When we started to have a bit of sunshine I caught a little bit of a tan on my shoulders (or as someone else said: "you are now the colour of a normal person", cheers for that) but it does mean my normal foundation looked a little odd.
No 7's Stay Perfect foundation in Calico is a great shade, easily the closest I've found to my normal skin tone. Usually "ivory" and "fair" shades are a bit white and anything else looks too orange. I tried out their make up matching service a while back, not the best service in the world, but it did lead me to this foundation.
It's £14 which is the most I've ever paid for a foundation (I knooooow, but I just can't afford high end make up) but I can usually hang on till there's an offer; Boots are forever churning vouchers out from the tills or the Advantage Card stands if an offer isn't already on.
However, lately, with just the tiniest bit of a tan the colour is making me a look a little mismatched, and the pale face/dark bod look is not a good one.
I tried bronzer, and it made me look, well, dirty (and not the kind of dirty the boys like, *snigger*)
For a while I've been using Rimmel's Wake Me Up Instant Radiance Shimmer Touch in Shimmering Sand. I've been trying it out as a highlighter (I just can't afford Benefit's High Beam, sad face) and it's not bad. Then I decided to mix a little with my foundation and it gives the perfect colour. It just makes the foundation a tiny bit darker without being orange or giving the grubby look of bronzer. As it is a shimmer gel it also makes my skin look nice and glowy too, what a winner!
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| Just a small amount of the Rimmel Shimmer is needed |
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| Then the final effect is very subtle! |
I felt like a scientific genius mixing the two and I now want to try more make up combos! Any other genius product mash up suggestions are very welcome!
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