How to Choose Foundation for Your Skin Type

For some women, choosing the right foundation for their skin type is an intimidating task. But when you learn your skin type, it gets a little easier. Foundation is used to make the skin look flawless and perfect. A lot of women have skin problems they want to cover up such as pimples, wrinkles, and discoloration. Foundation can also be used as a tool to correct oily or dry skin. This all depends on the type of foundation you use.

There are three common skin types: oily, dry and combination. When your skin is oily, it feels greasy and it is prone to pimples, blackheads, and whiteheads. Dry skin is when your skin feels tight after you have washed it. Sometimes your face can flake when you have dry skin. This type is more likely to get wrinkles or creases. Combination skin is when your forehead and nose are more oily than your cheeks. The right foundation can correct these flaws.

There are many types of foundations such as liquid, powder, cream, mineral, and stick foundation. Liquid foundation has a creamy consistency and is good for dry, oily or combination skin. This is because there are two types of liquid foundation: oil based and water based. Women with dry skin should use the oil based and women with oily skin should use the water based because if your skin is already oily and you use the oil based foundation you are just going to make a greasy mess. Cream foundation is useful for people with dry skin because of the moisturizing feel of the makeup. Mineral foundation is helpful for oily skin because it sucks up the oil making the skin appear matte. It usually comes in powder form. Stick foundation also works for oily skin and has a heavy coverage depending on how much you use. If your skin is combination, you should use powder foundation in the areas of your face in which you are oily or greasy.

When you have chosen the right foundation, it will just melt into the skin like butter. It will be like a second skin or like the skin you were born with because it will look and feel natural. The right foundation for your skin type will have you feeling as great as your skin looks because you will have accomplished the task of finding the perfect foundation for you.