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How to quickly even out skin tone? Uneven complexion

Greetings, unforgettable representatives of the fair sex. Every woman always wants to look great, have a fresh and even complexion. But, not everyone can boast of this.

Various redness and peeling, all this and much more gets in the way of the desired beauty. Therefore, now, we will analyze the factors on which the health of the skin depends and ways to even out the color within your own apartment. After reading the article to the end, you will learn how to make an even tone of the face at home.

Factors affecting the condition of the skin

Skin health depends on several factors:

  1. Proper care. This is the use of hygiene products, taking into account the type of skin, the application of moisturizing and nourishing creams, masks. Timely cleansing of pores, removal of the keratinized layer of the epithelium, protection from frost and ultraviolet rays.
  2. Proper nutrition. Refusal or limited consumption of sugary and fatty foods - fast food, sweet soda, chips, etc. Remember, everything you eat is reflected not only in the scales, but also in appearance.
  3. Water balance. Both in winter and summer, you need to drink up to about two liters of water. An exact calculation is made individually, taking into account anthropometric parameters and the type of activity. In this case, only pure water is considered.
  4. Sleep at least 7-8 hours a day. A healthy and long sleep guarantees a fresh and rested face.
  5. Spend more time outdoors, two to three hours a day should be devoted to walking. This will have a beneficial effect on the condition of the skin and help to relax, take a break from everyday work.
  6. Especially in the summer, do not get carried away with sunbathing and tanning, use creams with UV protection.
  7. Leave their mark on the face of such bad habits as drinking a lot of coffee and smoking.
  8. Pay attention to the condition of the gastrointestinal tract. Diseases of this area can affect the condition of the skin.

Face Tone Alignment Methods

To make the skin color even and uniform, they resort to several methods:

  1. maintaining a healthy lifestyle;
  2. applying decorative cosmetics;
  3. appeal to professional cosmetologists;
  4. folk remedies.

Leading a healthy lifestyle

Makeup is an emergency and short-term measure to even out the tone of the color, so you need to start with the basics of your own life, namely a full-fledged, balanced diet, drinking regime, physical activity and sleep.

Nutrition

The diet should include fish, lean meats, seafood, dairy products, chicken and quail eggs, and A, E. Their content is high in sea fish, liver, fresh vegetables and fruits. Useful freshly squeezed carrot, citrus and beet juices, green tea.

Excluded: canned food and sausages, mayonnaise, sweet soda, chips, fried and fatty foods, a large amount of spices. As well as coffee, alcohol and smoking.

Drinking regime

Daily consumption of pure water, with the addition of lemon juice. Give up sugary drinks and alcohol, they give the skin an unhealthy look, increase the production of sebum and cause acne.

Physical exercise

Sport improves blood circulation, saturates tissues with oxygen. Promotes cell renewal, regeneration, makes wrinkles less noticeable and evens out the tone of the face.

Complete rest

Insufficient rest, less than seven hours, leads to the appearance of circles under the eyes, a tired look.

Smoothing makeup

It is important to constantly apply a cream from ultraviolet rays. Even in the cold season, they affect the condition of the skin and provoke the appearance of pigmentation. Reduce the time spent in direct sunlight, do not get carried away with the solarium.

Exfoliate your face once a week, and use a lotion or facial wash as a daily treatment. You can buy them in a specialized store, but you can make a scrub yourself.

To even out the tone, use a corrective pencil, a special liquid or cream. Don't be put off by yellows and greens, they mask redness and scarring.

You need to apply correctors only with a brush, so they will lie more evenly. When choosing them for the natural skin color, pay attention to the tone slightly lighter than yours.

After that, apply the foundation, it can be powder or foundation. They also need to be distributed to the neck area so that the tone looks natural and there is no sharp transition. When the foundation is applied, the color is evened out, give the face brightness and volume with the help of blush, shadows and highlighter.

Appeal to specialists

It is sometimes impossible to eradicate age spots and other irregularities on your own. In this case, cosmetologists will come to the rescue. A dermatologist will determine the cause of the problem and, if necessary, prescribe the appropriate treatment or laser procedure. In cosmetology salons, you will choose a number of procedures that successfully improve skin condition and even out tone.

