How To Fix Dry Spots On Face From Makeup

Is there annihilation more devoting half an hour or more than of your precious time to buffing and blending your foundation in the hopes of looking Instagram guru worthy, but for yous to realise you've wasted your time and endeavour every bit your makeup is now looking a patchy, hot mess? Probably. But it is all the same disheartening for the makeup lovers out there, then we've compiled a few our best tricks and methods for ensuring that your makeup applies flawlessly and patch-complimentary.

Are y'all using uniform formulas?

If yous're applying a facial oil, an oil based primer or a silicone based primer before applying your foundation, you need to make certain that your formulas are matching upwardly. Since silicone doesn't frequently perform well when mixed with h2o, and oil and water split up on the skin (hence the patchiness), teaming your silicone primer up with a silicone based foundation will ensure that no separation or patchiness occurs! How to know if your foundation or primer is silicone based? Information technology can be tricky, but the most ordinarily listed silicones (you'll nearly always find them at the top of the ingredients listing) include cyclopentasiloxane, siloxane and dimethicone.

Take you moisturised enough?

If the peel isn't properly hydrated, information technology volition depict the moisture from any production yous apply on tiptop of information technology; hence, your poor dehydrated pare volition suck up all the water and emollients from your foundation, leaving you with small and unevenly dispersed splodges of colour pigment. The moral of the story? Always make sure to apply an even layer of moisturiser over the pare before reaching for the foundation bottle.

Are you using the right tools?

If we're honest, a dense kabuki-style buffing brush is never going to be a match made in heaven for a thick, full-coverage foam foundation. The circular buffing motions nosotros apply our foundation with when using these brushes can drag the product round on the skin and leave streaks, and tin can lift up any texture or dry out patches/flakes, leading to uneven application and patchiness. For total-coverage foundations, reach for a sponge or beauty blender to really work the production in.

Are yous regularly exfoliating?

If we fail the exfoliation footstep within our skincare routines, it will likely result in our foundation applying unevenly, and gripping on to (and exaggerating) our dry patches and textural bug. Using a mild liquid exfoliant will help to go on dry patches at bay, and volition proceed the skin looking even and smooth.

Will y'all be taking any of these tips on lath, or do yous take whatever methods or tricks you lot've found helpful? Let us know!

Jess Hall

Jess Hall is a British dazzler lover, who can often be constitute perusing makeup aisles in the search for the perfect nifty pink hues, or perfecting her latest makeup flat lay. When she'southward not trialling the latest skincare releases, she enjoys sharing her latest findings, the newest beauty trends and knowledge with you!