this way you can customize it for your personal skincare and life style needs. (woohoo!)
What you will need:
a foundation
a moisturiser
a liquid or mineral highlighter (optional)
a mixing bowl or old foundation bottle
I chose Estee Lauder double wear...mostly because I have just re-purchased and had a bit left in the old bottle and also because it is so thick you can use less of the foundation to make a tinted moisturiser. (more value for money!)
So i had just less than a quarter of a bottle of double wear left so decided to mix the TM in the old bottle. I wanted a more luminess finish so i used MAC strobe liquid...roughly 10-15 squirts to make up around 30ml of total product. (full foundation bottle).
And then i topped it up, until i got the desired thickness, with moisturiser. (This took a lot of moisturiser to make it as sheer as I wanted, other foundations will take less!)
This foundation works well because it is so full coverage and thick it takes a lot of moisturiser to get a more sheer base. I think it would be best to use a more matte-semi matte foundation as anything too dewy may look a tad greasy and shiny!
You can also mix a bit of moisturiser and foundation on the back of your hand if you want to try this out before you fully commit.
You also want to use a more liquid moisturiser and not a thick heavy one. I think to get value for money it would be best to use a cheaper one, I used clean and clear which is about £3 for 100 ml. It's also oil free which will mean a better and more long lasting finish.
I think now spring has arrived...wait did you not get the memo?? *cough cough* I prefer a less full coverage face, i love using bare minerals but find i would like a bit more coverage and also not have to use a moisturiser then a primer then a sheer foundation then bare minerals...wow a lot of products! You could always turn this into a BB cream and add in some primer and even an SPF!
Cost of this product breakdown
- total Foundation used = £6.75
- total Moisturiser used = 45p
-total strobe liquid used = £1.25
(You could definitely use a cheaper liquid highlighter this was just something I don't use and needed a use for!)
Total cost £8.45!!
BARGAIN!
Or you could spend £36.00 on Estee Lauder's branded TM...?
I love DIY/creative products and can't believe I didn't do this sooner!
I have also been brought a NARS TM to try out so will be pitting these against each other!
FOTD 's coming soon...
Have you tried DIY makeup? whats your favorite TM?
Rach xx
