Sometimes, I just love the perfected look of a full coverage base; the velvety finish that’s so glamorous and Old Hollywood, the way in which my dark underye circles are obliterated and the redness around my nose totally erased. Mostly I tend to go for very sheer, “real skin” foundations, but from time to time (especially if I’m filming) I’ll go the Full Foundation Monty. That flawless, airbrushed finish that the full coverage foundation gives always makes me feel so polished and pulled-together.
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But there’s an excellent line, I think, between flawless and fake; it’s really simple to over-apply a heavy foundation and suddenly look as if you’re wearing a comedy mask. If the skin isn’t prepped properly then the foundation might look cakey or patchy, if the base isn’t applied well it will look obvious and thick where it ought to blend seamlessly and undetectably. Full dental coverage plans foundation formulas tend to be quite heavy around the powders and pigments and so they can cling to dry patches or be hard to blend – add to that the fact that many of them are longwear and fast-setting and you have a product that presents plenty of opportunities for disaster!
So a few tips, then, for applying a full coverage base. I managed to get hold of mega-makeup artist Caroline Barnes to give us some expert foundation advice (Caroline creates some of the world’s most glamorous faces) and you can watch our conversation within the video below. I put in a few things that I always do when I’m applying my own foundation (not on a job when another person is doing it for me!) so it’s a mish-mash video of foundation tricks and tips.
I’ve been testing out a great deal of full coverage foundations recently in an attempt to find my top buys, and so i will be back with a roundup – and hopefully some winners! – soon. Within the following video I’m wearing my failsafe full dental coverage plans foundation, which is Dior Forever. There’s an in-depth overview of that one here.
