How to Choose Your Best Foundation Shade (Makeup Over 50)

How to Choose Your Best Foundation Shade (Makeup Over 50) | Part 1

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2 жыл бұрын

🌸In today's video I'm going to try and demystify the foundation (and concealer) buying process. This video will cover finding your undertone and skin tone, noting some common foundation shade names for various undertones and doing a little research online to help you narrow your shades before you go into the stores or online to purchase. Part 2 will cover what type of coverage you need, how to swatch in stores, and how to ensure that the shade the consultant is insisting is the perfect shade for you is really your best shade!
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@Alice-oe4kd 2 жыл бұрын

When I shop for a foundation I find that the easiest way is just to look at the foundations I already have and just put a good match in my purse and use that for picking out my new foundation. This works well for me. I also keep a compact in my purse with a good match for impulse purchases.

@J2zing55 2 жыл бұрын

Good info Lisa… I’m forever mixing my foundations because I can’t nail one shade down. Looking forward to your follow up video!

@conqueringmountscrapmorewi2509 2 жыл бұрын

Hello! I hope this little note finds you in good spirits and healthy. I have a busy day in my sewing room and now I'm sewing a little tea mat for my living room end table while I watch you. I hope you have a wonderful evening! Thanks for posting this video!

@LisaMonique 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Brenda 💕

@doreenrussell2978 2 жыл бұрын

Very helpful! Finding the right shade of foundation has always been difficult for me. Almost stressful, because I don’t want to spend money for the wrong product. I want my foundation to look like it’s my skin, but better.

@imtired6104 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video! I've always had a really difficult time finding the right shade of foundation, and I don't trust the department store assistants with it either because even after getting a more professional opinion I get told that my foundation looks heavy and like I'm wearing a mask. Mortifying.

@paigeprice3781 2 жыл бұрын

Just what I have been needing! Thank you so much for the information. Looking forward to part 2!

@UntangledTreasures 2 жыл бұрын

This video is packed with great info! I needed this! Thank you!! ❤️

@suelord3728 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Lisa, this is so helpful!

@mollyj409 2 жыл бұрын

Great information that is going to help! Thanks Lisa!🥰

@elizabeths4272 2 жыл бұрын

I've watched both videos in this series today and your tips are by far the best I've ever heard. Thank you!

@LisaMonique 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 💕💕💕

@LenaSheppard 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for doing this. I appreciate you !

@sueryan7799 2 жыл бұрын

Lisa, it is so difficult to match my skin tone! I do have couple of the same shades as you, that you mentioned in a previous video. So I loved that you mentioned the shades in your collection.

@amyparis5756 2 жыл бұрын

This was so incredibly helpful thank you I learned a lot.

@lizlane5974 2 жыл бұрын

Good info. I didn’t know you could return open foundation. When I buy $50 foundation I’ll usually go to Sephora or Macys. They will give you a small sample. The last time I went to Sephora and the clerk gave me a sample of NARS that I got three full face applications so I could really decide if I wanted it.

@luciepaul1270 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Lisa, thank you for another great video. In Australia you cannot return opened foundations, but you can get a couple of little sample pots to take home and try. I find this particularly useful because I have a cool undertone, but the consultants get it wrong under the store lights and recommend foundations that make me look jaundiced in the daylight.

@dianehiltz1193 2 жыл бұрын

Great information, I’m an ivory shade but it varies like you from summer to winter😊

@MusicLover-sb7mo 2 жыл бұрын

Good stuff, Lisa. I can’t sleep so…thanks for the early morning video! Another tip for identifying neutral is if they initially burn then tan (even with sunscreen). I look forward to your swatching video. I have been swatched at Ulta and Sephora and still had to return. Store lighting can be deceiving. Then there is the oxidation factor which is my greatest nemesis. I learned to swatch…leave it on for an hour and look at it in natural light before buying. Also ask for a sample.

@LisaMonique 2 жыл бұрын

The store lighting is going to be addressed in my next video. They always try and sell me the wrong shade in stores until I started going outside with mirror.

