The Basics

Check any woman's bathroom, and chances are you'll find a plethora of makeup, much of it old and barely used. But choosing a makeup should be as simple as choosing an ice-cream flavor -- once you know what's best for you. Along those lines, follow this advice:

Use a moisturizing makeup remover that leaves your face feeling clean and soft.
Throw foundation away after three months. After a few months, the oils in foundation can go bad and smell rancid, says Gabriela Hernandez, makeup artist in Los Angeles. Powder makeups like blushes and eye shadows last a little longer, but make sure to throw them out after a year.

Keep your makeup style fresh and current. A subtle change now and then will keep your look fashionable. If you'd rather not change your colors completely, change the texture. For example, if you love a particular shade of eye shadow, choose the same shade in a sparkly version. The small change will get noticed, but it won't be too dramatic.

Foundation

If you're blessed with great skin, use as little foundation as possible, suggests Dianne M. Daniels, image consultant and color analyst at Image & Color Services in Norwich, Connecticut. If you do use foundation, choose a sheer liquid foundation instead of a corrective foundation and top it off with a dusting of loose powder.

For a bit more coverage, go for a crème-to-powder foundation.

Mature skin usually requires a heavier crème foundation -- a powder finish may actually accentuate lines in your face.

Make sure you apply the right amount of foundation to your face. Too much is like pointing a neon sign at your wrinkles, says Daniels. Instead, dip a fine brush or makeup sponge in a lightweight foundation and dab it on skin blotches and brown spots to even them out. Then take a damp sponge and apply foundation to your entire face, making sure to match the color of your neck and blend in well so there's no obvious line at your chin.

For instant radiance, mix liquid bronzer with your foundation or moisturizer before applying it to your face.

Use a makeup sponge instead of your finger to apply foundation. Dipping your finger into your foundation spreads bacteria, which can cause breakouts. And use a fresh, disposable makeup sponge every day.

事實：

查看任何女士的洗漱間，你將發現大量的化妝品，其中很多都是舊的而且很少被使用。但其實選擇化妝品就和選擇一款口味的冰淇淋一樣簡單---只要你了解什么是最適合你的。按照這些條款，采取下面的建議：

·使用保濕卸妝液可以使臉部感覺干凈柔軟

丟掉使用三個月后的粉底液。若干個月后，粉底液的油份會變質及有異味，粉狀化妝品例如腮紅和眼影可以保存稍長時間，但是要確保一年后丟棄，洛杉磯的化妝師Gabriela Hernandez說道。

保持你的化妝風格新穎時尚。偶爾一點微妙的改變可以保持你外表時髦。如果你完全不愿意改變著色，那么改變質地。例如，如果你喜歡某系列眼影，那么選擇該系列中耀眼的一款。小小的改變將會被注意到，又不會過于戲劇化。

粉底液

如果你天生有美好的皮膚，盡量少用粉底液，美國康涅狄格州諾里奇郡的形象&色彩服務機構的形象及色彩咨詢師Dianne M. Daniels建議道。如果你選擇使用粉底，那么選擇一款透明液體粉底，而非修正型粉底，并用一點散粉把它蓋住。

為了得到更強的遮蓋效果,選擇一款crème-to-powder粉底霜。

熟齡皮膚通常要求偏膏狀粉底---粉狀粉底霜妝容可能會在你面部留下痕跡。

確定你使用了適量的面部粉底。過量就如同給你的皺紋加上了熒光標志。相反，用優質的化裝刷或化妝勺沾取少量的粉底液輕拍在皮膚的隱蔽處并輾勻。然后用濕海綿沾取涂抹在面部，要確保與頸部的膚色一致，并完好融合以便于在下巴處不留痕跡。

為了即時的效果，在涂抹到面部前，把液態bronzer與粉底或保濕乳相混合。

以化妝勺代替手指沾取粉底。手指沾取粉底會傳播細菌，可以導致粉底變質。每天使用干凈，的化妝勺。