jbeauty

Base cream is always used before applying foundation and after sunscreen, strictly speaking. Its purpose is to lighten up our skintone so to maximize the effects of the look with foundation. There are base creams with different color in the market. Each color is specially designed for consumers with different skin tones.

Blue or Green-based:
for those who have very thin skin that is without much dead skin cells, and skin often looks pink or red

Pink-based:
for those who have very pale skin tone (without blush or warmness)

Purple-based:
for thoes who have yellow skin tone that is grayish and dark (not bright)

Orange-based:
for those who wants to have a tinned bright on their face

Now in the market, there are alot of different types of base creams (not just the color). There are base cream with sunblock in it, with oil-control ingredients, with pearl shines, etc.

Many people thought base cream is used as a protective layer from separating the skin and the make-up, yet I believe anything we put on our face is absorbed into the skin layers to our inner body. Base cream is a type of make-up itself, so is sunscreen with high SPF or PA value. So, I always prefer a sunscreen cream that is made with natural ingredients, such as the one I’m using (Dr. Hauschka). It is in a yellowish color due to the minerals and the oils in its ingredient list, but then I think I need a purple myself.