Porcelain Beauties: Rants and Raves for foundations

[Simply Elegant]

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Originally Posted by Mindbear I'm extremely pale, and I finally got hold of MUFE Mat Velvet+ in 15 and the color is amazing! It's a shame it sinks into my pores and flakes terribly. I CAN'T WIN!

About the flaking, you might just need a new moisturizer. I had that problem in the winter with mat velvet, and I used Curel extreme care moisturizer and had no problems after that. It's never sinked into my pores though.

I've finally used Mommmy makeup mineral foundation long enough to say it's my HG powder foundation now. The lightest is good for NC15, good coverage although not as much so as MUFE duo mat, lasts all day and natural finish. Love it.

 

[ritchieramone]

I recently bought Illamasqua's powder foundation in PF105 as my NW15 Studio Fix is too orangey. The colour is a little *too* pale for me but my main problem with it is that the coverage isn't as good as the Studio Fix. I have really rosy cheeks and the Illamasqua foundation didn't cover them well enough for my liking. It also seems to be more drying and powdery-looking on my skin.

However, overall, it's been a good purchase as I've been wearing a little of it over my Studio Fix and the combination of the colours is a lot more natural and less orangey and I still have the coverage I need.

 

[ashtn]

I'm currently wearing Studio Fix Fluid SPF15 NC15, but it is to orangey for my skin

which is really unfortunate, because since I've started wearing it my face(acne) has completely vanished, my skin is the nicest it has ever been, so I am scared to switch to another brand.

 

[gildedangel]

I wear Studio Sculpt in NC15 and it is just perfect! I use MSFN in Light Medium and that is almost too light for me, I couldn't believe how light the Light color is! I thought that I would have to go with that one but the MA tried it on me and Light Medium was my match much to my surprise!

 

[charnels]

i'm extremely fair and it has taken me years to find foundations pale enough for me. to make matters worse, my complexion is completely NEUTRAL, i have no yellow or pink undertones, which nearly all foundations have in them. all of the drug store brands are too dark, so when i finally scraped up enough for mac when i was about fifteen years old, the mua immediately just threw a bottle of NC15 foundation at me without even color striping. it was too yellow on me, but then the NW15 was too pink. finally i just matched myself to N3 and it's nearly perfect. some other brands for those with porcelain complexions to consider:

aromaleigh (aromaleigh.com) - all natural brand that specializes in fair complexions.

cover fx (sephora.com) - textures range from sheer to extremely full coverage. was the first time i ever found a foundation shade that was LIGHTER than me! great for sensitive skin.

make up for ever (sephora.com) - we all know them already, but their HD Invisible foundation literally has a shade for anyone. medium to full coverage, oil-free, water-resistant, and it leaves a natural, flawless, airbrushed finish. shade 110 is perfectly fair enough for me.

 

[Caderas]

I'm pretty fair during the wintertime. Maybe a little lighter than NC15? Recently I just picked up Revlon Colorstay. I got the SoftFlex formula with spf15 and so far I love it! I picked up the Buff color because I have a yellow tone to my skin and it matches perfectly. It's summer and it's a bit light on my skin, but it gives a beautiful glow on top of my moisturizer!

 

[m_floffy_boes]

Best thing I ever did, foundation wise, was buying MAC's face and Body foundation in white.
I mix it with the Studio Fix Fluid in NC15, until it matches my skin colour.

It's perfect.

 

[Winthrop44]

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Originally Posted by charnels i'm extremely fair and it has taken me years to find foundations pale enough for me. to make matters worse, my complexion is completely NEUTRAL, i have no yellow or pink undertones, which nearly all foundations have in them. all of the drug store brands are too dark, so when i finally scraped up enough for mac when i was about fifteen years old, the mua immediately just threw a bottle of NC15 foundation at me without even color striping. it was too yellow on me, but then the NW15 was too pink. finally i just matched myself to N3 and it's nearly perfect.

I've heard several fair people mention N3. Is N3 lighter than N1 or the same lightness but more neutral???

 

[staceb1990]

I'm so excited! I just bought the studio sculpt in NC15 and so far so good. When it first came out I bought it in NW15 and it was orange and fake looking, but I loved to formula and coverage, so I was really bummed that I looked like a carrot. But the NC15 is actually working quite well. It's a little dark, but I'm probably the only one that notices.


