Leslie: Hi, Young Living.
Carla: Hi.
Leslie: How are you guys doing today?
This is Leslie and Carla, and we're here to talk to you about
our Savvy Foundation, tips and techniques,
ways that we apply the foundation that makes our skin look fabulous.
Carla: I don't think they know me yet, so I'm going to introduce myself.
I've been part of the training team for a while now,
I'm just usually in the Spanish side of things.
But I'm pleased to be here talking about a little bit of what we do, right?
Leslie: Yes. And Carla joined our team from the Research
and Development department, so she knows her stuff.
She knows all about ingredients, and she has brought
a wealth of information to the Global Training and Education Team.
So let's jump right in.
If you are anywhere in this line of foundation like I am,
then you probably feel me that you have struggled finding
the right color and the right application to make sure that you stay vibrant.
And what I mean by that is when I use -- my foundation color is Dark 3.
And initially, when I put it on, I got this kind of dusty look.
It was almost even ashy.
It seemed to wash out my complexion as opposed to highlighting
the natural vibrance that's there.
Now right now I'm not wearing any foundation,
I'm just wearing mascara and eyeliner,
and some of the lip gloss or yeah, lip balm, sorry.
Just the colorless lip balm.
So this is my natural coloring.
I've got a little bit of unevenness in what colors are where on my face.
And that's totally natural, very common.
So when I was first transitioning to Savvy,
I wasn't getting a whole lot of coverage,
and I wasn't getting just that depth of color that I like.
So, and that seems to be kind of common feedback, right in your market as well?
Carla: Yes. Well, I'm from the Dominican Republic,
so I struggle the same with Leslie.
When I'm not wearing make-up, I have uneven tones, which is pretty common.
But because I'm not Caucasian, because I'm not African American or African,
I have a mix of races --
Leslie: She has a little bit of everything. (Chuckles) I love it.
Carla: -- it's even harder.
Like it's really hard to find a color that would match.
And that's the case for a lot of Hispanics, and lot of Americans.
So that's why we're here today.
We're going to just talk about what we do to get good color.
Leslie: Yes. All right. So, the first concoction I'm going to talk
to you guys about is this little gem right here.
And what this is, is basically by own BB cream because that's
the type of make-up I was using before we came out with Savvy,
and I love BB cream for a lot of reasons, it's a multitasker.
But what I don't love about is the toxic ingredients
and what I was getting from the drugstore.
So, to make my own, I used Sheerlume. I love this stuff.
One pump of ART Renewal Serum.
And then my foundation with -- and guys, here is the game-changer –
I actually added some of the Savvy blush color into my BB cream.
And that just kept the vibrance and the pop of color and the bold,
rich look that I wanted intact, without having it be like a dusty sort of finish.
So, Carla's going to put this on me.
And if you've got a Savvy blush at home or you know,
blush that you like, try this mix out.
If you've got all these ingredients at home, go ahead and try it out.
Application, you can apply it with your fingers, that's what I usually do,
just like the same way you do with sunscreen almost, all over.
Or, Carla's fabulous with this thing.
This is the Savvy foundation brush.
Carla: Yes. And I'm going to start applying, but we don't want
to tell you that you have to use the Sheerlume,
and that you have to use the serum.
We are showing you here what works for Leslie, and what works for me.
But if you use say the ART Light Moisturizer because you have
more of a greasy complexion, that's fine too.
Whatever you have at home that you can use to make this
kind of like liquidy foundation, it's perfect.
Leslie added like she said, a little bit of the new Captivate blush
in it because she feels like -- and it's true –
it gives her that little bit of a reddish undertone that she naturally has.
Now, if you have more of the warmer undertones that don't look kind of reddish,
they look more like goldish, it will be fine to use the Passionate blush.
Whatever blush works for you.
Leslie: Or even a bronzer that you love is a great addition.
Okay, so I asked Carla to stop on this side, so that you can see the difference.
You see that there is some coverage, it's light coverage.
It's I'd say somewhere between a liquid foundation and a tinted moisturizer.
And still, I retain the dewy sort of glow that I like because
I don't usually go with a matte finish.
But you can see that it's got even color as opposed to this side
that's still got some of those little blotchies going on.
And so doing this all over, I love it.
If you like a matte finish, then you can go ahead
and do a dusting of your favorite foundation over it.
But I would recommend that you either wet your fingertips
with the misting spray, or even just wash and dry your hands
so they're just a little bit moist.
