I finished reading this fantastic book - double biography called War Paint by Lindy Woodhead, about Helena Rubinstein and Elizabeth Arden, and their rivalry, and Rubinstein highly recommends that makeup be applied in a room that has as much natural light coming in as possible.
So I try to do that, especially as different lighting can make you put on really inappropriate colours for daytime!
So why is it that makeup counters/stores all have that bloody spotlight lighting?! In regards to purchasing foundation, how is it going to help??
I'm currently looking for my first foundation ever and in such harsh lighting, what I thought looked ok looked way over-applied, when I got home. Ugh, you should have seen the NARS Laguna bronzer...outdoors I felt ridiculous.
So I sometimes use bathroom, sometimes bedroom. I have a skylight in my bedroom and sitting directly underneath applying makeup is great lighting-wise.