Dont look good with makeup? Maybe it was the wrong foundation!

1. Why does liquid foundation make skin "better"?

The skin, which at first glance looks smooth and flat, is actually full of texture. Due to the existence of texture gullies, the skin reflects differently, resulting in the skin is easy to appear dull. After applying the foundation, it fills in the texture of the skin, which may make the skin look flat and smooth.

2. How to choose the right foundation for you? Cosmetic factory tells you

First of all: determine your skin tone, color number

Although "a white cover white ugly", but if you choose the color of the foundation than their own skin color is much whiter, as if wearing a mask after makeup, the makeup effect is not ideal. Therefore, before choosing a foundation, you must first determine the tone and color of your skin.

In general, skin tones can be divided into cool tones, warm tones and neutral tones. How do you determine what your skin tone is? At present, the most popular method is blood vessel recognition, that is, by observing the color of the blood vessels at the wrist to distinguish:

Cool skin tones: blue, purple

Warm skin tone: green

Neutral tone skin: both blue-green

Corresponding to the skin tone, the tone of the foundation is also divided into warm tones, neutral tones and cool tones.

In addition to tone, skin is also divided into different shades of light and dark color numbers. Even though it's all warm, some people have pale skin and some people have darker skin. It is based on this, the same warm tone of the foundation liquid, but also derived a variety of different colors.

Step 2: Determine your skin type

In addition to the different color of the skin, according to the water content of the skin stratum corneum, the amount of sebum secretion and the responsiveness of the skin to external stimulation, the skin can also be divided into neutral skin, dry skin, oily skin, mixed skin and sensitive skin.

Liquid foundation formulators will also consider the skin condition of the consumer when developing liquid foundation. For oily skin, oil-controlling ingredients such as diatomaceous earth and kaolin will be added accordingly to prevent the oil secreted by the skin from being oxidized to cause the makeup to be dull.

For dry skin, some moisturizing oil ingredients will be added accordingly to avoid the situation of card powder when the skin is too dry.

Therefore, you must first determine your own skin type, and then choose the right foundation.

Step 3: Try your foundation

After determining your skin color and skin type, you can go to the counter to try the corresponding foundation.

When testing liquid foundation, it is recommended to try it at the intersection between the cheek and neck. When choosing foundation, do not excessively pursue the effect of "whitening", you can choose a foundation that is similar to your skin tone. Because the role of liquid foundation is not to make the skin whiter, but to even out the skin tone.

After testing the liquid foundation, do not rush to place an order, it is recommended to go shopping first, stay for two hours, in order to truly feel the oil control, moisturizing, makeup and other effects of this liquid foundation.