Many people wear too much foundation. Some cake it on, some smear it on, and some dump it on. We see it all the time on young to middle-aged women walking down the grocery aisles or on the sidewalks outside. Hideous? Yes. Comes across as trying to hard? Yes. So here's a way to create a smooth complexion that looks natural.
Take a make-up sponge, dab just a little skin-tone foundation onto the sponge, and then use light-pressured strokes in diagonal directions to smooth the thick liquid over your cheeks and the crevices around the nose. Of course, get the eyelids and the bagginess below.
Remember, it is easier to add more if you need it, than to take away the excess. So, use as little as possible because you can always put a touch more on spots if needed. After you have finished with the sponge, use face powder and a large face brush to seal the make-up to your face and keep it dry. It also helps to remove any additional unwanted shine on your face. However, if you put too much powder on, it will no longer look natural, but it will show that you used the foundation and it begins to look cake-y.
That's it, don't put any more face make-up on (foundation make-up that is). You don't want to make it look thick or noticeably different in color compared to your neck and arms, otherwise all that effort to make it look natural will be wasted. If you have followed my instructions, you now have a smooth-but-barely-there look that makes all the difference for a flawless complexion.