Different colors of makeup base to correct imperfect skin tone

Makeup base to correct your skin tone

Friday, 22 May 2009

make up base

At the recent workshop that LA Splash organized for a friend and me, we got to see interesting shades of mineral foundation – colors like green and purple which I haven’t seen before. It was later that I learnt that these are makeup bases used to correct imperfect skin tone and should be applied to the whole face prior to putting on our foundation.

Different colors work to provide different results. For example, purple, mauve or pink are used to neutralize the yellow tone and give sallow complexions a healthy glow. Mauve is also said to even out bruises, veins and undereye circles.

Purple base to even out skin tone
I was given a purple makeup base to help correct my uneven skin tone and I think the lavender shade evens out my skin tone quite abit by making my face rather white upon application. However, that whiteness was well concealed once I applied my normal shade of foundation over it. My friend was given a green makeup base which covers acne marks and rosacea. My friend doesn’t have acne but I have to say it really helped to reduce the redness on her face to a great extent.

Blue base for fair but slightly red skin tone
I even read that there are blue makeup bases which are suitable for those with fair but slightly red skin tone. And of course there is white to lighten dark complexion or the color of your foundation. Yellow, apparently also works to reduce uneven skin tone but depending on complexion, a purple base might work better for some.

Orange base to correct severe dark tone
Besides these colors, you can also find peach makeup base to correct blue undereye circles as well as to balance slight skin discolorations. For severe dark undereye circles, orange makeup base is said to work better. In this case, you do not need to apply the orange base on your entire face though!

So do you use a makeup base of a unique color to correct your skin tone? If so, does it come in powdered, liquid, cream or stick form? I haven’t tried other forms of makeup base but I definitely prefer these mineral makeup bases from LA Splash because they contain only mica and titanium dioxide and hence will not clog my skin.

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30 Comments to “Makeup base to correct your skin tone”

AtelierGal Says:
May 22nd, 2009 at 8:31 am
Wow! I’m surprised you don’t know about them… they have exist for as long as I remember!

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sesame Reply:
May 22nd, 2009 at 10:21 am
Haha…no need to be surprised…I’m a noob when it comes to makeup. I know of white, beige, yellow and peach but never heard or seen purple and other shades. Have read that some use green but never knew for entire face and yup, first time seeing it.

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May 22nd, 2009 at 8:44 am
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Jadetive Says:
May 22nd, 2009 at 9:26 am
I use a green makeup base on days when my skin is splotchy and red. It does work to decrease the redness! But the downside is that it ends up looking a TINY bit grey.

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sesame Reply:
May 22nd, 2009 at 10:22 am
It does? I thought it looks nice on my friend.

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Cyndi Says:
May 22nd, 2009 at 11:11 am
I use green base to correct my acne and redness all the time and it works

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sesame Reply:
May 22nd, 2009 at 11:21 am
Looks like green is quite common!

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miyo Says:
May 22nd, 2009 at 5:04 pm
hey ya sesame diva.. yeah i also came across this explanation from niu ren wo zhui da..
i hope to find the correct color to cover up my dark circles to …
what color do u recommend?
anyway where can i get La Splash?

many thanks

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sesame Reply:
May 22nd, 2009 at 10:25 pm
Hey Miyo, me no diva lah…

Anyway for dark circles, usually a lighter shade than your foundation works unless your eye circles are extremely dark. I am fair and I use beige and it’s good.

For LA Splash, you can get them at:
Chai – Liang Court
John Little (not available at Plaza Singapura)
OG – Orchard Point
Sa Sa Cosmetics (not available at Great World City, Hougang Mall, Plaza Singapura)
Watsons – Bugis Junction, Ngee Ann City, Tampines Mall

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Peapot Says:
May 22nd, 2009 at 5:19 pm
Yeah, I used green to cover up any redness on my face. But it’s not mineral powder, more of the cream sort. Though it come in different shades, I tend to use green more too.

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sesame Reply:
May 22nd, 2009 at 10:26 pm
I don’t think I ever saw green in cream form…for a moment I was confused with a BB cream I saw in that shade.

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pf1123 Says:
May 22nd, 2009 at 7:11 pm
I know about this colour correcting primer/base thing.

But I don’t know why…I still expect my skin to be nice with just my foundation/bb cream. hehe…

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sesame Reply:
May 22nd, 2009 at 10:26 pm
I know what you mean – the lesser the better!

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Connie Says:
May 22nd, 2009 at 8:19 pm
I have a purple loose powder from Shu Uemura. I wonder if that’d work? :-/

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sesame Reply:
May 22nd, 2009 at 10:26 pm
I should think it would…

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Helen Says:
May 22nd, 2009 at 9:06 pm
I’m fairly ‘tanned’ and very yellow toned i’ve actually got a purple liquid base that i use time to time. however one thing i found was that although it balanced my skin and lifted that yellowness, even after foundation (i use paul and joe dual powder in 03), there is still a pretty noticeable difference to my neck. My skin looks normal, but my neck looks yellow lol. do you have this problem?

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sesame Reply:
May 22nd, 2009 at 10:28 pm
YES! I know exactly what you mean! That’s why I have to be careful with the choice of color although the truth is I usually don’t care very much about my neck.

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shera Says:
May 23rd, 2009 at 1:14 am
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sesame Reply:
May 23rd, 2009 at 11:52 am
Thank you very much! Come back often and also, remember to enter the giveaway.

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Raelynn Says:
May 23rd, 2009 at 11:33 am
i think MAC has a few colour tinted bases that are in liquid/cream. now that i’m leaning towards mineral makeup from EDM, was tempted to get the colour correctors from them, but they were saying that the green made some people appear ashy easily… must give it a wee bit more thought on how i want to use it already. haha

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sesame Reply:
May 23rd, 2009 at 11:53 am
Hmm…quite strange. Maybe the pigments or something. Well, I’m completely a noob with makeup so cannot give much comments.

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BT Says:
May 23rd, 2009 at 1:27 pm
I’ve tried purple, blue and yellow. Yellow has more natural tone to me, but they show minimal tone correction and not lasting.

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sesame Reply:
May 23rd, 2009 at 3:44 pm
I think the yellow is quite light; probably not quite different from beige?

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msfatgraycat Says:
May 23rd, 2009 at 3:44 pm
I have tried a green base from Missha (No longer in Singapore) for acne scars but the green did not seem to disappear even after I applied my foundation.

I have never seen blue or orange before and am not sure if they are suitable for Asian skin tones.

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Lyndsay Cabildo Says:
May 23rd, 2009 at 4:27 pm
Oh well, same here! Not that I didn’t know about mineral make up and stuff, I just didn’t know about the color schemes to help this and that! haha! I’ve lost my track on make up tips since college! Hectic skeds make me more suitable for 5minute make ups.

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sesame Reply:
May 24th, 2009 at 3:01 pm
Ah…I know what you mean about 5 min makeup! that’s about the time I use for makeup too. Just foundation, blush, eyebrow touch up and a touch of eyeshadow. Lipbalm and lipstick are applied on the go!

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sesame Says:
May 28th, 2009 at 8:50 am
Thanks for sharing your fave product. I’ll check it up when I have the time.

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minhaj Says:
January 15th, 2010 at 10:13 am
please guide me all bases shad

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claris Says:
July 14th, 2010 at 12:33 am
stumble upon ur page while i was searching for guides on these different colors of make up base.. now i kno which colors i need for my face =)

thnx alot! =D

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sesame Reply:
July 14th, 2010 at 7:20 am
You’re welcome! I’m glad it helped you.

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