The Trick to Stopping Your Foundation From Pilling Is Painfully Simple

You have finally found your perfect foundation. Shade, finish, longevity, coverage – this is everything you’ve ever wanted with a complexion product. And one day, when you apply it, it starts to pilling and coagulate. You feel betrayed! It was misunderstood! Hoodwink! However, according to the makeup artist Karol Rodriguezyour foundation is not a problem. Look at your magnifying glass, honey. That’s you. Or rather, that’s what you’re doing (and not).

Posted by Rodriguez Instagram Reel Share four fantastical and very simple tips to put an end to the Pilling Foundation. It’s no surprise that good-looking makeup starts with a more mind-set approach to skincare. “Pilling occurs when the makeup is not completely absorbed by the skin and the chances of your dead skin cells being the OP,” they say. “If you don’t peel off regularly, there are many dead skin cells on the skin, which is the barrier to makeup.” Their advice: Stay on top of peeling with chemical exfoliates or use an exfoliating pad just before makeup First Aid Beauty Facial Radiance Pad. “These pads tend to have a mild chemical exfoliating combination that works very quickly. You can use these just before you put on makeup.”

Speaking of skincare before makeup, “you just need to use as much skincare as you would absorb it. That is, if you’re doing makeup in 10 minutes, you won’t set anything, so it’s not time for a 10-step skincare routine,” says Rodriguez. If you don’t set up your skincare products, everything is mixed together, which is more likely to pilling. “If it touches your skin and you have nothing on your fingers, you can tell when skin care is set.”

Next chunky culprit: a brush that already has the product. “I know everything wants to fight with a dirty brush, but this is another reason why pilling can happen,” says Rodriguez. In addition to using a generally clean brush, try not to apply skincare products or primers using the same brush you are applying your foundation.

And finally, it stops with a drastic movement. “When you’re applying your foundation, tap it. There’s no need to swipe,” they say. “I don’t want to create friction. I don’t want to rub anything. I just want the foundation to be placed directly on top.”