How To Apply Liquid Foundation

  • December 10, 2007
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Nobody’s perfect, but, with just a little bit of foundation, your complexion can be.

You Will Need

  • Liquid foundation
  • Facial cleanser
  • Some warm water
  • A non-comedogenic moisturizer
  • A clean, damp makeup sponge
  • Some translucent powder
  • And a large powder brush or puff
  • Some Concealer
  • And a concealer brush
How To Apply Liquid Foundation: Choose the right color

Step 1: Choose the right color

Choose a foundation that matches your skin exactly. To see if you have the right color, apply a lightly blended swipe along your jawline in natural daylight—the right color should remain unnoticeable.

How To Apply Liquid Foundation: Wash your face

Step 2: Wash your face

Wash your face with warm water and a facial cleanser. You never want to apply makeup to a dirty face.

How To Apply Liquid Foundation: Moisturize

Step 3: Moisturize

Massage a bit of non-comedogenic facial moisturizer into your skin.

How To Apply Liquid Foundation: Shake the bottle

Step 4: Shake the bottle

Shake the bottle of foundation thoroughly before using it.

How To Apply Liquid Foundation: Squirt foundation on hand

Step 5: Squirt foundation on hand

Squirt some foundation onto the back of your hand and spread it out with your finger. Dip the sponge in the foundation.

Make sure your sponge is damp, otherwise it will soak up your foundation.

How To Apply Liquid Foundation: Apply foundation

Step 6: Apply foundation

Apply the foundation starting in the middle of your face and work your way outward. Blend a thin, even layer into your hairline and beyond your jawline so that there are no discernible foundation lines.

How To Apply Liquid Foundation: Apply concealer

Step 7: Apply concealer

With a concealer brush or your ring or pinky finger, apply concealer to any blemished areas that were not muted with foundation.

How To Apply Liquid Foundation: Dust on powder

Step 8: Dust on powder

Finally, lightly dust on some translucent powder to keep the foundation in place. Perfect.

In his essay “In Praise of Cosmetics,” French critic and poet Charles Baudelaire wrote, “All which is beautiful and noble is the result of reason and calculation.”

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