Do you have questions about complexion makeup, finding the perfect colour match and everything beauty-related - Ask iT Cosmetics ambassador Rose Gallagher

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Created for iT Cosmetics

The world of beauty can feel like a minefield - Why does my foundation look so cakey? Is this concealer giving me spots? Should I be contouring? It’s only 5pm, where’s all my makeup gone?!

Expert Rose Gallagher, is here to respond to Mumsnetter’s beauty-related questions.

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About Rose Gallagher:
“Rose has worked with IT Cosmetics as their UK and Ireland ambassador since 2018. Having started her career as a makeup artist, she found a passion for writing about beauty and is now a freelance journalist, contributing to the likes of the Times, British Vogue and Glamour magazines. She loves creating content around managing rosacea, a skin condition she was diagnosed with some years ago. On Instagram and TikTok she creates regular tutorial style beauty videos and speaks to a combined audience of over 100k people.”

Here’s what iT Cosmetics has to say:
“iT Cosmetics is a cosmetics brand specialising in makeup made with skincare, that partners with plastic surgeons and dermatologists to create trusted beauty solutions with clinically proven results. As the brand continues to grow, with its #1 premium CC Cream franchise in the UK*, skin-loving concealers and ultra-plush makeup brushes, so does its mission: to serve all people with products that are truly innovative — and truly work — in order to make the dream of confidence a reality. iT Cosmetics is for anyone who seeks or likes to have skincare ingredients and benefits within their makeup, or skincare that is so effective, you might forget to wear makeup…”
*Source: Circana Group (UK) Ltd, Prestige Makeup Foundation, CC Cream, since Nov 2022, 12 months ending Oct 2023, value sales and unit sales.

Thanks and good luck!

MNHQ

Hi @Ginandbing! A great question here which undoubtedly can be a challenge. My top recommendation would be to use a thin consistency SPF (luckily lots of brands offer these now), leave it for as long as you can before applying foundation, and then afterwards set everything in with a touch of powder. I find that my laughter lines look slightly more oily when I've used all of these layers, and a simple touch of powder can make a huge difference to calming everything down somewhat. Our Bye Bye Pores powder would be perfect for this. We make it with silk instead of talc, so it doesn't look dry or cakey, but it will take the edge off any excess shine.

Hi @PilgorTheGoat, thank you for your question and I'm sorry to hear about this. You aren't alone, so many people experience the same thing. I would recommend two things here. First of all, if you like to wear makeup on your complexion, opt for waterproof formulas. Our Bye Bye Undereye concealer, for example, is designed to be completely waterproof and you can use it all over your face. Then, for the sweating, if you can discreetly do so, try to tissue or sponge away the majority of the sweat before you do anything else, and then press a tiny bit of translucent powder into the laughter lines of the face. Removing the glow from natural folds of the face alleviates the sweaty look - dewiness anywhere else simply looks like a healthy glow! Our Bye Bye Pores powder would be great for that. You might find it helpful to get some small little powder puffs for your handbag (lots of places make tiny ones now) and then you can gently dab away any sweat without it leaving bits of tissue on your face.

Hi @Ellebelli. This is a really common problem and it has a very simple solution! Have you ever been onto the website incidecoder.com? It's a website that tells you all about your ingredients in your skincare. To give a really brief summary, your foundation and skincare will likely be either water based or oil based. If these steps have different bases, they'll clash with each other and cause the pilling. If you make sure that all of your steps have a similar base, they'll work in harmony together. Have a little look, and it might be a case that you just rearrange the things that you pair together to prevent this from happening in the future.

Thanks for your answers to MN's questions, I would like to now if I use a foundation, what is the best product for the neck area to ensure the face and neck don't look different.

What tips would you give a young girl with confidence issues using make up (for my Niece age 16) what should she wear ? so has some acne and just wears eyeliner - but tries to do the cat eye flicks which do not always look even

Thank you - I will be using retinol based products more often and looking out for these in my creams

@MaddyMumsnet can I just flag this old thread without a winner being drawn ?

The winner of this thread is @Toomuchgoingon79 !