Traditional medicine methods

The means of folk wisdom have always been resorted to and at all times. To make the skin firm and elastic, contrast baths and steam baths are taken, with the addition of various additional components.

Often a lotion is prepared, which also has a whitening effect. To do this, take equal amounts of sage, oak bark, parsley and lime blossom, mix all the ingredients. Fill herbs with vodka and insist for two weeks. Strained lotion wipe the face.

masks

There are many recipes for refreshing and leveling masks, with various components and in all sorts of variations. Here are some of them:

  1. . Take one medium cucumber and grate. The resulting mass is mixed with any available nourishing cream. Spread evenly over gauze and put on the face, incubated for 25 minutes. Wash off with warm water, without the use of chemicals. If you have an oily skin type, then adding a small amount of vodka is allowed;
  2. Carrot. Mix chopped carrots with yolk and oatmeal (about one tablespoon). If there is no allergy, add a few drops of lemon juice. Apply the mask for 20 minutes and rinse with cool water. You can apply only chopped carrots for 15 minutes;
  3. With honey and lemon. (a couple of drops) mix with liquid honey and apply for 30 minutes.

As mentioned earlier, there are a lot of masks to even out complexion, presented here is only a small list. Therefore, everyone will be able to choose the most effective and safe option for themselves.

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What you need to know about primers, bb creams, highlighters,
concealers and shimmers.

The basic rule of any makeup is a good tone of the face. You can flawlessly make up your eyes, lengthen and curl your eyelashes, emphasize the eyebrow line, but all your efforts will be in vain if the skin of the face is of an uneven shade, with pimples or bruises under the eyes.

And, on the contrary, if you have a perfect complexion, there are no signs of fatigue around the eyes, all skin irregularities are smoothed out - in this case, it will be enough just to tint the cilia or apply gloss on the lips. At fashion shows, designers are increasingly asking makeup artists to create a natural nude look. Models strut down the catwalks showing off slightly luminous, satiny, even-colored skin and sculpted cheekbones.

Special products help to achieve such an excellent result - primers, BB creams, highlighters ... How to use these products and what they are for, said Alexandra Zakharova, art director of the Moscow club of makeup artists "Forum".

Alexandra Zakharova, art director of the Moscow club of make-up artists "Forum".

A primer is a product that is used before applying foundation. Its main purpose is to even out the texture of the skin and slightly moisturize so that the foundation lays down evenly and there are no signs of peeling. Some foundations contain colored pigments (pink, yellow, green, lilac) that solve the problem of uneven skin color. For example, if the face has a pronounced reddish-pink tint, then it is worth using a green base - it will neutralize the pink tone of the skin, and the face will look natural. The same happens with other colors: a pink base will hide the olive skin tone, yellow will remove pallor and blueness, and lilac will slightly lighten and highlight the skin. Primers can also matte the surface of the skin, or actively moisturize it. For example, an actress Gwyneth Paltrow To achieve the effect of porcelain skin, she uses a makeup base from MAC Prep + Prime, which gives the face an even and luminous shade from within.


The Body Shop, InstaBlur™ Universal Primer; Rouge Bunny Rouge, Original Skin Primer Genesis; Clinique, Superprimer Face Primer, Color Corrects Dullness; M∙A∙C, Prep+Prime base

BB cream (CC cream)

BB and CC creams have become a real sensation in the cosmetic market. They take care of our skin and at the same time make us look good, saving a lot of time and money. What is the focus? These unique products are designed primarily to even out skin tone, with hydration and protection as an added benefit. BB creams have a lighter texture than regular foundation. They lie on the skin in a very thin layer and are almost invisible. CC-cream is a new version of BB-cream, only even lighter, and mattifying ingredients have been added to it. These creams are perfect for combination and oily skin. Various cosmetics manufacturers supplement their versions of creams with other properties - for example, they include antioxidants or components that fight skin aging.

