MAC Israel's chief makeup artist Neta Skelly explains how to prepare the skin for makeup. The key word, says Skelley, is balance, and the need for skin balance is constantly present.

The purpose of the care products is to bring the skin to a balanced state, meaning to add more of what is missing and neutralize what is in excess. To know what the best skin care routine is, ask makeup artists who meet a variety of skin types and see up close how the makeup is received and lasts.