I Wish I'd Known Sooner! 5 Mistakes to Never Make with Body Foundation and Spray-On Stockings
Body foundation and spray-on stockings make your legs look smooth, healthy, and radiant; however, a few mistakes in choosing and applying the product can leave your legs looking less than ideal. Here are 5 things you should never do.
1. Not Enough Prep: Why Does It Look Patchy?
Before using any cosmetic product, you should prep your skin. Clean skin helps products grip and also helps your skin look smoother. Just imagine applying products before your skin is clean! Your skin will look both uneven and dirty.
After cleansing your skin, you can exfoliate to get rid of dead skin. This creates a smooth, even-toned base. Your skin can feel dry after cleansing and exfoliating, so we recommend moisturizing. Otherwise, body foundation and Leg Foundation will sit on dry skin like patches, and your legs will look cracked.
2. Choosing the Wrong Shade: The Enemy of a Natural Look
If you want your legs to glow radiant and healthy without looking unnatural, you need to pay attention to choosing the right shade of body foundation and spray-on stockings. If you pick a product a few shades lighter or darker than your skin, your legs lose their natural look, and you end up with one of the classic spray-on stocking mistakes: an artificial finish.
To choose the right shade, you can apply the product to a small area of your leg to see whether it matches your skin. Testing the product in daylight will give you the most accurate result. You should also figure out your skin undertone before choosing a product. Knowing your undertone helps you pick the shade closest to your skin tone.
One more thing to know about choosing a shade: your face and body don't have to be exactly the same color, but they should be in harmony.
3. Using Too Much Product: Don't Create a Mask Effect
Using too much product usually comes from impatience and a "the more, the better" mindset. Overapplying, one of the most common body foundation mistakes, gives your legs a "painted-on" look. Because the product can't blend into your skin, it sits on top like a mask.
If you want to build the product up in layers, apply it in thin coats. Wait a few minutes between coats before moving on to the next. Don't apply the product in multiple layers and in thick coats at the same time.
For the product to spread evenly, apply it from about 25-30 cm (10-12 inches) away. If, after applying, the product still looks light in some areas of your leg and heavy in others, you can use a brush or sponge as an application tool. You can blend the foundation into your skin with circular motions.
4. Skipping the Setting Step: The Transfer Nightmare
You have reached the final step! Following the right steps for setting your makeup keeps your leg makeup looking the same all day long. Otherwise, skipping this step reduces how long your leg makeup lasts and lets it transfer onto your clothes.
To prevent transfer, you can use a makeup setting product. One of the most common leg makeup mistakes is skipping the setting step. We recommend giving this step the attention it deserves and adding that finishing touch.
Apply the setting spray to your legs from about 25-30 cm (10-12 inches) away. We recommend doing this once your makeup is finished. After applying the product, wait 10-15 minutes. Once that time has passed, you can get dressed and sit down comfortably.
5. Not Removing It Properly: An Invitation to Skin Problems
At the end of the day, when you get home, you should remove the makeup on your legs just like you remove the makeup on your face. If you don't, your legs may dry out, your skin may flake, and it may look dull and become irritated. Here's a step-by-step removal guide so you can properly clean off your leg makeup and avoid inviting skin problems:
- Apply an oil-based cleanser to your legs.
- Once the oil cleanser has broken down your leg makeup, continue cleansing your legs with water and a soap or shower gel suited to your skin type.
- After cleansing, don't forget to moisturize your legs.