THE SKIN IM IN...

Having Indian skin means I and my fellow Indian gals are permanently tanned. Yay. However I am also subject to a mish mash of skin tones, dark under eye circles and pigmentation. Not yay. So searching for the perfect foundation is important and it took me a while to find the perfect shade. So you can sense my outrage when my friend B, who was up from Melbourne, told me that Chanel wasn't stocking her foundation because 'there wasn't a market for her shade'. Excuse me? I was flummoxed. With all the artificial brown/bronze skin and the influx of Indians into Australia, how on earth could they not provide for ladies of all colour?! Chanel, you are a global brand! OK, rant over. Which brings me to the point of this post - I would love, love to know what brands are kind to and cater for Indian skin. I currently use two foundations (one for nighttime and one for day) that I am happy to stick with, but any suggestions on what else works and why would be fantastic - so if I ever get the line 'there is no market for you, hunny' I will be able to have an assortment of backups. 

The two I use and find that they work for me are my MAC Studio Fix Liquid Foundation (in NC42, in case you're innerested) and Maybelline FIT ME Foundation (Shade 310)

I am a fan of MAC, simply because they have so many shades on the deep end of the scale. What I like about this foundation is the coverage that it gives - it glides on without being cakey, settles nicely on to my skin and gives such a good base for all my other make up. The package is also practical - it's a pump bottle - and since I use this for night, it goes the distance until I wipe it off. It also looks great in photos! The only thing that gets my goat is that it is tres expensive. Which brings me to....

 

Maybelline FIT ME Foundation. I stumbled on this when I was trying to find a reasonably priced foundation to wear during the day. I liked the fact that they had yellow-based foundations so I ended up trialling it (surreptitiously at Priceline) and fell in love, simply because it blended in with my skin tone. I find it a tiny bit watery, but since I use it during the day it gives me just enough coverage. I suggest to apply this with a foundation brush and blend, buff and blend for an even coverage.  BUT, if you have oily skin, this ain't the foundation for you. I had a bit of a read from other users and the main gripe was that if it was used on oily skins, it made you breakout. I have combination skin, and so far, clear skies. 

What are your favourite go-to foundations? I would love to know any suggestions, be it high-end or chain store. Once I run out of these two, I'm open to trying something new. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts. Sharing is caring.


xx MISH_MASH