How to Cover Up Acne with Makeup - Choose the Right Color Shades in 3 Easy Steps

Do you know how to select the right color shades to cover up your acne skin? The key to success in covering up acne with concealing cover makeup is in choosing the right color shades that best match your acne skin.

We've put together 3 easy steps you can use to choose the right color shades to successfully conceal and cover up your acne skin:

Step One: Determine your base skin tone shade

The first place to start is to determine what your base skin tone shade is. If you don't already know what your base skin tone shade is, you can use your hands or your jaw as a general guide to test and match the right color shade for your skin. Keep in mind though that your base skin tone shade can vary with the seasons of the year, lighter in winter and darker in summer, and may require that you use different color shades accordingly.

Step Two: Select the First Level Darker Color Shade

Once you have selected your base skin tone shade, the next step is to choose the next level darker color shade from your base skin tone shade. For concealing and covering up acne, the next darker color shade level is used to apply over the acne breakout and blemished skin area. Take a look at the color shades that are available and simply select the next level darker color shade from that list.

Step Three: Select a Second Level Darker Color Shade

Now that you have successfully selected your base skin tone color shade and your first level darker color shade for concealing and covering up your acne breakouts or blemishes, depending on the level of severity of your acne and your need for concealment, your skin may require a second level darker color shade for maximum acne concealing and coverage. Simply refer back to the list of color shades available again and select the second level darker color shade from your base skin tone shade to use for maximum acne concealing coverage.

One last thing to keep in mind when trying to find the right color shades for you is that there are no hard rules saying you cannot mix different color shades together. If you feel that the list of color shades available just do not seem to match right for your skin, you can custom mix different color shades together to better meet and match your skin's own unique color shade and acne concealment needs.

I hope that you've found this information helpful and useful.

Written by Laura K. Halik, author specializing in providing natural solutions for people suffering with skin conditions such as acne, rosacea, psoriasis, or dry skin.

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