Is it worth all the hype?
Yes, you guessed it. This week, we’re discussing the hype surrounding the infamous Meredith Duxbury makeup routine, which is currently trending on TikTok. For those of you who don’t know Meredith, she is a well-known influencer and content creator who has primarily blown up on TikTok in recent months due to her outrageous, full-coverage makeup looks.
Now don’t get me wrong, makeup is a fun tool to play around with, and I personally love the creativity that comes with using it! It’s a fun outlet to experiment with and for some of us, it acts as a medium to express our emotions. With all the different types of makeup looks, I love to experiment with my everyday “soft-glam” look, and I also like to play around with full-coverage looks when given the opportunity.
In the past few weeks, I’ve seen Meredith’s iconic foundation routine take TikTok by storm. So many people have been trying her routine to see if the hype was really worth it. In addition to that, I guess people wanted to see if their skin would be just as flawless as Meredith’s post-makeup.
From most of the reviews I watched, a majority of people had the same comments about Meredith’s striking makeup routine: it’s a little cakey, to say the least. Of course, it’s important to remember that everyone has different skin textures, and what works for one person may not work as well for the other. Or, it may work out even better than expected.
So, I decided to test Meredith’s routine myself: is this foundation routine suitable for my skin type?
The answer to my question is no, by the way.
Meredith uses almost a dozen pumps of foundation for her full-coverage looks. For me personally, this is way too much foundation. I have some acne on my cheeks, as well as dry skin in those areas, and oily skin where my T-zone is. Along with that, I have textured skin, larger (visible) pores, and laugh lines on the sides of my mouth and under my eyes, causing my makeup to crease.
For my skin, my makeup comes out best when I use minimal amounts of foundation and concealer, or if I use a really good moisturizer and primer duo before applying heavy makeup. The main reason I use everyday makeup is to help even out my skin tone and cover my acne.
I like to apply my foundation and concealer using a damp beauty blender. Meredith, on the other hand, applies her foundation first with her hands, and then blends out the foundation with a beauty blender. I’ve never really enjoyed the approach of applying makeup with my hands, because this makes the makeup look sloppy on my face.
Not only was the foundation already heavy and cakey on my skin, but it was now sloppy as well.
To cut a long story short, Meredith’s foundation routine is not for me, nor my skin type, and that’s okay!
While I do feel that this foundation application process was a bit of a waste of product, Meredith manages to use all the product she puts on her hand and on her face, and the outcome is flawless on her skin.
Meredith, girl, continue rocking those viral full-coverage looks—we’re all here for it, and amazed at how fire your makeup turns out. Every. Single. Time.