Bobbi Brown, CC Cream SPF 35; Clarins BB Cream SPF 25; M∙A∙C, Prep+Prime BB Beauty Balm SPF 35; Erborian, Perfect Radiance CC Cream SPF 45

highlighter

Highlighter helps to give the skin a glow by highlighting and highlighting certain areas of the face - the protruding zone of the cheekbones, the middle of the forehead and bridge of the nose, the edge of the upper lip, and the emphasis on the moving eyelid. Highlighter is often used with corrective dark powders or bronzing agents. The texture of the highlighter can be liquid, cream or powder. You can apply the product under the foundation or mix it with the tone. The result will be smooth skin with a luminous, light pearl effect. According to the famous Hollywood actress Nicole Kidman, she can safely leave the house without makeup, but never on the red carpet without highlighter! For evening make-up, highlighter is used over foundation or matting powder, but for the daytime version, we recommend applying this product under foundation to make the glow of the skin more natural and delicate.

Benefit, Watt's Up! Dior, Skin Flash; The Body Shop Lightening Touch highlighter

Correctors

The very name of the product fully characterizes its purpose. Concealers mask small areas of facial skin that require more careful study. The textures of correctors can be light and liquid, as well as creamy and quite dense. With light liquid correctors, you can even create a face tone if necessary. Dense compact correctors not only remove color, but also smooth out the skin texture due to their dullness, for example, they fight pimples and age spots. In order for the corrector to be fixed on the skin, it is enough to lightly powder it. One of the actress's favorite proofreaders Lucy Liu is Clé De Peau Beaute Concealer - it has the form of a stick, it is extremely easy to apply and will always fit in any cosmetic bag. Well, the bestseller and favorite product of all makeup artists in the world is, of course, Yves Saint Laurent Touche Eclat.

Yves Saint Laurent, Touch Eclat; Shiseido, Sheer Eye Zone Corrector;
Givenchy, Mister Eraser Corrective Pencil; Guerlain, Blanc De Perle Correcteur;
Clé De Peau, Beaute Concealer; Make Up For Ever Camouflage Cream Palette

Shimmer (English shimmer - shimmer) for the face is a tool that gives the skin a light or active glow, evens out tone and hides dullness. Unlike a highlighter, a shimmer contains components such as mother-of-pearl, minerals, mica that can enhance their radiance, and pigments of different tones that make the color multifaceted. Most often, shimmers have a powdery texture and are used as the last step in toning the skin of the face. They are best used for evening makeup. A shimmer with an elegant sheen should be applied with a special brush with artificial bristles.

Many Hollywood celebrities - Jennifer Lopez, Keith Hudson, beyoncé, Rihanna- regularly use shimmery products to create their stellar makeup. The most famous shimmers in the world are the Guerlain meteorites and the undisputed bestseller of the Bobbi Brown Shimmer Brick brand, which is adored by many makeup artists and stars, for example, Victoria Beckham.

Bobbi Brown, Shimmer Brick; Dior, Diorskin Nude Shimmer Powder; Make Up For Ever Compact Shine On Powder; Guerlain, Meteorites

It is necessary to take care of the skin of the face, even out its color and relief after acne, acne and other dermatological problems. You can do this in the salon or at home, because there are many effective procedures.

An even complexion looks beautiful, the skin looks healthy and young, makeup easily falls on it, and there is no need to use additional concealers. But many factors make the color and relief uneven: pimples, acne, scratches and other dermatological problems. How to even out the skin of the face, get rid of scars and dark spots, remove traces of rashes and improve its appearance?

Why do scars or dark spots remain after acne, acne, scratches, dermatitis, and other dermatological diseases? For example, if a person has a pimple, which he squeezed out incorrectly, leaving the tip in the skin, then the rash develops again, but at the same time it deepens into the skin, injuring it. Because of this, after it heals, a spot of red or purple color may appear. It will pass after tanning or gradually peel off.

The situation is worse with scars, which themselves will not disappear in any way. They may be left over from deep progressive acne or large wounds. These phenomena provoke rapid cell division and the growth of traumatic tissue, which tightens the wound. The cells of this tissue are randomly located, when the wound heals, an uneven scar remains, which has a darker color.

