I struggle to get the right shade of foundation on the first try. If I am way off I will see if I can exchange it. I feel bad taking it back when it was my fault, so if there's anyway I can make it work, I keep it.
When picking a foundation, I go for the lighter shades because I know I am very fair. I have found a slight yellow undertone looks much better on me than a slight pink or orange or cool undertone.
I also have found that if I am having a hard time choosing between two shades, it is almost always better to pick the darker. If the lighter shade looks like it might be lighter than your skin I wouldn't get it. In the past when I have gotten a shade lighter than my skin, I look sickly.
If you get a shade that is close, but too dark, you won't look sickly. You will have to do a little extra work to make the mismatch less noticeable though.
Here's what I do:
I apply foundation to my face
I take a little more foundation (not very much) and rub it from my jawline to almost halfway down my neck
You want this (on your neck) to be a very thin layer of foundation, so that you have a gradient between the bottom of your neck to your jawline.
Take bronzer and slowly build it along the sides of your neck, next to the front of your neck, but not right on the front, sweep it all the way to your collar bones
You want to be very sparing with your foundation and bronzer application to your neck. You want to slowly build it for a natural look.
Here's a video of how I do it.
Thanks for reading!!
P.S. If you do like high end makeup, Sephora actually has a color matching machine that scans your face. I have heard mixed reviews about its accuracy, but it's worth a try :)
I'm trying my hand at video making again. It was so much easier the first time! I'm going to take the makeup kit from last week, and show you how to do my favorite summer makeup look. It is super simple, looks very natural, but also adds some color and definition to show your natural beauty.
I did change out a few products. My skin is extremely broken out right now, so I am using Revlon Colorstay foundation instead of my e.l.f. BB cream. I swapped my NYC color mosaic blush out for my e.l.f. baked blush in rich rose. I also am using my new CK one mascara that I got for my birthday and then adding just a bit of my define-a-lash to help curl my lashes. The wand is amazing!
So here it is! How to get that summer glow with your makeup. :) No sunburn or tanning needed.
I made a video! Watch it at the bottom to see how to do this hairstyle. Super quick and it keeps all of your hair back even if you have layers.
This is my first video, and I don't know how to get it off my ipad other than uploading it straight to youtube. It was a lot better quality pre-upload. Oh well...it's not terrible :)