NC 45 is the craziest shade
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elongreach
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I'm pretty light under that foundation. But my arms are darker than my face, so that may be why they put me in NC45. This MA looked at the inside of my arm to show I was lighter. The problem with NC45 is that after about 3 hours I get shiny and it starts to turn orange on me.
I tried Satinfinish (which I love because it's light), I've tried Studio Fix (which I don't like and neither have worked well because of the orange-ness. If you have any ideas on how to lighten it, I would love to hear them.
I really love the Studio Scuplt. I've worn it two times and it looks good at NC42. However I may get a sample of the NC45 to compare the two and put it up here so you all can give input.
Matter of fact I'm going on Thursday to check out Sugarsweet (ug), so I'll ask for the sample then.
Originally Posted by TISH1127
That is NC45 to me...That is my color year round I think ..we are pretty close in shade |
I'm pretty light under that foundation. But my arms are darker than my face, so that may be why they put me in NC45. This MA looked at the inside of my arm to show I was lighter. The problem with NC45 is that after about 3 hours I get shiny and it starts to turn orange on me.
I tried Satinfinish (which I love because it's light), I've tried Studio Fix (which I don't like and neither have worked well because of the orange-ness. If you have any ideas on how to lighten it, I would love to hear them.
I really love the Studio Scuplt. I've worn it two times and it looks good at NC42. However I may get a sample of the NC45 to compare the two and put it up here so you all can give input.
Matter of fact I'm going on Thursday to check out Sugarsweet (ug), so I'll ask for the sample then.
dominichulinda
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Ok I had posted this on my blog so I decided to post it here to show a little change in my skin during warmer weather.. took these pictures in the summer of 2007(if you notice in the image within the image I'm wearing a red shirt(taken a day later)..showing off my tanline lol ( the reason for those pictures *and we're all ladies no biggie right* I was taken some pictures for my man for vday 08 *yes we have to be prepare lol).
just for kicks..I think I grew in to my head kind of lol
I'm twin hints the other head next to me lol
gabi03
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Sigh, you guys got me worried now! I did notice alot of chicas were suddenly NC45, luckily I think I'm correctly matched, I wear two shades during the year, weather doesn't change much in the Northwest.
I've met Serena before and she's actually not as dark as her pictures show, she looks about NC50 when i met her, it was winter so obviously when she hits the circuit she'll get much darker. I'm not sure about NC 45...but I love her. I want her body, boobs AND muscle
I've met Serena before and she's actually not as dark as her pictures show, she looks about NC50 when i met her, it was winter so obviously when she hits the circuit she'll get much darker. I'm not sure about NC 45...but I love her. I want her body, boobs AND muscle
chocolategoddes
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Plus have you seen her ASS?
Looks like she stuffed two Thanksgiving turkeys down the back of her tennis shorts!
| Originally Posted by gabi03
I want her body, boobs AND muscle
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Plus have you seen her ASS?
Looks like she stuffed two Thanksgiving turkeys down the back of her tennis shorts!
ktinagapay
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I AGREE!!!
| Originally Posted by reesesilverstar
I think that MAC is missing some shades b/t nc45 and 50 and also MUA's use it as the default color for alot of darker skinned women... |
I AGREE!!!
lafemmenoir
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Again, I love you ladies, you all are BEAUTIFUL, all of you and why aren't we embracing the shades we come in and buy things that don't make us look freakish? Beauty goes beyond the shade of a foundation, it's not that serious and judging by all these gorgeous photos, why would anyone not want to look their best as opposed to ashy or grey? We rock from the lightest to the darkest, we are beautiful women and we need to remind ourselves and not let the "brown paper bag" theory continue. It's 2009 and Change has come
HeavenLeiBlu
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Okay, y'all, I do think some MAs are lazy and tend to just default to certain shades, and I know that certain foundations are more forgiving than others (like my favorite, HyperReal) but I ain't gonna lie... the irony of this discussion ( for me at least) is that I still feel like some of us are still "off". I'm an NW 45 most of the year,sometimes moving up to NW47. In MSF Natural, I'm Deep Dark. I once had a MAC MA use Deep on me, and I was nice and ghoulish. In MUFE HD Foundation, I'm 175. I realize that lighting and flash do a lot to alter what someone's skintone may look like, but to me, there are STILL a few of us here who look a lot different, and we purchase/wear the same foundation:
Me w/nothing on at all no flash, just the room lighting:
Me with no foundation, but Deep Dark MSF in my T-Zone, and So Ceylon MSF on cheeks; still no flash, same room
Although I'm not wearing foundation, compared to the other NW45 pics in this thread, there's a pretty clear variance between us. After reading this, I thought I was going a little bit crazy ( and blind!) I have some NW43 foundation on hand as well as NW47... and a few NC shades ( my daughter is an NC but needs her colors mixed), so I stopped reading so I could test them all, just for my own sanity, LOL. NONE of the NCs look right (obviously), the NW43 was WAY too light, my standby NW45 looks just right ( as well as the aforementioned MUFE HD 175), and the NW 47 is slightly too dark, but will be passable once I inevitably tan over the summer. So, my conclusion is, I know some people and the MAs who matched them are delusional or lazy, and some of us really can safely get away with a color that may be a bit off, but...hell I give up, LOL. I don't know what to say *shrug*
Macnarsandlove
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ahhhh I cant believe someone finally made a thread about this!!!! I always had problems with mac foundations for years cause i was too dark for nc45 and nc50 looked dirty on me. as soon as i walked up to every counter i have ever been to (prob 20+, i moved a lot) they say im nc45 and then when I have it on they get confused like, "why doesnt this match?" Then I would get told bout nc 45 and 50 to get my color. like im some kind of new fool. y should I have to mix foundations at mac no less???
