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Foundation Make-Up: The
Right Choices
Foundation make-up
doesn’t just enhance the face by offering an overall harmony and shine. It
also extends skin protection against the sun, the cold and all other
environmental influences. This, of course, presumes the use of a correct
skin moisturizer and a good foundation product.
Many women often make
wrong choices on the shade and type of foundation to be used, and end up
using too much in their attempt to obtain the desired effect.
There is an endless
array of foundation products, all in different shades, to suit all skin
types, as long as the user is aware of her skin type.
To choose a suitable
shade, test the foundation on the face and not on the back of the hand or
neck, as they differ in color.
A foundation today
contains ingredients beneficial to the skin, like hyaluronic acid, vitamins,
aloe vera and many other moisturizing agents.
Foundations are
classified in accordance to the ingredients they contain:
The lightest in form
foundation is the coloured day cream, which contains little colour
and more moisturizing agents.
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The creamy foundation
contains many skin nurturing
ingredients and is usually recommended for dry skin types.
The antiseptic foundation
has a low concentration in
fatty agents. Instead, liquid silicones have been added which evaporate
shortly after its use. This foundation is recommended for problem skin
types, like skins with acne, oily skins, hypersensitive skins etc.
The more oily your
skin type, the less oil your foundation should contain.
The solid
foundation comes in
stick form or in a case. It applies well and stays on longer. Usually it
contains less water and more fatty and colouring agents. Just a bit of it
can cover a large area.
The oil free or
mat foundation is
directed to oily skin types as it contains no fatty agents.
Attention: Do not use on the area surrounding the eyes.
The liquid or
fluid foundation is
water based; it has a very fine texture, a light covering ability and should
be used by all skin types which don’t require heavy concealment.
A concealer or camouflage cream
is included among the
solid foundations. It can conceal phlebitis, burn scars and many other skin
problems.
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