Skincare before make-up: a flawless base for long-lasting evening make-up
When it comes to makeup, one of the most common challenges many people face is keeping it intact throughout an evening. Often, issues such as smudging and dullness can ruin the desired look. However, the truth is that the secrets to long-lasting makeup lie mainly in the evening skincare routine that prepares the skin to receive cosmetics.
In this article, we will explore the importance of good skin prep, meaning skincare before applying makeup and how it can play an indispensable role in creating a flawless base.
What is Skin Prep: your first step toward long-lasting make-up
The concept of skin prep goes beyond simply applying beauty products; it’s an essential skincare routine that prepares the skin for various types of beauty treatments, whether it’s makeup application, sun exposure, surgery or a waxing session.
This preparation is customized based on the specific event you are preparing for, as each need requires adequate care to maximize the effectiveness of the treatment and protect the skin.
In the case of evening makeup application, skin prep is essential to ensure a solid foundation on which the makeup can adhere and last for hours. It begins with a deep cleanse, followed by the application of toners, serums, and creams, which are chosen and applied to meet the specific needs of the skin, preparing it for makeup application. This process not only enhances the appearance and longevity of the makeup but also strengthens the skin’s barrier, promoting long-term skin health.
In this way, it’s possible to achieve a flawless, more natural, and long-lasting final result.
Skin prep and under makeup: are there differences?
When it comes to skincare before makeup, people often confuse skin prep with a more recent term: under makeup. Although they overlap in some areas, these concepts have important distinguishing characteristics.
While skin prep focuses on the health and preparation of the skin for various needs, under makeup aims to perfect the skin’s surface for longer-lasting and more effective makeup application (adding more radiance to the skin and reducing the need for heavy coverage products).
Thus, skin prep is the overall process of preparing the skin, with the goal of improving the skin’s general health so that it’s ready for the application of other products or treatments, making it a universal and essential step for any skin type.
Under makeup, on the other hand, can be seen as the final step of skin prep before makeup. It’s a more specific step referring to the application of products formulated to create an optimal base for makeup. These products, which include primers, creams, and BB creams, are designed to smooth, brighten, and improve the longevity of the makeup.
How to prepare your skin for evening make-up: the perfect skincare before make-up
Oily, dry, combination, or normal skin? Before applying any type of product, it's important to understand the needs of our skin so as to choose the most suitable products that help us achieve a more effective result. Once we have understood the specific needs of our skin, we can proceed with an evening skincare routine, which will require performing several steps before we can apply makeup.
Let's see what these are.
1. Facial cleansing
Thorough cleansing is the essential first step to remove impurities accumulated during the day. By using a gentle cleanser, such as our Bifase makeup remover, you can make your skin like a canvas, clean and fresh, ready to welcome the products of the subsequent phases and, finally, the makeup.
Moreover, at least once a week, it is advisable to include a gentle exfoliating action in the evening routine, before sleeping, for a deeper cleanse that removes dead cells and promotes cell renewal, contributing to making the skin brighter and more even. You can choose a lighter-action gommage for more delicate skin, or an anti-ageing scrub like Noveo, which is perfect for mature skin.
2. Application of toner
Toner is an essential product for relaxing the skin tissue after cleansing and exfoliation. By refreshing the face, it helps to rebalance the skin's pH, removes any residues and prepares the skin to receive the following products.
3. Application of serum
After the toner, you can move on to using a serum, taking care to choose one specific to the needs of your skin. This type of product is formulated with concentrated ingredients that aim to treat specific issues such as dryness, skin aging, or lack of brightness. Being a concentrated element, it should not be used to replace moisturizing creams, but as a complementary and supportive element.
4. Deep hydration
The key to a flawless makeup base is deep skin hydration. After applying the serum, use a moisturizing face cream, taking care to choose a specific one for the eye contour. By adequately hydrating each area of the face, you will make the skin softer, brighter and more elastic, but above all ready for makeup application.
5. Under Makeup
With under makeup, you reach the final stage of skin prep, laying the foundation for long-lasting evening makeup. In this case, the primer plays a key role, as it creates a barrier between the skin and the makeup, helping to improve its staying power. Just apply a small amount over the entire face, focusing on problematic areas like the T-zone.
Among our thermal cosmetics, you can try our BB Creams: they are an excellent base for makeup and you can mix them together to create the right shade for your face, they also have a nourishing and hydrating action.
Once the BB Cream is applied, you can proceed to apply the rest of the makeup products, which will now have an adequate hold for the entire evening.
The evening skincare recommended by Thermae: Weekly Face Routine Luxury
Taking care of facial skin before applying makeup is fundamental to achieve a flawless base for long-lasting makeup and Thermae Il Tempio della Salute wants to recommend the best routine to prepare your face for makeup, not just for the evening, but for every moment of the day with the Weekly Face Routine Luxury.
This routine is a combination of five thermal treatments, each with a specific action capable of giving new vitality to the complexion:
- Gemina cleansing butter: gently acts on the skin, purifying and smoothing it. This product leaves the face fresh and velvety to the touch.
- Nebula Pure Thermal Water: gives a sensation of protection and freshness to the skin, leaving it luminous, energetic and revitalized.
- Noveo facial exfoliant: offers a gentle but effective exfoliating action to renew the skin and make it more receptive and permeable. The skin of the face becomes more elastic, nourished and obtains a slight lifting effect.
- Magnifico serum: has a stimulating anti-aging and lifting action. Promotes the natural regeneration of the skin, making it more toned, resistant and improving its response to hormonal variations.
- Vitalis revitalizing cream: protects the skin from the signs of aging through deep hydration. Stimulates the production of collagen, elastin and glycosaminoglycans, improving the vitality of the skin.
- Alternatively, for those who prefer evening applications, Vitalis can be replaced with the Imperatrix restructuring night cream, which has a compacting and anti-aging action. Maintains the correct level of skin hydration, gives elasticity to the skin and nourishes it with the Fossil Thermal Water of Salsomaggiore Terme.
A wellness treatment that will allow you to have perfectly cleansed and nourished skin, refreshed and remineralized, exfoliated and stimulated, ready to welcome makeup, whether for an evening out or to face a day at work.
Skincare before makeup as a time dedicated to taking care of one's skin
Good skincare to prepare the skin for makeup is essential to ensure a flawless base. From cleansing to hydration, through exfoliation and the application of under makeup, each step plays a crucial role in the hold of the makeup.
Skincare should not be considered as a superfluous addition to our routine for lasting evening or daily makeup, but as an indispensable step for the health of our skin and a radiant appearance!
