Foundations

Dressing up involves not only the art of applying makeup correctly, but also choosing the right makeup to suit your skin type and colour, purse, personality, and the occasion.

Your skin is the most important factor which should influence the selection of your cosmetic.Firstly select cosmetics which suit your skin type, for eg, never purchase a cosmetic for oily skin if your skin type is dry.Secondly choose makeup keeping in mind your skin colour or tone.There are basically 2 colour tones:
1.The bluish harmony or the cold tones.
2.The gold harmony or warm tones.
Identify the colour tones on your face, the warm tones include colours yellow, beinge, orange and brown tones with perhaps a tinge of green.People with the bluish harmony have blue, mauve, pink, reddidh-blue and grey tones in their skin.Use colours which complement your natural skin colour.Another important factor while choosing makeup is your personality.A sober personality should refrain from too gaudy makeup.You should be able to carry off the type of makeup you wear with style, rather than be uncomfortable with it.Also your dress must suit your makeup and be just right for the occasion.

An Alluring Base:
A.Foundations:
What Are Foundations?
Facial make-up or foundations are pigmented products intended for application on the face and the neck.They colour the skin evenly and hide facial imperfection such as scars, depressions and dark and light coloured areas.Foundations come in several forms:
1.Emulsions: They give less sheen than liquid or cream foundations, but cover blemishes very well.
2.Creams: These contain a high proportion of oils, they are particularly suitable for dry skins.These also provide a heavy cover, but give a glossy finish.
3.Liquids: Available for all skin types, they are the commonest type of foundation used along with the cake variety.They give a light sheen cover but are too light to cover any blemishes and scars.
4.Gels: These give a light, natural look and are the variety you should use if you have a blemish free normal skin.
5.Cakes Or Sticks: These are the solid forms of foundation.Since they have a drying effect, use them on an oily skin.They give a dense matt cover and are good for covering blemishes and scars.Solid forms are popular for photographic and stage work but are too heavy for everyday use.
6.Powders: The original full coverage face powders have now given way to transparent powders which control shine and provide oil-blotting.They are used after foundations to give a matt finish.Cake or compact powders are more heavily formulated;and are best suited for touching up during the day, when they help to reinforce coverage because they contain a certain amount of foundation.

Are Foundations Bad For Your Complexion?
The answer is no.As a matter of fact they are good for the skin.
a.They act as barrier for the skin protecting it against dirt, wind and environmental pollutants;
b.They also act as a sunscreen;
c.Since foundations contain moisturising agents, they balance the moisture levels of the skin;
d.They also act as an all-day blotting agent controlling the facial oiliness;
e.Some foundations even contain medication to dry up pimples;
f.They improve our looks by evening our skin tones, improving our skin colour and texture, disguising blemishes;