You still apply face makeup with your fingers? The skin-on-skin warmth of fingers is ideal for applying moisturizer, serums, sunscreen, eye cream and primers. However, mature skin with all its nooks and crannies and textures needs a makeup brush and sponge to look authentic and fresh. Get a natural or dewy look fast with a rounded teardrop sponge like the L’Oréal Paris Infallible Blend Artist Foundation Blender ($5, amazon.com) or Essence Makeup & Baking Sponge ($6, ulta.com). Dampen it, squeeze out the excess water and use it to apply “light” makeups like tinted moisturizer and CC or BB creams, or to sheer out foundation for a lighter look, to blot makeup that’s pooled in lines and creases, soften the edges of blush or bronzer and take the cakey edge off finishing powder. For a more controlled application when using liquid or cream foundation or to build up coverage in thin layers, use a soft dense brush with synthetic bristles such as the NYX Professional Makeup Can’t Stop Won’t Stop Foundation Brush ($15, amazon.com) or IT Cosmetics Heavenly Luxe Complexion Perfection Brush #7 ($30, amazon.com). Both are the secret to a pro finish.