Foundation that is too light
I remember when I first learned about professional and theater makeup. I was told: to age a person in theater, choose a foundation that is too light, and draw in lines for wrinkles. The older they are supposed to be, the lighter the makeup.

Well, I wonder if that is because the older a person is, the less they go out in the sun?

Of course, now it doesn't necessarily hold true, because I have been more or less sun-free for a very long time. I wear sunblock, and whatever sun I get is from moving from the car across a parking lot. I don't sunbathe. I suppose if I lived in a colder, less sunny clime, I'd be out looking for rays of sun whenever and wherever I could, but here, where the sun shines just about daily -- and it's strong -- I avoid the sun.

Foundations that are too dark
I'm finding that most foundations are too dark for me as I no longer get a tan in summer (which gradually fades in winter) (I used to have two foundation colors, one for winter; one for summer) -- and most are definitely too yellow. For some reason, the powers that be decided, almost across the board, that all foundations should be in the yellow range. Not! That yellow doesn't work for me. I need a true neutral.

The Chanel foundation I loved has been discontinued. One of the newer Chanel foundations is close to it, but not the same, still a bit darker. But they are not as yellow as they were a year or so ago. They have reformulated colors, as they said they were going to do.

And most foundations will change color on me, though supposedly Guerlain has a technology where that doesn't happen. But Guerlain colors are still too dark. I should have exchanged mine right away -- or not bought it. I knew better!

I gave away some of my deeper shades to a friend who gets tan. But I kept my faves.

There is a fine line between looking tan in a deeper foundation color than one's skin, and looking slightly dirty. I just prefer my own skin tone now.

This is what I did
I got the idea to use a foundation that is too light for me to lighten the darker shades. It would be just as easy to use a foundation that is too dark, to deepen a shade that is too light.

I would only do this if the foundation I already own is expensive; has a particularly pretty look to it; or cannot be exchanged or returned for whatever reason.

Technique
First, I looked to see if I could buy a white highlighting liquid. I used to have some, but who knows where it is! I couldn't find any, so I thought about using a lighter shade of foundation to accomplish the same thing.

I decided to buy Cover Girl Simply Ageless with Olay in color 205 (the lightest.) I wear color 210, which is perfect for me. (I just don't want to waste my expensive foundations. But I won't replace them when they are gone, either.) I apply a bit of this to my face (and it is definitely too light) then I apply some of the foundation that is too dark and blend it on my face to the right color.

Be careful not to apply too much because you are applying 2 X the product (so 1/2 as much each product or 1/4 to 3/4, whatever ratio to get the right shade.)

The Cover Girl is a cream, so it takes very little. Most of my other foundations are liquid.

I could mix on the back of my hand. then apply, but I figured I'd lose some product that way.

Be sure to stay in the color range -- neutral, pink, apricot, or yellow. You might possibly be able to cross the colors if you are trying to color correct, but that could also be done with a colored primer.

Anyway, I'm quite happy that I selvaged some colors I didn't think I would be able to wear again. So far I have tried this with both my Chanel sample and my Guerlain foundation. (First I tried with color 210, but it wasn't light enough to bring them down.)

Have you ever tried this?
Let me know if you do.

Karin
www.savvythinker.com

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