PALE BEAUTIES! I think this is a good place to talk about pale foundations, as we're low buy, we don't want to be buying too many wrong shades amirite!? [@]veronikawithak[/@], [@]IHughes[/@] my pokemans, let me show you them: First pic big swatch, second pic blended out
Top is Shisiedo Dual Balancing Foundation in 100 Very Light Ivory I bought this one as Evan Rachel Wood said Marilyn Manson recommended it to her! It is expesnive but its got great pigmentation for such a pale shade so a little goes a long way. I have a feeling they may have discontinued this one and bought it out under a different name. Middle is MAC Studio Sculpt NC15 Way too dark on me so I gave it to my sister who uses it. Interestingly my sister is like opaque china doll white, kind of like Kelly Osbourne? and manages to wear this sheered out without it looking orangey at all. Guess im too blotchy! Bottom is Dior Nude 010, looks the darkest of the three but its quite light so when its spread across my face it gives me a nice healthy look that isn't orange at all. BB CREAMS I have acne and im oily as feck so I prefer using lighter formulations. I use Liz Earle Sheer Skin Tint and it is VERY sheer. For days when I want more coverage I use Dior Nude Rose BB, it is a pink tone but I like it. CONCEALERS I use ELF stick foundation as a concealer! When im wearing the dior nude foundation I can also use the ELF maximum coverage concealer, as that's slightly darker than 'pale' I just got Bobbi Brown tinted eye brighter in no 2 light bisque and its very good. I used to use Illamasqua concealer in 115 but it's SUPER pale and you can only se that one if youre going to be using the matching illamasqua foundation really, which is one shade pinker than white! I think I might try Liz Earle Signature foundation when ive used some of these up, I'm still in search of good pale foundations, concealers etc so recommendations always welcome! oh and powder is MSFN in Light, always!