What to do once you have found the perfect foundation!

Now that you have found the perfect foundation, you have to know how to get the best out of it. You can do this in a number of ways, but mainly you have to focus on skincare and application technique. There is only so much that a foundation can do. If your skin isn't prepped underneath then no matter how good the foundation is, or how much it matches your skin, you won't get it completely flawless.

A dry skin must be well moisturised before applying foundation. If it isn't, it's going to drink up the foundation which will cause it to disappear from your skin, or if your skin is really dry and flaky, then the foundation will flake off with it. I usually spend about 5-10 minutes prepping the skin, which usually entails me massaging the moisturiser into the skin until it is completely soaked in and the blood is flowing to the surface, giving a glowing and healthy effect. Once this is done then applying the foundation is easy. Usually, I will only use a primer on a dry skin if it is moisturising primer. I love the Laura Mercier one for dry skin, as it has 3 different kinds, moisturising, regular and oil free. You use less foundation as well because it blends so much more evenly with this primer underneath. Failing that, I will use a moisturiser in place of a primer. I love MAC strobe cream, which I tend to use alone underneath foundation on a dry skin.

For a normal/combination skin, I tend to use something like MAC Studio Moisture Fix as it is a nice thin moisturiser and therefore you can apply make up directly over it. It also has a time release system so will keep your skin moisturised throughout the day. I might also use some MAC fix plus to help keep the skin refreshed and moisturised. I will tend to use a thin layer of primer, such as MAC Prep + Prime Skin or Laura Mercier Foundation Primer. If your skin is more on the oily side then maybe use an oil control moisturiser in place of a normal one, or alternatively a more oil controlling primer such as MAC Face Protect Primer or Laura Mercier Oil Free foundation primer.

If your skin is really oily then use an oil control moisturiser such as MAC Oil Control Lotion, and then an oil control primer, such as the ones mentioned above. Not only will this help your foundation to go on more evenly and flawlessly but it will also help to keep it on and keep it looking beautifully flawless all day!