How to choose a foundation for the color of your skin?

The basis of high-quality makeup are not only the shadow, blush and lipstick. Equal and natural complexion is very important. Various tonal means help to achieve this. They are a real salvation for modern women. Properly chosen masking tools will help even out skin tone, get rid of age spots, hide unnecessary rashes, give a person a rested appearance, eliminating bruises, swelling and other effects of stress and lack of sleep.

Choosing the right tonal tool is not an easy task. It is necessary to understand what features need to pay attention.

Currently on sale you can find various types of masking tools. Understanding for which final results they are suitable for and how different consistencies are combined with a particular skin type will significantly reduce the variety of choices.

• Cream powder and mousses. These products have a dense coating that allows you to mask redness and smooth the skin tone. Due to their texture, they do not clog pores, allowing the skin to breathe. Cream powder additionally gives a matte effect that lasts for several hours. Suitable means of both young and mature women with oily or combination skin. It is worth noting that young girls for the daily use of such funds are recommended to avoid.
• Classic concealer - It is a liquid tool of different consistency. Often, tonal creams have powder particles in their composition, which allows them to cover the skin of the face with a sufficiently dense layer, it is better to stay until the evening and give it a dullness. Classic creams allow you to hide imperfections well: dark circles under the eyes, spider veins, redness and age spots. Such creams are suitable for women with normal and combination skin.

• BB creams. They have a light texture and do not give a dense coating that allows the skin to breathe, comfortable in application. Although BB creams contain coloring pigments in their composition, which makes it possible to hide small imperfections of the skin, improve and even out the complexion, but their main task is still to protect against harmful solar radiation, as well as to maintain moisturizing. These creams are good for regular use and for the summer. They are suitable for women with dry or normal skin. It is better not to use BB creams for owners of oily or combination skin.
• Stickers, concealers, correctors have a very dense coating. It is better to use such means for masking pinpoints: under the eyes, with small rashes and redness. They have very little consumption and are economical to use.

They should be used with caution under the eyes. In order to prevent overdrying of the skin, apply a layer of foundation cream with correctors on the pre-moistened skin, and dust it from above, which gives firmness and does not allow the means to crumble during the day.

Different types of tonal tools are suitable for a particular skin type.Making the wrong choice, you can cause serious harm to the skin, which would entail additional problems and financial costs.

Choosing a concealer, you should focus on the following recommendations:

• For dry skin should choose tonal means with a moisturizing effect. It is best if the product is liquid, not powdery. It will not focus on dryness and help avoid early wrinkles. Means from the line of BB-creams are recommended for dry skin. The skin will not only be moistened, but also be protected from ultraviolet radiation, which will prevent premature aging.
• With oily skin, the face gets a noticeable shine, it does not look very attractive. When choosing a cosmetic masking agent, creams containing various oils should be avoided. It is better to choose products with matting effect (or apply light powder with the final layer - this will eliminate the unattractive luster and will not clog the pores).
• For problem skin, anti-allergic creams should be selected and avoid applying funds to the area under the eyes. On a consistence it is necessary to give preference to more dense means - for the maximum effect of masking. But they do not have to create a film after application, otherwise clogging the pores will further aggravate the situation, increase the number of black spots and pimples.

• In order to avoid irritation of delicate skin, you need to try to choose products with natural ingredients. Ideal if they contain protective substances.
• It is recommended to owners of mature skin to pay attention to tonal means with a lifting effect, anti-aging components, with a content of vitamins and minerals. It is necessary that the tool has a protective effect from the harmful effects of the environment. The main task of tonal means for mature skin is the masking of wrinkles and uneven reliefs, as well as intensive nutrition of the skin of the face.
• Combined skin is quite common. In this type of skin, separate parts (forehead, nose, chin) have a high fat content, and in the rest of the areas the skin is overdried. For this type of skin, the tonal tool should be creamy, powdery, have vitamins and must be protected from sunlight.
• Owners of normal skin can choose any tool, focusing only on the color and the desired effect.

Any kind of tonal tool has a palette of different shades. To choose the right color, it is important to know about the color type of your appearance. There are several recommendations for its definition:

• Testing is better in a well-lit room with natural light. Too bright, dim or electric light may incorrectly convey skin tones.
• If the hair is dyed, they should be removed in the tail or under the kerchief.
• It is advisable to carry out the test in clothes calm colors.
• You can use the help of friends or relatives.

There are four color appearance types: "Winter", "Spring", "Summer" and "Autumn". “Winter” and “Summer” refer to cold color types, “Spring” and “Autumn” refer to warm ones.

