Working with Lighting

Thanks for that, Chrissy! I may try to apply makeup earlier in the morning so that I can have a look at it before I leave for work and see if the color does change. 🙂

Also, it may be worth taking into account that sometimes foundation can oxidise and go darker once it settles into the skin, so when you apply it it might match perfectly, but 10 minutes later it might be a shade darker.

I’m of European descent and I have the same issue. Some foundations can look perfect in one lighting, but suddenly my face looks orange or too dark in another lighting – despite blending to my neck. I think it is applicable to every skin tone. I agree with Hooha, natural lighting is the best option, but it’s not really practical all the time. Just make sure you are in a well lit area when you apply it. It always pays to check out your makeup in another room of the house with different lighting before you leave the house 🙂

In terms of testing foundation. I’ve heard the best way is to test 3 colours light to dark on your jawline right next to eachother. The one that you cant notice, is the one to go with. Hopefully that makes sense!

Its nice to have ur msgs on here Lubz 🙂
cool name.

Im kinda curious how many of us BH users actually fit into this skin category!

HI 🙂
are you laughing coz i said ive been mistaken from behind for indian? its true. the lighter skinned indian look. i tend towear my hair out mostly, or just ina long braid/ponytail too.

I kinda figured it was about wasted bottles – but hey – not ur fault right?

OH and just call me Nat 🙂

Hey Nat,

Actually reading that I’ve got 5 bottles of foundation sitting in my drawer made me realise what a doof I’ve been…. none of these products come cheap either! There’s nothing I can do, but laugh!

Oh, and also the Indian bit too! LOL!!

BTW, you can call me Lubz

HI 🙂
are you laughing coz i said ive been mistaken from behind for indian? its true. the lighter skinned indian look. i tend towear my hair out mostly, or just ina long braid/ponytail too.

I kinda figured it was about wasted bottles – but hey – not ur fault right?

OH and just call me Nat 🙂

I look so terrible in the brightest room in the house (the first bathroom, basically)… maybe I need to be checking out other shades of foundation, but if I can’t bring it home before I buy it then I’m not really sure how to make sure it all matches! 🙁

OMG!! i can so TOTALLY relate! I’m of Indian descent and even in different lighting, my foundation looks completely different. I have yellow skin tone and recently purchased the Revlon Photoready Foundation in Rich Ginger (the darkest shade). It looked alright in the store and the cosmetic rep convinced me that it was a “perfect match”. How wrong was she? When I got home and tried it on the very next day, it looked completely different! The shop lighting made the foundation look completely natural. I currently have about 5 bottles of foundation hidden away in my drawer that my husband doesnt know about – he’d probably freak!

I kinda figured there will be enough others out there – of the asian and indo / indian backgrounds who share this issue. i think actually that NO-ONE really has a skin tone that is truly that even.. btu when ur skin is lighter , the variance that is present never drops dark enugh to be clear – like the whole range is still light enough that it doesnt come thru showing the diff.. what do u think? so for when the skin tones are darker , it becomes more noticable across the range.. and leaves us feeling like its a patchy face 🙁
thats my theory

the hard part is knowing where to apply the products so that u can be sure it got blended riht – or even as Viv said, how to leave a store knowing what seemed ok there will be still seeming right , later.

ugh – more advices??

And Lashraff – do ukeep a lot of bottles of diff ranges (coz of needing options or things that failed?) or u just want many backups of the best one ?

If you see the pics i put up jsut above – my color changes so radically, i know its only photos that can vary anyway.. but its kind of real indication how the ntre color hue of my skin looks at diff light inside or out. Enough actually that ive been mistaken and thoguht to be indian or pakistani from Behind, when ppl didnt see my face! From the skin tone and that my hair is all black and so long. . hmm

Natrissara! LOL!! I simply have so many bottles because its products I’ve tried and I’m not happy with (there’s no way to return the bottles because I’ve already opened them)!

I look so terrible in the brightest room in the house (the first bathroom, basically)… maybe I need to be checking out other shades of foundation, but if I can’t bring it home before I buy it then I’m not really sure how to make sure it all matches! 🙁

OMG!! i can so TOTALLY relate! I’m of Indian descent and even in different lighting, my foundation looks completely different. I have yellow skin tone and recently purchased the Revlon Photoready Foundation in Rich Ginger (the darkest shade). It looked alright in the store and the cosmetic rep convinced me that it was a “perfect match”. How wrong was she? When I got home and tried it on the very next day, it looked completely different! The shop lighting made the foundation look completely natural. I currently have about 5 bottles of foundation hidden away in my drawer that my husband doesnt know about – he’d probably freak!

I kinda figured there will be enough others out there – of the asian and indo / indian backgrounds who share this issue. i think actually that NO-ONE really has a skin tone that is truly that even.. btu when ur skin is lighter , the variance that is present never drops dark enugh to be clear – like the whole range is still light enough that it doesnt come thru showing the diff.. what do u think? so for when the skin tones are darker , it becomes more noticable across the range.. and leaves us feeling like its a patchy face 🙁
thats my theory

the hard part is knowing where to apply the products so that u can be sure it got blended riht – or even as Viv said, how to leave a store knowing what seemed ok there will be still seeming right , later.

ugh – more advices??

And Lashraff – do ukeep a lot of bottles of diff ranges (coz of needing options or things that failed?) or u just want many backups of the best one ?

If you see the pics i put up jsut above – my color changes so radically, i know its only photos that can vary anyway.. but its kind of real indication how the ntre color hue of my skin looks at diff light inside or out. Enough actually that ive been mistaken and thoguht to be indian or pakistani from Behind, when ppl didnt see my face! From the skin tone and that my hair is all black and so long. . hmm

I look so terrible in the brightest room in the house (the first bathroom, basically)… maybe I need to be checking out other shades of foundation, but if I can’t bring it home before I buy it then I’m not really sure how to make sure it all matches! 🙁

OMG!! i can so TOTALLY relate! I’m of Indian descent and even in different lighting, my foundation looks completely different. I have yellow skin tone and recently purchased the Revlon Photoready Foundation in Rich Ginger (the darkest shade). It looked alright in the store and the cosmetic rep convinced me that it was a “perfect match”. How wrong was she? When I got home and tried it on the very next day, it looked completely different! The shop lighting made the foundation look completely natural. I currently have about 5 bottles of foundation hidden away in my drawer that my husband doesnt know about – he’d probably freak!

I would recommend natural light but if this is not possible it is best to try for lighting that lights your face straight on such as theatre style dressing room lights. Any other type of light will throw shadows and make it harder. If you have tried your foundation in natural light and it matches well then it should be just right whatever lighting you are in, unless you are on stage or being photographed with a really strong flash. In that case it is ok to go a little darker. 🙂