Alima Mineral Makeup

aleksis210

aleksis210

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Originally Posted by MissChievous
I have to say, I love Alima and thought it was my HG, but now in the hot summer months, I realized that it also makes my face itch a bit, just like Bare Minerals did, only not as strongly. I am so upset, I thought Alima was The One, but I can't really use it in the summer. My face gets itchy from it. I don't know what it is, since Alima doesn't contain the bismuth, maybe it's the mica?

*sigh*

Been back to using my MAC Studio Fix compact on those really hot and sweaty days...

Don't know if someone has already responded to this but my guess on what is making your face itchy (since NONE of these ingredients are irritants) might be because
a) your skin is too dry (try applying moisturizer underneath)
b)there is no barrier between your skin and the actual make-up so when you sweat it is seeping into your pores and giving you that 'itchy' effect

*The reason why this is my theory is that BE NEVER made me itch when I applied a little bit of my moisturizer beforehand
*during summer BE started to make me itch, but again when I used my moisturizer it was fine! (but I also looked like an oil slick because BE sucks lol)
*Even when I would apply moisturizer if I didn't apply it to my extra dry spots (I have combo skin) it ONLY itched in those spots....
So maybe try a little moisturizer? (I was using 'purpose w/ spf 15' btw)
 
aleksis210

aleksis210

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oh wow! I emailed a link of my videos to 'ask the artist' on alima's page and she answered within 2 min. NO JOKE! If anyone has any questions regarding their complexion def. email terresa on their page!!!
 
KellyBean

KellyBean

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I emailed the artist about foundation shades. I'm NW15 (actually, my face is NW20 but I use NW15 because it matches my neck) and she didn't get back to me so I just ordered N 1-3 and C 1-3. I'll ry to let you guys know what I think when I get samples.
 
Violent Pink

Violent Pink

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Originally Posted by aleksis210
I don't/have never tried mac foundation so I don't know what color I am in that...

You really should go in and get color matched, even if you don't plan on using the product. Why? It's a intensely popular cosmetic line and a good starting point when trying to compare other products online. You can't tell what color your skin is in a video, or even a photo.

The white balance will mess with the tone, not to mention the lighting in the area and if there is flash, etc.. I mean, you're a light-skinned blonde, that much is obvious, so there are some common guesses that might or might not work for you. In my experience, undertone is really, really hard to judge from photos, though. Otherwise we could all just use the color picker in photoshop and get a perfect match.
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If only there was a pantone matching system for flesh!

Oh, and just to contribute reference for others, I am an NC20-25, and I think my best match is Beige 2 or Warm 2. I'm of caucasian descent and the neutral looks a little ashy even on me, so I would definitely not recommend that for asians in my mac color range.
 
KellyBean

KellyBean

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For NW15, I've found a flawless match with N2.

The samples have no sifter and are the same size as my EDM samples were. I reccomend this over EDM any day. However, it's so tiny and so the best way to apply the samples is to pour a bit either into a small bowl, clean body butter lid or a lid from another mmu company.
 
kelticmaddox

kelticmaddox

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Gah, I think I ordered the wrong shade. I just made an order and I got the foundation in W0, the pointed crease brush, a bunch of eye shadow samples and a free travel size blush in Mimosa.

I'm an NC 15 and I was debating between the Warm 0 and the warm 1 but I went with the 0 thinking I'd rather be more pale than more dark. But after seeing that other 15 girls here have found their matches in 1s, I think I'm going to try to email them and have them send me W1 instead. Will they read it in time before my order gets sent out?
 
Pimpinett

Pimpinett

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I really, really like this - good, buildable and natural-looking coverage, which melts into my skin and stays looking good even when I get oily after four or five hours - some foundations I've tried (I'm looking at you, EDM) end up in my pores by then, not so Alima. It doesn't keep me matte for 14 hours, but nothing does and it still looks pretty darn good by the end of a long day. Love.

After consulting the in-house make-up artist I ordered samples of Olive 0, Warm 2 and Beige 2. All three are actually quite good matches, especially the olive, which matches my neck and chest exactly, but to my surprise all of them turn out slightly too pink/neutral for me when applied sheerly on my face, which is much pinker than the rest of me. Do you think I should get a colour correcting primer (I already have, and like, Alimas mattifying powder primer), or just get a custom blend, something like 2/3 Olive 0 and 1/3 Golden 2? Exactly how much more yellow are the Goldens?
 
keijukainen

keijukainen

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Pimpinett said:
I really, really like this - good, buildable and natural-looking coverage, which melts into my skin and stays looking good even when I get oily after four or five hours - some foundations I've tried (I'm looking at you, EDM) end up in my pores by then, not so Alima. It doesn't keep me matte for 14 hours, but nothing does and it still looks pretty darn good by the end of a long day. Love.

After consulting the in-house make-up artist I ordered samples of Olive 0, Warm 2 and Beige 2. All three are actually quite good matches, especially the olive, which matches my neck and chest exactly, but to my surprise all of them turn out slightly too pink/neutral for me when applied sheerly on my face, which is much pinker than the rest of me. Do you think I should get a colour correcting primer (I already have, and like, Alimas mattifying powder primer), or just get a custom blend, something like 2/3 Olive 0 and 1/3 Golden 2? Exactly how much more yellow are the Goldens?
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Haven't tried Golden myself but it's much more yellow than Olive, Warm or Beige. A friend of mine uses Golden 1 and she's quite pale and very yellow toned compared to my skintone (mix of Alima's Beige and Neutral). Here's a pic of Olive, Warm and Yellow swatched side by side: http://suewong.typepad.com/blog/

On the other hand, Golden might be just what you need if you wish to reduce the pinkiness of your face. You can't really tell if it's too yellow before you try it out. I'd get unblended Golden first and if it turns out to be too yellow, mix it with the other shades myself to see which one gives the best result. That way you can also estimate how much Golden and the other shade you'd need for the blend.

I really like yellow color correctors too, especially for my undereye area but I'm way too lazy to apply it all over my face every day :D

HTH :)
 
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