I also use the Studio Fix Powder in N3 and i really like it. It doesn't oxidize on me which is always a plus.

 

[proflady]

I love this thread!

I'm so happy to find it! I am so ridiculously pale that almost no lines make light enough foundations for me. Right now, I'm using Kevyn Aucoin products. They are great matches -- super pale but neutral -- but they are expensive. I'm wearing Liquid Airbrush in 02 (the lightest shade) and the Sensual Skin Enhancer 01. In the past, I've used Armani LSF 2 with 0 mixed in to lighten it up, but this still tends to be a little yellow for me. If anyone is willing to shell out the bucks, the KA is really fabulous.

 

[thewinglessbird]

I use Bobbi Brown's Oil-Free Even Finish Compact Foundation in Porcelain & it's perfect! Not only is it the perfect color but generally, this is a perfect foundation. It's comfortable & gives great mid/full coverage.

 

[Sexy Sadie]

Tigi Bedhead cosmetics Glamma Foundation in Alabaster suited me in three weeks, then suddenly I turned ashy. I do not know what happend.

 

[revoltofagirl]

I recently got a sample of MUFE HD foundation in 110. it's absolutely the perfect shade for me! I also tried the 115 in sephora but it was a smidge too dark... although I probably could pull it off. I've heard that most people can pull off 2-3 shades in their undertone range so that's pretty cool. if ever I get darker (which I most likely wont, love my pale skin) I know I have another option. it's really a relief because I haven't had a well-matched foundation in such a long time. (I've tried tarte smooth operator, l'oreal true match [which matched but broke me out!], stila illuminating tinted moisturizer [which is great but not enough coverage], and a long time ago I used to wear neutrogena skin clearing foundation in "blushing ivory" which they seemed to have d/c-ed that shade!)

I'm still testing it out so fingers crossed that I don't break out from it!

I also need to find a good translucent powder... any recs?

 

[kathyp]

Hi there! I decided to sign up after lurking on this thread for a while. I wear N3 also, but it functions more as a neutralizer for me. In MAC parlance, I'd be somewhere around a W15 if it (still?) existed. I'm not porcelain as much as I am ruddy, but the NWs are a bit orange on me. (The NCs make me look jaundiced.) N3 doesn't really add a color, which is nice, and it matches my neck. I use NW15 in the concealer, though.

The best foundation match I've found is Prescriptives Virtual Skin in Pure Petal. (I think it's the lightest or second lightest "R" shade.)

 

[girloflowers]

I tried every line of clinique foundation and only Repairwear 68 Pure Porcelain came close to being my shade. GRR
Also good are Diorskin Nude 010 and Make Up Store "Milk" (which is only juuuuust the right colour)

 

[kathyp]

For the past week or so, I've been wearing Origins Silk Screen powder in "Cloud," I guess its NW15 equivalent. It wears a bit more neutral, though, and a little drier and sheerer than Studio Fix. I haven't worn Origins foundations often, only their Nude and Improved tinted moisturizer, but I've noticed they have some nice paler shades that are neither to pink or yellow.

 

[paradiscolove23]

I tried the Makeup Forever HD Foundation a while ago and it is the only foundsation that has matched my skin color perfectly (110, the lightest shade, obviously.) My only problem is that since I do have oily skin it didn't help with that.

I did try the Rimmel Stay Matte, and it's the best at controlling oil. But the color was too dark.

If I could make a hybrid of the HD and Stay Matte I would be a VERY happy girl. lol.

 

[clb1968]

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Originally Posted by kathyp For the past week or so, I've been wearing Origins Silk Screen powder in "Cloud," I guess its NW15 equivalent. It wears a bit more neutral, though, and a little drier and sheerer than Studio Fix. I haven't worn Origins foundations often, only their Nude and Improved tinted moisturizer, but I've noticed they have some nice paler shades that are neither to pink or yellow.

The Origins foundation I have works ok for me, still not perfect.

 

[Winthrop44]

110 is too pink for me but 117 mixed with some Face Atelier Zero Minus (white) looks pretty good! I'm going to try mixing 115 with some Zero Minus and see how that looks before comitting.

 

[Sexy Sadie]

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Originally Posted by girloflowers Make Up Store "Milk" (which is only juuuuust the right colour)

I have tried this one, and it is not a good foundation.