Foundation Application techniques (+ Tools)

Jul 15, 2023 category

It’s been nice reading everyone’s joyful holiday posts however this year I just don’t seem to have anything Christmas-y to contribute. I feel like I’ve covered all the Christmas topics in years past – if you’re wanting some joyful posts from me, have a checked out with my Blogmas posts from 2016 as well as 2015.

When I get the question, “How do you apply your foundation?”  I answer, “It depends.”   I’m not trying to be difficult, since it truly depends!   It depends upon the foundation that I’m using. It depends upon what type of surface I may be looking for, or the level of protection I want that specific day.  Here’s an overview of techniques as well as tools that I utilize to apply foundation.

I’ll likewise name some foundations that work well with each method.

Fingers

As nature intended! This is my favored technique to apply foundation as I discover it provides the most manage as well as a more natural finish.  The warmth of skin on skin get in touch with likewise assists the foundation to spread easier as well as meld into the skin.

It’s likewise the most flexible – quite much all of my foundations can be just used with my fingers except for a finicky few.  I tend to utilize my fingers for liquidy foundations or those that need the product to be heated up against the skin.

Examples of foundations fit for applying with fingers: MAC deal with & Body, MUFE deal with & Body (comparison between these 2 here), The regular Serum Foundation, Shiseido sheer & perfect (review here), Holika Holika Aqua Petit BB, as well as Kevyn Aucoin Sensual Skin Enhancer (this needs warming up).

Pros:
• FREE!
• recyclable (infinite number of times)
• warms up product
• Does not take in product (reduce waste)
• adjustable to sheerer or heavier coverage

Cons:
• must laundry after each use
• រញ៉េរញ៉ៃ
• may not be sanitary (especially when applying on somebody else)

Brushes

A more traditional method to apply foundation is with makeup brushes. right here we have a wide range of shape options: paddle, stippling / duo fiber, kabuki, flat top / buffing, and oval (aka “toothbrushes”).  Some examples of each style:

Paddle (flat) brushes

• #6 foundation clean (random brand)
• Sonia Kashuk synthetic angled foundation clean (from Couture 5-Piece clean Set)
• Illamasqua Contour Brush

Paddle brushes are utilized for extremely meticulous application of foundation as well as can be tricky to use, as they can cause streaks if not utilizing single direction strokes, like a patting motion.

#6 foundation clean packed with liquid foundation.
I seldom utilize these brushes however they can are available in handy if I requirement to smooth out parts of my deal with like around my nose or hair line.

Stippling / duo fiber brushes

• genuine methods Stippling Brush
• Elf Stipple Brush
• genuine method Duo Fiber deal with Brush

I personally discover stippling / duo fiber brushes to leave streaks so I tend to not utilize them for applying liquid foundation (I prefer them to apply powder blush as well as bronzer).

Elf Stipple clean with liquid foundation.
Look at exactly how the hairs clump together when wet – exactly how can this apply foundation smoothly? I utilize little swirling / buffing movement when utilizing these brushes instead of an up as well as down stippling movement – so perhaps I’m doing it wrong?

Kabuki brushes

I own a great deal of these bit kabuki brushes so it was tough to narrow down to show only 3 – they’re just so adorable as well as collectible.

• comprise For ever #124 Powder Kabuki Brush
• genuine methods Kabuki Brush
• Clarins The Brush

Most foundation brushes are made from synthetic hairs to reduce product absorption into the bristles.  The Clarins clean is different in that it’s made from natural hairs rather than synthetic bristles – I only utilize it clean for powders. My favourite of these is that RT brush, it’s bisected as well as hinged – it opens as much as dense fan style like this:

I can apply foundation, blush, as well as bronzer with this!  however of course, it’s discontinued. I’ve been trying to secure a back-up, in vain.

MUFE #124 Kabuki clean with powder foundation.
I discover kabuki style brushes to be finest fit for powder or mineral foundation.

Buffing brushes

• Zoeva #102 Silk surface Brush
• Cargo Magic Brush
• Bdellium tools Powder Blending #959 (shown here)

These are like smaller kabuki brushes with long handles.  The kabuki as well as buffing brushes were very first made prominent during the mineral powder trend in early the 2000’s.  I discover the truly densely packed buffing brushes to be mainly great for powder foundations.  Of these, my favourite is the Bdellium #959 – it doesn’t leave streaks as well as blends foundation quickly as well as seamlessly.

