Porcelain Beauties: New threads just for us!

[rachybloom]

Hi! I'm Rachel, and despite living in sunny Phoenix, I'm as white as Snow White :] I've found that Laura Mercier foundations in Porcelain (or Cameo) work perfectly but blushes always seem too intense! I'm scared I look like a china doll or something when applying blush and always check it ten million times before I arrive at my destination!

I love being pale though, it's a nice break from the "orange" phase the entire world seems to be in right now! I associate being pale with class and sophistication!

 

[Paramnesia]

I need a neutral foundation, I have light pink undertones but NW doesn't suit me and still undecided about NC.

 

[kippeydale]

yay! I am so glad that there is a thread for the very fair. I was beginning to think that everyone on beauty messageboards had lovely tan skin!! I have never tried MAC foundations, but in most other foundations, I am Intensity 1. In Estee Lauder, I am 1C1.

I pretty much stay the same color year round. I just add a dab of bronzer during the summers as my arms tend to get some color aka freckles.

Because I am so pink, I really struggle trying to find light foundations that aren't too yellow. Even a lot of colors labeled "Ivory" are yellow on me!

And to the person who mentioned Cornsilk foundations: I TOTALLY rocked Cornsilk foundation in junior high.

 

[adela88]

strada is the best for contouring

 

[Sanayhs]

You know what's my favourite thing? When "translucent" powders show up with a colour on me. Any one else bumped into this? Not all of them do, but some...

 

[littleinkpot]

Yay! I'm not the only one! I am yet to find a foundation light enough for me, my neck is super pale so everything I try makes my face look orange next to my neck. I've just bought Laura Mercier tinted moisturiser and foundation in the palest shades (Porcelain and Ivory?) and they seem pretty good so far. Hurrah!

 

[Millgrove]

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Originally Posted by Sanayhs You know what's my favourite thing? When "translucent" powders show up with a colour on me. Any one else bumped into this? Not all of them do, but some...

Oh yeah - so many are either pink or orange on me...

Not a good look

 

[Millgrove]

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Originally Posted by Winthrop44 Has anyone here tried x-rocks with a very light hand? Wondering if it could work on us fair ladies!

I had the MA put some on me over the loose Mineralize Foundation in Light.

It came out pretty coppery, not as dark or as plum as it looks.

Both need to be applied lightly on me (NW15 skin with too much pink in my cheeks, so I balance with NC15), but it was a lot better than I expected.

Bought it, still not sure how much I'll use it.

 

[widdershins]

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Originally Posted by Sanayhs You know what's my favourite thing? When "translucent" powders show up with a colour on me. Any one else bumped into this? Not all of them do, but some...

I've found this to be true, as well! When I used to wear drugstore powders it really was apparent.

 

[CantMAKEUPmyMIND]

Can anyone suggest a very fair/pale pressed powder that won't make me break out? TIA

 

[Paramnesia]

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Originally Posted by littleinkpot Yay! I'm not the only one! I am yet to find a foundation light enough for me, my neck is super pale so everything I try makes my face look orange next to my neck. I've just bought Laura Mercier tinted moisturiser and foundation in the palest one (Porcelain?) and it seems pretty good so far. Hurrah! I had a major (MAJOR!) case of sunburn in January (on a cold cloudy day at the beach - even the light reflecting off the sand burns me apparently!) and I'm still burnt (red, not tanned) in June. I'm terrified I'll get skin cancer now, it was NOT fun and it's changed the texture of my skin where I got burnt the worst. Being pale sucks for me, I look horrid. Some girls pull it off perfectly, not me, I just look sick.

I'm the same, whenever I wear foundation, even concealer my face looks orange, especially compared to my super pale neck. I tried that tinted moisturiser and it was too dark for me

I'm thinking of trying NC15 in Select SPF Foundation, so I hope that'll suit me better than NW15... just have to find time to get to MAC.

 

[SingFrAbsoltion]

I'm NW15, maybe NW20 right now since I've been out in the sun quite a lot. People at my old job used to call me Casper because of how pale I am. Better pale than orange with leathery skin at age 20 from tanning!

