Having Trouble Choosing the Right Foundation? | 6 Tips to Help You Through

Despite acing your base, do you feel that your makeup looks dull? Or do you feel you look too dark or too yellow after makeup? The answer to these questions is that you’ve been using the wrong foundation all this while!

For a perfect makeup look, you need the perfect makeup foundation because, unlike lipsticks and eyeshadows, you cannot play around with foundation shades- you have to find the right colour. So, we have put together a few tips to help you through the selection process.

   1. Match with your skin tone

Finding your skin tone is a prerequisite for deciding the best shade of foundation for you. Skin tones are broadly categorised as light, medium and deep. If you have a fair complexion, you have a light skin tone. On the other hand, a wheatish complexion is a neutral, well-balanced, not too dark, not too light appearance and this means you have a medium skin tone. If you are someone with a deep complexion, you probably have a dark skin tone.

   2. Determine your skin undertone

Skin undertone is the colour beneath the surface of the skin. Understanding your skin’s undertone is an important factor in finding the right foundation shades for your hue. To determine this, you need to check the colour of your veins in natural light. If they tend to be purple or blue, then you have cool undertones and you’ll need a foundation that inclines more towards pink. If they appear to be green or olive, you have a warm undertone, so you need a yellow-looking foundation. However, if you cannot find a dominant colour, then you fall into a neutral undertone family and your ideal foundation will fall in the middle of both pink and yellow.

   3. Find out your skin type

The right foundation type depends upon the skin type and acing this aspect will help your skin get along better with your foundation. If you have dry skin, the dewy foundation is the way to go! It will create a glowing and natural look along with blurring imperfections, and on top of that, you won’t have to worry about the product settling in the fine lines. If your skin tends to be oily, matte is your go-to option. It is a safe choice because a matte, water-proof foundation is not greasy and holds back the excess oily shine. It also reduces the visibility of your pores and covers those blemishes like no other. If, however, your skin is dry in some places and oily in others, you have a combination skin type and satin-matte are the best foundations for you. They add a glow to the overall face without bringing too much of a shine so that your face makeup looks subtle.

   4. Decide on the type of coverage you want

Your choice of foundation will also depend upon the type of makeup you would want to flaunt. For instance, for wearing makeup on a daily basis, you should look for a foundation with light coverage. It works the best if you don’t have much hyper-pigmentation, little or no scars. But if you do, you should go for a medium coverage because it will give you a satin-like finish and you can layer it to your choice of coverage. If you are looking to glam up for a function or wedding, your search ends at a full-coverage foundation. They are also perfect when you want to completely hide the imperfections and desire an even skin tone. They work best when clubbed with a skin concealer. 

   5. Swatch it the right way

How do you try a foundation before buying- commonly, by swatching it on your hands, right! But how many times did you realise later that it did not match with your face or neck? We bet quite often. This is so because the complexion on your hand is different from your face. And the best way to avoid this mismatch is to swatch it along your jawline so that you have the colour on both, your face and neck. This way you can easily check whether the shade suits both these areas and have a foundation that is a perfect match for your skin. 

   6. Be patient

Once applied, foundations oxidise after a few minutes, causing them to turn a little orange. To avoid buying a foundation that makes you look like an orange clown, you need to wait for about 5-10 minutes after trying the swatch on your jawline. This way you can check how the swatch changes colour and whether it still matches the colour of your face and neck. If not, you need to pick another; patience is the key.  

With such a wide variety of foundations, shades and coverage levels available on store shelves all across the globe, finding the perfect and flawless foundation is the trickiest part. Lafz is a halal-certified cosmetic and personal care brand that provides a comfortable, lightweight, weather-proof foundation that masks all imperfections and comes in various shades that are 100% apt for your skin tone. Apart from that, Lafz also lets you choose ethical and sustainable makeup that is free from all najis ingredients and animal cruelty. So, visit the website https://www.lafz.com/bd/women/makeup/face/foundation.html and grab your perfect makeup foundation.