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Coverage
Decide on the coverage you want to have for your skin.

• Sheer/Light Coverage Foundation: This will just even out your skintone and gives a very natural look with slight glow on your face.
• Medium Coverage Foundation: This one gives a bit heavier coverage than sheer ones. They will hide mild scars & blemishes & other minor flaws.
• Full/Heavy Coverage Foundation: This will hide every minute flaw from your skin and gives a thick coverage with a superb radiance on your face. Basically these kind of foundations acts as second skin for your face hiding your actual one.

Foundation Testing Tips

• Always go without makeup for buying any cosmetic. Its not applicable for foundation only but for other products like concealer, primer, eyeshadows etc. You can apply a tinted moisturizer or a light moisturizer.This makes easy for you to check for the perfect shade matching your skin tone.
• Always test your product in broad day light. Lights in the stores are deceiving & won’t show the actual shade. So its always good the check the shade in daylight.
• Always put the tester either on your forehead or jawline and not under your wrist for shade selection. Apply atleast 2-3 strokes and check . You should see the shade on your skin after blending as it gets blended with your skin tone.
• If possible after applying tester, roam about for an hour or so outside to check for oxidation or else you can ask for some samples to test before buying. Many high end brands offers samples for customer & I would highly recommend to go for these samples as we invest a huge amount for foundations from these brands.
• Never believe in SA’s words unless & until you have thoroughly checked & verified the shade yourself.
• You can opt for sheer coverage foundations for day time or for work and a shimmery foundation for evening looks.

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