Foundation for Freelancing?

[blindpassion]

Now that I've started freelancing, it's come to my attention that I need to purchase a full line of foundations.

I was considering MAC face and body, I like working with it and I like the ability to blend colors together. I know the student kit @ MAC comes with 6 face and body foundations in a range of colors.

What do you ladies and gents use as a foundation when freelancing?
What do you find works best on clients?
What has the best photographic finish?

(I am not looking for something theatrical, I don't work that kind of make-up)

If I could, I would buy all the MUFE HD foundation, but we all know how expensive and unrealistic that is. Also, what kind of concealer do you find works the best? I was considering purchasing the ben nye concealer palette.

Any suggestions would be valued beyond belief.

Alexa

 

[patatafrita]

I went to a professional make up training a few months ago and my teacher (she works for TV, cinema, etc.) insisted the best foundation for photographic/camera finish was the panchromatic foundation by Ben Nye. Nevertheless, she also uses it on a daily basis for classic make ups.

She also mentioned Shiseido

 

[blindpassion]

Thanks love.

 

[anshu7]

In anycase look for a foundation WITHOUT SPF because SPF photographs badly. IMO MAC F&B is too sheer and may not come in handy for people who need slightly more coverage..Look for something with medium coverage maybe? Sorry I know its not much help but keep in mind that some skins need more coverage

 

[blindpassion]

I hear you. Like I said, my foundation of choice for freelancing is MUFE HD... but man that stuff is very expensive.

 

[Amaranth]

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Originally Posted by anshu7 In anycase look for a foundation WITHOUT SPF because SPF photographs badly. IMO MAC F&B is too sheer and may not come in handy for people who need slightly more coverage..Look for something with medium coverage maybe? Sorry I know its not much help but keep in mind that some skins need more coverage

Not all foundations with SPF photograph badly, but it is true that you have to be careful. There are different types of SPF: physical and chemical blockers. The physical blockers are the ones you want to avoid for photography purposes, as they reflect light (so foundation can come out looking ghosty), while chemical blockers scatter/absorb the light. Physical blockers include titanium dioxide and zinc oxide, and chemical blockers are things such as avobenzone. So you'll have to check out the ingredient list on whatever type of foundation you intend on using. And even then, that's not to say that physical blockers are 100% evil; if they aren't the first or second ingredient on the list, you may still be okay.

The nice thing about F&B is that you can layer it easily. So you can play with the coverage fairly easily, though it's probably still a good idea to get something like F&C that has light/buildable coverage, and something a little heavier, depending on what your client is looking for. However, in my experience, if you're not doing theatrical make-up, most people just want something to even out skin tone, in which case just F&B would be okay. But as I said before, it depends on your clientele.

 

[blindpassion]

At the moment I am getting by with just the face and body foundations that I have, most of my clientele have skin tones ranging from NCNW 15 - NCNW 30, and I have those covered, but I need to stock a full range because it's becoming restrictive. It certainly is expensive though. Does anyone have experience with the cinema secrets / ben nye foundations?

 

[MACandie2012]

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Originally Posted by blindpassion At the moment I am getting by with just the face and body foundations that I have, most of my clientele have skin tones ranging from NCNW 15 - NCNW 30, and I have those covered, but I need to stock a full range because it's becoming restrictive. It certainly is expensive though. Does anyone have experience with the cinema secrets / ben nye foundations?

i was wondering the same thing but makeupbyrenren has talked about them in her blog so idk

 

[blindpassion]

I just sent her off an email asking her about cinema secrets, she seems to use it for all her photoshoots

Thanks for the suggestion

 

[user79]

RCMA or Cinema Secrets palettes

I think we chatted about that today

 

[blindpassion]

^ That we did. Yes, Im definitely leaning towards those two

Thanks for your advice.

 

[blindpassion]

Oh, you're GOT to be kidding me!

So I finally decide on the brand and the palettes I want (Cinema Secrets numbers 3, 4, 5 and 6.)

Then after recommending them to me, Mary @ camerareadycosmetics tells me that Cinema Secrets has told her they will be out of stock until March or LATER.....

Ugh
Does anyone know any reliable ebay sellers that sell Cinema Secrets palettes?

Alexa

 

[caffn8me]

With a carefully selected set of M·A·C Face & Body and Full Coverage you can achieve pretty much any opacity and colour. You also won't need concealer as Full Coverage is a concealer. Both Face & Body and Full Coverage photgraph beautifully.

Face & Body and Full Coverage will blend together extremely well but you might also like to get some Face & Body Mixing Medium which can be used to thin down Full Coverage without changing its colour.

Because you custom mix colours you do not need all shades - that's simply wasteful and unnecessary.

A foundation such as Studio Fix powder is also useful.

I'll fish out a list of suggested shades later when I can find it.