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The Foundation Tip That's So Wrong... But So Right!

23 September, 2018 - 07:22pm by - Head Pixie | 29 Comments

By BR Kellie

We so often say that when it comes to makeup anything goes. We can have fun. Play to our heart's content. Do our own thing. Yet within this lawless makeup land there are some 'rules' that are repeated over and over to the point they feel like actual law. Rules like...

'When doing your eye makeup, crease work should be done using matte shadows.' 

'When blushing or bronzing be sure to blend!'

And of course...

'When finding a foundation you should match the shade to the colour of your jaw line.'

EXCEPT... Beauty YouTuber Chloe Morello just broke that last rule in one of her more recent videos... and her justification for it has us nodding our heads like a dashboard doggy.

Her foundation rule?

'Never match to your face if your body and your face are different colours.'

She pointed out that her body - especially when self-tanned - is considerably darker than her face and that it just doesn't look right to apply foundation that leaves your face shades lighter than your body.

So what does Chloe do to ensure an even match?

Quite simply, she uses the colour of her shoulder or the back of her hand to find a foundation shade that will look right on her face and give her a uniform look for her skin.

As the down with the lastest lingo kids would say - We are shooketh. And we absolutely understand the logic in it.

So, is this a beauty tip you'll be picking up? Or are you not down with it? Heck... are you already so on board you're leading the pack and have been doing this for quite some time? Chat away!

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24th September, 2018

I'm tanned but not evenly, so I have a dilemma where I don't know what I'm supposed to match because my face, neck chest, shoulders and arms are all slightly different shades...

24th September, 2018

I always find it hard to colour match as my chest is quite pink/red :(

24th September, 2018

This makes sense for summer and will be a tip I will try.

24th September, 2018

Omg Im new to Chloe and I feel like Ive been hiding under a rock! I understand what she means and feel that this would make things so much easier

24th September, 2018

Actually makes sense, i was looking at some photos from last summer and i was like gosh my face looks so pale compared to the rest of me! Im quite pale but do get a tiny bit of colour so im gonna try this forsure!!

24th September, 2018

I change my foundation shade to one slightly darker in summer to keep up with the self tanning, rather than my standard lily white ivory …

24th September, 2018

Wow it makes sense huh. Must try it.

24th September, 2018

I use a bronzer to even my skin tone. I don't go out of my way to get a tan and if I want to warm my skin tone up a bit a powdered bronzer does the job without damaging my skin.

23rd September, 2018

I match my body when using a tanner.

23rd September, 2018

I don’t tend to tan, I especially wouldn’t tan my face but I do notice I warm up a little complexion wise in summer naturally.. so I’ve never really worried about my body mismatching my face too much. I don’t want to look like I have an orange sitting between my shoulders so I definitely wouldn’t wear a shade that I felt was too far from my natural colour.

23rd September, 2018

Makes sense... My face is paler than below my neck as a result of me only using sunscreen on my face... so i tend to use the natural beige tones rather than the lighter tones to try get a closer match to the colour of my neck (also better coverage for my freckles) hahaha =D

23rd September, 2018

I don't tan, I am sooo pasty that most my body is 1 shade of ghostly white lol.

23rd September, 2018

I don’t need to worry too much about this rule, I’m pale all year round. I do agree with Chloe, you never want to look washed out.

23rd September, 2018

My skin all over is pale so I stick with pale foundation :)

Julieal
24th September, 2018

Yes me too - It does make sense and will look more natural I think.

tannygirl
24th September, 2018

Yes good point.

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