How to even out the skin of the face

You can even out the tone and relief of the face in beauty salons, where the specialist will be able to correctly select the desired procedure. But if there is no time and money to visit such establishments, then you can put your skin in order at home, using pharmacy preparations. But before you start dealing with facial flaws in salons or at home, you should definitely consult a dermatologist, because such procedures are prohibited for such persons:

  • people with active acne;
  • owners of dermatitis;
  • people with fresh wounds on the face.

Salon methods

Salons offer many services designed to even out complexion and remove scars or scars. The main advantage of such procedures is a professional approach, because the skin will be handled by a trained person who will be able to choose the right care and preparations for him. Below are the most effective procedures for smoothing the skin.

It is suitable for those who have an uneven complexion due to burgundy or purple marks left by pimples and acne. Before the session, the skin is gently cleansed of cosmetics, and then treated several times with liquid nitrogen. This substance has a low temperature, due to which it tones the cells, improves their metabolism, and narrows the pores.


Already after several procedures of cryomassage, a significant improvement in complexion will be noticeable, the pores will become less clogged, so the number of acne and black spots will decrease.

Attention! This procedure is contraindicated for people with very sensitive skin, children under 16 years of age, as well as those who have dermatitis, acne or wounds on the face.

Oxygen therapy

Owners of acne, small scars on the skin often lack oxygen in the skin, and in fact it is involved in the processes of tissue repair, normalizes cell division, evens out skin tone, and its lack accelerates the development of bacteria, increases the activity of scar tissue, changes in complexion to bluish or gray.

During the procedure, injections enriched with vitamins and oxygen are injected into the skin. These substances penetrate into cells and normalize their activity, increase metabolism. After several sessions, the skin color becomes healthy and matte, traces of scars begin to dissolve, the number of acne and blackheads decreases, and the surface of the epidermis is cleared of dead epithelium.

Laser correction

Laser is a classic way to get rid of acne marks, scars, stretch marks, scars and other skin imperfections. Laser irradiation in professional hands gently destroys tissues that require correction and stimulates the division of normal cells that fill in the remaining gaps in the skin.

It is necessary to even out the skin tone with a laser gradually, removing acne marks or scars little by little, so as not to injure the skin and not cause the formation of new scars. After a course of procedures, the tone and relief of the skin are significantly evened out, ugly scars disappear, and wrinkles do not appear so quickly due to accelerated cell division. Laser correction should not be used by people with any dermatological diseases, fresh wounds, and hypersensitive skin.

Atraumatic peeling

One of the new procedures - atraumatic peeling - has won the love of many, because it allows you to even out the tone and structure of the skin, cleanse it of acne, blackheads and blackheads, and also normalizes the metabolism of facial cells, therefore slowing down aging and preventing peeling.

An atraumatic cleansing is done with special Israeli cosmetics, the basis of which is natural fruit acids, which gently dissolve sebaceous plugs and blackheads in the pores. Thanks to vitamin C, the skin color becomes significantly lighter, and acne marks gradually fade. It is better to do this procedure not in salons, but in medical institutions, because it has many stages, each of which must be carefully controlled so as not to injure the skin and cause inflammation.


To even out the color and remove scars, it is enough to do 1 procedure per month for six months, and after that there is a break for 3-4 months. Atraumatic peeling is not suitable for people with acne, dermatitis and fresh wounds on the face. Those who have acne and blackheads on their skin should visit a dermatologist before the procedure.

home methods

Good news for those who do not have the time or money for salon procedures, but need to even out their skin. There are various pharmaceutical products in the form of masks and ointmentsthat will help you cope with acne marks and scars at home.

Creams and other products in the pharmacy are cheaper, you can buy them almost everywhere. In terms of effectiveness, they are practically not inferior to salon methods for smoothing the skin of the face. It is important to understand that before applying any creams and ointments to your own skin at home, you need to consult a dermatologist and listen to his advice on self-care.

Daily care

Regular skin care will gradually help even out the color and texture of the face at home. The main rules are given below.

Once every 2-3 days, you need to do a gentle peeling of the face before going to bed. It is important to apply a nourishing or moisturizing cream daily to clean skin. In summer, you should use a cream with UV protection.

