Pink, Yellow, Olive, Green, Blue? Which Undertone am I?

There is always a lot of controversy on which undertone people are and lots of old-wives tales of how to find out your undertone. I did a post the other day on MAC undertones (which you can find here http://mattsmakeupmad.blogspot.co.nz/2014/08/why-are-undertones-in-mac-foundations.html) and explaining them but that isn't really helpful unless you know your own undertone.

Why are the undertones in MAC foundations reversed?

A very very common question I get and have seen floating around the internet is "Why in MAC is NC yellow toned when C means cool and NW is pink toned when W means warm"

Now there is a very nice technical explanation for this that I will now give. Once you get it it actually isn't that complicated and basically boils down to the fact that MAC likes to be different compared to everyone!

HOW TO CHOOSE A FOUNDATION!

For my first post I thought I would talk about something that is close to my heart, foundation, and how to choose the perfect one. The number of ladies (and men) I see with the wrong shade, undertone, foundation that is cakey, too shiny, obvious foundation lines; I've seen it all! So here is Matthew's tried and tested way of choosing your perfect foundation: