Porcelain Beauties: Rants and Raves for foundations

[FORGOTPASSWORD]

I finally found Prescriptives- I have their one of their foundations in Camilla- i loved that they did the colorprinting, finding my undertone THEN matching my lightness. that was great!! i haven't ever used it, but i've heard of their exact colormatching being great! The prescriptives counter here in Amarillo took out their color matching part after I finally ventured over there =( i am very fair, more fair than any MAC foundation to match. I have a hard time, too. most foundations that I have tried are either too yellow or way too pink.=/

I love Prescrptives colour matching. In a few stores they will also custom blend loose powder. One drawback is full range of colours are not available in full coverage foundation I need to cover redness. Favorite WAS Chanel Teint Naturel .5 until, of course, formula was discontinued. After more than 20 years of reliable foundation, I find myself back to many months of trial and error, in search of a suitable replacement. Nothing seems to work with my pale complexion, providing coverage that retains natural appearance. For the moment, have to augment poor coverage with BE Matte Fair. . . not exactly natural, soft glow I had enjoyed. Add to my misery: Chanel also discontinued the single best conceal, ever. . . perfectly pale, slightly pink, smooth and creamy, covered anything for entire day. Getting close requires 3 or 4 different products at one time! Price is not a problem, just need the stuff to perform.

 

[abcruthie]

Can you post swatches? It'd be super helpful

 

[maggers071511]

I am very fair skinned and have been using the Josie Maran liquid foundation. I like it. It adjusts to your skin color.

 

[baxterina]

I wish to be porcelain, I'm just fair.
From early spring to late fall I wear tined creme instead of foundation.
My favurite (for now) and quite fair is SVR Ecran Minerale Teinte SPF 50 (pharmacy brand).
I don't need much cover but it covers a lot, it's buildable.
Older version was more fair but this year I couldn't get that one.
When I wan't more summer look I mixed this one with KORA Tinted.
In my case sun screen is everything - if I can't be porcelain I wish to stay fair.

 

[Moestokes]

Hey there
I am NW15... which shade in the Diorskin should i try out.. 010 or 020?

 

[katred]

Hey there
I am NW15... which shade in the Diorskin should i try out.. 010 or 020?

010 definitely. That's a match for me and I'm roughly the same as you are.

 

[Pippilotta]

I just found this thread. I have always had troubles finding a foundation for my pale face, and when it occasionally has happened, by some weird inevitable law or something it's been discontinued before I got to the second bottle.

The last couple of years I've worn YSL Touche Eclat foundation in B10. It works well in the summer, but I have to mix some white on top of it in the winter (usually Blanc de Chanel). Have any of you tried the white foundation from Illimasqua? Or any other foundation lighter than YSL Touche Eclat in B10?

 

[shellygrrl]

I haven't tried white Skin Base, but I've used their Light Liquid Foundation before (not in white but in its lightest skintone shade), and it was very light. Illamasqua is a very pale-friendly brand overall. I've seen only one swatch of that shade, but I'd be willing to wager NARS Siberia (either SG or SM) is lighter than B10. Ditto Becca's lightest shades in their foundations (Porcelain, Shell, Sand). I think MUFE Mat Velvet+ in 15 Alabaster is lighter, too. (I currently use NARS SG in Siberia, Becca Radiant Skin Satin Finish in Shell, and Maybelline Fit Me in #110. I used MUFE Mat Velvet+ a few years ago but didn't like how it oxidized on me, even with primer.)

 

[Pippilotta]

I've seen only one swatch of that shade, but I'd be willing to wager NARS Siberia (either SG or SM) is lighter than B10. Ditto Becca's lightest shades in their foundations (Porcelain, Shell, Sand). I think MUFE Mat Velvet+ in 15 Alabaster is lighter, too. (I currently use NARS SG in Siberia, Becca Radiant Skin Satin Finish in Shell, and Maybelline Fit Me in #110. I used MUFE Mat Velvet+ a few years ago but didn't like how it oxidized on me, even with primer.)

Thank you VERY much! I'll search for them!

 

[kait0]

I have illamasqua skin base in 2, which is the lightest skin tone shade. I think it's a beautiful foundation and I hate the way liquid foundation usually looks on me. I would def recommend it. And their brushes are soooo soft, the highlighter brush is great for applying foundation.

 

[Pippilotta]

I have illamasqua skin base in 2, which is the lightest skin tone shade. I think it's a beautiful foundation and I hate the way liquid foundation usually looks on me. I would def recommend it. And their brushes are soooo soft, the highlighter brush is great for applying foundation.

Thank you! I really do appreciate the advice in this thread! I only wish I had found this board ages ago. That would have saved me a lot of money.

 

[kait0]

Thank you! I really do appreciate the advice in this thread! I only wish I had found this board ages ago. That would have saved me a lot of money.

Yes the struggle is real lol. Mac studio fix powder in NW 10 is my HG too. And I can get away with a few different tinted moisturizers because they are sheer, so with a bit of bronzer down the neck it looks okay. Mac full coverage foundation in W10 is pale enough too, and for concealer OCC R0 works for me.