Once a month, it is necessary to peel the skin of the face using homemade cosmetics or go to the salon.

People with problem skin should use antibacterial agents with soothing and healing components: lotions, tonics, washing gels. Any creams or ointments should be tested on the crook of the elbow or wrist before being applied to the face.

Before going to bed, all cosmetics should be carefully removed and the skin treated. Creams, lotions, tonics and scrubs should be chosen according to the type of facial skin.

By following these simple tips at home, you can significantly reduce the number of scars and dark spots, and cheap pharmacy products will help speed up this process.

Aspirin mask

Acetylsalicylic acid helps to reduce fever, relieve heart pain, and it is also necessary for self-care. It is added to various products: tonics and lotions, creams, because it has a matting and brightening effect, disinfects the skin and accelerates wound healing.


To prepare the mask, you need to take 3 aspirin tablets and pour 10-15 drops of warm water. You do not need to add a lot of liquid, otherwise the product will not be able to be applied. Keep the mask on clean skin for 15-20 minutes. For the first time, slight tingling will be felt, but over time, the face will get used to it, and there will be no discomfort. You need to make a mask 2 times a week, and after a month the tone of the face will become smoother and brighter. When the monthly course is over, you will need to take a break of 2-3 weeks. After the mask, apply a moisturizer to the skin.

From aspirin at home, you can also prepare a lotion that will replace the most expensive acne remedies. To do this, you need to take 2 effervescent tablets and throw them into a clean bottle, add 300 ml of water. The lotion is stored for 2 weeks, and you need to use it twice a day, wiping clean skin with a moistened cotton pad.

Retinoic cream

Retinoic cream or ointment contains vitamin A in its composition, which increases skin elasticity, accelerates cell division, and most importantly, has a brightening effect, therefore it evens out complexion and eliminates visible scars. It costs a penny, but is an indispensable tool for removing skin imperfections and maintaining its youth.

Apply retinoic cream after cleansing from cosmetics. No need to smear it all over the face, because the skin will quickly get used to its action, and the effect will not be noticeable. It is enough to apply the cream pointwise on dark spots and acne marks. It absorbs quickly enough if you apply it in a thin layer, so you do not need to rinse it off.

If the retinoic cream could not be found, you can use the ointment, but it is more oily, so after 2-3 hours it must be carefully removed from the skin with micellar water and a cotton pad.

Cream Mirra

Many lightening creams are quite expensive. Mirra is one of the available complexion-evening products. The cream contains mainly natural ingredients: malic, lactic, succinic acid, as well as vitamin C. Regular use of this product will not only even out the complexion, but also tighten the skin, reduce inflammation and rashes.

Dark spots and scars on the skin significantly spoil the appearance of the face, but all such manifestations must be dealt with in salons or at home, because it is not so difficult and expensive. It is important to remember that it is impossible to smooth the skin if there are dermatological diseases or fresh wounds, because then any means will injure it and only aggravate the situation.

The face is the visiting card of every person and the first thing that one involuntarily pays attention to when looking at oneself in the mirror.

Needless to say, it is by the condition of the skin of the face that it is customary to assess age with a cursory glance, to draw conclusions about the lifestyle of its owner. A fresh, healthy tone of the face is a guarantee of high self-esteem and admiration of others.

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However, most women face problems associated with the unevenness of the epidermis:

  • acne;
  • oily sheen;
  • microinflammation;
  • dark spots;
  • dark circles under the eyes;
  • enlarged pores;
  • vascular network;
  • unhealthy color.

The correct selection of decorative cosmetics will benefit without solving the problem completely. The fight against disadvantages requires an integrated approach, with a determined intention to act, even at home, noticeable results can be achieved.

General healing procedures to even out complexion

If the eyes are the mirror of the soul, then face tone is an indicator of health. Striving for beauty, one cannot ignore the lifestyle and its components:

  • Proper nutrition. There are a variety of concepts - from a protein diet to a raw food diet, but the unequivocal harm of some products is beyond doubt. These are fast food, sweets and flour in large quantities, carbonated drinks, chips, alcohol.

