Because the make-up industry is ever growing and the lines and lines of products are ever expanding, it’s hard to keep up! It’s also hard to keep yourself informed on what is best for you and your skin.

Hopefully the following info may help.

Choosing the right foundation and creating a great base for your make-up look

Once you have the correct foundation chosen then your make-up will already look amazing.

The best foundation on the market at the moment is mineral make-up. The reason for this is because they do not clog pores, are lightweight but with full coverage, non oily, non drying and anti-ageing. They also contain a physical natural SPF which is the best kind to have in a product and gives the best protection.

To choose the right make up foundation you need to get colour tested, however, always choose a foundation that matches the colour of your face and neck. Never use a makeup foundation to make you look darker, use bronzer for this.

When choosing a concealer for under your eye always go a shade lighter than your foundation to give the illusion that your eyes are bright and open.

When choosing a concealer for your face, match it up to your foundation colour.

 The great thing about any mineral make-up including Jane Irredale, is that because it is all natural minerals, you can apply your cream concealer to your skin first, then your powder mineral foundation and you can build these layers over each other until you are happy with the coverage. (This is something you can not do with regular make-up as you cannot apply a cream over a powder)

If you are going to an event and need your foundation to last all day then you will need to use a primer. Jane Irredale do a lightweight non-oily primer which goes great underneath their foundations. What a primer does is it superficially smoothes out the skin so that the foundation goes on smoothly and evenly and lasts longer. A primer also superficially reduces the appearance of fine lines.

On top of your primer, foundation and concealer you will then need to apply a finishing powder. Again this is mainly if you are going somewhere that you need your foundation base to last as long as possible. A finishing powder is a clear powder that does not add colour but that sets the foundation and all the other processes and creates a seal on the make-up to help it to last. This product is also great to have in your bag to dust over your foundation half way through the day if you find you skin gets shiny or just to freshen up your look.

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