A lot of the time I see people ask which foundations cover up acne the best. I'll admit that I'm guilty of this question as well but i now know better. The truth is, none of them do. I know there are a lot of great "full coverage" foundations available and it seems as if all of the beauty gurus have flawless skin just by using foundation. But let me be clear, that's not the best way to go about concealing your imperfections. Why would we have concealer if foundation covered everything? That's concealers job. Foundation is meant to even out your skin tone not hide imperfections.
I know it sucks. It would be great to have a foundation that covered every single imperfection with just one layer. But as of 2014 I haven't heard of any foundation that can get that job done. Well unless you cake your foundation on. Which brings me to the point I'm trying to make. You can't expect to have flawless looking skin when you apply a million layers of foundation over your breakouts. Everything's just going to look muddy and bring more attention to that area. It's best to put a medium coverage foundation on and spot conceal with a full coverage concealer.
For so long I was guilty of applying layer after layer of foundation. I swear for the longest time I didn't even have concealer in my collection. Nowadays, I apply one layer of foundation and conceal any of my imperfections. Which if you know anything about me, unfortunately you know that's pretty much my whole face. I know it seems like using a lot of foundation on my face would be the same as concealer in the same spots. However it's not. Concealer is meant to cover what foundation cant. So naturally your going to use less product and that means there will be less of a cake-y look.
Still don't know the difference between foundation and concealer?
Foundation is used for evening out your skin tone, right? Have you noticed when you apply one layer of foundation that most of your redness is gone but major marks are still visible? That's completely ok! The foundation is doing it's job and the heavy duty is left to the concealer. Concealer on the other hand is meant to cover anything that foundation can't. Such as redness, acne, rosacea, etc..
If you follow this simple rule then your complexion will look so much better. There will be less cake face and natural looking foundation will be visible.
Plus, this takes away the never ending hunt of trying to find that perfect foundation that will hide everything. I guarantee you that it will never make its way into your life. So why waste your money and time when you can go out and buy a full coverage concealer? Just keep in mind that NOTHING will hide raised lesions. Yes, the redness can be neutralized but the bump will always poke through. That's ok though. It happens to everyone and no one cares if you have a pimple. So don't stress out if you can't get your makeup to look perfect. Not everyone can be Jaclyn Hill.
Do you agree? Everyone has their own opinion.
Let me know in the comments below!
Thanks for reading, TaylorPie.
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