I'd like everyone take a moment to take in this photo of Gisele Bndchen taken yesterday at WSJ Magazine's Innovator of the Year Awards because it serves as a really great reminder about a makeup rule that's easy to forget about when you're getting ready for a night out.
Notice that you can still see her skin. Sure, I'd bet she's wearing a bit of tinted moisturizer or even a light foundation, but she still looks human. So often when I go out, I see women with a pound of makeup on their face so their skin starts to look almost robot-like—and certainly not like something you could touch without coming away with a nice layer of skin-color goop all over your hands. Makes me want to walk around with makeup wipes in my clutch.
Of course, this is easy for someone like Gisele, an international supermodel whose skin is so perfect, you wonder if she's been using some sort of scary illegal magic to keep it up. And you might feel like you really need something with a lot of coverage to even out your skin tone or hide pimple and red marks, I get it. But unless you're filming something like a TV show, foundation as a general rule looks prettiest when it's sheer. Then you can go back in with concealer and hit only the spots that need it. In other words, think "enhance" rather than "make unrecognizable."
If you're looking to step down your foundation game, you know where would be a great place to start? Cheryl's roundup of foundations for people who hate foundation. All super-wearable!
