Foundation recs for Pinky - Olive gals...

[mommy_mac]

I have real trouble finding the right foundation shade b/c although my body is olivey and tans very well, my face tends to lean toward the pink side. If I wear NW type colours, I look too pink (I have lots of broken capillaries on my cheeks which add to my pinkness) and if I wear NC type colours, I feel I look too orange.

I'm thinking of trying something from the C colour range.. however I'm open to other ideas, as I'm not particularly fond of any of the MAC fndt's that come in C colours.

My colouring is actually quite neutral... green eyes (w/brown around the centre), med brown hair w/ lots of blonde highlights. Pics in gallery.

Thanks!

 

[mishmash]

Get thee to Sephora.

There should be at least one MA trained in foundation matching at your local Sephora. And try flipping through their amazing foundation swatch book.

I also have the pinky overtone to my face and olive body. I've found that trying to match my face to my neck - that would be going 2 shades darker - makes my face glow yellow. But matching my lightest parts of my face turns me gray. So I compromise and mix my own color so it's inbetween my fair cheeks and darker chin. A touch of yellow to it helps cover the dark spots and brings the two areas together.

We look to be similar in color actually. I found a good cnough match in Chanel Teint Fluide Universal in Clair, that I'm actually considering buying it. It has a silicone-y feel to it and withstood water much better than my current foundation, Px Virtual Skin.

HTH!

 

[Cleopatra]

I also have alot of pink undertones on my face which makes it hard to find a good foundation.

My all time favourite is Stephane Marais Fluid foundation. It has a texture sort of similar to Clinique Pore Minimiser (its the only way I can think to describe it). It dries to a powder finish but is absolutely feather light so you don't feel like you are wearing anything at all.

You can check it out here

http://www.blissworld.com/shop/detail/FK-03/

Here are the reviews on MUA

http://www.makeupalley.com/product/s...Marais/Liquid/

You can also get this in a Cream Foundation which provices more coverage

HTH