Technical File: Base and Foundation

Base and Foundation

During this session, we focused on applying a base and foundation to the skin. We were shown how to use wooden spatulas to scrape out different colours from our Kryolan Palettes and put them on the backs of our hands and mix them together to create a matching shade for the person we were partnered with. I tested out different mixes on the jawline. My partner was quite pale so after a few attempts at trying different mixes I decided to just use the palest shade in the palette as it was closest to her skin tone. I used my foundation brush to apply the colour over the face, ears and neck. I then did the same with my concealer palette and tried different mixes to get a shade close to the skin. I found this quite difficult as I found that the colour kept going darker than I wanted but after a few attempts I found a colour I as happy with. I then applied the concealer using one of my smaller brushes to the insides and slightly under the eyes, the sides of the nose and sides of mouth. We were told that the reason it’s important to apply foundation before the concealer was because if the concealer is applied first it tends to move once foundation is applied an often another application of concealer is required. Due to the foundation being grease-based, it can appear quite streaky on the skin so I used the kabuki brush to buff the skin. I really liked the effect of this as it makes the skin look very clear and more natural. We were then supposed to apply powder over the top but unfortunately my partner and I ran out of time before we were able to do this, although I was able do it in my next practical session.