Foundation or no foundation – that is the question! If you look on websites purporting to offer make-up tips you will find that opinion is strongly divided. One school of thought says that if you are happy with the clarity of your skin tone and don’t have spots then there is no need to use foundation, whilst another says that no matter how good our skin is we can still all do with a little help to even out our complexion with a touch of foundation.

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Those in the “no” camp suggest that foundation can make you spotty, although there is no reason for this to be the case so long as you remove it religiously each night and take care of your skin generally. They also suggest a tinted moisturiser, such as Oil of Olay’s product, as a compromise or alternatively some powder, bronzer and blusher if you are unhappy with your skin colour. If, however, you are prone to fine lines and wrinkles you should take care when using face powder since this can exacerbate the problem by drying the skin out. If, on the other hand, you are prone to extremely oily skin you should avoid foundation in case your pores become blocked and make you more prone to outbreaks of spots.