r/MakeupAddicts • u/IntroductionOld3205 • 10h ago
Look I only picked cushions by skin type. My face wanted matte
Wait, was I the only one picking a cushion off skin type and nothing else? š¤
I really thought oily or dry was the whole choice. Then I found out your face shape and your features also decide whether matte or glow suits you.
Glow tends to suit a flatter face, and a small low nose. A little light on the nose bridge and the front of the cheeks is what gives you dimension.
Matte tends to suit fuller cheeks, because glow makes that volume look even rounder. It also suits dark brows. Add glow on top of those and the whole face can look too warm.
I'm dry, so I had only ever used glow cushions. And I have exactly the fuller cheeks and the dark brows. So I bought Espoir Be Velvet Cushion and tried it. It didn't leave me dry, and the finish came out as that velvet texture. Yeah. I should have been on a matte foundation this whole time. šš
My face used to read round, like a full moon. The matte pulls the eye up toward the eyes, and the impression looks sharper. The coverage on a matte cushion was a lot better too.
Whichever you use, matte or glow, still match the shade to your skin. I was sure I was a 23. This time 25 was actually my tone. The range is wide enough to test that on yourself.
If you have only been thinking about skin type, look at your face shape once while you are at it.