Beauty

[Shanus]

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@Caaareful Shopper wrote:

@Shanus  I'm going to try again to get foundation shading just right.  Sounds like you and @SilleeMee have it on point -- lovely. 

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@Caaareful Shopper   I find it difficult to do blend more than one shade w/ a powder foundation. Kudos to @SilleeMee. With a foundation stick, cream or liquid, use a more fluffy synthetic brush, not tightly packed foundation brush. Keep the lighter color (one shade lighter than complexion) on & around nose, upper lip, chin and cheeks about 2 fingers away from nose or gauge by going w/ lighter shade to under the pupil of eye. The foundation that matches your complexion goes everywhere else. Blend the lines lightly keeping the center of your face lighter/brighter. It's highlighting and contouring, but naturally w/ foundation...no streaks of dark colors on cheeks. 

[SeaMaiden]

Now  retired, I only wear foundation OCCATIONALLY if I leave the house.  Pretty much I just use sunscreen when home. If I do wear foundation, it is just a BB tinted cream or something very light.  No heavy foundations for me.

[erica g]

I use (2).  Urban Decay Stay Naked and Fenty.  I am extremely happy with these 2 and I really seen no need to venture out to try anything different.  Both are buildable and work great with a sponge or a brush.

[wagirl]

no liquid foundations for me anymore--use tinted bb/cc creams,and mineral powders too.

[Caaareful Shopper]

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@Shanus wrote:

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@Caaareful Shopper wrote:

@Shanus  I'm going to try again to get foundation shading just right.  Sounds like you and @SilleeMee have it on point -- lovely. 

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@Caaareful Shopper   I find it difficult to do blend more than one shade w/ a powder foundation. Kudos to @SilleeMee. With a foundation stick, cream or liquid, use a more fluffy synthetic brush, not tightly packed foundation brush. Keep the lighter color (one shade lighter than complexion) on & around nose, upper lip, chin and cheeks about 2 fingers away from nose or gauge by going w/ lighter shade to under the pupil of eye. The foundation that matches your complexion goes everywhere else. Blend the lines lightly keeping the center of your face lighter/brighter. It's highlighting and contouring, but naturally w/ foundation...no streaks of dark colors on cheeks. 

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Thank you @Shanus!

[Shanus]

@Caaareful Shopper   You're welcome. 🌸

[hooked on books]

I use IT Illumination foundation pretty exclusively but after reading all these posts, I may just have to try something different, LOL!!!

[SusieQ_2]

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@Ladylaughsalot wrote:

i used to use Bare Minerals, but got tired of the powder dust all over my vanity. I now go back and forth between Revlon Colorstay and Maybelline Fit Me. I'm happy with both of these liquid foundations.

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So funny because I was just thinking the same thing about Bare Minerals--which I'm currently using--and then I saw your comment. It always get on my countertop! Lately I've been putting down a paper towel first and then using it to wipe off the mess I make. 

I am tired of it but I do love not having that liquid goo on my face. Bare Minerals just feels so much better to me but maybe it's time for a change.

[Daysdee]

I have a few I use.  When some of them are finished, I will not repurchase that brand and trying to pare down to using no more than 3.  Right now I wear the ones I like the least on days I'm staying home.

[TY]

I have used one foundation regularly the past year, it's the Shiseido SPF 50 BB cream in the 1 oz. bottle. But I have to mix the light and medium shades together to get the right shade for me so that's what I did. I've gone through one bottle and I'm working on the 2nd bottle of this BB cream.

I also try other foundations and tinted moisturizers though like a tube of tinted moisturizer with SPF 20 from Marcelle, a dropper serum foundation with SPF 20 from Marcelle, and a tube of L'Oreal radiant serum foundation with SPF 50. None measure up to the Shiseido BB cream though.