Avoid make-up mistakes: This is how you create a lasting make-up base

Make-up artist Anna-Sofia Kojonen feels that the vast majority of Finns wear too much make-up. These tips will help you avoid the pitfalls of foundation.

The weekends are already starting to fill up with little Christmas parties and other events. We asked for a makeup artist Anna-Sofia from Kojo to guide our readers in creating a perfect and long-lasting make-up base, so that the party can continue until the wee hours of the night.

Kojonen says right from the start that the most impressive makeup base can be created on well-moisturized skin. It’s worth investing in skin care before you even pick up a make-up brush.

Model Ira Juvonen, make-up artist Aino-Sofia Kojonen/Oriflame. Jenni Gästgivar

Here’s how to create a long-lasting makeup base:

1. Apply a primer to the face

The make-up artist always applies the make-up priming product with her fingers. First, he spreads the product lightly all over.

Special attention should be paid to the t-zone, the bridge of the nose or areas with, for example, pimples or enlarged skin pores.

– I gently pat the delicate skin around the eyes with my fingertips, advises Kojonen.

Prefer natural light when applying make-up.

2. Next is the make-up cream

Apply the correct shade of foundation to the skin with a brush or fingers. Choose a flat, large brush with a thinner brush head.

– The sponge often absorbs too much product, Kojonen states.

Add foundation a little at a time, layer by layer.

Kojonen adds foundation only to areas that really need coverage. You shouldn’t put the same amount of foundation on all parts of the face, because then the foundation will easily become too thick.

– The less, the better. My estimate is that 80 percent of people apply too thick a make-up base.

Put as little makeup as possible on the lines, dark circles and the skin around the eyes.

Carefully fade the tone of the neck and face. Kojonen often puts the last strands in the brush from the face down towards the neck.

3. Concealer

The make-up artist says that concealer is one of the most important products. So it is worth investing in this product in particular.

– A large number of people use concealer that is too pale. Concealer is supposed to be a product in the color of make-up, slightly reflecting light, which opens and covers, says Kojonen.

The concealer is applied thinly and spread with fingers on the cupid’s bow and under the eyes. Also go through the moving eyelid.

– The thinner you apply the product, the better. You’d rather add layers than put on too much at once.

You can apply the concealer to your face with your fingers, but a small chisel-shaped or oval-shaped brush works best for the lower lid area.

4. Intermediate inspection

Turn your face in front of the mirror. Check from every angle that everything is as it should be. Also lift your chin. Make the necessary changes.

With loose powder, you can finish and set your makeup in place. Make-up artist Aino-Sofia Kojonen/Oriflame Jenni Gästgivar

5. Add loose powder

Finally, the make-up is set with a loose powder with light swipes.

– You don’t need to powder the whole face. Leave the areas without powder that don’t get too greasy or shiny, the make-up artist reminds.

In general, the t-zone and the moving eyelid are areas that need powdering.

Model Ira Juvonen, make-up artist Aino-Sofia Kojonen/Oriflame. Jenni Gästgivar

With these products you can:

In addition to the makeup artist’s makeup tips, to create a lasting makeup base, you need products that hold their surface.

MAC, Studio Radiance Moisturizing & Illuminating Silky Primer, 35 e, Kicks.

A make-up priming product that brings glow and hydration helps cloudy skin. Mac’s Radiance Moisturizing & Illuminating Silky primer was a light yet effective primer. The make-up stayed in place well into the evening and the dry skin didn’t feel lumpy or the make-up base felt like a pack.

Max Factor, Color Correcting + Cooling Primer, 13.90 e, Cocopanda.

Max Factor’s make-up priming product is definitely one of my favorites. The product makes makeup last longer than usual and creates a beautiful base for the skin before applying other products. I recommend the product especially to those who have a lot of redness or pimples on their skin, because the product neutralizes the redness.

Erborian, Pink primer & care priming cream, 17.50 e, Sokos.

Erboria primer evens out uneven skin and thus creates a perfect base for the rest of the make-up. The make-up lasted on the skin effortlessly and looked great all day. The product also promises to reduce skin pores with longer use.

Lancôme, foundation, 49.50 e, Stockmann.

A high-quality make-up cream guarantees an even and durable make-up base. Lancôme’s foundation is well suited for the job: this long-lasting and caring foundation left a glowing but natural foundation on the face. Works well also when layering, so the end result is more covering.

Arcaya, Blemish Balm, 49 e, Arcaya.

Arcaya’s BB cream creates an even-looking skin and covers skin pores or small pimples easily. The product spreads beautifully on the skin and stays put, even in light rain. The BB cream feels like it moisturizes the skin during use, which is a wonderful thing, especially in cooler weather like this, when my dry skin usually starts to suffer.

Paese BB Cream With Hyaluronic Acid, 19.95 e, Prism.

A fresh-smelling and easy-to-spread BB cream that pleasantly surprised me. For a BB cream, this is surprisingly opaque, and by layering you can get even more coverage. It leaves a beautiful surface on the skin, and the duration is excellent for a BB cream. If you put a little powder on the t-zone and use a make-up setting spray, it stays on all day and can withstand even light exercise.

Oriflame, Giordani Gold, Serum Boost Concealer, 23 e, Oriflame.

Concealer is a product without which it is difficult to create a lasting makeup base. Concealer saturated with serums spreads easily on the face, is covering and stays in place wonderfully.

Elizabeth Arden, liquid concealer, 26.95 e, Eleven.

The liquid concealer helps to cover small imperfections of the skin. This Elizabeth Arden product is easy to apply to areas to be covered. Plus the product’s wide enough color range and caring composition, such as hyaluronic acid and vitamins C and E. Also suitable for dry skin.

Max Factor, Facefinity Compact Foundation powder, 15.95 e, Prism.

Soft lovely powder scent. A light and beautifully spreadable product that I hardly even notice I’ve used it. The color was good for my skin and smoothed out the hormonal skin changes of menka season. Matte surface and nice. I would believe that this product also reduces shine if you are prone to that.

The Body Shop, Tea Tree Face Base Skin Clarifying Powder Foundation, The Body Shop.

With this, you can get a sufficiently covering result with just one layer. Does not pack into lines during the day, but stays well in place. The end result is matte, as the product promises. This makeup powder is available in a recyclable aluminum package, which can be refilled at any time.

Sothys, Radiance blush 50 Brun lumineux, blush, 53 e, Sothys.

The product is nicely pigmented, you can get a beautiful glow on your cheeks with a really small amount.

Smashbox, Halo, Sheer to Stay Color Tint, Lip + Cheek, 27.50 e, Cocopanda.

A wonderful and versatile product that can be applied to cheeks and lips. Creates a beautiful glow on the face and lasts a long time on both lips and cheeks.

Joe Blasco, No Color Setting Powder, 49.50 e, Joe Blasco.

Joe Blasco’s colorless loose powder is suitable regardless of the time of year and completes any make-up. The loose powder really made the makeup last longer and look flawless.

Korres, Apothecary Wild Rose make-up setting spray, 45 e, Corrected.

Caring make-up fixing sprays help the make-up stay on better and bring a glow to the face. Korres light spray contains moisturizing and conditioning ingredients such as wild rose oil, aloe vera, vitamin C and panthenol. The multi-purpose refreshing face spray refreshes a tired look in seconds and you can spray it on your face all day without worry.

Product images: manufacturers.

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