Perfect skin without foundation. Perfect skin without foundation - we tell you how to achieve it! Correction of certain zones

You can't do without a makeup base and foundation.

What does the base do?
It solves at least three problems: improves the appearance of the skin, protects it and fixes makeup. The base is applied under the foundation; if it is liquid, it must first dry on the skin.

Which base should you choose?
If you want to disguise large pores and wrinkles, choose a silicone base. To highlight dull skin - reflective. The lighter the complexion, the lighter the base should be. If your skin is problematic and you need to hide redness and oily shine, use a mineral base.

With or without tone
In addition to the fact that foundation “holds” all makeup, it can also moisturize and even rejuvenate the skin: for example, if vitamin C or plant extracts are added to the formula.

How to choose a tone?
A mistake is to try it on the cheekbone or wrist. The most accurate color match is obtained by testing on the neck. It is most convenient to apply liquid foundation with synthetic brushes, and dense cream-powder with an “egg” sponge.

If the skin in general is not problematic, the foundation and the tone itself can be replaced with BB cream

Adding freshness

Concealer and blush are the whole secret of how to disguise the signs of fatigue on your face.

Pink
Better than...The most versatile blush color is a light pink. It suits any skin tone, refreshes and revitalizes. The most “failing” color is bronze. If it is poorly shaded, it creates a feeling of sunken cheeks. And even with even application, skin with bronze appears aged.

Right to the point...
If you don't make these two mistakes, concealer will bring your skin closer to ideal. First, don't apply it further than necessary. When your goal is to disguise a dark circle under your eyes, apply concealer only to it, and not around the lower eyelid. And the second mistake is to start makeup with concealer. It is the final touch after foundation and blush.

Modeling the oval face

To make your face even more memorable, you need to play a little with light.

Contouring is...
Same as contouring and sculpting. The essence of this makeup technique is to correctly highlight and darken “special” areas of the face and ultimately make the features very expressive.

Hiding the unnecessary

Choose - either photo filters as a way to correct skin imperfections, or primers.

Green
Indispensable for sensitive skin, for problem skin with rashes and for skin prone to rosacea. The green color hides any redness. One caveat - if you are spot-masking acne, use a product with a dense texture.

Pink
Pink-colored corrective products solve the problem of a gray complexion. After them, the effect of porcelain skin is created.

Colorless
Unlike colored primers, neutral ones improve the texture of the skin: mattify or, for example, slightly dry and tighten enlarged pores.

For every face type

Elongated narrow
You can visually expand your face by darkening the hairline above the temples and the area under the hollow of the cheek.

Apply light powder under the eyes and in the center of the face (forehead, nose and chin).

Square
You can soften facial features by darkening the hairline above the frontal and temporal areas and along the lower border of the face, including the chin.

The center of the face and the top of the cheekbones were highlighted.

Oval
This face needs minimal correction. Darken only the hollow under the cheekbone (it’s easy to identify by pulling in your cheeks).

Focus on highlighting the forehead, cheek bones, nose and center of the chin.

Round
To visually narrow a round face, darken the side areas from the temples to the chin.

The center of the forehead, the back of the nose, the area under the eyes and the middle of the chin, on the contrary, were highlighted.

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Some girls believe that using a moisturizing or mattifying base before applying makeup is not at all necessary. But it's like painting without wetting the brush in water.

The foundation will emphasize flaking on dry skin, and will shine on oily skin. Prepare your face if you don't want to mess it up right from the start.

2. Too much makeup

Women want to be beautiful. And there is nothing wrong with that, but you shouldn’t get carried away. Unfortunately, many fashionistas have problems with a sense of proportion.

If you are going to cover your face with foundation and powder, then use it generously so that not a single pimple shows through. If you blush your cheeks, then like Marfushenka-darling. If you do smoky makeup, then it’s blacker than night.

Overdoing your makeup means crossing the fine line between sexy and vulgar.

Think about it: are you using too much cosmetics? Naturalness is now in fashion. One of the latest trends is the “no makeup makeup” effect.

3. Foundation doesn't match your skin tone

There is nothing worse when a “tanned” beauty has white ears, neck and décolleté. Is it just the dark, dirty neck of a girl with “white” skin? Those who miss the choice of foundation shade are easily recognized in the crowd.

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This error is very common. In the store, under artificial lighting, colors are distorted, and we often buy a product that does not suit us. It is also wrong to choose a tone by applying testers to your wrist.

To find the perfect foundation that will literally blend into your skin, apply a swatch to your cheek near your chin and see the results in natural light.

4. Careless shading

Even with a well-chosen tone, you can get into trouble if you apply it carelessly. When applying foundation with your hands, it is difficult to distribute it evenly - stripes and bald spots remain. It is better to use a special brush or sponge.

