How to Put on Foundation

Foundation can even your skin tone, hide imperfections and give your complexion an overall finished and sometimes flawless look. Applying foundation can be done with your fingertips, sponges or even a brush, but no matter what you use, the application is very easy to do.

Things You'll Need

• Foundation
• Mirror
• Sponge applicator
• Foundation brush

Instructions

1. Make sure you are in a room with good light or very nice natural light. Begin by priming your face by applying your regular skin care products.

2. Shake the bottle well to mix the foundation thoroughly. Then choose your applicator. A sponge works well for everyone, while a foundation brush is more like painting your face. Your fingertips should be your last resort, since it can cause the foundation to not go on properly.

3. Pour a few drops of foundation into the palm of your hand and dab the applicator into the foundation. For cream foundation, simply dab the applicator into the compact directly.

4. Begin at the middle of your forehead and gently smooth the applicator with the foundation outward and down. Move to your cheeks and follow the same movement of outward and down.

5. Feel free to apply more foundation to the applicator as needed and then use the outward and down motion on your nose, upper lip and then chin. Feel free to lightly swoop a small amount of foundation under your eyes, but do not go directly to the lash line or on the lids.

6. Turn your face from side to side to look for demarcation lines along your jaw in a mirror. Take the applicator and gently brush downward from above the jaw line slightly onto your neck. Make sure you do this without adding any additional foundation to the applicator.

7. Look over your application in the mirror under good lighting and go back to smooth out any areas such as around your eyebrows, nose and mouth.

Tips & Warnings

• If you want a more sheer coverage but don't have a sheer foundation, simply dip a makeup sponge in water and then apply the foundation.

• Makeup sponges or wedges are the most widely used tools, but a foundation brush will use less of the foundation, which will save you money in the end.