idea to get colour matched with various foundations in store. I do that when I want to try out new foundations without purchasing first. Don’t buy yet; give it a day and see how the foundation works for you. Some foundations oxidise after a few hours and you won’t be able to know that happens if you buy the foundation right away. We can’t return opened cosmetics here and I’ve definitely ended up with plenty of duds. 😛
I’ve definitely been guilty of overpowdering. Must use a light hand!
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I think that’s why I’ve switched to the Guerlain Meteorites and for travelling, L’Oreal’s Nude Magique BB Powder for my powdering needs because I cannot overpowder with them even if I want to. Once, I tried a new matte pressed powder by Maybelline and I forgot that I don’t need that much powder, swirled my brush and applied it on my face. Yikes too much powder!