pasty face

[Thelandri]

Sorry if this kind of topic been made a million times before.

I have pale skin, as the title suggests xD
I've found that the Benefit platstix shade "Jax" is really the only shade I can get that matches my skin tone. While I love it to pieces I can't afford to shell out £25 for foundation, especially when I have no income and have recently been made redundant.

I've tried various brands you get in the supermarket and can't find a shade thats really pale enough for me.

I don't know if anyone has any way of comparing "jax" with the palest shade of Mac foundation or the like, but does anyone have any info as to where I could get a cheap pale foundation, other than resorting to buying whiteface and looking a bit daft?

Thank you very much.
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[sharyn]

you can find raves and rants for super-pale foundations in the porcelain beauties threads - they're at the top section of the cosmetics discussion subforum. These threads are all about super pale skin.

IMO, Foundation is worth spending a bit of money on, all your make up is going to look bad if your foundations is crappy, so insead of buying another e/s I'd add that amount of money to my "foundation budget" and get something decent.
good foundation is the key to looking fab and glamourous everyday - the greatest lashes and hottest lipstick wont help if your foundation color is off or not blended well.

Good luck!

 

[ThiicknSeskii]

I'm not sure what shade Jax is in MAC shades but i think maybe about a 'NC/NW15' which is to dark for me, one of the foundations that might match your shade is you is Revlon color stay in Ivory, it has great coverage and i prefer it more so then MAC

i wish it just was light enough for me.
Personally i don't think all your make up is going to look bad if you wear a cheaper foundation, low end foundations are just as good IMO

 

[sharyn]

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Originally Posted by ThiicknSeskii I'm not sure what shade Jax is in MAC shades but i think maybe about a 'NC/NW15' which is to dark for me, one of the foundations that might match your shade is you is Revlon color stay in Ivory, it has great coverage and i prefer it more so then MAC i wish it just was light enough for me. Personally i don't think all your make up is going to look bad if you wear a cheaper foundation, low end foundations are just as good IMO

It was not my intention to say "if its cheap, it'll look bad", what I wanted to say was that if you find your holy grail and it's the perfect match for you, it is worth concidering spending a bit of money on since it really IS the base for all your other make up and your foundation is kind of like your canvas. Weather it costs 4.99$ or 49.90$, if it's your HG or the only one that looks good on you, buy it