Guide: How to choose the right foundation for mature skin
By: Rohit Oraon
Tags: Skin Treatment, Foundation, Skincare, Skin Care Products

Has your skin reached the age of 40? Congratulations! Let’s celebrate by offering it a more even skin tone, beautiful glow and long-awaited hydration. But which foundation to choose? How do I avoid reinforcing lines and wrinkles? And how is it best applied? We give all the answers.

It was not always better before. A good example of this is foundation, which in the past was often called a foundation cream and was intended to give the skin an even color shade — and not much more. The range of shades was narrow, the durability minimal and the effect often dry and completely crackled before lunch.

Thankfully, the development has progressed — also in the foundation lab. Today’s modern foundations are light years from their earlier versions. Today, beauty companies offer foundations that are both adapted to skin type and can be tailored in terms of shade and coverage. In addition, it is more the rule than the exception to enrich modern foundation creams with moisturizing and other useful ingredients, which means that the make-up skin not only looks better, it also feels better from a layer of lustrous pigment.

Foundation school for mature skin

But with the wide range of textures and ingredients, it’s easy to feel a little dull. Where is your perfect foundation for your particular skin? Here you get the answers! Go ahead, we offer foundation school for us with mature skin:

Do I have to use foundation, I do not understand the thing?

Answer: Of course not. If you enjoy your natural skin tone, congratulations. But for many of us, our mature skin has lost much of the fullness and radiance that existed before, resulting in a thinner skin with more visible blood vessels. The skin looks redder and more irritated. Perhaps it also has a more uneven hue due to hyperpigmentation. This is where the point of a foundation lies, as it can give the skin a beautiful glow and help even out the shade, giving the illusion of a more healthy skin.

2. Help, there are so many different foundations to choose from!

Answer: Yes, foundations come in many shapes and textures. You can choose between liquid foundations, powder, mousse, mineral, stick (foundation in stick format) and cushion (sponge that is filled with liquid foundation).

The tip is to choose the consistency according to the desired result. Do you want an invisible foundation? Choose a liquid. Are you looking for more coverage? Opt for mousse or powder foundation. Do you want to be able to quickly and easily improve your foundation during the day? Put the money on a cushion or stick foundation.

A good rule of thumb is that the thicker the texture of your foundation, the more opaque it is. And do not stare blindly at the foundation shelf alone, but feel free to look at colored day creams, BB creams and CC creams. The differences between the products are often subtle, sometimes non-existent. A BB cream or colored day cream can have as natural a coverage as a thinner foundation, while CC cream often matches a high-coverage foundation in coverage.

3. How should I think when I buy foundation?

Answer: Think about what coverage you want (see previous question) and what skin type you have. Are you dry, sensitive, oily or combination? If you are dry, a foundation that both moisturizes and gives radiance is a good choice, while a combination skin often thrives best with thinner textures. If you have oily skin that easily becomes shiny, an oil-free foundation is the best option. If you have sensitive skin, a mineral-based foundation is a good first choice, they are usually a little kinder to the skin. If you would rather have a foundation that is not mineral-based, do a spot test and wait for 24 hours.

4. How do I find my best shade?

Answer: Apply a few different shades of your foundation on the jawbone. Check with a hand mirror in real daylight, it is only then that you really see what the shades look like and match your own skin tone. The click with foundation that blends best into your skin tone is your best shade.

5. I can not find a color that suits my skin tone. What to do?

Answer: Look among beauty brands that have chosen to offer many shades. For example, Fenty Beauty has 50 shades in its foundation range, which makes the shade hunt a little easier. Another tip is to mix your shade on your own. Either by mixing different shades of the same foundation, or lightening up / darkening your foundation with a so-called shade mixer. Do you want to make your foundation a little lighter? Mix in one click of your regular day cream!

A good tip is to mix in a few drops of facial oil in your foundation to add more luster, or mix in a click of your regular day cream to get a lighter shade. Photo: Shutterstock

6. How do I best apply my foundation?

Answer: A foundation always delivers better on a skin that is moisturized, so first lubricate the skin with a moisturizing face cream that you let dry. After the face cream, a hot tip is to apply a primer, which evens out your skin structure and gives it a smoother surface. This means that your foundation adheres better and gets a more durable result. Once you have applied your foundation, you can extend its life further by applying a powder and / or a setting spray.

7. Is there any particular type of foundation that suits a mature skin better than others?

Answer: There are exceptions, but as a rule, the advice for mature skin is not to use foundations that have a high degree of coverage, as they can settle in fine lines. The same goes for foundations that have matting properties, they can contain ingredients (such as talc) which happily park in the wrinkles and make them more visible.

As a rule, mature skin thrives best in foundations that provide natural coverage, and rather give radiance than have a mattifying effect.

8. I want a foundation that provides a lot of coverage. Are such completely wrong for a mature skin?

Answer: Many experts are happy to suggest thinner foundations for mature skin, as foundation creams that provide a lot of coverage often emphasize fine lines. But of course they do not have to be completely wrong for us who have turned forty. The trick is to invest in foundations that both have light-reflecting properties and contain moisturizing ingredients. Then your skin gets an even shade with a healthy glow.