The same applies to other cosmetics. Unblended blush looks like a trace of a kiss, shadows applied too graphically make the look heavier and add age. Make sure that the lines in your makeup are smooth and upward, and that the colors move harmoniously from one to another.

5. Using concealer that is too light

Concealer is a woman's lifesaver. It can be used to disguise a pimple or circles under the eyes. The trouble is that many girls choose a concealer that is too light or dark and get the opposite effect: they do not hide, but emphasize imperfections.

It should match your skin color or be half a tone (maximum!) lighter. And don’t forget that there are different proofreaders, each of them has their own mission. So, peach-colored concealers are ideal for applying under the eyes, greenish ones are ideal for covering pimples.

6. Hard sculpting

Sculpting is designed to correct the shape of the face, hiding flaws and emphasizing advantages. You can find many video tutorials on YouTube with sculpting patterns for different face shapes.

But this makeup technique is really complicated and not all girls can do it. Typical mistakes are using products that are inappropriate in tone, applying in the wrong places, or poor shading.

Even skillfully executed sculpting is not always appropriate. A sculpted face looks great in photos and videos, but is it worth wearing makeup like Kim Kardashian if you just want to go out to buy bread?

7. Bronzer instead of sculptor

If you cannot imagine yourself without sculpting and prefer dry correction, then do not confuse cosmetic products such as bronzer and sculptor. Identifying them is also a common mistake.

Bronzer, like highlighter, is applied to the prominent parts of the face and is designed to highlight the tan and create a glowing effect, as if you were kissed by the sun.

It is unacceptable to use bronzer, especially with a reddish undertone, to correct your face shape!

There is a sculptor for this. It usually has grayish-olive shades (shadow colors) and is intended for drawing cheekbones, chin, and hairline.

8. Too much blush

Sometimes girls think that the more blush they apply, the fresher they will look. But if you overdo it a little, the young beauty, bursting with health, turns into a circus clown.

We already know how to choose blush for your color type. Let us remind you that in order to apply blush correctly, you need to smile, find the “apples” of your cheeks and blend the product from them to your temple.

9. Apply powder all over the face

The purpose of powder is to set makeup. It is recommended to apply it to the T-zone, since the skin is most susceptible to shine on the forehead, nose and chin.

But many girls cover their entire face with powder, and in a dense layer, and use a brush for this, rather than a puff, which is why they sometimes look like porcelain dolls.

10. Eyebrows drawn with black pencil

The fashion for eyebrows is changing dynamically: today sables are popular, tomorrow they will be thin again. But eyebrows drawn with a black pencil are always terrible. Always!

11. Applying shadows to the entire eyelid

Some women just can’t come to terms with the fact that the 1980s have sunk into oblivion, and continue to paint their entire eyes - from eyelashes to eyebrows.

In modern makeup, colored shadows, as a rule, are applied only to the moving eyelid. The fixed eyelid under the eyebrow is highlighted with a highlighter. Applying shadows over the entire eyelid is only permissible for creative photo shoots, if the image requires it.

12. Eye shadows

It is a common misconception that the color of eye shadow should match the color of your eyes.

If a green-eyed brunette wears green eye makeup, her eyes will dim. You can highlight emerald eyes with burgundy and dark pink colors. Copper, plum and terracotta shades are great for blue eyes. Brown-eyed girls should try blue and purple eyeshadow.

13. Chic! Shine!

Shadows with shimmer, powder with reflective particles, pearl eyeliner - many representatives of the fairer sex have a passion for everything shiny.

But the use of cosmetics with glitter is only appropriate for evening and festive occasions. In everyday office makeup, it is better to stick to calm matte shades.

The right eyeliner highlights your eyes and makes them more expressive. The key word here is correct. For some reason, many girls draw eyeliner not only from above, but along the entire contour. It doesn't look very good. Makeup artists call this eyeliner eyes in a black frame.

Eyeliner of the lower eyelid mucosa with a black liner visually narrows the eyes. If you want to line the lower eyelid, draw the space between the eyelashes (only at the outer corner of the eye). Line the water line with kajal.

15. Undrawn lash edge

The oversight is minor, but can ruin the image. The fact is that painting eyelashes at the roots is quite difficult. As a result, a small gap remains between the eyelid and eyelashes, creating disharmony.

To avoid this, do not forget to color the eyelash edge using a liner or dark shadows.

16. Aggressive shooters

Some girls draw arrows so intensely that it seems as if there is nothing else on their face - just arrows. Need I say how cartoonish this looks?

If you are going to work and not to a nightclub, try to keep your shooters neat and moderate.

17. A ton of mascara

Women dream of long, thick eyelashes. In pursuit of their dream, they apply one layer of mascara after another. The eyelashes stick together to form “spider legs.” It looks terrible, and when it dries it also starts to crumble.