@MusicLover-sb7mo 2 жыл бұрын

@@20thcenturyrelic I too am Scottish, Irish and English! 47% UK ancestry according to DNA. Also Norwegian, Danish, Prussian/German, French and Bohemian (present day Czech Republic). My dad said we were Heinz 57…a lot of ingredients. Lol. Anyway, I am definitely fair, but can tan after a burn. I no longer lay out in the sun, but used to. I had oily skin as a teen and young woman. I understand oily skin struggles with oxidation so that may explain why some formulas just turn on me. 🤦🏻‍♀️

@LisaMonique 2 жыл бұрын

@@20thcenturyrelic You are lucky! I don't have many, but I've talked to people who say EVERY foundation oxidizes on their skin!

@timelessbeautiesbyjacqueline 2 жыл бұрын

This is definitely a needed and helpful video Lisa! As an image consultant I do colour analysis and help ladies find out if they are cool, warm or neutral and always help with makeup matching. It can be such a challenge. I have even gone into store with clients because they were not matched correctly in store. The vein thing is not always accurate and can be hard for some people to see. Also some have a better eye for colours than others. Yes this can be a challenging process but you gave so many great tips. Love your idea of looking at website for colours before shopping in person. xxoo Jackie

@LisaMonique 2 жыл бұрын

You know I actually have a terrible eye for color, it’s really hard for me to see it and so I’ve learned by training my eye. And Photography they would always say will you just need to see the light and I’m like what light, so I became a technical photographer and just learn to pose and where to place my lights based on experience not because I actually could “see the light.” Though I can always see it on my computer screen, I just can’t see it real time

@timelessbeautiesbyjacqueline 2 жыл бұрын

@@LisaMonique Wow that is interesting Lisa you obviously are talented to be able to do that too :))

@debbieeckhardt8483 2 жыл бұрын

Lisa, i just found your channel! I'm 59. Boy, time flies! Foundation is so difficult at times. I have olive skin and I'm always recommended with warm colors. I love the more neutral colors. The warm looks yuck on me. I appreciate your help in this category! I live in cold weather now. 3 -4 months of warmer climate for summer. The Midwest. Thank you Lisa xoxo 😘

@LisaMonique 2 жыл бұрын

If you ever have trouble, try a little blue foundation mixer. LA Girl makes one at Ulta or drugstore. It can change the warm undertone to olive!

@marlenekerrmarlene1259 2 жыл бұрын

you have the same coloring as me , thank you

@meganswitzer222 2 жыл бұрын

I had an ABH foundation matched at Mecca and then put they in to “Findation” and get matches for any brand I will do this again when the season changes and my skin is lighter. Easy as.

@erinlennon6036 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this! For years I just bought what the celebrities with my coloring wore (God bless Nicole Kidman; seriously). I am going to be visiting Sephora to see what they might have that I can wear.

@FastingStarChanelNo5 2 жыл бұрын

I'm def'ly neutral, seems I learned it more by fdtn mishaps thru trial and error lol. I always go for the warmer shades tho, they slightly deepen my skin color and they look better with the gold jewelry I prefer. If a newbie doesnt get it now it surely wont be yr fault after yr explanation and examples. Thx Lisa, much love to you, take care! 💜💛💚 ~Chanel

@levon1518 2 жыл бұрын

Best foundation I use, one for winter (wheat) and one for summer(spiced sand), both neutrals, Estee Lauder double wear.

@LisaMonique 2 жыл бұрын

Those are my two colors 😊😊😊💕💕

@CricketVibes51-s9b 2 жыл бұрын

Super 👌🏻👸🏼🤗💝

@midlifemom5829 2 жыл бұрын

I went to 3 Sephoras and each salesperson recommended shades that were a miss when I stepped out to natural light. The store lighting is horrid! I returned all foundations. When asked , they will never admit if a foundation oxidizes. Sephora wants to make a sale. I will always return if I’m not happy with a product. Another dilemma is that our necks are usually lighter shade than face, so it’s tricky to find a face shade that will naturally blend to neck without creating a mask look.

@lahy7346 2 жыл бұрын

I totally agree with the store lighting being horrible. How can a person make a decision based on that lighting.