    With a healthy gastrointestinal tract, the daily consumption of raw vegetables, fruits, herbs, natural unrefined vegetable oils in a reasonable amount will bring invaluable benefits to the intestines, which means the tone of the face.

  • Uninterrupted 7-8 hours of sleep at night. It is advisable to go to bed before 11 p.m., it is then that the active renewal of epidermal cells occurs. If possible, a daytime afternoon nap is very helpful.
  • Walks in the fresh air for 1-2 hours a day make skin look fresher.
  • Sunbathing with protective cream. Morning and afternoon sun rays will give a light tan, radiance, and saturate the body with essential vitamin D.
  • Sports. Improve blood circulation of epidermal cells, saturate the body with oxygen.
  • Pure water. Nutritionists agreed that a healthy person should drink 2 liters of clean water per day to provide the body with the necessary intercellular fluid and remove toxins.
  • A visit to the bathhouse is a path to cleansing and healing, proven for thousands of years. Owners of a home infrared sauna can pamper themselves with such pleasure every day.

In addition to measures for the body as a whole, there are a few small tricks for a healthy skin tone.

Skin treatments at home

How to even out complexion at home? A visit to a beauty salon can be successfully replaced with home treatments.

If care becomes a daily ritual, then the reflection in the mirror will delight more and more day by day.

  • Washing. Morning cleansing will successfully provide a cube of frozen chamomile broth, lemon water or a slice of lemon. The face will acquire a "slept" color, a slight blush.
  • Cleansing from cosmetics. For this purpose, make-up remover milk is perfect. It will gently remove the remnants of cosmetics, soften the skin, and partly provide nutrition. Instead of milk, you can use a cotton pad dipped in olive oil.
  • Steam baths in the form of decoctions of chamomile, string, sage herbs. Hot steam opens pores, cleanses of comedones, acne, relieves inflammation.
  • Home scrubs. Mixtures based on sea salt, honey, lemon, crushed grape seeds will remove dead epidermal cells, smooth tissues, and remove gray color. Scrubbing is carried out no more than twice a week.
  • Whitening. It is useful for owners of age spots to do whitening procedures based on fermented milk products and lemon juice.
  • nourishing masks, selected in accordance with the type of skin - a procedure that uplifts the mood, supplying the necessary vitamins and microelements.

It is imperative to take care of yourself in a good mood, with love for yourself, faith in the result.

Folk beauty recipes

Folk methods of facial care have been tested by the fair sex of many generations, unfamiliar with cosmetics, but who knew a lot about beauty. Making homemade masks from products that are always at hand will not take much time, and the result of their regular use will be literally evident.

So, masks that even out complexion at home.



For a sustainable result, the selected activities should be made a daily ritual, accompanied by relaxation and pleasant music.

Decorative cosmetics

If there is no time for regular self-care, decorative cosmetics will save the situation. Modern tools will hide the flaws, if used correctly.

  • Primer is a new invention of the cosmetic industry, which is the basis for makeup. It is selected a tone lighter than the skin, applied in a thin layer on a previously cleansed face, including under the eyes. The tool can be mixed with day or foundation cream.
  • A corrector is a thin solid or liquid pencil with a brush that masks spot color irregularities (pimples, bruises under the eyes).
  • Foundation - will make the skin smooth and velvety to the touch. It is important to choose a product that matches the tone in order to avoid a contrast in the color of the face and neck.
  • Blush - applied to the cheekbones, hairline, nose, chin to give visual volume.
  • Powder - completes makeup, preventing the appearance of excessive shine.

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And in that order. The corrector will hide obvious and obvious imperfections (pimples, dark circles, age spots, vascular networks), the foundation will equalize the tone, making the corrector invisible. And only then, with the help of a concealer, will you bring the shade to perfection, placing accents and emphasizing facial features.

You can exclude corrector or concealer from this trio if you do not need them, but the sequence should remain unchanged.

2. Choose the right concealer


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If you're not sure you know which corrector is right for you, keep this simple sign for yourself.

Pale pink: hides blue under the eyes, post-acne spots, evens out fair skin.

