News Flash: You Might Be Wearing the Wrong Foundation. Here's How to Find Out

by Eden Univer


The right kind of foundation (liquid, cream, powder, BB, CC, tinted moisturizer, mousse, spray, liquid-to-powder, airbrush...) is pretty crucial in your beauty routine-it's the canvas on which all your other makeup will sit, and is ideally what makes your skin look perfect (glowy but not shiny and even-toned without being cakey). But knowing what works best for you takes a whole lot of trial and error. To streamline the process, celebrity makeup artist Elle Leary is breaking down the basics of the five most common types.

Read on to learn the pros and cons of everything from powders to CC creams!

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