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7 Steps to Perfect Foundation ApplicationIs your foundation off-base? Follow these expert tips to get it right every time |
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Patterson recommends washing your face with a foaming cleanser, which nixes excess oils. You should also lightly exfoliate to make your skin's surface ultra-smooth and encourage blood flow. Follow with a serum like Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Synchronized Recovery Complex II. "It works double-duty to help moisturize and sheer out the finish of the foundation," Patterson says. Use a lightweight moisturizer to boost your skin's hydration and "create a moisture barrier under foundation so skin does not look flat and dry later."
For a quick eye-brightening fix, mix a few drop of eye serum with your under-eye concealer and blend it with your ring finger. Apply an illuminator in a "c" shape on the inner and outer corners of your eye and blend to look bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.
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