Cream foundation application
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May 16, 2016
Delara g.
How is cream foundation best applied?
May 16, 2016
Aurora S.
It's best if you scrape it out with a spatula and put it on a palette or the back of your hand and warm it up with your fingers.
Then go ahead and add strokes on your face.
You can blend it in with your fingers or with a synthetic buffing brush
May 16, 2016
Delara g.
Thanks, I've always had bad streaks from using a brush so I'll use my fingers
May 16, 2016
Bri-bri L.
I've actually always used cream foundations with a damp sponge because I foune brushes are streakyy:)
May 16, 2016
Delara g.
Thanks Bri Bri I'll try a damp sponge
May 16, 2016
Abha A.
I will try too.;)
May 16, 2016
Chris M.
I think it depends on the foundation. With some I use my fingers and with others I prefer a brush. I'd love to experiment more with a Beauty Blender, but doesn't it thin out the coverage?
May 16, 2016
Kathryn R.
Chris (long time no talk btw! :) I do find my beauty blender thins out coverage so I wouldn't use it with a cream. I stick to a flat top kabuki for cream foundation so I can really press it in and keep the coverage.
May 16, 2016
Mar F.
I'm with Aurora on this one! Some cream foundations are best used when warmed up with the fingers first. It softens the emollients and makes it easier to blend with skin. I also find it best to work it with my fingers, dabbing it in where I need more coverage ;) but then again, application is very much a matter of preference, so I advice you to experiment with the different techniques and find what works best for you!
May 16, 2016
Chris M.
Hi Kathryn! Hope all is going well...! Thanks for the follow-up...that's what I figured, so I never reach for the sponge. Anybody ever try the Chantecaille Future Skin? It's an oil free cream and I usually apply with a brush (either my Artis Oval 6 or Oval 8, or my Hakuhodo foundation brush (sorry, don't remember the number), but now am wondering how it would do with my fingers?
May 16, 2016
Aurora S.
@chris I think that type of foundation applies better with a sponge. It's more of a gel product and doesn't have the wax that most cream foundations have, the wax is what needs to be warmed up because it makes it a bit stiff.
From the ingredients list, it reminds me of the studio tech foundation but with more antioxidants and such and that particular foundation works best with a sponge IMO, with a brush it gets streaky and with fingers it sort of slides around as doesn't layer as good
May 16, 2016
Aurora S.
But I would play around with it just to make sure :)
May 16, 2016
Chris M.
@Aurora, thank you so much! I need at least a medium coverage..won't the sponge thin it out or do you mean a traditional sponge and not a damp Beauty Blender?
May 17, 2016
Aurora S.
@Chris, you're welcome :) sadly, sponges do sort of sheer out the coverage a tad but you could also try using a synthetic (natural hair absorbs some of the product) flat top kabuki brush to press it on that way you'll get the coverage and won't really get the streaking :)
May 17, 2016
Chris M.
Okay, Aurora, thanks again! My Artis is synthetic, but not Kabuki - but honestly, I don't really know how kabukis differ from other types of brushes...? I may need to do some research, eh?!