68 The 29 best foundation tips of all time
1 It’s very French to let your skin show through your foundation. After you’ve put yours on, press a tissue on top to remove excess.
- Laura Mercier
2 When you’re buying a new foundation, test a few shades in natural light, then squint. The colour that disappears when you squint is your match.
- Nick Barose
3 Prepping skin gives you gorgeous, dewy foundation. Use face oil mixed with a moisturiser on your cheekbones, your chin and the peak of your forehead.
– Patrick ta
4 Look for rounded foundation brushes with synthetic hairs – they’re usually labelled powder brushes, but they’re the best for blending.
– Lora arellano
5 You can set your foundation without caking on powder. Separate a two-ply tissue, place half over your skin, then dust loose powder on top.
- Aj CRIMSON don’t erase your skin. Foundation is meant to give you a cleaner palette, and then you can dab concealer on top where you need more coverage.
– robin black
7 For subtle dimension, apply your foundation where you need it, then tap concealer on the bridge and tip of your nose, centre of your forehead, chin and Cupid’s bow.
– Patrick ta
8 Mix foundation with a few drops of a shimmering gel highlighter to create an allover, yet still natural-looking, glow. – hung VaNNgo
9 Buff, buff, buff foundation into the skin – quickly, like a whirlwind – with a brush. It ensures the coverage won’t look heavy-handed.
– VINCENT OQUENDO
10 A lot of people have redness and imperfections around their lip line. Cover them with a little concealer.
– LINDA CANTELLO
11 Put on foundation, and then press it into your skin with a damp sponge until it’s seamlessly blended.
- Patrick ta
12 Most oil-free foundations oxidise – turn yellow or orange – on oily skin throughout the day, so test them for a few hours before you buy one.
– Laura Mercier
13 On sun spots, use a concealer that’s a shade lighter than your skin with peach or gold undertones – top it with a pressedpowder foundation.
– MALLY RONCAL
14 If you’ve got dry patches, press a small piece of Sellotape over the area before you do your makeup. It’ll remove skin that’s ready to slough off.
– ROBIN BLACK
15 When touching up, use a foundation brush to swirl moisturiser over your skin before adding more foundation, for even coverage.
– Mary PHILLIPS
17 Mist a fluffy brush with facial spray, and press it over your makeup – foundation, blush, bronzer and highlighter – to make everything look more like skin.
– Lora ARELLANO
18 To avoid creasing, put foundation on smooth, unlined areas first, like your cheeks. Blend from there, skipping crow’s feet and smile lines.
– Laura Mercier
19 You don’t want your face darker than your neck – test shades around your jawline, or dust bronzer on your neck to even everything out.
– JILLIAN DEMPSEY
21 Set your chin, forehead and the perimeter of your face with powder, but leave the centre of your face alone – it’ll look dewier by contrast.
– Patrick ta
22 Pimples work their way through foundation one way or another. Touch up with concealer and a brush (layering on foundation gets cakey).
– Laura Mercier
23 If you can’t find a perfect shade, buy one that’s slightly darker than your skin and slightly lighter, then fine-tune the colour yourself.
– Lora ARELLANO
24 Finish by tapping a hyaluronic acid serum over foundation on your cheekbones and temples for a naturallooking glow.
- ROBIN BLACK
25 When skin has a raised or bumpy texture, use primer and a creamy foundation. It’ll be just thick enough to smooth over the unevenness.
- Mary PHILLIPS
26 Cover redness or acne with foundation, then concealer. Use a brush on pimples – fingers push makeup aside instead of covering the top of a blemish.
– Laura Mercier
27 For photo ops, use a primer and a sheer matte foundation. Luminous formulas look shiny in pictures.
– Nick Barose
28 If you’re in a pinch, apply loose powder instead of foundation on a freshly squeezed pimple: it’ll adhere rather than slide off.
– Mai QUYNH
29 Small, fluffy synthetic brushes are fantastic for blending concealer over redness and imperfections on the chin, forehead and nostrils.
- LINDA CANTELLO