@LisaMonique 2 жыл бұрын

You can’t. You have to bring a mirror and go outside… I have literally been sold a foundation got in my car looked in the mirror turned around and walked right back in and returned it LOL

@mariestopa 2 жыл бұрын

Why didn’t sephora use the machine the shade matcher if you are unsure ?

@midlifemom5829 2 жыл бұрын

@@mariestopa shade finder was not accurate when they tested on my face

@mariestopa 2 жыл бұрын

@@midlifemom5829 they told me yesterday they just updated it don’t know if u had it recently. Just an fyi . For me if I want to buy a foundation that I know matches me I will tell a swatch them go to another brand and see if they have a similar color .

@karenwelsh4062 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Lisa! Can’t wait to see Part 2!!

@tammy9964 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video. You’re so right, it’s hard! Thank you for makeing it easier.

@sooskavee9680 2 жыл бұрын

I figured out all my tones but find even expensive brands oxidize on my face. Most recommendations end up being too light for me. Even though I am fair/light I need a light-medium color in foundation or I look like a full moon. (I don’t like wearing bronzer to darken it cause then I look like I’m spray tanned only on my face.) I have found a couple that work but have to go through it all again in the summer when I’m a bit darker. Sigh. I found my recent trip to Ulta for the first time in 2 years was frustrating. Many of their sample bottles of even newer foundations had separated. I’m not sure how accurate the samples colors really were because of that. They were also out of samples in shades that I needed to try in some of my preferred brands. I also learned that some brands lean toward yellow at least for me, no matter how many shades I try. Ugh. It’s such a chore. I do find tempalia helpful.

@LisaMonique 2 жыл бұрын

I wonder if a primer would help with oxidation? I’d prefer to buy my foundations a little dark and then use just a drop of white foundation mixer as needed.

@sooskavee9680 2 жыл бұрын

@@LisaMonique I usually do use a primer but not always. I have trouble with lipsticks, glosses etc too. Everything turns bright pink on me no matter what it looks like in its tube. I have to stick with purples or browns. It’s rather comical actually. I’ll try that white foundation mixer. I didn’t know there was such a thing until I heard you talk about it. Great idea! Thank you!

@shellydivarco 2 жыл бұрын

Can’t we just take you with us to help us pick our shade? 😆

@LisaMonique 2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@marlenekerrmarlene1259 2 жыл бұрын

my veins are green blue but still like cool tones

@LisaMonique 2 жыл бұрын

It’s all preference! Some of my foundations are cool too!

@catalinarandle6420 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Lisa , in UK we can’t return open products unless there is an issue with them (bought a faulty one ) 😔

@LisaMonique 2 жыл бұрын

😩

@dqauto500 2 жыл бұрын

I have a hard time because 1 day in the sun I can get very dark. I have some type of an olive but With big deep brown freckles. I used to just wear a tinted lotion all of my life until my 40s. Now in my 50s I’d like a foundation for a little more coverage.

@LisaMonique 2 жыл бұрын

I am the same! I get tan fast and hold a tan for weeks after my sun exposure!! I am currently using Mac Studio Fix powder foundation or Laura Geller Cream foundation for my coverage right now, since it is getting darker sun spots and they are covering well, and easy to apply in warmer humid weather.

@janicedevereux2839 2 жыл бұрын

Lisa I saw you on Instagram in an ad for the facelift stickers…. I was interested in those stickers however… Whenever I get sucked into these type of products I always find them to be a waste of my money 😂..

@LisaMonique 2 жыл бұрын

I did not to an ad or authorize an ad for any facelift stickers. They stole my footage from a video last summer

@janicedevereux2839 2 жыл бұрын

@@LisaMonique oh my god ! Lisa I was going to buy them because I trust you…. I’m so glad I didn’t…WOW just WOW

@LisaMonique 2 жыл бұрын

@@janicedevereux2839 Its so frustrating, I get comments all the time from people asking do I really like XXXXX, there are several fake commercials out there for a variety of products. I almost feel like my footage is in some stock footage site, I don't know how they are all getting the same footage! I do advertise for DRMTGY, they are the only authorized ad right now.

@tennisbabe50 2 жыл бұрын

Omg, I had no idea you could return open makeup. I have been on a foundation “hunt” all winter and I have a bag of opened foundations…unfortunately, I don’t have receipts😫.

