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Re: Porcelain Beauties: New threads just for us!
Originally Posted by frocher
I think your skin is lovely, you have a flawless and creamy complexion. 
Thanks so much
My father has pretty dark skin, and he tans really well, but I take after my mother's side of the family.
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Re: Porcelain Beauties: New threads just for us!
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I've never tried any MAC foundations... But in all of the others that I've tried I'm always shade "1"
I have eh medium blonde hair and yellow-brown eyes. My friends tell me that I'm as white as a ghost, or not to stand too close to a white wall or they'll lose me.
I do love my pale skin though. Mostly because I don't so much have a choice. I got burnt at a school pep rally that was outside... And only about 15 minutes long.
The sun was in my eyes really badly here, so excuse the awful facial expression. But this is a good representation of the reflective properties of my skin.

You have an ethereal quality, and have luminous skin, it's very pretty 
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Re: Porcelain Beauties: New threads just for us!
i'm amelia, i'm an nc15 studio fix fluid with dyed black hair and green eyes. i like being pale, i think it suits me and pale skin and black hair allows me to pull off bright colors better, imo, haha.
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Re: Porcelain Beauties: New threads just for us!
Originally Posted by Lissa
You have an ethereal quality, and have luminous skin, it's very pretty 
Aw, thank you so much. That was so sweet of you.
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Re: Porcelain Beauties: New threads just for us!
You can add me to the list as well. I use Prescriptives in Fresh Camellia and Clarins Truly Matte foundation in Pale Ivory.
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Re: Porcelain Beauties: New threads just for us!
Hey!
I'm SnowWhiteQueen, more commonly known as Megan!!!
I am a MAC N3, which only comes in the studio fix powder, so I have to sparingly use a little bit of NW15 Studio fix fluid underneath, but not too much or else it is too dark!!!!
My favorite products for pale skin are smashbox's fusion softlights...not too much colour and beautiful!!! I use prism (a baby pink) and my sister says I look like a doll when I wear it. So nice!!!
I used to want to be more tan too, but I see what tanning does to women's skin and I'm just sooooo turned off by it. I avoid the sun at all costs. I want to be a pale girl forever!!!
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Re: Porcelain Beauties: New threads just for us!
L'Oreal Infallible in Porcelain has always been a perfect match for my cool-undertoned skin.
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Re: Porcelain Beauties: New threads just for us!
Labas, I'm BloodMittens.
East Baltic Slavic Desent, AKA I'm Russian and Lithuanian, Natural Auburn Hair, hazel eyes. I'm NC15... in the summer. My cousins, father, mother, brother, sister all have beige skin. NOT ME! Lol, I use the mineralize skinfinish coverage because it's light enough on my skin but also nice enough to pull some colors out of my light skin. I can't use Studio Fix or anything because it makes me break out D:
Horror Story: I used to mix Goth White Powder with my foundation to get a desired color in high school because I didn't have a choice, nothing was pale enough for my skin, and I literally tried every drugstore brand (I used to really go for drugstore brands back then) and it really stunk.
But now I've come to love my pale skin, I don't care what anyone says, I used to have a girl at my work call me "whitey cakes!" Until I reminded her of her orange fake tan... gross.
I'm glad I'm not the only one here who likes their natural skin color. I've seen so many girls get fake tans in the continuation to try and be more like one another... and look orangey.
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/inde...ageID=16624735
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y13...o/IMGP1017.jpg
Las Vegas... I couldn't even tan D:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y13...o/blahblah.jpg
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Re: Porcelain Beauties: New threads just for us!
I'm pigmentationally challenged as well, ladies!  Good to meet all of you. Right now I'm using an Almay foundation in the palest color they have, which matches my face perfectly, but not my neck for some reason! My face is naturally much pinker than my neck, so I gotta start matching my neck or something! So... time for a switch, I guess.

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Re: Porcelain Beauties: New threads just for us!
It's great to see this forum! So many people act like having fair skin is such a bad thing ("oh my god you're SO PALE, you need to go tanning!"), but I've always loved my skin.
I don't use MAC foundation, but if I did, I'd probably be around an NC20. Since I'm Italian I do have warm olive undertones to my skin, though it is still quite fair. I am a sunscreen NUT - I apply spf to my face every day, even if I'm not going to be outside much. And when I am going to be outside, SPF 50.
Like many of you, my friends make fun of me for being so pale. But I love my fair skin. Since I have warmer undertones I can actually tan if I want to (without burning), but I prefer to protect my skin and stay pale. Hey, we'll have the last laugh when all of our tanning bed zombie friends look 50 at the age of 35!
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Re: Porcelain Beauties: New threads just for us!
I'M NW15 for Mac or Blue/Red Level 1 for PX
I've always struggled finding the right shade of foundation. I have a lot of red in my cheeks, forehead and chin well somedays its more pink then red. Its permanent though. I guess its a mild form of rosacea but I've always had a bit of it since I can remember.
I didn't wear blush for years because I was so self concious of the "high colour" in my face even when covered by foundation. The first time I bought some was for my wedding MU in 2002.
I don't mind being pale perse, sometimes I see women with translucent white skin and I think they are really lovely especially with the dark hair to contrast. I used to mind having a pale body because my friends would laugh at me, but now I don't care. At least to me its a mark of health, I know I'm not going to get skincancer from too much tanning!
I usually have dark brown or black hair but in the sun it can turn very auburn and if I haven't covered my grey in a while it will start to turn a bit blonde looking in weird streaks LOL.
I have blue eyes that are pigmented with grey so I find it hard to wear warm colours against my eyes especially rich browns or some forms of deep pinks. I can't wear yellow based greens either.
I used to avoid pale lipstick because I thought it would make my mouth dissapear but my mouth is quite small and rosebud shaped and I've discovered in recent years that mid-lighter shades are better for me. I've also discovered peach as an alternative to pink as pink just makes me feel bright and draws attention to my face pigmentation.
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Re: Porcelain Beauties: New threads just for us!
Hi, I'm Archelle, and I am a woman of NO color! I don't wear MAC foundation but I'm the lighest Clinique shade of perfectly real makeup.
My mom is pale too, and she's stayed out of the sun her whole life and as a result she looks a good ten years younger than she is. I do the same thing! I wear SPF every single day.
I like being pale because I like being myself. It's just kind of embarrassing in summertime since my legs are so milky white. haha.
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Hi! My name is Katrinah from Malaysia. I'm pretty fair, and has been called "vampire" by some mean friends. Nah, NOT friends  Some people also use to ask if I'm albino 
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hello i'm hannah  i'm nc15 in summer and in winter i just do not bother with mac skin products at all because none of their colours suit my skin tone, i use a mineral foundation from the brand lily lolo, in porcelain which they describe to suit 'the fairest of them all' and looks white in the tub, hurray. just yesterday people at school were commenting on how i looked like a zombie (lovely people they are). however, i enjoy being "pale and interesting" 
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Re: Porcelain Beauties: New threads just for us!
Hey! I'm Stacey. I have red hair, green eyes, and freckles. I wear NW15, but could probably use NW10 if MAC made it! Glad to be able to talk to other pale people. I avoid the sun like the plague!
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