Why does my foundation look orange?!😭

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Dec 30, 2014

Hallie B.

I went to sephora and was matched with the Kat Von d foundation, light with yellow undertones, but the minute I step outside I look orange/muddy! What the heck?! Any of you ladies have this problem?

Dec 30, 2014

Hannah K.

A lot of the time foundation oxidizes making your face look orange. The trick is to find one that doesn't react to the combo of your skin's oils and the air; some definitely do (Maybelline's Dream Matte Mousse was a ghastly orange nightmare). I'm not sure if there's something else I'm missing here but that's what I know of.

Dec 30, 2014

Hallie B.

They used that machine and matched me to light 45 and inside it looks so perfect, 😍
But the minute I go outside I look horrible. I'm trying to order the makeup forever foundation, my nearest sephora is 3 1/2 hours from me, so I'm trying to do it online and am stumped as to what undertones to choose, whether I should stay with the yellow or try something different.

Dec 30, 2014

Hallie B.

I think it's the fact that my foundation is yellow undertoned. Because I have that problem with anything. Hannah, would maybe switching from a yellow to pink undertone maybe (miraculously) help?
Jaclyn, thoughts on that?

Thanks sandy, I planned on purchasing the hourglass primer.

Dec 30, 2014

Alli P.

^42 doesn't run orange. At least not for me. I'm practically porcelain and cool toned, and it works perfectly for me. I use #15 in MUFE Mat Velvet+, which is pretty much legit like white paint lol, very similar to 42. I know that wasn't the original question, but just saying. :p

But yeah Hallie, I would try 44. I used that shade, since 42 had been discontinued until recently, and it never pulled yellow.

Dec 30, 2014

Hallie B.

I'll definitely give that one a try girls! Thanks!

Dec 30, 2014

Hallie B.

I'm thinking I'm not even going to stress about this KVD and switch straight to mufe.

Dec 30, 2014

Rissa G.

A lot of foundations do that with me, too.. It's annoying lol.

Dec 30, 2014

Alli P.

Well you could do that too lol.

Dec 31, 2014

Alaina C.

I don't trust their match I have very cool undertones and it matched me warmer I was like um...no.