@LisaMonique 2 жыл бұрын

Frustrating ain’t it! If they are just a little dark or a little light you can always try just a foundation adjuster or a darker serum type foundation like the NYX foundation drops and use them to get the closer shade. Or if you’re olive undertone you can get a little bit of blue. LA girl makes a blue and white foundation adjuster. They carry that at Ulta.

@tennisbabe50 2 жыл бұрын

@@LisaMonique thanks, I did not know about foundation adjusters!! The big problem seemed to be dryness, even the Lancôme Tent Idol! I was so disappointed because everyone raves about it so much. It might work better when the weather gets warmer ( in the Midwest) but I tend to not wear a foundation In the hot summers. I use a tinted moisturizer, I love Bare Minerals Complexion Rescue, tinted hydrating gel, spf 30…. In the winter, ive tried mixing it with other foundations, but the dryness shows up….any suggestions for dryness? I’ve started using the DRMTLGY products, it’s a little better.

@tennisbabe50 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Lisa, thank you for your channel. Great info…..Can you do me a huge favor and review eyeliners? Or if you have can you give me the episode? I am having the WORST time finding an eye liner that doesn’t leave dark circles above and under my eyes….I’m so frustrated. I have oily eyelids, I’ve tried primers et…but under my eyes they are and look horrible…please help!!! Thank you so much.

@LisaMonique 2 жыл бұрын

Have you tried Rimmel Scandaleyes or Wet n Wild 24 hour waterproof? They both are super long lasting. However they are really really soft and so I have to tap them on and blend and let them dry down. I can’t wipe a line because it’s too much product and the line gets too fat. Wunder2 Also works really well for me. And they’re eyeliner is typical consistency. But I can’t rub it off my hand even the next day. All three can be found on Amazon. And my final question is are you sure it is not your mascara? I usually find when I have dark circles under my eyes it’s my mascara not my liner. My other favorite liners are at Sephora, the makeup by Mario precision pro and the Sephora brand 12 hour contour pencil. I prefer liners that need sharpening because they are creamier when first applying and I can blend out better. Then they set down in about 20-30 minutes and don’t budge. I scribble on the back of my hand, and test and see what still on the next day LOL

@tennisbabe50 2 жыл бұрын

@@LisaMonique thank you for all this info. I usually dont even wear mascara, so I did figure out that isn’t the problem. I tried the brand makeup by Mario, and that did not work, I will give these others a go. I will report back my findings!!

@wanda12411 2 жыл бұрын

I return makeup because it’s impossible to get the shades right without trying them in natural light. I don’t feel I should have to cover the cost when I am not given the correct shade. At the drugstore it’s a guessing game which is ridiculous. Even with doing prior research like foundation finder I still get it wrong. 🤨

@LisaMonique 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, It’s really been trial and error to get me close and now I can identify based on swatches. Having said that I still have to return foundations. I buy so many brands, it’s 5till 50-50 whether I grab the right shade the first time.

@cynthialopez1554 2 жыл бұрын

I can never find my right foundation I have it drives me crazy!!!

@debbremberger5980 2 жыл бұрын

Good morning from Pensacola! Wondering if you've tried Chanel No 1 foundation?

@LisaMonique 2 жыл бұрын

Love it!!! It was my favorite on my new foundation releases of 2022 video.

@burgermister7580 2 жыл бұрын

Olive is hard to match

@LisaMonique 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, not that many brands! I do have a work around, get a blue color corrector, LA girl has them, and add a drop of blue to a warm (yellow) foundation and shift it towards a more green (olive) undertone.

@StormSongs7 2 жыл бұрын

The difficulty comes in when you’re a fair to light olive/sallow undertone. So darn frustrating.

@LisaMonique 2 жыл бұрын

The olive undertone is so difficult! Have you tried Fenty? I think they have a lot of olive undertone shades

@sibylleacatos 2 жыл бұрын

Whpi throw their foundation after 3 months 😳😳 I have some that lasted years !!! As long as they look and smell good ! They are just trying to make you buy more!.....what a waist !

@LisaMonique 2 жыл бұрын

I agree!!!