For the Ladies With Dry Skin!

For the ladies with dry skin: listen up! i don't know about you, but i would think you have trouble with getting your foundation to blend on your face due to dry patchiness on your face, because i know i sure do! no matter what foundation i used, it just would never blend, moisturizers weren't really helping. moisturizers always just sat on the surface of my skin and nothing would be absorbed. well if you're desperate to get that flawless finish to your skin with your foundation listen here! i went to my local MAC counter and asked what would be a good foundation and creams for my dry skin. the sales associate guided me to a moisturizer first. MAC charged Water moisture GEL. she led me to the gel based item because normally CREAM/Lotion moisturizers contain too much oil that dry skin will not be able to absorb, they're thick and cakey. however, the gel based moisturizer will absorbed. so i tried it out at the counter and i wasn't wearing any makeup so i applied it and instantly the dry patches on my cheeks, my right side temple and chin were so smooth, its like my skin was never dry. now, with this being a gel i didn't think it would absorb. was i wrong! it absorbed in just a couple minutes completely, so after washing your face apply this gel wait a few minutes and you can apply your makeup without the makeup sliding all over a place! not to mention it has a nice light texture when it absorbs to the skin and a nice cooling sensation. with dry skin comes irritation and itchiness, so the cooling effect of it from being a charged water gel will help sooth irritation.

 

$37 

it is pricey, but if you're anything like me, you've probably tried EVERYTHING at your local target for moisturizers. i honestly think this is worth the price. you don't need much of it, so it will last you a long time! what i always say, if you get 37 days out of this, that's like paying $1 a day, so you pretty much get your money's worth. 

if your skin isn't really dry like mine, you can possibly skip this step. however i know i need this, along with my foundation routine for my really dry skin, MAC's Strobe Liquid is AMAZING! now, don't get scared when you pump it out of the bottle and see some sheen shimmer to it! i freaked out at first. I've tried so many foundations "supposedly" meant for dry skin, however it still didn't do ANYTHING for me! my foundation still looked cakey and patchy, so i was trying to find something like an oil or cream that would be able to mix with my foundation. i was looking for MAC care blends essential oil, but my mac counter didn't have it. it's only sold at PRO stores. so the sales associate guided me to the MAC strobe liquid. 

Blend about 1 pump to a pump and a half into your foundation. (i'm currently using MAC studio fix fluid)

and blend it in with a brush. then with a foundation brush i glide my foundation all over my face after getting that first layer on i then take a stippling brush or a face brush like a 130 and tap another layer of foundation over the first one until it blends all the way. i guarantee you'll see a HUGE difference with this foundation routine! my makeup has never looked so good before until these two things were added to my routine. i mean if it doesn't work for you, MAC will always accept your return and you'll get your full money back. (just save the box in comes in, and the receipt.)

$30