Porcelain Beauties: Rants and Raves for foundations

[ViVaMac]

Yes, it's for find the right shade of foundation, specially when you are pale or dark.

No no, mister cosmetics, women are not only medium skin !

For my fair skin, i find the fluidle foundation Urban Decay in "illusion", or i put the concelear like a foundation (Logona or Dr.Hauschka, the very fairest shade) and i put on a little mineral foundation "illusion" Urban Decay. In Mac studio tech i'm Nc15-20, if i put just the 15, i look like a ghost, but it's the right shade

I will trying the pure luxe and the meow mineral foundations, Meow comsetics are very differents shades (fairest to deepest) and i like the idea of choice for everyone.

[GothicGirl]

WHAT THE F***!!!! Has any of you girls noticed that Mineralize Satinfinish doesn´t have an NW15 version? MAC is tossing us melanin challenged ones aside...Fan- f***ing-tastic...

[Showgirl]

I'm not as pale as some of the rest of you (bout NW 20), but I'm VERY sallow skinned/ olive-ish... I have a terrible time getting warm/yellowish hued foundations that are pale instead of just ORANGE - just a nice subtle creamy PALE golden is nigh on impossible to find in the UK without going high-end... so I do totally sympathise with the difficulty in finding natural-looking foundations that folks paler than myself must experience...

From checking out a few different ranges, I'd strongly recommend looking at fyrinnae mineral foundation if you're paler than me. I've found my match - "Sunstone", which Fyrinnae class as a "medium" - after trying a few different samples, but I was amazed and JUST how pale some of the "pale" category shades- "Topaz" (which Fyrinnae describe as a "medium light" shade), for example - were.

Moonstone (described on the Fyrinnae site as "lighter than drugstore brands' 'ivory' shade), Opal (pink-toned ultra pale) and Pearl (very pale yellow toned) might well be worth checking out for the truly pale, and the sample service is a cheap way of experimenting with a few different shades (as I did).

http://www.fyrinnae.com/product_info...products_id=96

Personally I use either mineral makeup or Studio Fix in the summer and Clinique Superfit makeup in the winter, IMHO Clinique are the best manufactor of pale, warm foundations that I've found so far, particularly given that my skin is also quite oily and Clinique offer a range of foundations for my skintype, while most other manufacturors do not.

Hope this helps

[MissChievous]

The Clinique stick foundation in Fair seems to be a pretty good match to me but I am not really crazy about the formula. Has anyone tried a good Lancome foundation? I've heard theirs are nice...

[m4dswine]

All Clinique foundations go orange on me.

Chanel used to do a brilliant shade in their Double Perfection range, but they d/c d it just to spite us pallid ladies...

I'm lucky... I have found Select SPF in NC15 is perfect, both in coverage and texture and colour. I have switched to NC5 powder and NC15 concealer as well. Much much better.

I wouldn't be any other way.

[daisydeadpetals]

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Originally Posted by MissChievous

I am Fairly Light in BE and I'm really wanting to try EM next. I love mineral makeup, it's perfect for everyday wear without feeling heavy or greasy at all.

Yes, you should definitely try it.. I'm switching to EM. I haven't touched my BE since I started using this =)

[Shawna]

Have any of you girls tried the new MUFE mat velvet + foundation? Mat velvet has always been one of my favorites and now I noticed that they have completely reformulated it and there are lots of porcelain skinned options. I don't have this at my local counter yet but I can hardly wait to try it. Mineral makeup in the lightest shades work for me, but in the winter when my skin is really really dry, I don't like using powder foundation. It just irritates the problem.

[Morgana]

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Originally Posted by Showgirl

Moonstone (described on the Fyrinnae site as "lighter than drugstore brands' 'ivory' shade), Opal (pink-toned ultra pale) and Pearl (very pale yellow toned) might well be worth checking out for the truly pale, and the sample service is a cheap way of experimenting with a few different shades (as I did).

http://www.fyrinnae.com/product_info...products_id=96

that one makes my skin itch and feels quite tight on, it also doesnt look all that nice, try it before full size and see if works for you well ladies x

[Becki]

I have pale skin and I love Stila Illuminating Liquid and Powder Foundations, both in 10 watts.

