iTalkBeauty » foundation http://www.italkbeauty.com Where you come to talk beauty! Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:20:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 en How to Choose the Right Foundation Color http://www.italkbeauty.com/how-to-choose-the-correct-foundation-color/ http://www.italkbeauty.com/how-to-choose-the-correct-foundation-color/#comments Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:06:50 +0000 Carol Clifton http://www.italkbeauty.com/how-to-choose-the-correct-foundation-color/ SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: "How to Choose the Right Foundation Color", url: "http://www.italkbeauty.com/how-to-choose-the-correct-foundation-color/" } ); ]]> foundations.jpg Many women of various ages have difficulty in choosing the correct foundation color for their skin tone. Have you ever noticed a woman that appears to look slightly orange or even pink? Oh! And have you ever seen a woman whose neck is a completely different color than her face? These types of problems generally occur when a woman does not understand the concept of her underlying skin tone.

Before you head off to Walgreen’s to grab a foundation, make certain you know which one of the following basic skin tones is your very own. Foundations at the Chain Drug Stores or Mass Merchandisers such as Target are wonderful places to purchase foundations as long as you know your exact shade. Most packaging in these stores is not conducive to choosing an appropriate color for your skin tone.

The Basic skin tones are Warm, Cool and Neutral. Those skin tones are fairly selfFoundation Should Enhance Natural Beauty explanatory although I will go into a little further detail to make it easy for you to determine which your skin tone is. When you think of warm you should gravitate towards gold, golden yellows, bronzes, burnt oranges. At this point….Try holding up an article of clothing in one of the warm toned shades to see if it enhances your natural beauty. In some cases you will actually see yellow, or an orange red in your skin tone which is a dead on clue that you are warm toned. My personal feeling is that it is much easier to spot a true cooled toned girl. Oftentimes you will see the blue or blue green skin tones thru very thin skin on a cool toned face. Think Silver, Blue and very rosey blue pinks. You will also want to look for veins near the skins service that are that same blue or blue green skin tone. Now on to the Best…Neutral. Do you look great in Pure Beige? You lucky girl when it comes to color cosmetics and clothes! You will only need to be careful to purchase a truly beige foundation.

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]]> http://www.italkbeauty.com/how-to-choose-the-correct-foundation-color/feed/ How To Pick The Best Foundation http://www.italkbeauty.com/how-to-pick-the-best-foundation/ http://www.italkbeauty.com/how-to-pick-the-best-foundation/#comments Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:05:35 +0000 Carol Clifton http://www.italkbeauty.com/how-to-pick-the-best-foundation/ SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: "How To Pick The Best Foundation", url: "http://www.italkbeauty.com/how-to-pick-the-best-foundation/" } ); ]]> UMM?? What to Buy Shopping for the perfect foundation seems as though it should be a fairly simple and enjoyable task. Well it should be FUN… You have so many available options on the market today and even more propaganda that it makes shopping for foundation very confusing. Now ADD…Pretty packaging in addition to a crafty convincing Cosmetic counter girl and this whole shopping process can send you home with a totally wrong foundation for your skin. Be a smart consumer! when selecting the best foundation for your specific need and lifestyle. Foundations are not at all like they were in the dark ages of your mother. My mom used to wear Max Factor’s Pancake make-up…Get the picture? Yes! It looked as if you had painted thick latex paint on your face. Foundations are currently available in a wide variety of creams, lotions and even powders today. You will also find that coverage can be from a bare minimum to practically bulletproof.

Keep in mind your objectives and goals when shopping for just the perfect foundation. Most women just need foundation to hide small skin imperfections as well as evening out their skintone. If you require additional concealing, then you will want to purchase an additional product or two to correct you exact skin imperfections and/or blemishes.

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