Porcelain Beauties: Rants and Raves for foundations

[Simply Elegant]

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Originally Posted by Sanayhs Oooh, what shade of the CoverFX stuff do you use?

E0. E10 is really a perfect match but they discontinued a bunch of colours.

 

[Kitiara]

I have a concealer (there is a foundation and powder too) by flirt! called My Fair Lady. It's the palest color I've ever seen. its a good amount too, .5floz/15ml

 

[Sanayhs]

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Originally Posted by Danfanny im in between an NC15 and and NW15 neither one is a completly perfect match no one would notice whether i wore one or the other but i notice At the moment i am using Clinique's Repair wear foundation in Alabaster Breeze and set with MSF in Light its perfect but concealers are where the problems lie they reccomend you use one to two shades lighter for undereye how the hell we ment to do that when they dont make them that light haha any recomendations??

I, for one, go darker under the eyes. I'm paler than NC/NW15 everywhere but under my eyes, where I can use NW20.

 

[Sanayhs]

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Originally Posted by Simply Elegant E0. E10 is really a perfect match but they discontinued a bunch of colours.

I went tonight to investigate this stuff. At my SDM, they had the cover creme in E10, but not E0. E10 is yellow on me. The E0 in the liquid foundation was a dead on match.

 

[Growing Wings]

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Originally Posted by Septemba Is anyone else 110 in MUFE HD? What are you in other foundies? I'm curious because I haven't worn foundation in ages and I don't even *know* what shade I might be...!

I'm curious as to this too. Anybody know how it compares to NARS mont blanc? I'd love to try MUFE HD, but there's nowhere that sells MUFE near me (actually, there's only one place in the whole of the uk!) so I wouldn't be able to swatch it first.

 

[spacegirl2007]

ugh ive been wearing smashbox hd foundation in Fair0 for the past couple of weeks and have been fairly happy with it.
but today i wore a very low cut top and i realize that my neck is EVEN more pale than my face. the fair0 really does match the skintone on my face, but it looks so weird with the paler neck (i do take some foundation down on my neck to blend). wtf am i supposed to do about that? wear a foundation that is too pale for my face but that matches my neck? also i guess im back to square one for liquid foundation

 

[*JJ*]

i'm 110 in mufe hd. mac's studio fix fluid nw15 was too dark for me, but i do use the studio fix powder in nw15. i can't compare mufe hd to any other foundation because everything else has always been too dark for me. it's the first liquid foundation that really matches my skintone.

@growing wings: i looked at your fotds and i'd say we have a similiar skintone. i'm not a 100% sure since it's just a pic so i don't know if this is any help. i could try and post a swatch if you want!

 

[innocent]

Good news
!!!!
Lancome has very light shades of cream and compact powders

And their quality is excellent!

 

[Simply Elegant]

CoverFX's mineral foundation is pretty light but not as light as their other E0 shades. It's more of a glowy powder foundation and is perfect in the winter.

 

[xjsbellamias13]

I recently used a sample of the MUFE HD foundation in #110. The color was a pretty good match, but I felt it had just a tad too much of pink undertones for my skin. I currently use, and love, Sally Hansen's natural beauty foundation in the lightest shade(porcelain) and it's really nice. It's a very pale shade, and quite neutral in tone, but it does tend to lean toward the pinkish side.
I'm dying to try NARS loose powder in snow. I'm just too cheap to shell out the money.lol

 

[shadowaddict]

The MUFE HD foundation in #110 is a really good match for me but my trouble is finding a good powder to help with my oily skin. I love the look of Duo Mat over this but they are all too dark and still have the oily problem. HD #110 is a much better match than I can get in the Matte Velvet+. I think I will try MUFE Super Matte Loose Powder, but I do like the coverage a pressed powder gives. Sephora doesn't carry the lighter shades in the pressed powder if you go on the MUFE site and look at the shades.

Has anyone tried Smashbox's Anti-Shine? I've heard it's good and only takes a small amount. I tried their primer light for oily skin but it didn't work for me. Any Suggestions?

 

[Kitiara]

I use
Face and Body in White
and studio fix pastel in shivering white.
they are great.

the face and body, since its really light coverage, blends in with my skin and doenst make me look dead.
And the powder, if i blend it in my skin enough I dont look dead either....but together I look ghosty. But, I dont do that.

I'll switch em.
F&B with colored powder. (for light coverage)
or colored liquid with SF. (on bad acne days)
just depending on how much coverage I want that day.



So, you could mix you N_15 (or whatever you're using) with some white and it'll prob. be nice for what you want?
idk if some one has said this before but just throwing it out there

 

[Sanayhs]

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Originally Posted by Kitiara I use Face and Body in White and studio fix pastel in shivering white. they are great. the face and body, since its really light coverage, blends in with my skin and doenst make me look dead. And the powder, if i blend it in my skin enough I dont look dead either....but together I look ghosty. But, I dont do that. I'll switch em. F&B with colored powder. (for light coverage) or colored liquid with SF. (on bad acne days) just depending on how much coverage I want that day. So, you could mix you N_15 (or whatever you're using) with some white and it'll prob. be nice for what you want? idk if some one has said this before but just throwing it out there

I think part of the problem with the MAC foundations is in fact the undertones. Sure, you can lighten a shade, but the undertones can still be wrong. I know plenty of very pale people have distinct pink undertones, and on me I have the choices of yellow (NC) or orange (NW) from MAC. That's something that white just won't fix.

 

[Kitiara]

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Originally Posted by Sanayhs I think part of the problem with the MAC foundations is in fact the undertones. Sure, you can lighten a shade, but the undertones can still be wrong. I know plenty of very pale people have distinct pink undertones, and on me I have the choices of yellow (NC) or orange (NW) from MAC. That's something that white just won't fix.

I was just throwing it out there.

But from what I see when testing it out, a drop of F&B with a normal foundation shade just lightened it, it didn't change undertones in it.

So an NW/NC15 could add a tiny drop of white to their foundation and mix them together and just lighten it up a bit.

It's at least trying to get a sample of or somthing.....

 

[MorianNoxa]

I use and love the Shiseido Concealer 1 Light Clair,
but so far no such luck with foundations. Still on the search.

 

[KristyVictoria]

I love Estee Lauder's Doublewear foundation in Shell. I have pink undertones. The MAC stuff is too dark or too yellow. That's the problem I have shiseido as well - they get EXTREMELY fair but it's very, very yellow. The other fabulous match I found was the Prescriptives AnyWear powder in Camellia - but I hate how fast I go through it

I wish I could find something similar for less money.

 

[widdershins]

I've just tried NYX's lightest foundation and it matches really well. It does have a slightly strong smell...but if scents don't bother you, I would definitely check it out. It matches perfectly with my neck!

 

[circe1202]

Sally Hansen's line with Carmindy, "Inspired by Carmindy Natural Beauty", has the best foundation that I've ever come across in the color Porcelain. It's a true neutral foundation that provides medium, yet buildable coverage that never looks mask-y or fake, and is perfect for dryer skin types. I buy it at Ulta for $13.00! It's like a poor woman's Chanel Vitalumiere

FYI, I'm lighter than NC/NW15, as much as I adore MAC, I can't find a foundation there to save my life. The best I've ever found there is powder in NC5.

 

[widdershins]

Just wanted to say that Studio Sculpt in NC15 is a perfect match for me! I think it's a bit lighter than SFF or any other MAC foundation.

 

[Heiaken]

SS NC15 is definately lighter than SFF NC15, just take a look at here

http://www.specktra.net/forum/f217/m...9/#post1499041