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Mixing foundation

Abrowneyegirl — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 12:51:42 GMT

Does anyone have any tips or suggestions to share?

In the summer I like to lighten-up my foundation to make it more sheer.

To avoid finding a summer foundation formula what I do is take my foundation and

add a drop of JM liquid bronzer

add a dallop of lightweight facial lotion

mix on the back of my hand and apply.

I am thinking of 'pre-mixing' and putting into a small make-up pot that came with a little spatula and using it this way.

Has anyone had any luck with doing something like this?

I was only going to mix perhaps a weeks worth at a time for freshness.

TIA

Re: Mixing foundation

AngelPuppy1 — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 12:55:30 GMT

@Abrowneyegirl wrote:
Does anyone have any tips or suggestions to share?

In the summer I like to lighten-up my foundation to make it more sheer.
To avoid finding a summer foundation formula what I do is take my foundation and
add a drop of JM liquid bronzer
add a dallop of lightweight facial lotion
mix on the back of my hand and apply.

I am thinking of 'pre-mixing' and putting into a small make-up pot that came with a little spatula and using it this way.

Has anyone had any luck with doing something like this?
I was only going to mix perhaps a weeks worth at a time for freshness.

TIA

@Abrowneyegirl

I have never done any mixing but this sounds like a great idea! I see nothing wrong with mixing up a batch for a week. That way you are prepared and ready to go and it should remain fresh. I have read several places to just take some of your foundation and mixe it with your moisturizer and it makes the foundation a little lighter in texture and also eliminates 1 step!

Re: Mixing foundation

151949 — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 13:13:35 GMT

I like L'oreal true match liquid foundation and I have a shade I use when I'm tanned and a shade for when I'm not - sometimes I mix them on the back of my hand when I need something in the middle. That's as far as I go with mixing.

Re: Mixing foundation

Ms X — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 13:16:49 GMT

I like to mix IT's CC cream with their Bye Bye Undereye because the concealer can be a bit heavy. I mix it on the back of my hand each time before I use it, though. I wonder whether the different formulas would separate out rather than staying mixed and it would end up giving you worse results than mixing them just before use.

Re: Mixing foundation

SilleeMee — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 13:22:36 GMT

I've never mixed my foundation with anything. Since I wear a pressed mineral type foundation, that's hard to do. So I just buy a shade darker for summertime and go lightly when applying it.

Re: Mixing foundation

Trix — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 13:40:13 GMT

There probably isn't anything wrong with mixing up a batch of your summer formula, but it seems like extra work to me. I think I'll just continue to use the back of my hand for mixing products to adjust colors and formulas for the seasons.

Re: Mixing foundation

ChynnaBlue — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 13:43:36 GMT

I do the same thing. I've considered pre-mixing, but I haven't. One of the reasonsI mix is because it lets me customize each day, depending on how I feel.or what I need. If It hot and humid, I will skip luminizer because I'll be struggling with too much "glow" already. If I've got my redness, I might use a little more foundation. If I'm feeling dry, I might use a different moisturizer in my mix or add some a drop of oil. It doesn't take much time to mix and allows more flexibility.

I think that if you have a stable combo you use every day, you could easily mix up a little jar. I think only doing a week at a time is a good idea. I know that some moisturizers make my foundation oxidize more quickly and turn much darker or orange Mixing a foundation in advance may cause it to oxidize more. Bacterial might also be an issue. But I say give it a try! If you only do a week at a time, you didn't waste much if it doesn't work and if it does work, you've saved yourself a little prep time every morning.

Re: Mixing foundation

BARBIE100 — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 13:51:36 GMT

@Abrowneyegirl wrote:
Does anyone have any tips or suggestions to share?

In the summer I like to lighten-up my foundation to make it more sheer.
To avoid finding a summer foundation formula what I do is take my foundation and
add a drop of JM liquid bronzer
add a dallop of lightweight facial lotion
mix on the back of my hand and apply.

I am thinking of 'pre-mixing' and putting into a small make-up pot that came with a little spatula and using it this way.

Has anyone had any luck with doing something like this?
I was only going to mix perhaps a weeks worth at a time for freshness.

TIA

Great idea!

Re: Mixing foundation

Tinkrbl44 — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 14:40:12 GMT

@Abrowneyegirl

I've been mixing my mineral foundation powders for about 7 years to allow for shade changes in the summer. Like most people, I'm darker in the summer months than I am in winter.

I love the simplicity of mineral foundation, but I found using just "beige" looked a little muddy on me. I have pinkish (cool tone) skin, so I mix in a tad of rose colored mineral powder blush, a little champagne colored illuminizer and a little powdered bronzer to adjust for suntan. I also add a little Bisque for more coverage. (The illuminizer eliminates the muddy look).

I mix up a little batches that last for about a month.

For the batch I made last week, I also added a little Tinted Mineral Veil with an SPF 25 .... it only takes about 5 minutes to do this, and I am very pleased with the results.

@Abrowneyegirl I know this probably won't help you if you use liquid foundation exclusively, but thought I'd add what works very well for me.

Re: Mixing foundation

wilma — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 14:47:43 GMT

I've never premixed a certain amount, but I have mixed a small pump of tinted moisturizer with my foundation in the palm of my hand. I have also mixed non tinted moisturizer with foundation. I started doing this when I wanted to move from heavier foundations to lighter coverage. It was a way to slowly wean myself off of regular foundations. Now I pretty much just use a tinted moisturizer for coverage all year and use concealer as needed.

Re: Mixing foundation

Jacie — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 14:51:43 GMT

I mix IT Celebration Foundation with Pur Minerals foundation for a perfect color and texture, Also mix colors of the CC Cream to get a perfect summer color.

I have been mixing for years!

Re: Mixing foundation

Trix — Mon, 18 Jul 2016 12:03:34 GMT

The concensus here is that most of us do some mixing of our foundation products in order to adjust the textures and color. I don't find this surprising because I've never felt one foundation is a be all/end all to meet ever changing needs of our skin, every day of the year.

Re: Mixing foundation

wvumountiefan — Mon, 18 Jul 2016 13:10:09 GMT

I have 2 deluxe samples of the Cover FX color drops that I got from Sephora. They are both darker shades, and I use them in my foundation or CC creams in the warmer months when I am a lil more tan. I like them and one lil drop does it. They are extremely pigmented.

Re: Mixing foundation

Funloving — Mon, 18 Jul 2016 16:14:53 GMT

I've been mixing both fluid type foundation; for tinted moisturizers or a more fluid foundation which matches perfectly. But primarily I use mineral foundation and find I need to mix my own. By mixing the right shades of BareMinerals and Halo loose mineral foundation I can achieve a finish that I love. I use Paula's Choice Booster Oil (dry skin) as my primer. Again I do it to get the right consistency for the look and light finish which melds with my skin - the color match is secondary since i've found minerals that do match pretty well- yet this is right on and can be adjusted for seasons. I don't care for too heavy, shiny or a too matte look which I haven't found in one loose mineral brand. I've been though too many brands and got tired of the expense when I hit on this mixture. Now I have a fail proof mineral foundation for my needs. I use a designated plastic jar with a perfect rounded lid so there's no mess when dipping my brush in and tapping off excess. I usually make enough to last a few months. The mixing process can be a bit messy-- though helped using a paper plate underneath the jar.