Looking for your new holy grail foundation? Be prepared to kiss a lot of frogs in your search for The One: the soft, blendable foundation that glides onto your skin perfectly with your makeup brush, like Cinderella’s glass slipper. It’s not the foundation that’s changed-it’s you. There may even come a day when you retire your go-to foundation upon realizing it’s just not working for you like it used to. Depending on the time of year and your skin’s current state, your own idea of the best foundation may change. While some people love full-coverage matte foundations that can help blur pores, others can’t get enough of a light-to-medium coverage foundation with a radiant, glowing finish. 'I often have a few bottles of foundation on my vanity to use between seasons.The challenge of naming the best foundation of all time is that you’re never going to please everyone.

'I love mixing foundations to get the perfect shade,' makeup artist Tobi Henney told INSIDER. Matching the skin on your face to the skin on your neck is going to ensure the most seamless appearance between skin with makeup and skin without.' Once you find a foundation that is the perfect type for you, you may have to mix it up with another one as your skin changes throughout the year. The best place to check is on your neck area, a couple of inches below your ear. ' Huynh advised that beauty lovers aim to find a foundation that matches the shade on their neck, as opposed to many who simply will match the foundation with the color of the back of the hand.Ĭlaus agreed when he told INSIDER, 'Your forearm and hand are likely going to be very different shades than your face. It's honestly hard to get the correct shade for POC since the makeup industry manufactures many shades for fair skin and fewer for darker skin. Makeup blogger Billy Huynh reiterated this point when he told INSIDER, 'You have to look for foundations with the right undertones that you're looking for. Get customized foundation at the Kevyn Aucoin counter at Bergdorf Goodman in NYC.

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