Got bad skin, Well join the club. I've got terrible skin and until it clears up I've got to cover it up. The goal is to hide the bad parts of your skin and show the good parts. Well I've found the perfect solution on how to do that. This method only requires a couple of items and very little time. Now for the summer/spring I don't like heavy coverage so i don't use foundation. I find that foundation takes a while to put on and has to be touched up in middle of the day. I also don't like that when someone touches your face they can make a dent in it because of the amount of foundation you put on. You don't want to go in the pool and have everything just melt off. foundation is more for special events like parties etc. So now that we got our facts straight lets get started.
1. You want to prime your face. Now I don't use a foundation primer because i don't feel it's necessary. Rather a moisturizer is more appropriate. I apply a nickel size amount of moisturizer on my fingertips and dot it all over my face, then i just rub and blend in the skin. I use clinique's dramatically different moisturizing gel for normal to oily skin. This moisturizer is great for oily skin ,it doesn't leave any stickiness and controls oil all thorough out the day. You can get this at any department store or get a package of the 3 step program. The 3 step program is basically a Cleanser for the face, a toner and a moisturizer. I got number 3, it's the pink toner and theres 4 of them 1.dry 2. dry-normal 3. oily-normal 4.oily. Each one comes with a moisturizer. If you have dry skin i recommend a Kate somerville moisturizer or the number one or two of the clinique 3 step program. A cheaper alternative is any aveeno one or a cetaphil one. Their both great.
2. The next step is concealer. You want to conceal your blemishes with a concealer. I use a mac studio finish concealer in NC20, NC is to cancel out redness and NW is more to just cover blemishes. I use my fingers because the hear from your hands makes it more pliable. I dot it around my nose (because that gets red throughout the day), underneath my eyes ( you can use a different type of concealer for underneath the eyes but i just use the same one), any zits, blemishes etc. Then just taking my finger i gently pat and blend it into my skin. Make sure you get your exact shade. Also get one for summer and one for winter because your pigmentation changes.
3. After you have applied your concealer your gonna want to either put on your foundation if you prefer that route, i personally don't so I just skip that step and go straight to the setting powder. This will absorb any oil you have on your face and will set your concealer/foundation. I use the MAC select sheer/pressed powder in NW20. If you have a more yellowish skin tone you'll get NC, if you have more of a pinkish skin tone then you'll get a NW shade. I really like this powder because it gives the perfect finish, covergirl is also good, Use your favorite brand. Then I take a brush, for this i just take my powder brush, you can use a MAC brush or any brush you have. I'm using a great powder brush by apt 5 and it is amazing, I think that it's better then the MAC powder brush but that's just personal preference . I take the brush and sweep it in the powder and then i just buff it in my skin in circular motions, feel free to use a kabuki brush if needed. Make sure not too apply too much or you'll look cakey and you want to look natural not cakey. I sweep my brush in the powder maybe 3-4 times no more. After you finish applying the powder your done. Then goes eye make up, blush, bronzer, lipstick etc. I hope this helped and if you have questions or comments, comment back.
