How to choose Foundation

This blog post is about choosing the correct shade of your foundation, especially if you're into liquid or stick foundations and you have yellow, brown or dark skin tones.

Becca

Looking at the shade palette by Becca, I would choose Ginger/Tan/Spice depending on summer or winter. 

If you see the photo below by Becca, you can see how the different shades of foundation appear on different shades of skin or different girls' wrists.

TIP: When you are testing out foundation at the drugstore or at the beauty counter, choose the one that's melts into the skin (it's almost invisible or it's a shade lighter) than the shade of your skin on your wrist.

Makeup Sponge Set BS-MALL Triangle Puff (14 Pcs for Liquid, Cream, and Powder Foundation)

You may find this 14 pc makeup sponge set super useful since you have different sizes to choose from to blend the foundation:

- 2 big cosmetic eggs or 3 big puffs for the cheeks and forehead and 

- 6 small puffs for your eye and nose area

14 Pcs for Liquid, Cream, and Powder, Multi-colored and Mini Makeup Sponge (C-Green)

Available in sea-green too =P (click HERE to check it out!)

 

Since we all come in different shades of skin (white, brown, dark or black) and make-up lines have offered up to almost 20 shades for us to choose from, good luck coz it's not going to be easy O_O

 

Tinted moisturizers, BB and CC creams

Are you experiencing this strange oiliness from your foundations/sunblock too?

If you need, drop by a make-up counter and find a helpful, sincere and sympathetic beauty consultant (not a pushy sales person) who will help you find a suitable foundation for the skin tone and budget for YOU.

Have fun!!!

Which foundation for combination skin?

Hellooo... How are you doing?

Me - I am on the look out for a tinted moisturizer namely the Laura Mercier because I am currently experiencing clogged pores and breakouts from my regular sunblock and stick foundation.

I am a long-term user of Clinique's 1-2-3 Basic Skin Care range and had been using the Clinique Derma White Bright C Stick Makeup (stick foundation) since it was launched in 2010 (now discontinued) with no issues.



Unfortunately, it's not been doing well in our hot and humid weather. Next, I tried Clinique Super City Block Ultra Protection SPF 40 for Unisex but that's feeling rather heavy too after basic skin care.

As a result, I've got a really oily T-zone by mid-day!

Now, I am quite fascinated by bareMinerals mineral makeup because it's free of parabens, waxes, dyes and binders, which means that it will not clog your pores ^_^

After reading Paula's Choice's tips for choosing the right foundation, I now know that people with combination skin like me should:

a) stay away from stick foundations like the Clinique Derma White Vit C and also a Bobbi Brown one I used for a while and

b) look for tinted moisturizers like the Clinique Super City Block SPF 40.

Reading the collated Amazon reviews on TheVenusFace for the best tinted moisturizers for oily skin, I find out that I should find either: Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer SPF 20, Fawn, 1.7 Ounce

OR Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer, Oil Free, Fawn


A word of caution: the oil-free one is best for really oily skins thus if you're checking out Laura Mercier's foundations too, check IF your skin is that oily first.


After a visit to Sephora, one of their wonderful beauty advisors suggested me the Laura Mercier Candleglow Soft Luminous Foundation for WoMen (in a warm shade) (RM200+) for my dehydrated face.



Product information: An ultra-lightweight fluid foundation. Contains micro-fine Radiant-Pearl Mica to even skin tone. Reduces the appearance of lines, wrinkles, pores and other imperfections. Stay-true color blends into skin to flatter your natural complexion. Delivers a refreshing double boost of hydration. Provides sheer to medium, buildable coverage. Gives a soft, luminous and natural looking finish. Fragrance-free, talc-free, non-comedogenic and dermatologist-tested.

Have you tried either the Laura Mercier tinted moisturizer or Bare Minerals?