For busy women, where you have no time to change your makeup for each and every occasion. But we do know that a slight variation will be welcome to enhance a special evening. Once you have come to a comfortable look for yourself, changing your makeup completely with each season will not be necessary. You may want a new lipstick color or a new eyeliner to play with as fashions change and evolve. Once you feel at ease with your routine, experimentation will come easier.

Foundation is the basis on which the overall look of your makeup stands. The foundation you use on your skin can make or break the entire application of the makeup on your face. Today the science of foundation formulations has been elevated so that the actual product is more perfect than before. Now because it contains moisturizers, foundation does not dry up and shrink. It slides on smoothly and is much easier to apply, becoming your second skin. Not only does it have the benefits of keeping your face pollution free and protecting it from the sun, it also has moisturizing and oil absorbing qualities. And the color choices themselves are seemingly infinite. Gone are the days of blue white skin. Cosmetics companies have been adding yellows to foundations to enhance the yellow undertones in most of our skin tones. For the first time in history cosmetics companies are celebrating the various and subtle differences in our multicultural skins. So there is no excuse not to have a perfect color match with your skin tone.

The color of your skin tone is made up of the combination of yellow pigment (carotene), brown pigment (melanin) and red pigment in your blood. Sallow skin has mostly yellow pigment, dark skin has mostly brown and ruddy skin is dominated by red pigment. Beige skin is a neutral blend of the three pigments, while olive skin is a combination of yellow and brown.

Choose your foundation shade based on the depth of your color, a range from very to very dark, and the under tones of your skin such as yellow (warm) or blue (cool). Red and pink undertones are rare.

The foundation shade for your skin should match it exactly. It is more important to identify the overall color of your skin and match that color than to look for a shade that looks pretty in the bottle or may enliven your skin tone. You can always enhance with a blusher. Do not correct your skin tone; whatever your skin color, it is the one to match.

When choosing the best foundation make up for you, there are various considerations that one must look into. This is because our skin type is affected by various things and as we grow older, our skin also goes through changes. When selecting the best foundation make up, here are some things you ought to think about.

· Select a foundation that goes with the color or tone of your skin to make it look more natural when applied.

· Consider your skin type. Is it oily, normal or dry? It is important to know this in order to get the best foundation make up for your skin type.

· Women from different ethnic backgrounds have different skin. There is make up for African, Caucasian and even Asian skin type and this must be taken into consideration for the best results.

· As we get older our skin loses moisture and therefore your age is also an important factor to consider when selecting foundation.

· Foundation comes in many forms: liquid, spray, powder and more. Having a preference would make your choice much easier.

Once you have considered these points, it is good to note that when trying to get the best foundation make up for you, it may not always seem as easy as it sounds. One may require help, and that is why we recommend that you buy your foundation at a department store where a trained make up specialist can test it, and even show you how best to apply it.

Foundation is the key to good make up. If you can learn how to apply the foundation correctly for your skin type it will make all the difference in the world when applying the rest of your make up look.

Despite trying just about everything and spending thousands of dollars it has taken me nearly ten years to get the perfect foundations for oily skin. My oiliness first came into play when I was around sixteen, and on top of all the other uncomfortable changes that were going on inside me, I developed oily skin as well. For a couple of years I had pretty bad acne, so my high school days were spent as ‘pizza face’. Kids can be so cruel.

Ten years later and the acne is gone, and my skin is not that bad really except for the oiliness. If you’ve ever tried to find good foundations for oily skin, you will know what I went through too. The thing about foundations for oily skin is that they are extremely drying. All of the ones I have tried just end up making my face look like a desert, or worse a pancake.

I gave up on foundations for oily skin for a while, and just used a combination of concealer and powder to do my face, but I was constantly reapplying the powder and inevitably the shine through on my forehead nose and chin would appear again anyhow. It was better than a “caked on” look, but by no means ideal.

My breakthrough with foundations for oily skin came at my sister’s wedding, when as Maid of Honor I got to get my makeup and hair professionally done. The makeup artist had this nifty looking contraption with her which turned out to be an airbrush machine for foundation. I was very impressed with the coverage it gave me, and the way it felt on my skin, but still put my powder pack and blotting paper in my purse as I always seem to get oilier at weddings and places with lots of light.

Half way through the evening I went to the lady’s room to powder my nose (literally) and stood in shock in front of the mirror, because my face still had the same flawless, dewy look that it had straight after I’d had my makeup done. I was so excited I did a little happy dance right there on the spot, which got me a few weird looks from the other ladies, but I didn’t care. I had found it, after all these years.

After the wedding I called up the makeup artists and asked her about the airbrushing and about foundations for oily skin. She said she has had the same reaction from another of ladies who also suffered from oily skin, and that there was a range of at-home kits available. As I had had great results from hers, I wanted the same as she had, which was a Dinair kit, and I could buy the exact same one online.

It took me a little while to get the hang of the application, but there were some great videos on the Dinair website which helped. Now I go out confident everyday, I still have a packet of blotting tissues in my bad just in case, but you know what? They are still unopened after nearly three months and I have thrown away all my other foundations for oily skin.