Foundation and Concealer Base

Foundation Base 

In class today we were taught how to create the perfect base. 
To get the perfect look i used...
-Illamasqua Matt Finish primer
-Mac face and body foundation

-Illamasqua Translucent powder

-I used the Charles Fox stippling brush and also the Charles Fox blending brush to get the perfect finish
-I then used the Charles fox concealer mini palette
-Illamasqua powered puff to set the foundation






Step by step...

The first think I do before ever doing anything on a clients face is to wash your hands and make sure have no rings or bracelets on. Then make sure your hair is tied back. After you do anything on your client you need to ask them some questions, need to ask them if they are wearing contact lenses because if they do you need to be slightly more carful around the eyes, also need to ask if they are allergic to anything. This is really important because you don't want to be the reason for an allergic reason.
First I made sure I cleaned and toned the whole face and down the neck to make sure I had a clean face to work on and a blank canvas  I also toned the face and moisturised.
After I had prepped the skin I then applied the Illamasqua primer which gives a beautiful base for the foundation because this means the foundation wont move around and will stay on for longer. 
Once I had put this all over the face I then took some of the foundation onto the back of my hand and then colour matched it to my client, I done this by matching it on the jaw line because then you can see if it matches the face and neck. The foundation matched perfectly so didn't need to mix any other colours with it. 
Once it was colour matched I began to put the foundation on the face using the Charles Fox stippling brush, I chose this brush as I think it evenly distributes the foundation across the face ready for it to be buffed into the skin using the blending brush.
I then used the blending brush to buff into the skin, I found the more I buffed it in the better it turned out looking because this got rid of any lines in the foundation.
Once foundation was done I then moved onto concealer, I used the Charles Fox palette using D2 and D4 mixed together to create the perfect colour match. I used a slightly smaller brush from the Charles fox collection to put this from the back of my hand onto the face then once it was on blemishes and under eye circles I then buffed into the face using the blending brush to get the perfect finish.
Once I done this I then moved onto powering the face, I used the illamasqua translucent powered because this is colourless and just makes sure the foundation wont move around on the face. I put this on with a powder puff. 
I really liked using this foundation as I think it creates a really nice base. I also think it shows a full coverage look to my client.