Carelessly glued false eyelashes also look ugly.

18. Disharmony of lip contour and lipstick

The contour pencil is designed to highlight the shape of the lips and fix the lipstick. But if it doesn't match the lipstick shade, the following happens.

Looks weird, doesn't it?

19. Spreading glitter

If the gloss rolls into a white stripe or spreads beyond the lips, then this may be a problem with the gloss. But before you throw the product in the trash, try applying a little less.

Stylists say that the fashion for lip glosses remained around 2004. Now they only put a drop of gloss in the center of the lips to create volume.

20. Matte lipstick on dry lips

Matte lipsticks, on the contrary, are trendy. But they should only be applied to perfectly smooth lips. Do this, exfoliate dead particles, moisturize your lips with balm and only then apply matte lipstick.

It takes 20 minutes to look like a goddess. But it takes three hours to look natural.

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Some flaws in makeup are trivial and almost unnoticeable. Others immediately catch your eye and spoil the whole image. But it's better not to do them at all. After all, a woman’s appearance is her calling card.

What to change in home care, what salon procedures to choose to make your facial skin look fresh and radiant without foundation? Let's start with the fact that beautiful skin is, first of all, healthy skin. Enough sleep, fresh air and proper nutrition work wonders! But, of course, you can’t do without cosmetic tricks either. We talked about them with Svetlana Donetskaya, candidate of medical sciences, cosmetologist, chief physician and founder of the Lege Artis aesthetic medicine clinic.

Cleanse your skin regularly

In this case, we are not just talking about daily washing with foam or gel, but about a deeper effect on the skin using products containing acids. This can be the same cosmetics for washing, and peelings, which, depending on the skin type, should be done 2-4 times a month. Look for lactic, mandelic acid or caprolactone in the composition. By neglecting proper cleansing, you risk the appearance of comedones on your skin (and more than one foundation will not cover them up) and the formation of a network of fine wrinkles. Over time it will become more and more noticeable. You don't want your skin to look like wrinkled tissue paper, do you?

Maintain a balance of water and oil in the skin

Your home care arsenal should include moisturizing creams that saturate the skin with moisture, and nourishing creams with polyunsaturated fatty acids, which are the main building material for the protective mantle of the skin. It is what prevents the evaporation of water from its surface and also protects the skin from adverse external influences.

Erase blood vessels and pigment from your face

Yes, you can get rid of everything that you are so carefully trying to cover up once and for all. The photorejuvenation procedure will help you. Despite its name, it is quite appropriate in youth. Thanks to exposure to light of a certain spectrum, it is possible to get rid of excess pigment, visible blood vessels and fine wrinkles. Photorejuvenation also improves the structure of the skin, tightens pores and makes acne marks less noticeable. Not a procedure, but a fairy tale! You will notice its effect after your first visit to a cosmetologist. For a more pronounced result, you will need a course of procedures - from 3 to 5, depending on the condition of the skin.

Try the stars' favorite procedure - plasma therapy

If things are really bad, pay attention to a very effective injection procedure - plasma therapy. Your own plasma will be used for it (you will have to sacrifice a small amount of blood from a vein). To saturate the skin with water as much as possible, hyaluronic acid preparations are often added to the plasma. With the help of such a cocktail, your face will quickly regain freshness and radiance. It is no coincidence that plasma therapy is the favorite procedure of many famous beauties. For a pronounced effect, a course of 3-5 procedures is required with an interval of 3-4 weeks.

• Is it possible to achieve perfect skin without foundation?
• How to do makeup without foundation and concealer
• Lifehacks of makeup artists
• Review of alternative tinted make-up products

Foundation, on the one hand, serves as the basis for any makeup. On the other hand, even after proper application it can sometimes be seen. In this case, “no makeup makeup” loses the natural effect it is aimed at. Who doesn't dream of having perfect skin without makeup and no need for foundation? Making your dream come true will require systematic attention to skin health and knowledge of some makeup techniques.

Is it possible to achieve perfect skin without foundation?

The condition of our skin largely depends on how well we take care of it. It all starts with care, which you need to devote time to in the morning and evening. Cleansing, toning, moisturizing - three basic stages that serve as the key to the beauty and youth of the skin.

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Cleanse your skin morning and evening, preventing impurities from accumulating and mixing with sebum to cause irritation, redness and inflammation.

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Cleansing also includes regular (1-2 times a week depending on skin type) exfoliation of dead cells that prevent the active components of caring cosmetics from achieving their goals and performing their tasks. It is useful to complement the use of masks, serums, and creams with salon procedures - such as facial massage, which helps maintain skin tone, maintain elasticity and firmness.