[Shawna]

So I finally got my hands on the new MUFE matte velvet + foundation and I love it!!!!!!!! It is full coverage, but you can totally sheer it out by only applying a small amount. The best part is that they have lots of fair options. #15 is so pale that it was even too light for me. For the first time in my life, I had to go with the second to lightest choice. That never happens. For all of you that have trouble finding a shade light enough for you, check out #15.

[m4dswine]

Oo thanks for that, if the MAC foundation doesn't work out (texture and finish rather than colour) I may try Stila.

[Glitziegal]

Hi,
Now I am pale but not as pale as others I've seen. But my NW15 foundations are looking to orangey/dark on me. Even my Studio Mist light is a bit too dark. I'm having to go over it with MSF in Light.

Can anyone recommend a different brand which does paler colours and recommend me a shade please.

TIA

[claresauntie]

Try Face Atelier. They have some light colors AND a product called Zero Minus that will lighten a foundation.

This company is a new favorite of makeup artists.

The best part is: they sell foundation samples, so you don't have to commit to a whole bottle sight unseen!

[Ambi]

Not sure what I'm in MAC foundations [they're too dark for me] but L'oreal Infallible in Porcelain and Max Factor foundations in Porcelain are light enough for me, both have great coverage too.

[MisStarrlight]

Ah yes, this is my life. hehe

I have switched to NC 15 w/ NW powders for several formulas (the best results being with the Mineral Satinfinish since it's not quite as yellow as the rest), but the best thing I've found-MAC-wise, since I have to wear MAC only for work-has been Full Coverage W10 (pro) w/ some F&B mixing medium to sheer it down.

I've heard some good stuff about Face Atelier though.

[prinzessin784]

Dior's lightest foundation shade is a closer match to my skin than MAC's NW15. Too bad it's so expensive though :/

[Shawna]

MUFE has re-formulated some of their foundations and now have some really light colours. I'm NW15 (in the summer) and for the first time in my life, I had to get a shade one up from the lightest shade. The lightest one was soooo light! You should check them out. They are fantastic about giving out samples too so you don't have to commit right away. Try the matte velvet + in #1 or #2.

[claresauntie]

By the way, we're trying to drum up interested in a Porcelain Beauties board. Try a search for "Porcelain Beauties" and you'll find a few threads about super-fair folks. One talks about foundation...

[redhead2000]

I wore NW15 for two years, but one day I noticed I looked orange. I went to Sephora and they tried a zillion shades. Finally, I found my HG foundation--Vincent Longo Healthy Skin in Porcelain. It is about $50, but well worth it. I don't know why MAC can't make a lighter shade.

[Glitziegal]

I'll look into these thank you. We don't have all the brands in the UK. But E-bay is bound to have some

[JediFarfy]

I just mixed my NW15 Select with some Vanilla pigment and that seemed to work. It brightened it too. Now I'm using NC15 Mineralize Satinfinish and it's lighter. The Warm or Cool don't matter on me since I can't tell too much.

[MissChievous]

Have you tried mineral makeup? They come in very light shades, try Everyday Minerals or Alima.

[MissChievous]

I found a great match with Alima mineral foundation, they have a very good assortment for lighter shades.

But I've wanted to get a liquid foundation as well on days where I want more coverage, but a lot of these brands I can't buy here.

Has anyone found a drugstore foundation that looks good?

[Esperanza]

To be honest, I've never found any good liquid foundation on drugstores (I've never tested Revlon though): I've tried L'Oreal, Bourjois & Nivea and all of them looked so thick and powdery, eeeek... like my skin couldn't breathe any more!
But you can find some very good foundations in Clinique (Superbalanced for example) and Make-Up Forever as well. Maybe you could check them out!

[hyperRealGurl]

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