Foundation - Please Help (my fair ladies!!)

[Wattage]

I am at a loss. I cannot find a foundation light enough for me. I thought the studio fix fluid NC15 was but I went outside and no - too dark.
I have been using Clarins True Comfort in 03 for a while now and while its ok, its not pefect.
Is there anyone else out there who is as light and fair skinned as I am? I am talking like Nicole Kidman skin. I am so light - it's depressing!

I would love some recs for very light foundation colours and brands!

TIA

 

[sharpd1saster]

I'm not sure how much you are willing to spend, but I just bought Lancome's Color ID ($33 US Dollars), which has a pretty good selection of colors. It has a pretty sheer coverage, so it has a nice natural finish.

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Originally Posted by wattage I am at a loss. I cannot find a foundation light enough for me. I thought the studio fix fluid NC15 was but I went outside and no - too dark. I have been using Clarins True Comfort in 03 for a while now and while its ok, its not pefect. Is there anyone else out there who is as light and fair skinned as I am? I am talking like Nicole Kidman skin. I am so light - it's depressing! I would love some recs for very light foundation colours and brands! TIA

 

[Wattage]

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Originally Posted by sharpd1saster I'm not sure how much you are willing to spend, but I just bought Lancome's Color ID ($33 US Dollars), which has a pretty good selection of colors. It has a pretty sheer coverage, so it has a nice natural finish.

That's not too bad as I am paying 36 CDN for the Clarins. Thanks for the rec! I will stop by my Lancome counter this week!

Thanks again

 

[syren]

How are you able to wear 03 in Clarins?! I loved one of their foundations, I can't remember which one, but the lightest was 02 and it was just too dark. I wear NC15 in the couple MAC products I've tried, and it may be a half shade too dark, but it isn't too bad overall. Maybe I need to go check out True Comfort tomorrow.

If you live near a Neiman Marcus, you could see if they have the Kevyn Aucoin line. I used 004 (I think that was the number anyway), so if you checked out 1-3 one of them should be light enough. It does take some work to get used to using and it has a lot of coverage. Caveat: it made me break out, so I stopped using it. It's also really yellow, which is great for me, but you sound like you're very pale with pink undertones?

 

[user79]

Try Bare Minerals in Light or Fairly Light, that's what I use.

 

[Wattage]

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Originally Posted by syren How are you able to wear 03 in Clarins?! I loved one of their foundations, I can't remember which one, but the lightest was 02 and it was just too dark. I wear NC15 in the couple MAC products I've tried, and it may be a half shade too dark, but it isn't too bad overall. Maybe I need to go check out True Comfort tomorrow. If you live near a Neiman Marcus, you could see if they have the Kevyn Aucoin line. I used 004 (I think that was the number anyway), so if you checked out 1-3 one of them should be light enough. It does take some work to get used to using and it has a lot of coverage. Caveat: it made me break out, so I stopped using it. It's also really yellow, which is great for me, but you sound like you're very pale with pink undertones?

I think the reason I can pull off the clarins in 03 is because it is quite sheer and not matte... seems that this combination makes it a little less detectable! It looks ok but I really dont like it when my face is like three shades darker than my neck! LOL - major no no!

I am def. pale with pink UT. I dont live in the states so I wont be able to check out those brands anytime too soon but I do appreciate the recs! I will keep my eye out next time I am down that way!

Thanks!

 

[Winthrop44]

Trish McEvoy Even Skin might be another one to try. I am very fair, too light for any of the Lancome shades (but with yellow undertones) and wear #2. It is very sheer.

 

[Shawna]

I'm very fair too, so I find that using a sheer foundation works better. If you're in Vancouver, try the Stila Illuminating foundation which is really sheer coverage with a nice healthy glow to it. Hotlt Renfrew carries it. http://www.sephora.com/browse/produc...ego ryId=3865 or try MAC sheer select tint. I find that the sheer stuff is a better match. I am waiting right now for my BE foundation to arrive and I'll let you know how that goes.

 

[Jess-ee-ka]

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Originally Posted by Shawna I'm very fair too, so I find that using a sheer foundation works better. If you're in Vancouver, try the Stila Illuminating foundation which is really sheer coverage with a nice healthy glow to it. Hotlt Renfrew carries it. http://www.sephora.com/browse/produc...ego ryId=3865 or try MAC sheer select tint. I find that the sheer stuff is a better match. I am waiting right now for my BE foundation to arrive and I'll let you know how that goes.

Yes I was going to suggest Stila too. I wear the MAC Hyper Reel foundation in NW100 and find it a bit dark as well. So I mix it with the Strobe Cream so its sheerer and lighter coverage. I had a makeover at Stila and the MA used Illuminating Foundation in 10 Watts I think. I want to go pick some up now. It looked great.

 

[foreveratorifan]

Go to Prescriptives and get them to custom blend you a foundation! its truly the ONLY perfect match I've ever found! (i'm UBBER pale as well...seriously AND i have pink undertones that's hard to match normally anyway).

It's like $65 but its TOTALLY worth it and the first foundation I actually used all up!

 

[Wattage]

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Originally Posted by Jess-ee-ka Yes I was going to suggest Stila too. I wear the MAC Hyper Reel foundation in NW100 and find it a bit dark as well. So I mix it with the Strobe Cream so its sheerer and lighter coverage. I had a makeover at Stila and the MA used Illuminating Foundation in 10 Watts I think. I want to go pick some up now. It looked great.

That sounds great! Thanks for the rec on the Stila... I will def. venture down there soon and check it out!

 

[Wattage]

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Originally Posted by foreveratorifan Go to Prescriptives and get them to custom blend you a foundation! its truly the ONLY perfect match I've ever found! (i'm UBBER pale as well...seriously AND i have pink undertones that's hard to match normally anyway). It's like $65 but its TOTALLY worth it and the first foundation I actually used all up!

This sounds awesome. I think I will go check it out at least... I don't mind shelling out the extra cash for something of exceptional quality.

Thanks!

 

[mspixieears]

It's fairly expensive, but Becca has just about every skintone, and they go down to very pale. My gosh, they have a shade for just about everyone, seriously. It's an ace brand.