Coverage
How much the base covers, how it catches the light and where the colour sits. A reference photo is not a shade match.
What to notice
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2 terms to explore
- Natural Base
- Skin-like coverage where the skin still shows through.
- Full-Coverage Base
- An opaque-looking, relatively uniform makeup base.