Porcelain Beauties: Rants and Raves for foundations

[Winthrop44]

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Originally Posted by 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? I tested out the Revlon ColorStay with spf15 today in the shade Ivory, on my wrist. A few hours later now and it looks pretty....powdery and gross.

Have you tried applying the Alima with a flocked sponge? I recently discovered I can get more yet still natural looking coverage that way.

[Kiseki]

I'm not as pale as most of you ladies, however usually the lightest shade in most brands is too light for me.

Exceptions for this are MUFE and Laura Mercier, I love their color range.

[MissChievous]

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Originally Posted by Winthrop44

Have you tried applying the Alima with a flocked sponge? I recently discovered I can get more yet still natural looking coverage that way.

I have tried that but the sponge absorbs sooo much powder, it feels wasteful, I'd rather have a liquid foundation I can try with a brush.

Clinique does have some pretty good shades, altho the lightest liquid one seems a bit too dark on me as well.

I can't buy MUF in my city.

[MisStarrlight]

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Originally Posted by 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...

Gah, ! i know!! I had my trainers put in a call to corporate for me...I dunno if anything bacame of it, but at least I can be sure that they got it.

The NC15 in this formula actually isn't too bad (not all that yellow like the SFF is), when forced to, I use it w/ a coat of Studio Fix NW15 over top or mixed w/ W10 to warm it up...probably too much work for every day use, bu it works pretty well for me.

I've also started mixing the white F&B w/ N1 or with my pre-mixed NC20, NW20 select tinted moisturizer...both seem to work pretty well.

[eulchen]

ive recently come to the conclusion that the perfect match for me is MSF natural in light, its exactly my colour. for when i need more coverage or want a foundation i got me the SFF in NC15 last week and it is a very good match and i like the mattifying effect it has.

[Esperanza]

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Originally Posted by MissChievous

I can't buy MUF in my city.

Here's some places in Switzerland where you can buy Make Up Forever (in case your boyfriend or some other friends would like to take you there )
Or maybe you can call the nearest shop and ask for samples / products?

Switzerland Genève
Manor Genève
Rue Cornavin 6
1211 Genève
+41 022 909 46 99 --

Switzerland Lugano
Manor Lugano-centro
Salita Chiattone 10
6900 Lugano
+41 091/912 73 58 --

Switzerland Zürich
Manor Zürich
Bahnhofstrasse 75
8001 Zürich
+41 01 229 56 99 --

Switzerland Zürich *
Nuno Styling
Augustinerstrasse 12
CH-8001 Zürich
www.nunostyling.ch
+41 1 211 11 60

I'm pretty sure you already know the website but just in case: http://www.makeupforever.com/

[prettipolish]

I hate not having a foundation or a concealer that matches my skin type I'm not super pale but I'm definitely not super tan.. I'm about in the middle of NC15 - NC20... but right now I use almay normal to combo in buff?

[redambition]

mineralize satinfinish in NC15 is awesome! i've fallen in love with it.

i've also taken the plunge and bought the select SPF liquid in NC15. i thought it was a bit too light for me previously, but it's got to be better than putting a mix of foundation and concealer on my whole face (select SPF in NC20 mixed with NW15 concealer to lighten it and take out the yellow)

[Graziella*K]

I'm an NW15 who would like to test a NW10 if it existed !

I use Select SPF15 fondation in NW15 and find it's a quite good match to my skin tone ...

However I heard that Studio Fix fluid's shades are slightly darker because of the texture.

I love Select because it doesn't profite too much coverage if you don't want to and the texture is fresh and light.

xoxoGraziellaxoxo

[bubs]

While I love the coverage of Studio Fix Fluid NW15 is just way too dark for me. I am a full coverage girl and have had a hard time finding foundation in the right shade of pale that doesn't pull a disappearing act but I have finally found the one (for now). I use Estee Lauder Double Wear Extend in shell and its perfect. The finish is flawless, but it can be drying so I have to moisturize really well before I apply it.

[MisStarrlight]

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Originally Posted by Graziella*K

I'm an NW15 who would like to test a NW10 if it existed !

There is a W10 full coverage-but it's pro store only.

[DamenesGirl]

Bobbi Brown is the best I have used- moisture rich foundation.

I have just swapped to her tinted moisturiser in x light

[ScarletTanager]

Clinique stuff (all of it) turns orange on me, too. I had the Airbrush Concealer a few years ago (should've known better) and found myself in the car mirror with circus-peanut orange streaks on my face. D'oh!

I have problems finding a MAC shade that isn't either too dark or too corpselike. Well-meaning MAs just looooove to turn me orange because they don't want to wash me out, but I guess their alternative is chalky pale death, which isn't very realistic either. Bah!

Laura Mercier moisturising foundation is probably the only thing that reliably doesn't go terrible, although the labels like to pop off the bottoms of the glass bottles so I inevitably pick up the wrong one (I have summer and winter shades) when I'm packing for a trip. I should really permanently mark them...

