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Why I Don’t Mix My Foundations

By on October 11, 2010 in Archive

The Backstory

For years, artists at the MAC counter put me in NW45. It always looked unnatural.  It was too red and made me look like I purposely put foundation on for the day. Finally, one of the trainers did my makeup, placed me in NC50 foundation and NW43 powder around the perimeter of the face.  That’s the day I looked like my most natural self with makeup on.

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The Situation at Hand

Ever since I created the NC50 vs. NW45 video on Youtube, I’ve received at least 30 comments/emails/messages asking why I don’t just mix the two. Well, the idea of highlight and contour makes up the bulk of this decision. I don’t like just being one color all over. I like to add some “dimension” to the face. It’s seriously something we should all consider (if you really want to purchase multiple products).  My method of choice is wearing a natural colored foundation, and a darker powder.  You could do this by using two foundations, a concealer and foundation, etc.  Remember, there are no rules!

Also, this is the same reason they tell people to use bronzer in the areas that the sun would hit. They don’t tell you to blend it in all over the face. It’s all about the contour.

Remember this image?

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This is from my article about why we sometimes must wear two foundations. My cheeks, chin, nose and anything below the forehead match well.  The forehead however….no. I will need that darker foundation around the forehead, into my hair line, around the temple, to make me look like my natural self.

In Fact…

I’m not saying anything is wrong with mixing, that’s totally fine. I just don’t want to do it.

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Erin Bailey has been beauty blogging for 6 years. She also creates makeup guides and tutorials on Youtube. She also hosts a podcast show, Creative Colony. Be sure to follow her on twitter (@erinscandalous and @erinjbailey) and facebook!
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  • http://www.beautythesis.net Beauty Thesis

    I just had this conversation the other day. It's a pain to have to purchase multiple products, but between concealer, foundation and powder it's actually pretty manageable. Most people have a range of shades on their face, so to maintain a more natural makeup look – more than one colour just makes sense.

  • Rachielle2813

    my perimeter is actually lighter than the rest of my face, so it looks super weird if i dont bronze that area to bring it up to speed w/ the rest of my face. great post!

  • Gymdiva

    That makes alot of sence. do you ahve a tutorial

  • Abbiejune

    Your locs are gorg! Loved your youtube channel. Check me out at http://www.msmadeulook.blogspot.com

  • http://fastforwardacademy.com/index-page-continuing-professional-education-enrolled-agent.htm enrolled agent cpe

    I have never tried mixing my foundations as well. I think my philosophy is same as yours, I would rather just use a product on a specific area instead of all over my face especially when I don’t need to.

  • BROWNBROWS

    I tried mixing and wasted alt of product. I used MAC NC50 MB foundation on the outer portion and Black Opal Beautful Bronze Coverup Foundation or MAC Studio Tech NC50 on my tzone. My trouble area is my racoon eyes, which MAC recommends a NW45 concealer. I am not completely satisfied with this look. I would like to go much lighter, still a work in progress.

  • BROWNBROWS

    I tried mixing and wasted alt of product. I used MAC NC50 MB foundation on the outer portion and Black Opal Beautful Bronze Coverup Foundation or MAC Studio Tech NC50 on my tzone. My trouble area is my racoon eyes, which MAC recommends a NW45 concealer. I am not completely satisfied with this look. I would like to go much lighter, still a work in progress.