Life is such an irony: she that has oily skin doesn't want the oil; she that has dry skin will willingly swim in an ocean of oil.

Being on the dry skin side of life that cracks, flakes or peels constantly has its own challenges when it comes to applying makeup; Instead of letting your makeup come out beautifully, it actually makes your facial imperfections, wrinkles and facial lines appear even more visible.

Just like oily skin, dry skin is also a natural skin condition formed from genes/hormones.

Here’s the good news: ALL MAKEUP PRODUCTS contain oil; oil is exactly what you need to make a dry skin flake-less, radiant and flawless…..sounds like problem solved, right!

Here are more tips:

1. Number One Key Control: use lots and lots of moisturizers every day. The best way to keep your makeup intact is to use a moisturizer before applying your makeup; especially around the areas that tend to squeeze or look wrinkled.

2. Maintain a Skin Routine: go for oil based cleansers and soaps. Exfoliating the dead skin cells is also important but do not do this frequently to avoid more skin dryness.

3. Use liquid or rolling eye pencils to fill your brows: they have a creamy texture which a dry skin craves for. Normal eyebrow pencils and fillers on dry skin will easily flake and make facial lines visible.

4. Look for Liquid Type Makeups: For foundations or concealers, your best bet would be to use the tube/bottle liquid type makeup products; they are very creamy with great coverage that fills in facial lines, pores and wrinkles. It is another secret weapon for dry skin control. Avoid products with oil control formula. Go for products like Iman Luxury Radiance Liquid Makeup, Clinique Supermoisture Makeup, Bobbi Brown Extra Repair Foundation, Maybelline Dream Smooth Mousse Foundation, M.A.C Mineralize Moisture Foundation, Black Opal True Colour Liquid Foundation, Mary Kay TimeWise Luminous Wear Liquid Foundation and so on.

5. If your skin gets very dry, cracks and flakes, you can skip powder application

6. Shimmer is your best friend: Anything that adds more shine or greasiness to your face is good for you; Go for shimmery or creamy eye shadow, blush or bronzers.

7. Use Moisture Based Mattifiers or Primers: It will help your foundation or concealer last longer.

8. Stick to balms and lip gloss: If you have to use a lipstick; use a lip primer or balm as base before the lipstick.


Hope this helps!


If you have a dry skin, please share your dry skin makeup tips

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You can nourish your skin by making your makeup look fresh all the day. Dry skin is always been a problem and when it is in your face it can be little tricky. You skin really needs your help when dry weather sucks the moisture from your complexion and leaves it red and cracked — we use cosmetics to cover it. You have dry skin that doesn’t mean that you cannot have a radiant complexion. Few things can help you to get rid of dry skin.

Everyone desires for glowing skin and due to our tough schedule we don’t have enough time to do anything for it. But don’t worry you can easily get a healthy and glowing skin by making small and very necessary changes in your diet. As it is the best defense against the wrinkles, fine lines, premature aging and discoloration and help your skin from sun exposure, pollution and other harmful effects.

nice one @op. I'm more concerned about the body and not make up,cos I do hav a bit of dry skin too,esp hands and feet. Feels embarassing sometimes tho,cos palms feels dry. I stick to the mosturisers tho:jergens,vaseline,palmers range. Anyone wit sometn beta? I do hav permanently in my bag,a tube of hand cream.