 

[aeroSOUL]

I'm an NC20-25. I gave up on tanning... but it did one good thinfor me, got rid of my freckels!
i have a little tint to my skin tone, being cool toned.

i wear red lips every day because it looks so damn good on porcelain skin!!!

if anyone is having trouble finding a red lipstick that loooks GREAT... try Revlon's Ridaint Ruby... i forgot the line of the lipsticks... but it's the ones that have the lip conitioner in the middle of the colour, they are great, and since chapped lips look really bad with red lips, the chap stick in the middle cuts out the middle man!!!

 

[ktdetails]

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Originally Posted by CantMAKEUPmyMIND Can anyone suggest a very fair/pale pressed powder that won't make me break out? TIA

TRY MAC MSF NATURAL POWDER IN LIGHT. IT SURPRISINGLY NATURAL AND BLENDS INTO MY WHITE NECK.

 

[somethingsinful]

Hi! I am SomethingSinful and I too am "pigmently challenged" I am not sure of my foundation color as of late but when I was younger I used to use a color called china white and I have blue/gray eyes and auburn hair which I just love

 

[clarity]

hi girls, i'm sure this question has probably been answered but there is so many pages and i'm new here so i don't know where to post! haha.
i'm having trouble finding a foundation i am really happy with, i've tryed using stuido fix fluid in nc15 this looked hideous for my pale skin, i then tryed nw20 but was to dark, tryed mixing both to see what i could get and this was better, but i am still very unhappy with it.
any ideas? id be greatful for some help!

 

[rbella]

Hi,
I'm so pale it hurts. I have a couple suggestions. First for contouring, I use GirLactik's Star Powder in Bronze for contour and then NARS Orgasm or Luster over. It really looks lovely.

As far as powders go. I seem to always be screwed on this as well. I have found that Laura Mercier's loose translucent works well, but sometimes I feel that it is almost too pale. I've been using Chanel's loose powder and that has been working really well for me.

Best neutral liner for lips is Kevyn Aucoin's Medium pencil. It is so awesome it makes me cry!!!!!!!! You can use it with everything from MAC's Politely Pink and High Tea to Chanel's Waikiki and any Vincent Longo Neutral. It is amazing!!!!!!!!


GirLactik's Star Powder in Bronze (Bottom Right):

Kevyn Aucoin's Lip Liner (Fleshtone in Medium):
http://s7d2.scene7.com/is/image/Drug...0&op_sharpen=1

 

[ktdetails]

For those of us that still need a lighter foundation than what we can find in stores - have any of you tried this company called Atelier? They have their liquid foundations and they carry these 2 other colors one called Zero Minus and the Other Called Zero Plus. You are supposed to use them to lighten or darken your foundation to get the right shade. I don't know if mixing them with a different brand messes with the consistency (so that you have to get THEIR foundation and then lighten THEIR foundation) But it seemed like such a great concept. "Get this white foundation fluid specifically meant to help you adjust your color to be lighter!" type deal. Here's the link to their website. I personally haven't tried their products - but I might.
FACE atelier Cosmetics

 

[elleread]

^^ I use Face Atelier's Ultra Foundation in #1, Porcelain. It's an absolutely lovely foundation though very hard to get hold of here in the UK! Very light feeling with great coverage. It's just right for my fair skin, and being yellow based it counteracts the redness in my cheeks. I haven't tried the Zero Minus though.

I believe their foundations are silicone based, so I'm not sure if the Zero Minus would mix well with other brands. The good thing about being silicone based is that you don't need a seperate primer (or so they claim!)

 

[BarrelOfDonkeys]

I'm quite fair (in high school my friends called me The Porcelain Doll) and have a really hard time finding makeup, especially foundation, that looks good on me. I recently bought the ivory shade of Cover Girl TruBlend liquid foundation and although it's still too dark it's the closest I've come so far to matching my skin tone. It gives good coverage too, makes my pesky freckles nearly invisible.