Hey guys.
This is Mi-Anne, Beauty Editor at Refinery29
and this is Beauty in a Snap.
I have three coworkers here
who each have very different skin tones,
but one very common problem,
which is the difficulty of finding foundations
at the drugstore that match them.
I got three foundations from the drugstore
that I personally really like that I think
you might be familiar with.
And I’m going to help my friends
get color matched!
We both know that it’s really hard to find
drugstore foundation that matches.
What would you say is your biggest problem?
My biggest problem is that
I’m pretty pale and sort of neutral toned and I have a lot
of trouble finding drugstore shades that match
without being able to test them all.
A lot of them turn out too yellow on me
or just too dark.
Sometimes it’s just a little bit too yellow
or too pink and it dries out my skin a lot.
Especially being someone obviously with brown skin,
the choices are just a little more limited.
So when I’m going in I’m having to scour the shelves to
look for something that’ll match my skin tone.
And you don’t have the option to try it on
which makes it even harder.
I’ve got a few foundations for you.
So we have a warmer skin tone,
but if you guys don’t know how to figure it out you
can test it really easily.
I like to call it the vein test.
Depending on what color your veins are that
will help you determine your undertones.
So, my veins are kind of bluish and greenish.
If you have blue veins, it means you kind of have
a rosier, pinker undertone.
If they’re green you have more of
a yellow base undertone.
If you have a mixture of the two,
you have a more neutral skin tone which means you can
kind of get away with wearing either kind of foundation.
Mine are definitely on the green side.
So you definitely have more of a yellow undertone
so you might want to gravitate toward more
yellow, less pink foundations.
You have a lot of green here as well.
I think that you obviously know that you like
yellow foundations already, so we should test
these out.
Let’s start with the lightest one.
This is ivory.
I think I’ll go with the darker tone first.
I think I can use some of these to sort of
blend out and lighten them to match me.
So most people think that you can swatch your
foundation on your hand and you’re good
to go.
That’s not always the case.
You know different colors of our skin
are on different parts of our body.
So I always think that if you want to get
a true face and neck match, you want to do
it on your jawline here.
Yes, perfect.
And then do it to the next foundation you have.
And then you do it to the last foundation.
Let’s see if we blend them into your skin
what kind of effect that has.
You’re gonna want to go with the foundation
that just disappears into your skin.
It looks like I don’t even have any makeup
on in the second one.
Exactly.
I think that may be the one.
I think that’s the winner.
The Warm Nude Beige.
I think this one’s working best.
It’s blending in really nice and it’s light.
Is that the one that’s blending into your skin right away?
The other one was a little bit too ivory and
the other one was too dark.
I think that Beautifully Bronze shade is
a pretty good match for you.
I think that this is my match.
I’m pretty excited about trying it out.
I know I’m excited to see what it looks like
because it’ll give us a better picture.
How do you like it?
I really like this because it’s really lightweight.
I’ve been using the same makeup since high school,
and so it’s kind of nice finding
a new foundation that’s blending with my skin,
feels light and not too heavy.
What do you think?
Nancy has amazing skin to begin with.
Thank you.
Does she need foundation?
No.
Now that I have a drugstore brand that’s
a pretty perfect match honestly,
I think I could try doing
drugstore foundations and concealers.
It’s sort of the one thing I’ve stayed away from
in the drugstore realm, where I love mascaras.
It’s really blending into your skin really well.
What are your overall thoughts?
Would you purchase this foundation?
I think it’s a great substitute for what
my higher-end powder would be.
It’s definitely cost-efficient.
It’s under 10 bucks.
What’s so great about it being such an affordable
foundation is you can buy a few and throughout
the year, if you need to color match,
if you need to mix the foundations, it’s really easy to.
You can just put it on the back of your
hand a few pumps.
If you’re feeling like it’s a little bit too light
or too dark you can add a little
bit of the darker shade, the lighter shade.
So it’s really nice to be able to customize
your foundation in a way that isn’t going
to totally break the bank.
Thanks so much for watching guys!
As you can see, there are many, many foundations
at the drugstore and you can definitely find
one that works for you through trial and error.
See you next time!