Beauty Swellness: Sephora + Pantone Color IQ

Do you wonder if you’re wearing the right colour of foundation? I know I do — and that’s even when doing what you should when buying it (apply about two different shades closest to your skintone in the store and it should blend right in (and be sure to look at it in natural light if possible), but with the array of shades and brands and options, the process can leave you feeling a bit uncertain.

Not the case at Sephora. Launching at all Sephora locations in Canada in August is Sephora + Pantone IQ, which greatly simplifies the process. Here’s how it works:

At Sephora, use the specially designed tool (it’s called Capsure) and take a scan in three areas of your face. You’ll want to make sure to not do anything the day you use the Capsure that’ll affect your skin tone, such as  exercise a half hour prior to this, or to be guzzling caffeine that day (this’ll dehydrate your skin and cause it to flush),

The Capsure then analyzes your scans and generates a Pantone SkinTone number for you.

Enter this Pantone SkinTone number into the iPad featuring Sephora’s Unversal SkinTone Library. The Library will then generate which precise foundations suit your skintone. You can then narrow your search of the ones that suit your skintone based on factors such as coverage, formulation or skin type, to name just a few.

I had a chance to try it out recently at Sephora with the help of Sephora Pro Adi Lando and the Universal SkinTone Library suggested six liquid foundations for me. I tested out both the Urban Decay and Hourglass recommedations in store, and opted for the medium coverage Urban Decay Naked Skin Weightless Ultra Definition Liquid Makeup and it’s pretty magical how well shade 6.0 blends into my skin. I actually find myself excited to apply it every day, to see how disappears; it’s practically a David Copperfield-level disappearing act. (guess I still have Vegas on the brain – is it weird I kinda wanna see his show there?).

Also, so you don’t forget your recommendations,  be sure to email your Pantone SkinTone number and recos to yourself so you can keep it on file.

Neat, right? Head to Sephora to meet your matches!

Leave a Comment July 31, 2013

How to have a rosy outlook

You can become a better at predicting your future happiness if you really factor in your personality, says a new study from Psychological Science.

Say you’re normally a pretty grumpy lady. You may think some significant event is going to make you elated, but it doesn’t–it seems that we experience “personality neglect” in which we forget that we are generally just a sourpuss.

The good news is that if you take into your consideration your personality and choose to live your life in a way that will help boost your chances of future happiness, well, then you’re on track to being happier. The example the researchers gave: you’re planning on a little getaway. If you know if one crummy meal or inferior accomodations will make the entire trip a failure to you, then spend lots of time planning and researching every step of your holiday.

P.S. And if all else fails, fill your life with tons of the uplifting shade of honeysuckle–Pantone’s colour of 2011–and pretty, rosy clothing, such as this little number from Nanette Lepore. (Image: style.com)

Leave a Comment January 13, 2011