MyBeautyPick Editorial Team

Stick foundation should be the fastest, most forgiving format in your makeup bag.

A brush will give you better coverage than your fingers and more control than a sponge, but only if you load it…

Do you put primer on before foundation? Yes, primer always goes on after skincare and before foundation, but whether…

The brush you use to apply foundation changes the finish more than almost any other variable — including the formula itself.

Foundation brush or sponge — neither is universally better.

Powder foundation is not the same as loose powder — and that distinction matters when choosing a brush.

How you apply liquid foundation changes the finish as much as which formula you choose.

The gap between drugstore and high-end foundation has narrowed dramatically.

The gap between drugstore and department store foundation has never been smaller.

Full coverage drugstore foundations have come a long way.