Foundation comes in various forms and most recently as a natural mineral powder. It also comes in various shades of skin color that poses a question for most women. Which color should they choose for their skin color? After all, you don't want to look pasty white, nor do they want to look falsely tanned. And you definitely don't want that cakey look either. Today the look is naturally beautiful.
There are several shades of foundation starting with light, moving to medium, medium warm, medium dark, dark, spiced honey, cappuccino and espresso. Different manufacturers have different names for these shades but you get the idea of their range.
So just how does one choose the right color? Here is some data to help you make a wise choice.
Medium is what suits the skin color of most American women so this is a good place to start, especially if you are of Scandinavian, German or English descent with pink undertones.
If you are of Hispanic, Mediterranean or Asian descent, you may have yellow undertones in your skin, and your choice would be more of a Medium Warm color.
If you wonder whether you have pink or yellow undertones, there are a couple things you can check to determine which you have. If your veins show somewhat blue through the skin, or if you tend to burn before tanning, you probably have pink undertones. If your veins appear more greenish, and you go straight to tanning without burning first, you would have a more yellow undertone.
Light foundation is your choice if your skin is lighter, but you can mix light and medium to get any in-between shades that match better.
The next shade darker is Medium Dark and this can be mixed with Medium for your in-between shades using the medium as a concealer. Dark is the next shade darker, and the same principles apply. From there we go darker to Spiced Honey, Cappuccino and Espresso.
Using powdered mineral foundation is popular these days and preferred over liquid or cake by many ladies. The advantage to using this form of foundation, besides it being composed of natural minerals that feed the skin rather than harm it with added chemicals, is that you can add layers bit at a time and end up with a more natural looking skin rather than cakey.
So now you know where to start as you experiment with the different shades of foundation.
Linda Asato is an entrepreneur in many ways. She has moved up from multitasking to megatasking! As well as writing books, articles and whatever else she can get her hands on to do in the writing field, she edits for other authors, teaches piano, plants gardens, designs several websites and markets them, and contributes to the local organic permaculture group and helps her daughter part time with her Dead Sea Skin Care line (Deluvia) and Mineral Cosmetics line (Demure). These products can be found at www.deluviausa.com. Her writing site can be viewed at http://lindaswritingweb.yolasite.com.
HI Linda, welcome to searchwarp. I appreciate these helpful hints, I have trouble because I have strong yellow understones being a Mexican with remnants of Chinese. I have to be careful of what colors I wear as well. I look forward to reading more tips from you :-) Blessings to you! Teresa
Medium warm color -- I will remember this. I always have difficulty finding the right foundation, so this helps me a lot. Thanks for sharing and WELCOME to the Searchwarp Community!
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