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What is the best foundation for my skin tone?
It's a bit frustrating finding good foundation for my skin tone, and my skin is a weird yellowish light brown. Here is how it usually is during the fall/winter/early spring months:  Then I do get darker in the late spring/summer:  Any recommendations? Jun 11 13 10:47 pm Link Just let a true MUA analize your face and skin. You have good face structure so if you rely on real pros to enhance that you'll be golden Jun 12 13 01:07 am Link It's impossible to colour match skin to a photograph. I'd recommend visiting a counter or you could hire a makeup artist to go shopping with you. If you go to a counter, get them to apply the foundation then make sure you check the colour in daylight before buying it. Failing that, you could try buying a sampler palette or individual samples of foundation (look at Camera Ready Cosmetics) and use that to pick out a shade. You can send them a sample of a foundation that is nearish to your colour and get then to send a selection of shades close to that. Decide on your skin type & the finish you want on your foundation, then select the shade. Hope this helps. Jun 12 13 01:43 am Link I would suggest getting samples from Camera Ready cosmetic of FACE atelier. I would say get shades 6,7,8,9, 10 and the shade adjusters: zero minus, zero plus and heat. Find the best 3 shades and then you can change it ( lighter or darker) a bit with the adjusters. Jun 12 13 09:51 am Link Lauren Reynolds MUA wrote: +1 This... color matching requires a full palette of various undertones... it's actually straightforward as observing which tint/tone/shade disappears when streaked across you jaw/neckline interface... but it's very difficult to do your own... please keep in mind your skin tone changes frequently as you have noticed with the seasons... thus you would be best served picking up a suite of product on either side of a "good" match... Jun 12 13 01:05 pm Link Thomas Van Dyke wrote: Agreed. But I have a similar problem as the OP and have had great luck with Becca (Cappuccino foundation stick) and Kevyn Aucoin (SX11). Mac, Black Opal, Fashion Fashion, Bobbi Brown tend to be too orangey. g/l Jun 12 13 03:03 pm Link It is hard to tell from your pictures but just like anyone one shade for makeup can make you look flat on camera. You will need at least 2 foundations and 1 good concealer. Head over to rite aid, check the return policy and get some bottles of Loreal True Match. C6 is a different shade from N6 and W6. Try matching your neck so that the makeup on your face blends all together. Jun 12 13 10:04 pm Link |
