That's what you need to do with your foundation/concealer. If you had to create your skin color using only the primary colors, black and white, how would you do it? You'd need a very specific cocktail of some dark, some light and a blend of primary hues. Think of it like mixing paint – what colors do you see? What do you need to add or take away? You learned about primary colors in elementary school – red, yellow and blue create all of the other colors by either adding or taking away. You don’t need to be a professional makeup artist to understand undertones. Those tips and tricks didn't help me because it turns out I have neutral-slightly cool undertones. I didn't understand undertones until this year. Let these tips guide you, but don't fret if you're still unsure. I find these to be somewhat helpful, but not super clear to understand unless you fit perfectly into the categories. There are a lot of tricks you can find on the Internet about how to find your undertone, like using a white t-shirt or checking your veins. Neutral tones: combo of both warm and cool tones Undertone is the color underneath the surface of your skin and affects the overall hue of your skin. Don't just go by the name, look at the actual color. I'm fair in most brands, light in some others, but the shades look similar. Skin tones are fair, light, medium, tan, dark and deep. You may be just one of those tones, or you may be a hybrid like medium-tan. You can think of your skin tone as the intensity or depth of your skin color. Skin tone is the color on the surface of your skin and it can change with sun exposure. Use a traditional flat paddle brush to tap, press and blend foundation in downward strokes or a fluffy kabuki style brush for blending. Use a damp beauty blender for an airbrushed effect, a dry one for deeper coverage or areas you want to stipple and diffuse the color out (like around a blemish). The heat from your body is the perfect blending tool. Don’t underestimate the power of your fingers. Use a fluffy brush for the lightest application. You shouldn't see the powder and you won't be able to feel it, but you'll notice the difference. If something is wet, like a liquid or cream foundation/concealer, use an extremely light, barely there, translucent powder to set it. One of the first things I learned in school was the rule of setting powder. This is likely why you want to use foundation in the first place. Your face has a billion different colors. Remember, you are trying to create an even base. I covered this briefly in a previous issue, but I feel like this clears up 80% of the confusion. Do you want to even out your entire base or just cover up specific spots?įoundation should match your neck color. You can absolutely use them interchangeably! BB cream, CC cream, tinted moisturizers etc. Foundations tend to be thinner, while concealers are thicker and more pigmented, concentrated formulas. The main difference between the two lies in the formulations. Concealer is meant to cover up spots or smaller areas that may need more coverage than what your foundation provides (it conceals). What’s the difference between foundation and concealer? The purpose of foundation is meant to create an even, all-over base (it’s a foundation!). It involves a lot of internet sleuthing, experimentation, probably some money I could have spent elsewhere and certainly time I could have spent doing anything else! Oh but the fun I would have! Let’s have some fun, shall we? First, some basics. What I might literally do is not what any reasonable person should do. I like to be helpful and give people thorough answers with suggestions they might reasonably follow. I mention this because sometimes, what I would tell people to do (a more straightforward suggestion) and what I would literally do myself are two very different things. But how do you know which foundation shade is right for your skin tone? How do you know what skin tone you even have? I started thinking about how I would advise someone else, but then I started thinking about what I would literally do. Everyone always wants to know how to match foundation, but is having a hard time doing it in a pandemic, when we can’t just go out to a store and have someone touch our faces with communal containers of makeup sitting around. I've been thinking about this question for weeks. How do I find the right foundation/concealer? I don't know what to look for or how to find the right color.
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