Ask Beaut: How to customise your foundation for summer

Every week on Beaut.ie, we solve our readers’ beauty dilemmas. Every subject is covered, from tan disasters to skin woes; nothing is out of bounds.

Today we have an interesting beauty query from one of our readers all about holiday tans and foundation.

Dominic asks:

"Hi Aisling, my summer issue is that I go away a lot throughout the year, so because I'm back and forth from sun to rain my skin gets lighter and darker on a consistent basis. I really can't keep buying a truck load of different foundations to suit my skin every month. What are my options?"

Hi Dominic,

Lucky you, I wish I was away that much. You have two options, the first is ask the sales rep where you usually buy your foundation to give you a free sample of the darkest colour in the range of foundation you wear. Then, add a drop to your regular foundation to darken it up. When you get darker just

The more tanned you get, just add a bit more of the darker shade to bring the colour up to match your tanned skin. Basically, you are custom colouring your foundation every time you wear it.

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The second option is The Body Shop carry lightening and darkening drops that adjust the shade on your foundation. I think they are fab and they're pretty inexpensive at €17 each.

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Hope that answer's your question.

Happy Travelling!

Ais x

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