The NC50 Thread
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LouGarner
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you can try findation.com
Or the Temptalia foundation matrix
pinkcrush
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Can any of u girls recommend a new good summer foundation for me??? I tried the new MAC Pro Longwear waterproof nourishing but the colors are very off... NC50 was too red and NC45 was a good match skin tone wise but a bit yellow for the amount of hyperpigmentation that I have on my face... I tend to go a bit warmer to combat dark areas which works out quite well for me... I was looking at the Stila Stay All Day liquid and the Clinique Beyond Perfecting foundation as well... Any thoughts on either??? Any suggestions for a good foundation that can brave the summer elements???
YLQ
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Hi there! Depending on your skin type and the coverage you want Clinique Stay-Matte, Estee Lauder Double Wear, or Lancome Teinte Idole Ultra might be what you are looking for. All 3 of those counters tend give generous samples.
HIH
pinkcrush
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Thanx for ur input! EL Double Wesr failed on me miserably a few summers ago... I keep hearing about the Lancôme formulas in darker colors being gems so Im gonna have to check that out... Stay Matte may be another option... I'm looking for medium to full coverage for combo skin in a nice neutral color... Nars Sheer Glow in Macao was perfect but it's summer now n I don't want any extra dew on my face hence y I returned the latest Nars foundation... I did find that I love Too Faced Cocoa powder foundation in Deep Tan to set my liquid of choice... On its own it looks rather ashy as powder foundations usually do tho haha... Maybellines Fit Me Matte and Poreless is an excellent foundation but I'm tired of mixing the two darkest colors Toffee and Coconut... Sometimes it's just sooo much work, especially when rushing as I usually am haha...Hi there! Depending on your skin type and the coverage you want Clinique Stay-Matte, Estee Lauder Double Wear, or Lancome Teinte Idole Ultra might be what you are looking for. All 3 of those counters tend give generous samples. HIH
I can normally get away with Double Wear but I mix the color with a moisturizer first. But my new summer love is the NARS Luminous Weightless. I'm in the shade Trinidad and there are shades darker than that. It's more for the neutral NC50's so it may work for you. I put it on all over and then I just put some prolongwear concealer over the areas that really need help and then put a little more of the foundation on to smooth things over.
I've got normal skin and in the summer I do get oily in my T-zone so I use some powder. But I also live in the South so things get a bit out of control in the summer anyways so I just have to work with what I've got lol
pinkcrush
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I didn't like the Nars Luminous Weightless formula, it was too greasy looking after about 2 hours, though flawless coverage and a good color match with Macao... I tried priming first with the Nars Pore Perfecting Oil free primer, I even went as far as buying the Nars Velvet Loose powder in Mountain and even that didn't help... Back all 3 went! Sheer Glow is nice but even she's a bit dewier than I prefer for summer...
So sorry to hear that! I really don't use many other foundations besides those two. Sometimes I give the MUFE HD a go. It used to be everything for me until I found Double Wear. Have you tried that? They have a bunch of shades! I know they are coming out with a new Ultra HD foundation soon too. I don't know what the difference is yet but I might try that one.
pinkcrush
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I have the MUFE HD foundation and I love it but again, its dewier than Id like for summer... I like satin/dewy for fall and winter but for summer I need to be matte haha especially since they all tend to get a dewy glow anyways... A dewy foundation in summer on me will look greasy as hell lol
YLQ
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Your skin sounds kinda like mine before I started using (generic) Retin-A so I know the struggle.
I'm still mad at NARS for DC Sheer Matte (I was Macao as well), so Francois can miss me with that new Luminous mess.
Have you tried BECCA Ever Matte or Marc Jacobs Genius Gel? Crystalis007 on YT raves about those and she's oily/combo/NARS Macao too. I have samples of both of them sitting over there in a drawer waiting for me to stop being lazy. lol
pinkcrush
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YLQ
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In Ever Matte I got Sienna & Tobacco and in MJ #84 Coco Medium. Sienna & #84 are Crystal's shades and 98% of the time what works on her works on me.
I'm a lil nervous though cuz my other YT skin twin (FabJennie) couldn't find a match in BECCA.
ETA: And I ain't even know Sheer Matte was DC til it was long gone. I was like
NARS! If I ever catch that lil
in the street Ima
his
up!
!
Yeah....I was a wee bit perturbed. lol
I'm a lil nervous though cuz my other YT skin twin (FabJennie) couldn't find a match in BECCA.
ETA: And I ain't even know Sheer Matte was DC til it was long gone. I was like
Yeah....I was a wee bit perturbed. lol
I just call Sienna my "closest match" in Becca. I can wear it in the summer but not any other time. When I lose my summer tan it looks off on me. I don't like having dark floating head syndrome. I will also be heading over to check out FabJennie on youtube...In Ever Matte I got Sienna & Tobacco and in MJ #84 Coco Medium. Sienna & #84 are Crystal's shades and 98% of the time what works on her works on me. I'm a lil nervous though cuz my other YT skin twin (FabJennie) couldn't find a match in BECCA. ETA: And I ain't even know Sheer Matte was DC til it was long gone. I was like :huh:
I don't match with any Becca foundations and it makes me sad lol
Oh man! I'm out of suggestions - those are the only foundations that really work for me most of the summer! Everything else is too greasy and it sounds like you get oilier faster than me so I know those won't work on you. Hope you find SOMETHING lol
pinkcrush
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Thanx I really appreciate ur help I will continue mixing Fit Me Matte and Poreless in 2 shades for now lol
K_ashanti
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What two shades are you mixing I have 355 it's too red
