The Essentials- Primer and Foundation

Ok so let's talk makeup and it only seems fit to start in order on how I apply my makeup...the first is PRIMER!!! When I first started wearing makeup I didnt realize how important primer was especially for someone like me with combination/ oily skin. Without primer my makeup would wear off within the next two hours and that was if it wasn't an extremely hot day outside. I didn't put two and two together until I did my research...on youtube looking at tutorials and seeing the affect primer has. So literally the next day I went out to ULTA and bought myself a primer. The first primer I bought and I still use to this day is Benefit's the POREfessional primer ( this is great for anyone with large pores...me!). The primer feels so silky against your skin and it smells pretty good, which is always a plus. It definitely does what it says by minimizing your pores and trust me mine could use some minimizing. I also use Smashbox's Photo Finish primer. This by far is my favorite primer. It is so lightweight and fresh feeling. It blends so well into your skin leaving the perfect base for your foundation!

Speaking of foundation...let's talk about which foundations I use. Yes, I did say foundations. I do use more than one foundation. I'm some sort of a perfectionist so I don't think just one foundation will ever satisfy me even if it matched my skin tone. I just feel like more than one ups my chances on achieving that flawless face that well all strive for! So the first foundation I use is Revlon's Colorstay Normal/ Dry Skin in the color Cappuccino #410. It can't be said enough how much I love this foundation. In the winter time I use this foundation but in Combination/Oily skin. I switch it up when spring and summer come because the Normal/Dry Skin foundation is a lot more lightweight where the Combination/Oily skin is a lot heavier and in the summer time in Charleston, SC the last thing I'm going to want is a thick melting made up face (whatever that means...just having a lot on your face). I love this product because it gives you so much coverage with just a little dab and coverage I like! The next foundation I use is Loreal's True Match in the color Cappuccino #n8. Now this foundation is a little tricky when I mix the two I make sure that I use less of this foundation because it is pretty light in color and if I use to much I'll look like a ghost and that's not the move so I have to be extra particular and careful. But when these two are together they are a PERFECT match! And yes both these foundations are drugstore..which means affordable and I love jumping on that bandwagon. There's no need to beat around the bush makeup is expensive so where I can cut down the costs I will!!!

I guess that sums up the first of several parts of the Essentials to makeup. Thanks for reading and talk to you soon!