Mixing All of My Foundations Together

Has anyone else been watching the videos on YouTube in which people mix all of their products together? No, it's just me?

I've seen this done with foundations, eyeshadows, liquid lipsticks, highlighters, etc. and the idea is that if you combine all of your products you will get something with the perfect shade, coverage, and consistency for your personal tastes. I believe the idea came from Safiya Nygaard's videos so all credit to her for this post!

I decided to mix together all of my foundations because it seems like everyday I already mix my foundations. If I'm trying to get use out of a matte foundation, I like to mix in a bit of a dewy foundation, if I have a darker foundation I mix in a white lightener, etc. I'm really curious what the outcome would be if I mix together all of my foundations, whether they are light or dark, dewy or matte, neutral or yellow-toned.

All of the foundations that I own are:

Elf Flawless Finish
Touch in Sol Advanced Real Moisture
The Ordinary Coverage
The Ordinary Serum
Too Faced Born This Way
Wet n Wild Photofocus (in two shades)
Tarte Rainforest of the Sea
Purlisse BB Cream
LA Girl Pro Coverage
No. 7 Match Made
L'Oreal Pro Glow
LA Girl Pro Coverage white mixer

I added all of these foundations to an empty case that I have and mixed them together with some tweezers.

I added: 7 neutral foundations, four with a yellow undertone, one with a pink undertone, and one white mixer.

3 had a light coverage, 7 had medium coverage, and three had a high coverage.

5 had a dewy/luminous finish, 4 had a satin finish, and 4 had a matte finish.

Overall, I was expecting a foundation with a neutral undertone, a medium coverage, and a satin finish, and that is almost exactly what I got.

The mixed foundation was almost a perfect match for my skin. It is a hair too dark, but at the moment I am the palest I ever get so I expect to be too light for most of my foundations. It was more yellow-toned than neutral, which is fine as I have a yellow undertone anyway. It had a medium coverage but I used a lot more foundation than I usually would to get medium coverage. I think it had more of a luminous finish than a satin or matte one. Overall, I like the mixed foundation a lot but I hate the scent. You would think combining all of my foundations would weaken the scent of the Wet n' Wild Photofocus, but sadly my mixed foundation still smells like paint.

I probably only have one or two uses left of my mixed foundation but I will definitely use it up! It was a fun experiment but I don't think I would do it again. If I want a foundation with a medium coverage that matches me I can reach for one of the 7 in my collection that does the same thing.

What do you think of this experiment? Have you heard of it before this post?

Xx Katie