Cosmetics Tips and Tricks

Foundation and Blush Application Tips

Once your skin is a clean, clear canvas, a foundation powder is applied to ensure a smooth, healthy and natural finish. Chose a color that matches your skin tone as closely as possible. If you tend to have rosacea or a ruddy complexion, try our Color Corrective powder to tone the red down.

If you want to conceal imperfections, it is recommend to use foundation powders. Apply a loose powder with a powder brush over the foundation. We sell Kabuki brushes on this site which we recommend for this purpose. Pressed powders are in their pressed form because they have been set with oil. Loose powders are made with an arrowroot base and seal the pores of your skin. This allows less oil to surface on the face and keeps your make up fresh. Another advantage is that the aging effects of the pollution in the atmosphere are decreased when the pores are closed.

Once the Foundation powder is applied, your blush can be applied using our blush brush, or if you prefer, the luscious Kabuki brush.

The reason for using brushes as opposed to sponges and/or puffs is that the application is much smoother and there are no trapped oils or dirt in a brush. A pad, puff or sponge picks up and holds the skin's rejected oils and dirt each time you use it. Many women complain that their make-up looks faded and shiny after only a few hours of applying it. This is because they have added dirt to their faces and the pores are secreting massive amounts of oil to protect the skin. A brush can be cleaned daily with soap and water and left to dry until the next application, ensuring good skin hygiene. We highly recommend frequent brush washing.

To prolong the staying power of loose eye shadows, first apply the foundation powder to the lid area, and then apply the eye shadow. Our foundation powders are great in this instance as they have a heavier coverage and can provide a thicker base if one tends to have oily eye lids.