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Nutrition also plays an equally important role. Firstly, you should follow the drinking regime, because the skin also receives hydration from the inside. Secondly, you need to monitor your diet and include foods rich in vitamins and microelements. But it is better to avoid fast carbohydrates and sugar - according to many researchers, they provoke inflammatory processes.

How to do makeup without foundation and concealer: step-by-step instructions

Consistently follow the instructions and you will see the effect.

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   Care

   Start by thoroughly cleansing your skin using gel or foam. Following this, you can do a light peeling. After this, treat your facial skin with a tonic: it will complete the cleansing procedure, restore the pH of the skin and prepare your face for subsequent care. Consistently apply serum and cream to moisturize the skin and even out its microrelief.

   

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   Base

   To avoid the need for foundation, choose one that suits your skin type. If your biggest concern is enlarged pores, it might be NYX Professional Makeup's Pore Filler.

   

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   Or, say, Infaillible Anti Redness Primer from L'Oréal Paris, if your skin is prone to redness.

   

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   Most primers do not contain the color pigments found in concealers and tone-correcting creams. Once absorbed, the primers do not reveal themselves. An invisible layer of product remains on the skin. We showed three ways to apply primer in this video.

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   Correction

   If you refuse to use foundation, then, in addition to regular and thoughtful care, you will have to select cosmetics that fit well directly on the skin, and not on the foundation. In this sense, creamy textures are preferable.

   

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   If we talk about blush, then, for example, Dream Matte Blush by Maybelline New York.

   Blush in format will be no less effective (the skin accepts the light texture of the fluid well), as well as gel blush.

Foundation is one of the most beautiful things in the world of cosmetics, which allows you to get an even and radiant (or matte - depending on your needs) skin tone in a few seconds. Not to mention the fact that it is a high-quality foundation that helps your makeup stay in place throughout the day. And disguise skin imperfections if you use a tone like a concealer.

However, experts remind that no matter how good your foundation is, skin problems - serious or not so serious - need to be solved, not masked. Cosmetologists are convinced that a face can look flawless at any time, even without using a toner. Here are seven rules of care that will become your guide to the world of ideal skin.

In order to always have a healthy and fresh complexion, you first need to remove dead cells from the skin. But if you're still using a scrub to do it, it's time to learn new ways to exfoliate. “Chemical peels with multi-acids can treat multiple problems at once,” says dermatologist Kerry Benjamin. “The right combination of acids accelerates cell renewal, has a powerful moisturizing effect, evens out skin texture and kills acne-causing bacteria.”

To achieve the best results, Hollywood cosmetologist Rene Rouleau recommends combining chemical peeling products with, which brings pigment cells to the surface and thereby makes care more effective.

Use a tonic

This step is necessary not only after exfoliation, but as a daily procedure. The toner instantly adjusts the skin's pH, normalizing sebum regulation and providing cells with a healthy dose of hydration. Rene Rouleau advises looking for formulas without alcohol, as it can actually negate many of these benefits.

Add vitamins

If your skin periodically becomes dull or prone to age spots, vitamin C should become your true friend and effective weapon. “It acts as a melanin-breaking machine, improving skin color and making it look more vibrant,” says Rouleau. Apply the vitamin product immediately after the toner, while your face is still damp, and finish with a product with SPF.

Treat imperfections

Micro-puncture of the face - creating small wounds in the skin using a dermaroller or other similar gadget - helps increase collagen production and, as a result, rid you of fine wrinkles, scars, acne and bags under the eyes. In addition, by using the roller several times a month, you can increase the absorption of any product by up to 90%.

Check the weather forecast

Before choosing a moisturizer, check what weather conditions you'll encounter outside. So, in the summer heat, pores are seriously affected by UV rays, so you should opt for a water-based cream that will not act as a magnet for dirt and oil, creating additional difficulties for cells.

Don't give up foundation

At least at the first stage. It will still be useful to you as a light concealer that will help hide situational pimples and redness, as well as improve skin tone before an important event (to do this, you need to apply it in the thinnest layer using a soft sponge dipped in water).

Buy mineral powder

Mineral particles reflect light, visually “washing away” imperfections and providing a kind of Photoshop effect. In addition, the formulas of many products contain pearl powder, which can make your skin truly perfect. But no matter how pleasant all of the above may sound, this is still not the most important thing. The advantage of mineral cosmetics over conventional decorative cosmetics is that it will be the safest choice in terms of the health of your skin. “Mineral cosmetics are hypoallergenic and create a protective barrier when the skin is exposed to ultraviolet rays,” notes Rene Rouleau.

In addition, experts emphasize that in order to become the owner of perfect skin in every sense, you need to monitor the quality of sleep, the presence of unprocessed foods in the menu and proper sun protection.