Bdellium tools #959 Powder Blending clean with liquid foundation.
Flat top brushes

• Shiseido perfect foundation Brush
• Bdellium tools precision Kabuki #957
• Coastal Scents Bionic flat top Buffer clean BR-110

Flat top brushes tend to have an almost velvety smooth surface, which makes for an even application of foundation on the skin.

Coastal Scents Bionic flat top Buffer clean with liquid foundation.
For liquid foundation, I prefer looser packed, somewhat floppy bristles which do not smear the foundation around, however rather smooth as well as blend foundation onto the skin.

Oval brushes

• MAC Masterclass Oval 6 clean (review here)
• AliExpress pro Oval (review here)
• O! Wow clean by Cailyn

The oval brushes are essentially buffing brushes turned perpendicular.  I very first discovered of them when MAC introduced the Masterclass Oval brushes back in 2013 however most people understand of the Artis brushes which came out a couple of years later.  The bristles are generally extremely fine filaments as well as packed extremely densely – the clean surface feels like velour.  What I like about these brushes is exactly how they blur flaws like pores as well as fine lines.  The application movement with these brushes is a side to side sweeping of the clean to graze over the skin surface.

MAC Oval 6 with foundation.
Overall, I discover that applying foundation utilizing the different clean styles produce the greatest protection as well as are finest for foundations that are medium to thicker consistencies.

Examples of foundations that work well utilizing makeup brushes are deal with Atlier Ultra Foundation, Revlon ColourStay Whipped, Guerlain lingerie de Peau (review here), as well as MAQuillAGE lasting Powdery UV EX foundation (and most compact foundations).

Pros:
• recyclable for a long period of time (years)
• Hygienic – option of most makeup artists
• Can be area cleaned quickly
• provides even coverage
• adjustable to sheerer or heavier coverage

Cons:
• must laundry after each use
• takes in product (waste)
• Can cause streaky application

Sponges

A fairly new invention, with beauty Blenders introduced only in 2007, the present idea of blending sponges as they appear now revolutionized foundation application. before the egg shaped blending sponge, we had this:

Source.
Now we have these:

• AOA question Blender – Black Teardrop (shown here)
• Quo Blending Sponge
• Sephora The pointer Blending Sponge (shown here)
• The deal with Shop Makeup Blender Sponge (shown here)
• genuine methods miracle skin tone Sponge (review here)
I won’t even squander time speaking about those silly silicone blending sponges!

I devoted a whole publish on blending sponges here: beauty Blender Battle.  I discover blending sponges to be finest for foundations as well as concealers with a medium consistency, ranging as much as balmy consistency. Anything as well runny will take in as well much into the sponge, as well as anything as well thick will have a difficult time blending out.

The deal with Shop Makeup Blender Sponge with liquid foundation.
I primarily like to utilize dampened sponges to sheer out foundations that I discover to be as well high coverage.  one of the very best things about blending sponges is exactly how quickly they blend out foundations to look perfect – I utilize sponges second only to utilizing my fingers.

Speaking of fingers, I’m truly liking this new addition to my blending sponge household – satisfy the Sephora The pointer Blending Sponge!  It fits over my finger so I can blend under eye concealer as well as around my nose easily.  The directions advise to utilize it wet – I’ve tried it both wet as well as dry as well as I prefer it dry.

Examples of foundations that I like utilizing with blending sponges: Maybelline SuperStay much better Skin Foundaion (review here), MAC MatchMaster, H&M all the time Foundation, as well as Illamasqua Skin Base Foundation.  I likewise like flattened disc style sponges for powder as well as cream foundations.

Pros:
• blends seamlessly
• produces airbrushed / poreless appearance
• recyclable (varies by sponge quality)
• Sheers out foundation
• blends foundation quickly

Cons:
• must laundry after each use
• takes in product (waste)
• requirement to replace sponges regularly
• requirement to have water close-by to wet sponge prior to use

Machines

Not A.I…. yet. however I’m speaking about airbrush makeup guns or even the Clarisonic Sonic foundation Brush.

I’ve not tried either of these so I can’t comment – they do need a high dollar investment for the devices as well as special supplies very first so it’s a commitment.  Do any type of of you have an airbrush foundation gun or tried the Clarisonic brush?

That’s my overview of all the different methods to apply foundation! My go-to foundation application technique will always be utilizing my fingers however sponges as well as brushes are likewise useful to provide a range of completes with different foundations.  are there any type of other methods to apply foundation that you use?  What is your favourite foundation application technique as well as tool?

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