Building Bridal Box Vol.2- Foundations
I have shared with you the List of Face Primers in my last post , which will help you to choose one according to your skin type as well budget 😉 . Now, the next step is Foundation, so lets see what are all the best available option we have in Indian markets, based on our skin types.
What is a Foundation?
- Foundation is a skin beige colored formula that will help hide the facial flaws under it and gives the illusion of smoother even looking skin.
- Some of the formulas provides naturally glowing skin while the ones especially for oily skin helps to keep their skin matte for long.
- It is the base of your makeup and you cant afford to go wrong with this and it has to be a perfect match to your natural skin tone else will end up with white cast or a duskier complexion but if you have to choose between these two go for latter.
- Foundation is available in numerable textures like Liquid, Cream or Powder and finishes like matte, semi-matte, natural and glowy. so choose according to your requirements.
Suggestion for Oily/Combination Skin
Liquid Foundations
- Light to medium Coverage
- Matte Finish
- Not very long lasting
- Good for everyday use
- Maybelline Dream Liquid Mousse Foundation – Rs 575
- Chambor Sheer Delight Ultra Matt Oil Free Foundation – Rs 695
- Lakme Absolute Mattreal mousse – Rs 599
- Medium- Full Coverage
- Long lasting
- Matte Finish
- Lakme Absolute White Intense Skin Cover Foundation – Rs 595
- L’Oreal Paris Infallible Foundation -Rs 1195
- Medium- Full Coverage
- Long lasting
- Natural/Glowy Finish
- Revlon Photo Ready Foundation(SPF 20) – Rs 850
- Clinique Anti-Blemish Solutions Liquid Makeup- Rs 1600
Powder foundations:
- Medium to Heavy coverage
- Long lasting
- Matte Finish
- MAC Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation – Rs 1500
Special Occasion Foundations
- Medium to Heavy coverage
- Long lasting
- Matte Finish
- MAC Match Master Foundation – Rs 2100
- MAC studio fix fluid (With SPF 25)– Rs. 1700
- MAC Prolongwear (with SPF 10) – Rs 1750
Suggestion for Dry Skin/Combination skin
Liquid Foundations
- Light – medium Coverage
- Glowy/Natural Finish
- Long Lasting
- MAC Face and Body Foundation – Rs 1700
- Clarins Instant Smooth Mousse Foundation – Rs 1800
- Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation – Rs 1200
- Medium coverage
- Glowy/Natural Finish
- Long Lasting
- Inglot YSM Cream Foundation – Rs 970
- Clinique Super Balanced Foundation – Rs 1900
Cream Foundation
- Medium – full coverage
- Glowy/Natural Finish
- Long Lasting
- Kryolan Ultra Foundation – Rs 900
- The Body Shop Extra Virgin Minerals Cream Compact Foundation SPF 15 – Rs 1375
Some Luxury Foundations:-
- Light-Medium Coverage
- Natural/Glowy finish
- Long Lasting
- Lancome Teint Miracle Foundation – Rs 2700
- Christian Dior Diorskin Nude Hydrating Makeup SPF 10- Rs. 2870
- Nars Sheer Matte Foundation – Rs. 3007
- Medium to full coverage
- Matte finish
- Long Lasting
- Makeup Forever HD Foundation– Rs 2100
- Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place Makeup SPF 10 – Rs 2,790
In my lust list … 🙂
1. Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua Foundation – Rs 2500 which has light to medium coverage and a natural glowy finis which lasts forever!!
Few Pointers before buying “Foundation” :
- The best place to check the matching foundation shade is to apply it under your jawline . If the color disappears and looks natural. This is it!
- Don’t buy it in your first visit, get it tested on your face and leave it for full day.
- Make the decision after testing it in different lights and not based on the flashy Store Lights. Notice it under different lights and if it managed to survive on you without getting oxidized, looking ashy or melting completely.. you know what to do next!! (Go grab it.. :D)
- The ones with SPF might appear whitish in flash light, so if you are out for night parties or flash photograpgy choose one without SPF to be on the safer side
Some Quick Tips:
- Try and Test all the products before making any purchase
- Don’t just go and buy the products, ask the SA to apply them on your face and them give them good 6-7 hours to stay and judge their performance.
- Better pick up your bestie witth you for genuine inputs
- Dry skinned can apply a light moisturizer beneath to avoid flakiness especially if going for matte finish foundation
- Pick very small amount for each application, blend it completely and repeat if required more. Buildable coverage is best achieved this way!
Test to check your undertones:
- Wear a white tee and look into the mirror. If your face appears yellowish you have yellow undertones. (Most of the Indians have yellow undertones) otherwise you would see pink or neutral tones that will define your undertones
Don’t Miss to Checkout:
Hope you find it helpful! Input/Suggestions and feedback is requested!
Do you use Foundations regularly? Which one is your favorite foundation?
View Comments (55)
Wow such a great helpful post I am gonna try Kryolan already decided :D
Thansk Radha.. Me too Waiting to try the Krylon Foundation.. :)
This is a nice series Poo..way to go!! :)
Thanks a lott Esha.. :) :)
great post...EL is my favorite!
Thanks Rachna.. I have so many in my must have list.. :D :)
Revlon Colorstay is a good lasting foundations for functions. have you tried it.
No dear.. didnt got a chance to try that !!
Are you ure if it is still available.. as I tried to grab it few times but the one available is with *Flex ... not the original one!
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Thanks Bipasha.. :)
thats really a nice compilation.. :)
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Thanks Supriya.. :)
Extremely detailed & informative post Poonam... A lot of research has gone into it.. Thanks for such a lovely post.. Foundations are such an important part of makeup.. & we tend to go wrong a lot of times...
I purchased Kryolan's Tv Paint stick foundation recently.. It is too good...
Thanks a tonn Harine... yess.. such posts need a lott of time and research...but your lovely comments make it up for me.. :)
Foundation is the base of whole makeup if it goes wrong nothing can go right!! :D :D
I am waiting to get my hands on Krylon Foundations.. :)
Nice post Poo!!
Just came across your blog and now you have one more regular reader..
Can you pl tell me something about Revlon Whipped Cream foundation? In which category does it come??
Thankss a loott Amisha.. Ohh my .. I would love to see you around.. <3 <3
Revlon Whipped cream is a creamy foundation which give a slight semi-matte finish., goof for combi skin. Dry skin needs to use a moisturiser before but oily skin hve to follow with a setting powder for sure.
Coverage is buildable .. so can be built frm light to heavy.. :) :)
but there are not too many shades available.. which makes it difficult to get the perfect match.!!
Thanks Poonam!!
I tried the same from my sister's vanity and quite liked it!!
I think I'll go with it..
Thanks again :)
Glad it helped Amisha.. :) :)
Extremely informative post Poo...Great suggestion to buy foundation...Love it :)
Thanks Saniya.. Glad u liked the post!! :)
This was what I needed wow perfect timing my foundation is almost over n I was on the lookout for sumthing new but as usual was confused...Im book marking this poo
Heheh.. Thanks Melz.. I am so happy that I am able to help a few including u.. ;)
Now I am tuned in to see what u get next!! :)