 

[breatheonbeat]

omg i have been searching for this thread! i always have so much trouble, and people at sephora/any counter will insist shades that do not suit me do.
so far, the best matches i have found are MUFE mat velvet in 15 and missha's bb cream in 13. i actually have a bunch of bb creams swatched on my blog, but i am new here and don't want to post a link if that is not okay.

i want a different foundation at this point... i am tired of the bb texture and don't like the mufe mat. i really want to try something with a bit more coverage and a nice finish. i like the idea of the mac foundations... i tried the cream compact one at one point and liked it, but it doesn't come in any shade that matches. i hear a lot about studio something or other as well.
i am also curious if anyone has tried the hourglass veil foundation? it has a 0/porcelain shade, but i don't know if it is light enough..

other foundations/opinions: maybelline fit me in 110 matches but i don't like the texture, MUFE hd in 110 is a bit too dark/pink, l'oreal truematch in W1 matches fairly well but breaks me out, NARS siberia powder matches.


edit: here are my bb swatches on my arm. best face matches are the missha (2) and tarte (last), but tarte is very very sheer


wrist (top) to elbow: 1. brtc jasmine water, 2. missha perfect cover in #13, 3. skin79 (green bottle), 4. dr. jart detox (black bottle) (american), 5. dr. jart waterfuse (teal bottle) (american), 6. tarte bb primer in 'fair'

 

[shellygrrl]

i want a different foundation at this point... i am tired of the bb texture and don't like the mufe mat. i really want to try something with a bit more coverage and a nice finish. i like the idea of the mac foundations... i tried the cream compact one at one point and liked it, but it doesn't come in any shade that matches. i hear a lot about studio something or other as well.

Studio Fix Fluid? The lightest shade that one comes in is NW10. (The powder version has lighter shades.) I think the new Mineralize Moisture liquid foundation goes pretty light as well (lightest shade is NC15). Full Coverage (which is at Pro stores and online) comes in White, and W10 is the lightest skintone shade (it looks quite pink to me). Haven't tried any of them, though. Outside of MAC: Illamasqua Skin Base is supposed to have pretty good coverage. Not sure what the finish is like, though. That said, it is based on Asian BB creams, and if you're over that sort of texture, you may not like Skin Base. Elsewhere in the brand, I've tried Rich Liquid Foundation, which is full coverage (very full coverage!) with a matte finish. Light Liquid had a much sheerer coverage with, IIRC, a semi-matte finish; that one is being phased out, and only the darkest shades are available now. But I don't think I'd recommend that one anyway. Haven't tried the cream or powder foundations. NARS Sheer Glow, despite its name, is medium coverage with a velvety finish. Not sure about Sheer Matte (though I've heard/read those who've tried it found it harder to blend) or the cream foundation. Becca Radiant Skin Satin Finish is medium coverage with a satin finish. (BTW: You can link to your blog in your forum signature; you just can't do so in the body of your posts.)

 

[User38]

Part of the problem for fair skin ladies is not only the actual colours, it's in the forumulas which oxidize. Most MAC fndn oxidizes on me.. in 15 mins, I go from beige to orangish

illamasqua is good imo for light skin and does not oxidize.

 

[breatheonbeat]

i think it was studio fix. i notice a lot of people use it, but i am certain it doesn't go light enough for me. the white foundation sounds interesting, but full coverage may be a tad too much haha. mineralize sounds interesting to me as well, but i feel as if nc15 won't be light enough either. if anyone has it, would you mind swatching it with something for reference?

it is so silly that it is so difficult, and i am sorry if i sound very picky. i've just had a lot of foundations at this point where i decide i can see 'the line' around my face after a few days of using a new one. i like the bbs... but i also just want a liquid foundation with a decent (but not totally full amount of) coverage. sigh. thank you already for helping me though

the reason the hourglass foundation intrigues me is because i've liked their other face products and think that maybe it would work well with the ambient light powders?

 

[User38]

I had NARS sheer glow in gobi.. that one made me look yellow and jaundiced.

a great one for light colours is Shu Uemura -- but they can only be bought online.

 

[Naynadine]

I bought MAC's Full Coverage foundation in N10. It's finally a great match for me, but it's impossible for me to wear because it's so thick and I have very dry skin. Does anyone know a similar shade from another brand that is more dry skin friendly and also not scented? A more pinktoned one would be OK as well.

I heard Studio Fix is a no-no for dry skin as well.

 

[kait0]

I bought MAC's Full Coverage foundation in N10. It's finally a great match for me, but it's impossible for me to wear because it's so thick and I have very dry skin. Does anyone know a similar shade from another brand that is more dry skin friendly and also not scented? A more pinktoned one would be OK as well.

I heard Studio Fix is a no-no for dry skin as well.

have you tried illmasqua skin base? (shade 2)

 

[User38]

I like FC from MAC.. I have used it sheered out with luminizer -- not necessarily strobe which is uber shine, but some more delicate ones from other brands. It works well too.