Please help with learning how to do foundation

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I’m looking for help to explain how to put foundation on properly, also a good one to use.
i am late 40s and have never really learned how to do makeup, I learnt in my teens just to rub a bit on with your fingers and have used the same one since.
i see people who have foundation on and it looks lovely on them makes their skin look really nice and smooth.
now I have peri menopause my skin is not the best.
if someone could explain to me in really simple terms like you would a toddler,
how do you apply foundation and what’s best to use, it’s for pale skin

Apply to clean and moisturised skin. If at possible, allow your moisturiser to settle for a few minutes first.
Apply small amounts with a foundation brush or a slightly damp make up sponge.
Blend really well and check your eyebrows, around your nose etc for any gathering.
Apply setting powder very sparingly and dust off thoroughly OR use a setting spray, which is what I changed to with peri skin. Much less drying.

You might prefer a tinted moisturiser now, rather than foundation. I find full-on foundations way too heavy now.

Thank you for your comment, are there any right ways to use a brush or sponge that turns out better.

I tend to use a triangle shaped sponge and sort of dab it on. I can't us a brush. I still sometimes use fingers to blend it properly

I was exactly the same as you (applying with fingers!) and recently booked an appointment at my local Charlotte Tilbury counter. It was great - really nice make-up artist put on an everyday look for me and talked me through how she was doing it with brushes and sponges. It cost £35 but that was redeemable against products so as long as you bought something, free!

Get a beauty blender, get it wet, use it to pat the foundation into your skin for a smoother finish. Only use fingers for under eye and spots where the warmth helps melt it in

Thank you all for the comments they are really helpful will be trying some of these out

Always use a primer first