tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908648095934935830.post1316492758606417409..comments2024-02-21T19:30:36.389-05:00Comments on My Stories by Lori Hamlin Penske: Foundation 101Lori Hamlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06083413530184513027noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908648095934935830.post-68677111923013033342012-01-18T22:27:23.226-05:002012-01-18T22:27:23.226-05:00Dear Anonymous, I appreciate you taking the time t...Dear Anonymous, I appreciate you taking the time to read my blog and comment on what I have written. I think it is important that makeup artists support each other and share what we have learned. Although, being a makeup artist yourself, I feel that you misunderstood the intention behind my post. The reason that I call this blog "my stories" is because they are all based on "my experience". I have worked with a lot of women who are intimidated when choosing one foundation let alone two or three as you are suggesting. I was directing this information to the readers of my blog who are missing out on the benefits of foundation because they do not know where to begin. As an artist, like you, I customize the mixture of products depending on the client I am working with. I often blend a few shades of lip color, use multiple formulas of mascara and mix two to three foundations to create the perfect shade. That being said, it is not the advice that I would give to someone who is choosing a foundation for the first time. In general, I do not disagree with your comments. My entry was not intended to be a statement of judgement on people who knowingly choose to use foundation to lighten or darken their skin tone. This was simply intended to encourage women to wear foundation at all. Therefore, I stand by my advice. LHLori Hamlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06083413530184513027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908648095934935830.post-29582831880073896462011-12-20T02:46:30.161-05:002011-12-20T02:46:30.161-05:00After years of being a makeup artist. The rule sta...After years of being a makeup artist. The rule stands true. There are no rules to makeup, only rules of thumb. Nothing called "too anything".I disagree with telling anyone how to wear their foundation/blush/powder/eyeliner/eyeshadow. Makeup is subjective. Everyone has their own makeup style. Many light people tend to go light/lighter or mix it with a luminzer to make themselves brighter/radiant/porcelin like. A great example of this would be dita von teese, who even stays out the sun to maintain her light skintone and wears light foundation. Others prefer to be dark/darker and darken in the sun or use bronzer all over their skintone. Different people have different preferences. If I spelled "Horse" "Howrse" than there is no "ifs" "and" or "buts" because grammar isnt subjective. What is wrong is wrong!However. Makeup is subjective. I hate nude lips. Does that mean its right to say "dont wear nude lips" ? No.<br />I might not like it but someone else might. There is no rule to makeup. Thats the beauty of being a makeup artist. There are soo many different styles.<br /> I hate bronzer. But maybe there is someone who loves that deep bronzed look. I cant go to them and say "dont go soo deep in the bronzer" and say its "constructive". There are soo many different styles.who is anyone to tell someone theyre wearing a too light or too dark foundation, because there is no such thing. Nicole and Sam from pixiwoo(huge makeupartists in Britain) sometimes wear paler or darker foundation and it looks gorgeous! as long as people blend it to the neck its fine....some people prefer to look bright and radiant<br />Some people are yellow toned which is light but with alot of splotches of pink. Ive seen many clients who are light/yellow but certain foundations made them look like "jaundice/yellow" they complained.The right combo of pink and yellow made them soo bright and radiant. Its all on personal preference,thats all.Our skin is very diverse. One of the world's biggest makeupartist said everyone in the world can at least use 2 foundations, many people can wear 3 or more. It depends on what you are trying to bring out the most. On some days some people prefer to look more rosier so they use a pink undertone. Some people want that more rosier undertone because it looks fresher/young. We all know that NC is gold and NW is pink in MAC. NC is lighter than NW, NW is more reddish/pink. An NC40 and NW40. There are people who see both yellow and splotches of pink on them like I said. A yellow person will not look "ashy" when wearing pink undertones, they will look PINKY. Usually we humans are not one tone! we are not all yellow! there are fair skinned yellow people with pink undertones. Its actually preferred to use a combo of tellow/olive and red/pink undertones. You have to experiment. If you are yellow and use only yellow foundation than you will appear more flat( which is great if thats what you like) but addingpink makes you look rosier and many people love that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com