Foundation, powder and concealer

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Hi ladies, I've decided to revamp my make up and hit the shops!

I've decided to buy the rimmel 25 hour foundation and the collection 2000 illuminating concealer.

Please can those make up expects out there tell me:

1. Does concealer go over or under foundation?
2. Do you have to use loose powder to set your make up? As I use to years and years ago.

Any other advice would be appreciated.

Thanks

Concealer goes over foundation. Once you've put on your foundation you will probably find you need less concealer than you thought.

The need for loose powder depends on your foundation. If it's the type that has a liquid to powder finish then there is less need. Or similarly, if you prefer a more dewy look. In either case I would say just powder your eyelids (to prevent eyeshadow creasing and T Zone. If you like a matte look then, yes, finish with powder.

A lot of people would actually say that concealer goes on first, before foundation. Buy your concealer a shade lighter than your foundation and use it sparingly. Apply it with a lip-brush. Personally I would steer clear of an illuminating concealer, but I suppose it depends whether you're using it for covering blemishes or for under your eyes. I don't use it at all.

Up to you on the powder. I can't survive without pressed powder, but I'd love not to need it.

Oh no, I'm torn between if it is under or over!!

Another question, the foundation, should this match your skin colour, or be lighter or darker.

Heh, experiment both ways then!

When you try foundation, put it on your jawline in a line, and take your compact mirror outside into daylight and look at it there. What appeared invisible under store lighting can be a giant orange streak in natural light!

A lot of people wear foundation that's too dark. I think people either think it makes them look tanned/healthy or they just think their skintone is very different than it actually is. Don't do that! Ideally match your skintone exactly, but if you can't it's best to err on the side of lighter, IMO.

Foundation should be the same colour, not darker or lighter. It should match your jawline, not your neck, not your hand/arm (this may seem obvious but still, so many people test the shade on their hand - same goes for lipstick by the way. It will look completely different against your skintone on your face!). If you test it on your neck it will be too light as this part is always in the shade of your chin and gets less sun than other parts of your face. That said, it should blend with your neck so you don't have a drastically different colour face. If you want to look more tanned then bronzer is the way to go but not all over the face as that defeats the purpose of getting a foundation to match your skin. Just put it where the sun would naturally hit your face.

Yes, use concealer that's slightly lighter than your foundation under your eyes but NOT for blemishes. That will just highlight them, again, defeating the purpose.

If you put on your concealer before your foundation one of two things will happen. One, you will put on a lot more concealer as your blemishes will be far more apparent than if you had foundation on - which means that once you have both on it will be much heavier than it needs to be. The second is that it is the opposite problem in that it's likely that whilst you are applying your foundation you may actually end up rubbing off the concealer that you've applied, so you end up putting it on top of the foundation in the end anyway - may as well do it that way to begin with in either case!

Always use a brush to put on concealer too, rather than using a stick concealer straight from the stick or using your fingers. You need to blend the edges away so you don't have round blobs of concealer around blemishes.

I don't mean to contradict what others have said but if you are torn, my advice is based on 16 years experience as a make up artist and make up teacher. That's not me trying to be snotty or show off, I'm just trying to be helpful.

Hi

I'm still trying to decide on what foundation to get - I think the best match is the second one, not the lightest.

The concealer comes in three shades, again trying to decide what shade!

I've just seen in superdrug a cheaper version of benefit benetint, so might try one of these - again trying to decide which one to go for - rose or pink.

Thought I would update you.

I bought the rimmel 25 hour foundation, and purchased the second to lightest one, which I'm pleased with.

Also, I bought the super drug lip and cheek tint in rose - again I'm pleased with this especially as it was only£1:99!