Recent content by plushpenguin

I hope this is the right board for this little rant. Is it just me, or do most magazines for "ethnic" women confuse olive complexions with golden or tanned? I know most people use the word "olive" to refer to any yellowish medium skintone, and that's okay, but a true olive complexion is...

I especially want a "color me beautiful" type winter palette that's large enough to be worth printing out.

Does anyone with a similar complexion to mine (NC45, black/brown hair and dark brown eyes) want to tell me about a drugstore look you love to wear, with a photo of the look (either of yourself or on a brand's website)

I'm an nc43 with dark lips, dark brown hair, and very deep set brown eyes.

I have extremely enlarged pores across my cheeks and nose, and no amount of foundation will cover them up. First, I scrub my face mercilessly with exfoliating gloves (in this case only manual exfoliation will do). I also use a lotion, toner, or acne pad with 2% salycic acid (hope I spelled that...