Mixing Foundations?
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Nov 22, 2010
Rachel T.
I've seen Youtube gurus talk about mixing foundation brands to achieve the finish/color they want. Is this OK? Are there guidelines to follow to make sure it isn't a disaster?
Nov 22, 2010
Ivonne F.
I think its just a trial by error type of thing but i think that maybe they mix the same type of foundation but different shades
Nov 22, 2010
Amber H.
I always mix two foundations to get my perfect color. Just make sure you mix well so that you dont get sploches of darker or lighter in spots :)
Nov 24, 2010
Rae M.
I always mix my foundations. I mix a lighter Balancing Foundation from Artistry with a darker Tinted Moisturizer from Artistry to keep it looking dewey. Also, that way I can change it throughout the year- in the summer I use more tinted moisturizer and in the winter, I use more of the foundation.
Nov 24, 2010
Yasmin K.
If you mix foundations from different lines the only thing you really have to look for is if it's for oil free, normal, combo skin. The reason is that some products don't mix well together. Think of it this way, look at paint.
You go to the home improvement store and buy a can of latex paint and a can of oil based paint. You paint your walls and after the paint dries the paint peels. Why? Because oil and latex don't mix. It's the same concept with foundations. Oil free foundation typically does not mix well with foundation meant for dry skin. The best thing to do is buy foundation colors from the same line to mix your own colors OR read the ingredient list to make sure that the products will mix fine.
Nov 29, 2010
Louise-Lesley J.
Before I literally found my perfect shade in my current foundation, I used to mix two foundations together and never had a problem.
At first I thought it'd make me break out (even though you don't put more foundation on - just two different types) but it was fine and it matched my colouring better.
I don't see it as a bad thing and I don't see how they would advice against it. Most foundation colours don't exactly match a persons skin tone so mixing it for the best results seems like a smart thing to do, and also a smart thing for cosmetic companies to make sure you CAN do!
Nov 18, 2011
Theresa G.
I have mixed foundations from different brands and so far so good. I do this also a lot more in the winter time than summer.
Nov 18, 2011
Cameron R.
I am sure you can as long as formula's are similar. For example: Mixing a satin finish foundation to a matte-powder finish foundation. I wear Face and Body from MUFE throughout the year and I wear one color in summer, one color in winter. Whenever I am transitioning, I just mix them. I do the same thing with bronzers.
Nov 18, 2011
Yasmin K.
What Cameron said. Also you can't mix a water based foundation with an oil based foundation but you can mix two water based or two oil based foundations together.
Nov 18, 2011
Meidy M.
There arent really any guidelines to do it. I honestly dont think there will be a foundation that will 100% match your skin tone...but there are some that will be CLOSE enough. Sometimes mixing foundations will help you achieve the perfect color, sometimes it wont. its trial and error thing. The only thing you need to worry about is making your foundation too dark or too light, or too pink or too yellow. good luck :) <3
Nov 19, 2011
Shelley W.
My goodness that seems like so much freakin' work. Y'all have the patience of saints because I couldn't go thru all that. :)
Nov 19, 2011
Derin A.
Nov 21, 2011
Pattie D.
I, on occasion, will mix two different foundations from seperate brands for experiementing on how the finish will look. The best combination so far is mixing my Estee Lauder Maximum Coverage along with my Chanel Pro Lumiere; it gives a flawless full coverage finish without looking cakey.
Sep 1, 2012
Tashina M.
I am currently experimenting wih mixing foundations as well. I just started because I wanted to find a way to make the revlon colorstay work for me since the wear time is so good. the combo to oily is too dry and the normal to dry is too moist and dewy. Also I am more neutral slightly yellow but the lightest shade is pink and the second lightest shade is too dark. So, just out of sheer curiosity I mixed the 110 ivory in normal to dry with the 150 buff in combo to oily. For three days in a row I just mixed them on my hand and that worked out well except it is so very messy since they are pour bottles instead of pump. So yesterday I poured them into an old clean pump bottle. I will be using this today. So I keep my fingers crossed that it works as well on a large scale as it did in the small scale. :)