[ChanelAddicted]

I'm lucky, I found my perfect match in Clarins Truly Matte in the lightest shade. I like the dewy look, but none of the foundations i've tried can give me that "glow" without turning me orange! I'll settle for perfect match in matte hehe...

Chanel was a disappointement (sp?) for me, turned orange every single time, every single foundation. I was soooo sad lol

[Magic Markers]

Right now I'm using Loreal Balancing Foundation in "pale". I really like it. It's got a nice color to it without being ashy. It matches nicely

I also did pretty good with max factor I do believe?

[nyrak]

Kevyn Aucoin Sensual Skin Enhancer is a foundation/concealer that has very very pale shades - I am a BE Fair, NW20 and KA#2 was like white paint on me. Uber pale girls might want to check that one out.

[Ella_]

Face Atelier porcelain is my perfect match and for really pale ladies you can add a drop of zero- to it to make it even paler. It is yellow based though so thats something to be aware of.

[Winthrop44]

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Originally Posted by Ella_

Face Atelier porcelain is my perfect match and for really pale ladies you can add a drop of zero- to it to make it even paler. It is yellow based though so thats something to be aware of.

Thanks for the info. What are you in MAC? I'm an NC15 (but routinely wear Alima MMU in N1) and have been wondering what I would be in FA.

[TeaCup]

Has anyone noticed runway models are paler than Morticia Adams?!

What do THEY use?

[cno64]

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Originally Posted by claresauntie

Kicking things off with another subject:

I have a hard time finding a foundation that works for me. How 'bout you? I saw some mutterings about this in our first thread, so let's chat about it!

Right now I'm using M.A.C. Studio Tech in NW15, which is a pretty close match if used with a light hand. The trouble is: it doesn't cover those pesky light veins that run from my cheeks to my jawline. But using a heavier hand results in a cakey look or really emphasizes a color-mismatch.

I haven't found anything else that works better, because a lot of the really pale colors I've tried are white-white, meaning: there's no color at all in them, so I look like I'm doing Kabuki! So, I do the best I can with my foundation, then I divert attention with eye make-up (or so I hope!).

There's got to be a balance. What have you tried? What do you like? What real stinkers have you come across?

I'm pale; probably NW15 is the "standard" classification that comes closest to matching my actual skin color.
My skin has slight pink undertones, which I personally like, but I wish I had a dime for every cosmetic counter at which I've had green stuff applied to my face to "neutralize it." At a counter across the aisle, somone else would insist that what I needed was something lavender to counteract my "sallowness."
:eek2:


I resent the implication that, because I'm pale, my skin is not the "right" color.
Until a few months ago, I'd been an all-my-adult-life liquid foundation user, with less than stellar results.
Most liquid foundations were too dark, too pink, or too orange/peach.
Then recently, at the age of 43, I discovered mineral powder foundation! <trumpet fanfare!>
I'm using one by Pure Luxe cosmetics in a shade called "Babyface," and I LOVE it! I just brush it on, and in seconds, my skin looks [almost] flawless. Even my mother, who isn't lavish with her compliments, remarked that this foundation makes me look as if I'm "not wearing makeup, but just have really nice skin!" This remark was made when we were in bright morning sunlight.
Yeah, I occasionally still have to supplement with a little concealer, but about 90% of the time, "Babyface" gives me all the coverage I need. Sure, if one were to peer very closely at my skin, makeup and pores would be visible, but at a socially acceptable distance, my skin looks great.
BTW, Pure Luxe also makes a translucent matte setting powder that is phenomenal.
In general, I think the most important thing is to keep your skin in optimal health, then look for the cosmetic products that suit it best. And I enthusiastically suggest rejecting the idea that you're "too pale," or that your skin is somehow not the "right" shade.

[Ella_]

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Originally Posted by Winthrop44

Thanks for the info. What are you in MAC? I'm an NC15 (but routinely wear Alima MMU in N1) and have been wondering what I would be in FA.

Im a touch darker than NC15. FA offer samples on the website for around $1 so grab one if you want to try before your buy

[adela88]

dior foundation is terrible, same with chanel and lancome.While their other products are good they just dont seem to make a shade light enough.
i use select cover up in a nw15 mixed with moisteriser for light coverage around the face.I think in winter months ill need to move onto somthing else though

[Karen_B]

Lumene makes a sheer foundation called Hydra Drops something or other. The lightest shade is pretty light. Also, because it's so sheer, it doesn't turn your skin orange. It's just a hint more covering than a tinted moisturizer. However if you want more coverage it mightn't be the stuff for you.

[PomPoko]

Givenchy have one, its subli'mine foundation in 101(exact dragee) which is a bit pink and too light on me if I use it all over my face (I'm an NC20 in summer, about an nc15 in winter I'd say, though I've not been in the sun much this year) I can't say if it'll be lighter than nw15 but I thought I'd throw that suggestion in

[lara]

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