Project foundation: Introduction post by MaestraProjekt podlaga: Uvodni post by Maestra

Gejba already wrote her introduction post, where she explains her skin type, skin tone and her expectations when it comes to founations. I’ll do the same in this post.

Skin Type

My skin has changed a lot in the past couple of years. In puberty I used to have a lot of pimples. My skin was horrible and oily. That changed with time and my skin got better. I still get pimples and spots, but it’s manageable. Now my skin is combination to dry. My forehead gets oily on some days.

The surface of my skin is uneven from all the pimples. I have some scars and my pores are large.

In general my skin is normal and not sensitive. Some products clog my pores, but I haven’t discovered (yet) which ingredients are responsible for that.

Skin Tone

When it comes to undertone, I have strong yellow undertone, but my face is a bit tricky as it has some redness. My face is more red than the rest of my body. And because of the redness my face looks peachy. If I flush, I don’t get nice red cheeks. No no no … I get red all over my face. :S

Another thing I’d like to mention is that I have uneven skin tone on my face because of spots and pimples.

For reference.

• In the winter MAC’s Studio Fix Fluid in NC20 is too dark for me in the winter, but it’s nice when I get a bit of color.
• MAC’s Face and Body in C2 is a bit too dark whem I’m very pale. When i get a bit tanned it’s a perfect match.
• Bourjois – Healthy Mix Serum in shade 52 is OK in the winter, but it’s not perfect, because it’s not yellow enough.
• Bourjois – Flower Perfection in shade 52 is not yellow enough for me. I look death with this shade on and I definitely need blush to get it work for me.
• Catrice – Photo Finish in shade 010 Sand Beige is the closest match to my skin tone in the winter. It’s still a bit too ashy for me, but is very close.

Foundation

What do I look in a foundation?

• healthy and glowy skin (not oily): I prefer foundation that do not dry my skin and give a subtle glow.
• good (not full) coverage: Because of my uneven skin tone on my face, I need good coverage foundation. I usually use medium coverage foundations that can be build up.
• good staying power: Because my skin is not oily, I usually don’t have problems with foundations and their staying power, but some do disappear on me quickly.
• invisible on the skin: I haven’t discovered a foundation that would be invisible on the skin and at the same time it would have good coverage, but some look better than the others.
• easy to apply: I apply foundations with brushes, but still … some need more attention to get them to look nicely on the skin that the others.

Application

I always apply foundation with a buffing or a stippling brush. For the purpose of the reviews I’ll try different application techniques. I’ll apply foundation with buffing brush, stippling brush, foundation brush, sponge and fingers.
I wrote a long post / review on foundation brushes and my favourite ones. If you are interested, you can find the post HERE.

I think now evrything is ready for the acctual foundation reviews. Are you ready?

Gejba je že napisala in objavila svoj uvodni prispevek na temo “projekt podlaga”. V prispevku razlaga o svojem tipu kože, tenu kože in njenih pričakovanjih, ko govorimo o podlagah. V prispevku, ki je pred vami, bom naredila podobno.

Tip kože

Moja koža se je v zadnjih letih precej spremenila. V puberteti sem imela veliko mozoljev. Moja koža je bila grozna in mastna. S časom se je stanje izboljšalo. Še zmeraj so mozoljčki pri meni stalnica, a je zadeva nekako pod kontrolo. Trenutno je moja koža mešana do suha. Čelo je na določene dni mastno.

Površina kože je neenakomerna. Tukaj mislim predvsem na brazgotine od mozoljev in široke pore.

V splošnem imam normalno kožo (in ne občutljivo). Nekateri izdelki mi zamašijo pore, vendar še nisem odkrila, katere sestavine so krive. Veliko mozoljev pri meni je hormonsko povezanih.

Ten kože

Imam izredno močan rumen podton. Na obrazu se zadeva nekoliko zakomplicira. Obraz je namreč bolj rdečkast kot ostali del telesa. In zaradi rdečice in rumenega podtona je moj obraz videti nekoliko breskvaste (oranžkaste) barve. Ko zardim, ne dobim lepih rdečkastih ličk … ne ne ne … zardim tako, da sem vsa rdeča v obraz.

Še eno stvar bi rada omenila. Moj ten koža na obrazu je neenakomeren (predvsem od ostankov mozoljev).

In še za vašo referenco:

• MAC Studio Fix Fluid v odtenku NC20 je zame pretemen pozimi, a se kar lepo zlije z mojo poltjo, ko malenkost porjavim.
• MACov Face and Body v odtenku C2 je zame malenkost pretemen pozimi, ko pa dobim malenkost barve, je kar dobra izbira.
• Bourjois – Healthy Mix Serum v odtenku 52 je OK pozimi, vendar je malenkost premalo rumen zame.
• Bourjois – Flower Perfection v odtenku 52 zame ni dovolj rumen. Ko ga nanesem, izgledam mrtvo in definitivno potrebujem rdečilo za lička, da pridem k živim.
• Catrice – Photo Finish v odtenku 010 Sand Beige mi po barvi pozimi še najbolj ustreza.

Podlaga

Kaj iščem pri podlagah?

• zdrava in sijoča koža (ne mastna): Preferiram podlage, ki kože ne izsušijo, dajejo pa lep naraven lesk.
• dobra prekrivnost: Ker imam tako neenakomerno polt, rabim kar dobro prekrivno podlago. Ne želim popolne prekrivnosti, vendar skoraj vedno potrebujem srednje dobro prekrivno podlago.
• dobra obstojnost: Ker nimam ravno mastne kože, obstojnost pri meni večinoma ni problem, a kljub temu se kdaj pa kdaj zgodi, da podlaga kar “izpuhti” iz obraza. No, takšne podlage si ne želim.
• nevidna na koži: Sicer takšne še nisem našla, vendar nekatere izgledajo bolje kot druge.
• enostavna za nanašat: Iščem podlago, ki se nanaša lepo in enakomerno.

Nanos

Podlage vedno nanašam z “buffing” ali “stippling” čopičem. Za namene “projekta podlaga” bom različne podlage preizkusila nanesti z različnimi tehnikami. Tako bom preizkusila nanos z buffing čopičem, stippling čopičem, čopičem za nanos tekoče podlag, gobico in prsti.

Pred časom sem napisala precej dolg prispevek o mojih najljubših čopičih za nanos podlage. Preberete si ga lahko TUKAJ.

Sedaj je vse pripravljeno, da začnemo z opisi in ocenami podlag. Ste pripravljeni?