I know it sounds like a cliche, but skin indeed is a canvas for the rest of your makeup. No matter which type of skin finish or amount of coverage you prefer, you should always make sure your foundation is flawless before you continue on doing the rest of the makeup. For every day I like to wear as little coverage as possible, but form time to time I like to spice it up a bit by wearing a full coverage foundation. Here are my choices for every type of foundation.

Dewy face The best option for the most incredible dewy skin is Alverde Multi Korrektur compact powder. It has three colours, green, purple and yellow and when you mix them with a brush you get this beautiful neutral glowing colour. On the skin it looks amazing, dewy, natural and fresh.

Medium coverage Over the years I've found a lot of great medium coverage compacts. However, If I had to pick just one it would have to be Alverde Kompaktpuder for couple of reasons. First of all, it is made from natural ingredients that don't clog my pores, which is great for everyday wear. Also, it takes ages for me to start looking shiny when I'm wearing this powder, unlike with other more expensive compact powders I like. Lastly, it's inexpensive so you can use is as often as you like without any guilt.

Full coverage In this department I am always voting for Revlon's Colorstay (I use the one for combination/oily skin). It's so much better than MAC's Studio fix fluid (sorry, MAC lovers, but it's true) and the colour range is excellent. For blotting you can use any powder you like, but I recommend Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed powder in the shade Transparent. This combo will not only look great, but will stay put until you take your makeup off.



Znam da zvuči kao kliše, ali koža lica zaista jeste platno za ostatak šminke. Bez obzira na to koju vrstu završnice ili pokrivne moći preferirate, trebalo bi da se potrudite da vam podloga izgleda savršeno pre nego što nastavite sa nanošenjem ostale šminke. Za svaki dan koristim puder koji pokriva najmanje što je moguće, ali s vremena na vreme volim i da stavim puder koji ima veliku pokrivnu moć. Ovde su moji izbori za svaku vrstu podloge.

Dewy koža Najbolji izbor za najneverovatniju dewy kožu je Alverde Multi Korrektur puder u kamenu. Sastoji se od tri boje: zelene, ljubičaste i žute, ali kad ih pomešate četkom dobijete jednu prelepu, neutralnu, sjajnu nijansu. Na koži izgleda odlično, dewy, prirodno i sveže.

Srednja pokrivna moć Tokom godina pronašla sam dosta divnih pudera u kamenu koji srednje pokrivaju. Ipak, ako bih morala da izaberem samo jedan to bi bio Alverde Kompaktpuder zbog nekoliko razloga. Pre svega, napravljen je od prirodnih sastojaka koji mi ne zapušavaju pore, što je sjajno ako ga nosite svaki dan. Takođe, treba mi baš dosta da se prosijam dok nosim ovaj puder, što nije slučaj sa mnogim skupljim puderima u kamenu koje ja volim. I poslednje, nije skup pa možete da ga koristite koliko god želite bez griže savesti.

Velika pokrivna moć U ovoj kategoriji moj glas uvek ide Revlon Colorstay tečnom puderu (ja koristim onaj za kombinovanu i masnu kožu). Mnogo je bolji nego MAC Studio fix fluid (izvinjavam se ljubiteljima MAC šminke, ali tako je) i izbor boja je odličan. Za fiksiranje možete da koristite bilo koji puder u kamenu koji volite, ali moja preporuka je Rimell Stay Matte Pressed powder u nijansi Transparent. Ova kombinacija će ne samo izgledati odlično, već će ostati netaknuta dok ne skinete šminku.