Do you ever mix foundation formulas? Any go-tos?
Oh, yes! All the time. The go-to for me has been La Mer Soft Fluid with Natasha Denona Face Glow.
— Christine
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No not usually. The thought of it just makes me cringe. I feel for the women who have to bc they have a difficult undertone but I’d give up wearing foundation if I had to mix foundations lol. It’s just so time consuming, finicky and tedious in my mind!
Nope. I’ve neither the time nor the inclination. When I find a product that works for me, that’s challenge enough – I don’t want to “fix what ain’t broken”. I do sometimes (if I’ve got the time and I think of it) mix foundation with a liquid highlighter, luminizer type product (like the Algenist drops) or a facial oil to lighten the texture but that’s about all the mixing I’ll do.
I do! I like mixing pigmented foundations with sheer ones. Or more oily ones into matte foundations.
I am a one and done kind of person, I just can’t be bothered to mix in products. I search for a formula I love on it’s own and play around with skincare before if my skin is drier or oilier than usual.
Only if I have to due to being in between my winter shade and summer shade. What I tend to do more often than that is mix my BB cream with foundation for more light coverage days when I want the breathability of BB, but more coverage. I will also mix in some MJ Dew Drops into my foundation if I want more luminosity.
I haven’t but I’ve thought about finding some of those add in drops to lighten mine a smidge to achieve a closer match. I’m fair enough that I top out at the end of many brands’ ranges so it’s tempting to try, especially for things like bb creams or tinted moisturizers that have ranges instead of being shade specific.
I will add a few drops of an oil (currently using Tarte’s maracuja oil) to my foundation to sheer it out a bit if I don’t want full coverage that day.
I’m a big foundation mixer. My current favorite combo is Soap & Glory Kickass and Pat McGrath Skin Fetish. The price points of the two are very different, but together they give a lovely luminous look with medium coverage that lasts all day.
Oh, yeah. Before pale shades and white mixers were readily available, I actually used to mix Revlon’s Colorstay foundation with OCC’s Lip Tar in Feathered. It was either that or looking like I was wearing a mask.
Nope, never have. I feel like full makeup takes long enough for me as is 😛 😛
Not really, unless you count adding white mixer to a too dark shade. I just can’t be bothered.
I don’t like heavy foundation at all, so I’m always looking for ways to keep my foundation as light/sheer as possible. I usually mix it with my primer, or with Burberry’s Beauty Fresh Glow Luminous Fluid Base if I want a touch of shimmer. If I need to even out the darker spots I rely on spot touching those areas with concealer and blending well.