What Foundation Color Are You?
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Kuuipo
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Someone asked me the other day if I ever wear foundation-they know I wear powder...... I always wear foundation the last couple years (hey, I'm old) and it has to match flawlessly. I have four different shades and I mix two of them at any one time to get the exact match. I mix Budapest,Fiji, Barcelona with a small bit of Deauville till I get the exact colour (NARS). Fiji and Barcelona straight out of the bottle are nearly perfect on me all year around, but nearly perfect isn't good enough for being under strong light. Most makeup -even the warm colours in MAC are way too pink for me.....all of MUFE are too pink for me, and so is Laura Mercier's entire line. I did find matches in Zhen's makeup and Neutrogena's (gold) and Estee Lauder, but even the goldest in Lancome is too pink. You shouldn't correct with powder either. Also, different parts of the face are different colours. Artists paint skin that way-and WOC often have slightly darker pigmentation on their foreheads than their cheeks.
lovelyweapon
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NC30 or 35 in Studio Fix +
NC25 or 30 in Studio Fix Fluid
Depends on my tan
NC25 or 30 in Studio Fix Fluid
Depends on my tan
GothicGirl
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I´m NW15 in Studio Fix Powder; and shade mismatches are a routine for me. Just an example: in my quest for the best foundation match for my ghostly white skin, I have bought nine (yes, nine) foundations, from drugstore to high end. Most of them were the exact opposite of your problem: the lightest shades were too dark for me.
VDUB*BELLA
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Mainly NC30 because I use self tanner on my face during winter, and its my tan colour in the summer. NC27 in Studio Stick, NC30 in Studio Fix & Moistureblend. Medium Dark in Blot Powder
gigglegirl
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NW15 in Studio Stick foundation, NW100 in Hyperreal (*tear* discontinued).
MACJunkie57
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I can't get a proper match with MAC skin products! I'm halfway between NW20 and 25. MA's always think I'm lighter than I actually am (for some reason) and match me with NC/W15, or at other makeup counters they match me with the lightest shade and I end up looking like a ghost =/
browneyedbaby
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NC15 in SFF... although I'm starting to think it looks a bit yellow on my
PRETTYGIRL26
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Hi All, I'm NC-50. and Sometimes,& I blend NC-50 Select-Cover-Up along with NC-42 Select Cover-Up, for a flawless finish.
Ericita
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I'm a NW 20. It was so nice when I realized that a brand in Chile had a shade for me (the rest were all too dark).
Anyway I don't use MAC foundations, but Biotherm's sense matte and Estee Lauder's double wear (that a friend of mine brought me from Australia because those brands don't sell my shades here
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Anyway I don't use MAC foundations, but Biotherm's sense matte and Estee Lauder's double wear (that a friend of mine brought me from Australia because those brands don't sell my shades here
Paramnesia
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I'm NW15 for studio finish concealer and pretty sure I'm NW15 for foundations.
amelia.jayde
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NC15 in SFF
kristina ftw!
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NW25 in Select SPF, NW30 - 35 in the summer/with self tanner on.
SeXy MAC LuveR
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Quote:
wow! thats me exactly!lol
Originally Posted by Cosmopolitics
MAC NC20 and Buff in Revlon Colorstay. In the summer I'm roughly NC25 and Sand Beige in Colorstay. |
wow! thats me exactly!lol
S.S.BlackOrchid
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I am nc42 (or Revlon Colorstay in Toast).
When I was younger I used to do the opposite and wear shades that were too light because I felt that darker shades made my skin look "muddy". I just ended up looking scary.
When I was younger I used to do the opposite and wear shades that were too light because I felt that darker shades made my skin look "muddy". I just ended up looking scary.
AtomicMishaps
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NW 20 in MAC Studio Fix Fluid
MSF Natural Medium
Everyday Minerals Multi-Tasking
MSF Natural Medium
Everyday Minerals Multi-Tasking
