I just stopped wearing liquid foundation about a month ago. I am wearing a little bit of pressed powder to get the shine off my face. I've worn foundation since I was a teenager. (back to the Covergirl Noxema days) I have never really done much to take care of my skin. I am using a moisturizer now and trying a little harder. The foundation and powder just makes my face look dry and made up. My skin actually looks pretty good without all that goop on my face and feels much better without it.

My face is clear but my cheeks get a little rosey and the coverup evens out my skin tone. My face does get kind of red and dry in the winter. (even with coverup) I'm thinking about trying a tinted moisturizer. Do you wear foundation or tinted moisturizer? Is it better for you to wear foundation or is it just bad for your skin? Could the foundation have kept my skin healthy since it had an SPF in it? What do you think?

My skin also gets like yours so I try not to wear makeup in the summer time when I can get an ok tan....but when I do wear foundation I found Max Factor powdered foundation...it is powder and foundation all in one and does not leave your skin goopy! I love it personally.

I just started using Neotrogena's Healthy Skin Enhancer Tinted Moisturizer and I LOVE IT!!!! It has SPF 20, and retinol. I love the texture and the color. It has worked really well for me.

I haven't been wearing anything lately but I will have to once winter starts. Thanks for the ideas.

Welcome to Answerpool jujubee!

You can put stuff on your skin, but it only treats the topmost layer. What you eat is more important than what you put on the skin.

Instead of wearing makeup this winter, try using a facial lotion with Vitamin E BEFORE you go outside and get wind/cold burn (which causes the redness and dryness in winter) make certain that whatever product you use also has a decent SPF.
That will treat the top layer of skin and provide a barrier from wind, sun, cold, heat, etc. I would suggest trying different products, buy a small package and try it for a week, see how it feels, how your skin reacts.

Some products are oilier (leave a greasy feeling) while others just do not seem to work. Price should not really be that important – nor should you look only at brand names. Vaseline puts out a few products; they are inexpensive and work well.

And put into your body the things your skin needs. Like vitamin C, Antioxidants, blah. Most daily vitamins have the daily recommended doses of all the things you need, now days there are a plethora of gender tailored, aged tailored and other specific tailored daily vitamins. I would strongly urge you to ask the Pharmacists which daily vitamin would be best for skin care.

Rosy cheeks are a sign of good health; later in life you may be finding yourself using rouge to give yourself that rosy coloring back. However there is a line between healthy rosy and unhealthy redness. If you think your redness is unnatural or a sign of some skin condition, have a doctor check it out and refer you to a dermatologist if needed.