Peach: Helps cover earthy-pale skin tone, hides bruising, and evens out medium-tone skin.

Orange: Covers age spots and post-acne on dark, tanned skin.

Yellow: hides dark circles and bruises under the eyes on tanned skin.

Green: Hides redness.

Purple: Removes yellow undertones.

3. Double two

If dark circles are your daily problem, apply concealer to them twice. First, on clean skin, slightly driving it with your finger, and then - as the final stage.

4. Apply primer to the T-zone

This advice is especially important for owners of oily skin. This way, your foundation won't run, and your nose and forehead won't be too shiny.

5. Adjust the density of coverage

Don't wear the same foundation all over your face. On the T-zone, it is better to use veils, fluids, bb- or cc-creams. But the cheekbones, temples, chin and oval face can be covered with a more dense agent. Cheeks, if there are no imperfections on them, cover with medium-density foundation.

6. Choose the perfect tone

To make your choice 100% accurate, apply the three most suitable shades of foundation to the middle of the cheek. Move away from the mirror a meter and a half and choose the tone that is not visible on the cheek from such a distance.

7. Blend well

The only correct way to blend foundation is from the center to the periphery. Start at the bridge of the nose, moving towards the tip of the nose, then from the bridge of the nose to the top of the forehead, then from the middle of the forehead to the temples. Then from the bridge of the nose along the top of the cheek to the cheekbones and from the bridge of the nose along the wings of the nose, from the nasolabial region to the chin.

8. Don't forget your ears and neck

With the same blender or brush that you used to blend the tone on your face, go over your neck and ears. No makeup will look natural if the ears, face and neck are different shades.

9. And again about the neck

Look at the skin of the face and neck in even daylight. For many, the neck is lighter than the face, as it is less exposed to solar radiation. If this is your case, you will have to get a separate foundation for the neck and carefully shade the border between the shades.

10. Always wear concealer on your eyelids


With a slight movement, you will make your eyes brighter, larger, more expressive, and the overall look will be fresher and more rested.

11. Check the light

Ideally, you need to paint under the same lighting in which you are going to be, that is, for exposure to the sun - with bright and directed from top to bottom, for the office - with ordinary daylight, for the evening - with electric light. If that's not possible, try an illuminated tabletop mirror or bring essentials with you to fix your makeup on the spot.

12. With or without oil?

For oily and combination skin, water-based products are suitable, and for dry and sensitive skin, oil-based products are suitable.

13. Ambulance

If you have a pimple, but there is no suitable concealer, take a regular foundation, drop it on the problem area, wait 3-5 minutes and blend it a little.

14. Shine

If your skin is too dry, making your face look tired and too matte, put any facial oil on the sponge and go over the skin with light touches. Get a natural glow effect!

15. Blend Textures


If you can’t find the cream that is perfect in texture and shade, feel free to mix different ones! A dense tone can be diluted with a moisturizer, a matte tone can be diluted with a primer with a radiance effect.

16. Warm-cold

When choosing a foundation, pay attention to whether you belong to a cold or warm color type. How to find out? Easily! If you think that jewelry made of yellow metals suits you more than white ones, you have a warm color type. If white suits you, you have a cold color type. Finally, look at the wreaths on the wrist. If they are greenish, the color type is warm. In all other cases - cold. If you cannot unequivocally answer these questions, then your color type is neutral, you can afford both warm and cold shades.

17. Brush or sponge?

If you have enough time to blend the tone, use a brush: it more delicately and efficiently distributes the foundation over the skin. If you are in a hurry, a sponge is better, as it will not leave stripes of hairs, as will happen with a brush if you use it in a hurry.

18. Hide the fluff


The barely noticeable thin fluff hairs that each of us has should not be emphasized, so always apply foundation in the direction of hair growth, and not against.

19. Careful with shadows


They crumble and ruin your hard-earned skin tone! Either use special patches to protect the under-eye area, or ... start with eye makeup, and even out the skin after that.

20. Fix

The final touch in makeup should be light brush strokes with loose powder or a fixing spray. Now your makeup will stay with you all day long!