lindas1983
Well-known member
I went on the hunt today for the perfect fondation to fit my very pale complexion. I've been on this hunt many times before and have about £200 worth of useless foundation sitting in a drawer that either wasn't pale enough or turned me a weird shade of yellow. This time I was intend on getting what i wanted and not being talked into a colour I wasn't sure of and walking away unhappy.
So off I went around all the counters in my local debenhams, the dior lady was lovely and honest that they had nothing pale enough for me that would look yellow on me as was the guerlain lady. The benefit lady pointed me towards a powder foundation as that was there palest but I said no as my skin was very dry so powders where not what i was looking for (all proud of myself for saying no) Then off to the clinique counter where the lady gave me the strangest advice i've ever heard and i'm actually upset now i bought into it.
I was explaining what i wanted, something that matched me exactly that wouldn't turn yellow on me, wouldn't cake up on my dry skin and that would blend into my skin exactly so she tried on alabaster in the superbalancing makeup. When she asked me to look in the mirror and see what i thought i was able to point out the line on my neck very easily where she had blended it in.
Here comes the advice,
Oh you'll never get anything that will match your skin tone exactly, no foundation will, just powder down your neck thats the best you'll get. So i sat there a bit shocked and just nodded and bought it.
My question is, is this advice right? Or did I get conned again into another foundation i'll never use to throw into my drawer of wasted money.
So off I went around all the counters in my local debenhams, the dior lady was lovely and honest that they had nothing pale enough for me that would look yellow on me as was the guerlain lady. The benefit lady pointed me towards a powder foundation as that was there palest but I said no as my skin was very dry so powders where not what i was looking for (all proud of myself for saying no) Then off to the clinique counter where the lady gave me the strangest advice i've ever heard and i'm actually upset now i bought into it.
I was explaining what i wanted, something that matched me exactly that wouldn't turn yellow on me, wouldn't cake up on my dry skin and that would blend into my skin exactly so she tried on alabaster in the superbalancing makeup. When she asked me to look in the mirror and see what i thought i was able to point out the line on my neck very easily where she had blended it in.
Here comes the advice,
Oh you'll never get anything that will match your skin tone exactly, no foundation will, just powder down your neck thats the best you'll get. So i sat there a bit shocked and just nodded and bought it.
My question is, is this advice right? Or did I get conned again into another foundation i'll never use to throw into my drawer of wasted money.