Finally last yr I was at the cco at all places and saw a bottle of nw43. it was like love at first sight. i saw my exact skincolor thru that bottle. pumped some , applied it and it was perfect! I just think its funny how NO MAC MUA ever got my color right. I went to buy some studio scuplt a few weeks ago and the girl was insistent i get nc50 after i told her nw43. i patronized her and when it looked terrible and put on the right color, the one i wanted from jump she didnt saw anything.
on another note a lot mua have predetermined shades for foundation to l/s for everyone. this lady I worked with would use the same colors no matter what for every white, black hispanic, etc (she used dif ones for everyone).
when a "quagmire" that didnt fit the a common tone/races (a lighter skinned black person or a tanner asian person) would walk up she would ask me to do the makeover.
and does anyone know how to change a sig cause mine need a update! lol
Finally last yr I was at the cco at all places and saw a bottle of nw43. it was like love at first sight. i saw my exact skincolor thru that bottle. pumped some , applied it and it was perfect! I just think its funny how NO MAC MUA ever got my color right. I went to buy some studio scuplt a few weeks ago and the girl was insistent i get nc50 after i told her nw43. i patronized her and when it looked terrible and put on the right color, the one i wanted from jump she didnt saw anything.
on another note a lot mua have predetermined shades for foundation to l/s for everyone. this lady I worked with would use the same colors no matter what for every white, black hispanic, etc (she used dif ones for everyone).
when a "quagmire" that didnt fit the a common tone/races (a lighter skinned black person or a tanner asian person) would walk up she would ask me to do the makeover.
and does anyone know how to change a sig cause mine need a update! lol
Curly1908
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Heaven, you have beautiful skin, and that pretty picture of you has reawakened my lemming for So Ceylon.
@Smith130, and that's why I wish there were more WOC MUAs. If it wasn't for you guys, I'd still be rockin' no blush/eyeshadow and clear & brown lipcolors instead of bolder pinks, purples, etc.
@Smith130, and that's why I wish there were more WOC MUAs. If it wasn't for you guys, I'd still be rockin' no blush/eyeshadow and clear & brown lipcolors instead of bolder pinks, purples, etc.
doomkitteh
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One problem I had at MAC counters was the MAs matching me with a too-light colour that was obviously wrong.
Mamalicious
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Hmm I am a light colored Indian girl and when I went to the MAC counter a few weeks ago the MUA gave me NC45 and said it was the best color for my skin.. And I believed her immediately because MUA's know everything isnt it?
When I came home I tried the sample and damn I looked like an orange with it lol.. When I went back I asked an other MUA to check for my perfect shade and I told her the NC45 was too dark for me, she tried it too and said yes it is way too orange for you.. That day I went home with my own skintone in a bottle the: NW40..
Maybe they learn in MAC school: Just give everybody with a brown color NC45 because that color matches everybody lol
When I came home I tried the sample and damn I looked like an orange with it lol.. When I went back I asked an other MUA to check for my perfect shade and I told her the NC45 was too dark for me, she tried it too and said yes it is way too orange for you.. That day I went home with my own skintone in a bottle the: NW40..
Maybe they learn in MAC school: Just give everybody with a brown color NC45 because that color matches everybody lol
MissLola_1
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I totally agree with you.
I've noticed the same with my fiance's sisters.
One of them is darker than me (NC50) and wears the same or even lighter shade than me...
First thought it was because she did not know how to chose the right shade but now I've come to the conclusion that it was 'cause she wants to look lighter.
I am far from being an expert loke most of you on the forum but a grey tone at the end of the day is not what we shld expect from a foundation.
| Originally Posted by F.A.B.
I was reading my Essence last night and when I saw that I thought it had to be typo. There is no way Serena is NC45. I'm wear a mix of NC45 and NC50 in Studio Fix Fluid. It also bothers me that I see some women with deeper skin tones than myself and they wear NC45. I do fault the MA but sometimes I wonder if some WOC have a problem embracing their dark skintone. |
I totally agree with you.
I've noticed the same with my fiance's sisters.
One of them is darker than me (NC50) and wears the same or even lighter shade than me...
First thought it was because she did not know how to chose the right shade but now I've come to the conclusion that it was 'cause she wants to look lighter.
I am far from being an expert loke most of you on the forum but a grey tone at the end of the day is not what we shld expect from a foundation.
