Have you tried applying the Alima with a flocked sponge? I recently discovered I can get more yet still natural looking coverage that way.

I'm not as pale as most of you ladies, however usually the lightest shade in most brands is too light for me.

Exceptions for this are MUFE and Laura Mercier, I love their color range.

I have tried that but the sponge absorbs sooo much powder, it feels wasteful, I'd rather have a liquid foundation I can try with a brush.

Clinique does have some pretty good shades, altho the lightest liquid one seems a bit too dark on me as well.

I can't buy MUF in my city.

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Gah, ! i know!! I had my trainers put in a call to corporate for me...I dunno if anything bacame of it, but at least I can be sure that they got it.

The NC15 in this formula actually isn't too bad (not all that yellow like the SFF is), when forced to, I use it w/ a coat of Studio Fix NW15 over top or mixed w/ W10 to warm it up...probably too much work for every day use, bu it works pretty well for me.

I've also started mixing the white F&B w/ N1 or with my pre-mixed NC20, NW20 select tinted moisturizer...both seem to work pretty well.

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ive recently come to the conclusion that the perfect match for me is MSF natural in light, its exactly my colour. for when i need more coverage or want a foundation i got me the SFF in NC15 last week and it is a very good match and i like the mattifying effect it has.

Here's some places in Switzerland where you can buy Make Up Forever (in case your boyfriend or some other friends would like to take you there )
Or maybe you can call the nearest shop and ask for samples / products?

Switzerland Genève
Manor Genève
Rue Cornavin 6
1211 Genève
+41 022 909 46 99 --

Switzerland Lugano
Manor Lugano-centro
Salita Chiattone 10
6900 Lugano
+41 091/912 73 58 --

Switzerland Zürich
Manor Zürich
Bahnhofstrasse 75
8001 Zürich
+41 01 229 56 99 --

Switzerland Zürich *
Nuno Styling
Augustinerstrasse 12
CH-8001 Zürich
www.nunostyling.ch
+41 1 211 11 60

I'm pretty sure you already know the website but just in case: http://www.makeupforever.com/

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I hate not having a foundation or a concealer that matches my skin type I'm not super pale but I'm definitely not super tan.. I'm about in the middle of NC15 - NC20... but right now I use almay normal to combo in buff?

mineralize satinfinish in NC15 is awesome! i've fallen in love with it.

i've also taken the plunge and bought the select SPF liquid in NC15. i thought it was a bit too light for me previously, but it's got to be better than putting a mix of foundation and concealer on my whole face (select SPF in NC20 mixed with NW15 concealer to lighten it and take out the yellow)

I'm an NW15 who would like to test a NW10 if it existed !

I use Select SPF15 fondation in NW15 and find it's a quite good match to my skin tone ...

However I heard that Studio Fix fluid's shades are slightly darker because of the texture.

I love Select because it doesn't profite too much coverage if you don't want to and the texture is fresh and light.

xoxoGraziellaxoxo

While I love the coverage of Studio Fix Fluid NW15 is just way too dark for me. I am a full coverage girl and have had a hard time finding foundation in the right shade of pale that doesn't pull a disappearing act but I have finally found the one (for now). I use Estee Lauder Double Wear Extend in shell and its perfect. The finish is flawless, but it can be drying so I have to moisturize really well before I apply it.

There is a W10 full coverage-but it's pro store only.

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Bobbi Brown is the best I have used- moisture rich foundation.

I have just swapped to her tinted moisturiser in x light

Clinique stuff (all of it) turns orange on me, too. I had the Airbrush Concealer a few years ago (should've known better) and found myself in the car mirror with circus-peanut orange streaks on my face. D'oh!

I have problems finding a MAC shade that isn't either too dark or too corpselike. Well-meaning MAs just looooove to turn me orange because they don't want to wash me out, but I guess their alternative is chalky pale death, which isn't very realistic either. Bah!

Laura Mercier moisturising foundation is probably the only thing that reliably doesn't go terrible, although the labels like to pop off the bottoms of the glass bottles so I inevitably pick up the wrong one (I have summer and winter shades) when I'm packing for a trip. I should really permanently mark them...