Types of Foundation Used to Apply Make Up

Series Summary

The history of cosmetics is as old as civilization itself. Archaeological evidence shows that cosmetics were used as far back as 6000 years ago by the ancient Egyptians. The Romans used mercury and flowers to create rouge, and Ancient Greeks utilized similar tools in the theater. In Western culture, cosmetics and make-up are more popular than ever, with thousands of products available to choose from. Traditionally, foundation comes in liquid, cream or powder form, and is used to add color to the face and hide the imperfections of the skin, giving a healthier, more youthful appearance.

In these makeup application videos you will learn tips, techniques, and advice from a professional makeup artist. Our expert will demonstrate step by step how to apply different types of foundation and show you methods of blending, powder tricks, and offer advice on choosing colors that are right for your skin color and applying foundation for photography.

Video Transcript

" Hi I'm Yvette Parish thanks for joining me at Expert Village. Today I'm going to show you how to apply the foundation, the different textures and the styles to do so. We are going to talk a little bit about the different texture of foundation from cream, to liquid, a full coverage, and a sheer coverage. So here is kind of a era of a example of different foundation that we could use and we are going to be using today. There is a powder foundation they you could use wet or dry and this gives a kind of a light coverage. I wouldn't say a full coverage but, it is fast, its easy, you know she is a college student she want to throw this in her purse. The powder foundation is great you could use it with a brush and apply it. You could use it with a sponge that it comes with and you could apply it with a sponge but, once again it is not a whole lot of coverage. It is a quick on the go, oil free, it is great. But, if you are going to get your pictures taken and you want a full foundation I would recommend a cream base. MAC has a really awesome cream base, Stella, even Max Factor you could get at a department store or a drug store you could get a foundation with a cream base and that is going to give the most coverage. If you do a liquid coverage which is what most women use is the liquid I would say it gives to a medium coverage. So really kind of think when you are doing the make up do you want to really change the skin looks, do want to give it a completely flawless look, do you want a natural look, is it something that is going to last all day under the lights, you kind of have to evaluate what you need the makeup for."