/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

Can you gulls give me some thoughts on why my skin looks so flat and dull after putting on makeup? Maybe it's my powder or foundation or something, but it could be my skin, I'm not sure. I exfoliate, use lotion, primer and setting spray, but my skin just doesn't seem to "take" makeup well. I guess it looks like everything's just sitting on top of my face, rather than looking "natural" or whatever. Hopefully this makes sense. It looks awful in photos and I can't figure it out, it makes my skin look like shit