And then just kind of do a quick rub over.
Carla: Pat.
Leslie: Yeah, a pat, a quick pat in order to catch
those little mineral particles to prevent you from coming out looking dusty.
Carla: Yeah. And I feel like you can do building with this.
You let it dry a little bit.
If you feel like you need more coverage, you apply it all over again.
Leslie: Oh, my gosh, I love this look.
Like I hope you guys can see the difference, my camera,
I'm not using an iPhone right now, so I hope you can see with this resolution,
the difference between this side and this side.
Carla: Do you want to finish the look or do you want to stay?
Leslie: Yeah, I'll finish the look.
So another trick that I use is this one is one of the new lipsticks
that I absolutely love, it's called Bedazzled.
And I love this one, and I love Mic Drop.
Carla: I'm wearing Mic Drop right now.
Leslie: I love the vibrance of this color, and, I also use this as a blush.
That's right, ladies, as a blush because... again, it's not powder.
So it has more of a dewy finish as opposed to a dusty finish.
So it keeps it looking very fresh.
And I just pat some on with my fingers and then blend up and out.
And that's a pretty quick look, and I love multitasking, you know? (Chuckles)
Why buy five things if you can buy one that does all five.
So, hopefully you can see the difference between this is my,
how I wake up side with a little bit of a wing,
and then this is how I want to look before I come in for work.
Carla: And so, we were talking about this before we started the video.
We know that mineral make-up is different,
but it's worth changing, for many reasons.
Your skin is going to love it, you'll love the feel of mineral make-up.
Leslie: I do.
Carla: I honestly, started using Savvy Minerals, and because I was still learning,
I didn't love it at first a hundred percent.
But as I started finding those things that worked for my skin,
and my tone, I'm like, "Oh, my gosh, it actually looks like
I'm not wearing make-up, but I am."
And I started loving it.
Make-up that we find in a drugstore, it's really different.
It usually gives you that full coverage. It drips. It feels tacky.
Leslie: (Chuckles) It slides off as the day goes on, yes.
Carla: And once I ran out of my Savvy Mineral foundation
and I had the other one because I had just stopped using it.
I was like okay, I'll just use it for today.
I put it on guys and I had to wipe it off right away.
I did not feel good with it.
So I'm not telling you this just because I want to sound like I love Savvy.
No, I actually love Savvy, and so that day,
I came in without make-up, and I went to the store,
and I got my foundation and then I applied it before I went on to do a video.
So, I definitely know -- we both know --
Leslie: We both know (chuckles)
Carla: That it's not --
Leslie: It's a different feel because it's a different type of product.
Similar to your other Young Living products that you know and love,
the difference between a traditional cleaner that you get at the store
and Thieves cleaner, there are some differences.
And those are differences that you love once you get used to them.
But before, it can be a bit of a transition.
But, I agree with Carla a hundred percent that it's worth acquiring
a new skill set to apply Savvy Minerals effectively
because the payoff in the long-term is so much better for you.
Carla: Okay, talking a little bit of how I do, and what colors work
for me before we run too long on this video.
I pretty much have uneven skin tone, like I said.
I am usually darker on the sides, lighter down here.
I blend Warm 2, and Warm 3.
And then I apply. [Phone dings] I like to apply my moisturizer.
I usually do Sheerlume.
And then right before I apply it, I spray my face with the misting spray.
I just love the misting spray.
Leslie: I love that stuff.
Carla: You have to use your misting spray if you're not doing this application.
And then I apply, I blend on the lid, I blend the two.
Just 50/50 amounts. I blend it.
And then I like to finish my look with contouring,
which I actually used Leslie's Dark 3 today,
to do my contouring before the video.
And I really like to have the option of just having
a darker foundation and doing the contouring.
Then I apply a little bit of the bronzer, if I have it on hand.
A little bit of the bronzer just to give it that little bit of a shine.
Some people don't like the shine.
If you don't like the shine, go with a darker foundation
and do your contouring with that.
So then a little bit of blush, I love the new Captivate.
I love the colors. The new colors are amazing.
Leslie: Yeah, the spring colors are wonderful.
Carla: Especially for us. (Chuckles)
Leslie: I know, right? Okay, so good job, Young Living, thanks.
Carla: And I finish with Mic Drop right here.
Leslie: I love that color.
Thank you guys for joining us, we hope that you've learned something helpful.
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