Winter Girl has a contrasting, catchy appearance. The skin is of two types: either light, porcelain, which easily burns in the sun, or has a tan shade, under the influence of ultraviolet radiation, a uniform tan is obtained. Freckles such girls do not possess. Hair black or chocolate. Eyebrows and eyelashes are similar in color to the strands. The lips of the representatives of the color type “Winter” are often not very bright.

Girl spring" light, warm and airy. The skin has cream and peach shades, tan lays with a reddish tint, on the face - a slightly noticeable blush, there are freckles. Hair is the color of wheat or chocolate. The eyes are light tones, and the lips are pale pink.

Girl- "Summer"Has a cool and not very expressive appearance.The skin is light or dark, with a bluish tinge. Light skin of this color type is subject to burns. Hair is light gray, light brown in color, does not have a copper tone. Eyes are predominantly with gray shades. Lips are pale.

Girl- "Autumn" has a bright appearance, often so expressive that you can do without make-up. The skin is warm tones, tan sticks badly. Hair often curly, with reddish tint. Representatives of this color type often have freckles all over their body. The eyes are always bright, contrasting. Lips warm peach and pink shades.

For the “Spring” and “Autumn” color types, masking tools of warm tones are suitable. You can buy light beige or light bronzer-containing creams in the store, as well as products with a shimmering effect.

Masking agents for “winter” and “summer” color types should be selected among cold notes. Means can be light, almost white. If the skin has a light tan, it is allowed to choose a natural beige or green-yellow shade.

Fewer difficulties will arise when choosing a shade of BB creams. They have a smaller variety in colors and adapt themselves to the tone of the skin.

When choosing any tonal tool, you must follow simple rules:

1. Choose a cosmetic product is better with not very bright daylight.
2. It is necessary to pick up a shade strictly on cheekbones or a neck, but not as it is considered to be - on a wrist or a hand.
3. When shading means should go smoothly, without stains, peeling and lumps.
4. After the test application of BB-cream should be given 5-10 minutes - and only then watch the result of the "merger".
5. Be sure to pay attention to the shelf life of the product and its composition.
6. To determine allergic reactions to a cosmetic, apply a little cream on the elbow bend and wait a few hours.

The selection of colors for fair-skinned girls is a difficult process. The choice should be made in favor of tinted cosmetic products cold notes. Bright colors (rich peach or pinkish) are not suitable for fair skin. Owners of porcelain skin can use pale pink, beige, slightly transparent shades with a slight sheen.

Dark skin is least in need of masks. If they are necessary, then preference should be given to light chocolate and honey tones with matting effect.

When located close to the surface of capillary vessels, the skin becomes slightly reddish. This can be corrected properly selected toning cosmetic product. When choosing colors, preference should be given to cold (slightly greenish) shades - olive, which can be slightly diluted with a light brown tone. But the pink scale should be avoided.

Life in large polluted megacities leaves its mark, giving the face a grayish-pale color. To give a flowering look, you should use the following tonal shades: pale pink, beige-pink, slightly reddish. Fear is worth gamma mixed with greenish, grayish colors.

Choosing masking cosmetics for an evening out, you should remember some of the nuances.

• If this is a business meeting with strong electric lighting, the tonal tool should be slightly darker than the natural complexion.
• In a romantic evening with candlelight, makeup should be light, illuminating.
• Tonal means with light-reflecting particles are contraindicated if a photo session is planned in order to avoid light spots from camera flashes.

Cosmetics for evening makeup is better to apply a thick layer (as opposed to daily tonal means) to smooth the surface of the face.

1. Perform a cosmetic test on the wrist or palm.
2. Choose a cosmetic product designed to mask the face during the daytime. You can not do this in a room with dim or electric lighting.
3. When buying, you should not blindly give preference to a well-known brand, the cost of a cosmetic product or the composition on the label without testing.
4. Acquire a means darker than their natural skin to achieve a tanning effect.
5. Use the same tool at different times of the year: in the winter cold, and in the summer heat.
6. Test the tool over the already applied makeup.
7. The most important tips on tinting are based on several rules:
8. For tight, flaky skin, choose BB creams and creams with moisturizing ingredients.
9. For oily skin, it is better to select liquid creams with a mattifying effect, and to finish toning should be light powder.
10. Women aged need to pick up tools with a lifting effect and anti-aging correction.
11. By the end of spring and summer, when the sun's rays are particularly active, you should use tonal means to protect the skin from ultraviolet radiation.
12. In case of small reddening or the appearance of a pimple, it is better to use concealer and corrector, and not to cover the skin with a dense layer of tonal means.

By following the above rules and following helpful tips, you can quickly and easily eliminate the imperfections of the skin and give your face a fresh, blooming look.

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