Foundation for pale skinned redhead

*Vikki*

jenniewb wrote: »

You need to get whats called a "translucent powder" which is basicly a powder to reduce the shininess. Its colourless- or has a slight tint and is far easier to get in paler colours.

Many brands stock them, but for the correct tone I'd say go back to BB and ask, it may workout more expensive but atleast you'd have the correct shade- its far harder finding the correct shade of translucent powder as you really need to test it out over your foundation and see it in day time light. Apply with a large brush sparingly, buff over shiny areas- your not trying to create a powder coating over your foundation, your trying to 'blot' the shiny areas and prevent them from returning.

I know that Mac, Clinique, Boobi Brown, Dior and the BodyShop sell translucent powders. I would have thought lines like Benefit, Bonjours, Maybelline and No.7 would have them too but never looked. (I tend to only apply foundation on my nose and under my eyes as long as its not too bad to need a concealer so tend not to wear all over foundation-that and I never go out anywhere to need foundation )

Thanks Jennie, yea I think I will purchase the BB powder then. I never had a sheen like this with other foundations so think its this one. Which is odd as its supposed ti be a matte finish, but never minds.

RosaBernicia

Well I'll miss Prescriptives - their blue/red shades were the only thing that looked right on me as I am one of those very few people who don't have yellow skin tones (Celtic background and redhead mum!).

Rosa xx

xxvickixx

This is what I find the yellow tones just make my face look orange and nothing like my neck which is even whiter than my face.
I heard that you look at the veins in your wrist to tell your undertone, if they are blue you have a blue but if they are green you have a yellow.

MrsE_2

RosaBernicia wrote: »

Well I'll miss Prescriptives - their blue/red shades were the only thing that looked right on me as I am one of those very few people who don't have yellow skin tones (Celtic background and redhead mum!).

Rosa xx

Me too
Preseciptives was my weekend foundation (No.7 for work),

But TBH I think I like No.7 (intelligent colour) just as much, its just the whole "perscriptives is a luxury product" that suckered me in.

jenniewb

xxvickixx wrote: »

This is what I find the yellow tones just make my face look orange and nothing like my neck which is even whiter than my face.
I heard that you look at the veins in your wrist to tell your undertone, if they are blue you have a blue but if they are green you have a yellow.

Thats what I get too- what is really annoying is I actually have a yellow based skin tone- yet these "yellow based" foundations (eg maybelline matte mousse foundation in Ivory, their lightest shade) just makes me look like I've gone a bit too slap happy with fake tan, one which is about 3 shades too dark for me!

I have a mother with a more olive skin tone and a father who has a "born and bred" British skintone, complete with big red nose and burnt patches in the summer. I think he last wore sun protection in the 1980s?but I could be wrong, he was always complaining that it was for "mummies boys" its amazing he is still walking the amount of times he has turned his arms into walking lobsters! (He never uncovers his legs, he is too "British" to bear flesh!!:rotfl:- I mean that in the attitude not as a racial comment btw).
Add to that loads of vitamin A and beta-carotin I eat in fruit and vegetables (vitamin A and beta-carotin turns your skin yellow) So I get the best of both worlds, being pale as you can be...but with a wierd yellowy olive tone. I doubt they will ever make a foundation for my skin tone.


I use the blue-toned stuff I look very ghost like- not paler then I am, just sort of...colder!! I have to say I am glad that look is "in" but it does mean an all over coverage rather then just the odd spot here and there, but mixed with a daily moisturiser isn't so bad.

*Vikki*

Looked at a few more today, the lightest n07 intelligent colour is far too dark for me.

Bought the Revlon colour stay foundation for £11.99 in Superdrug, will see how that one goes.

I am more happier today with the Bobbi brown one, yes there is a satin finish but its starting to look more natural and with powder its alright, so fingers crossed!

Will report back on the revlon one, in the shop it looked very like my colour. Think it was Ivory I bought.

my_gorgeous_ellie-belle

Have you tried getting 'matched' at a clinique counter - mine was pretty good. I am super pale, not redhead but dark haired almost black so often look gothic even though i don't mean too. I have used the one she advised me ever since and it's pretty good - as summer comes though it's just astral skin cream and No7 Perfect Light loose Powder for me (i have dry skin but then i put powder as it's all i can find myself to match so the astral is super rich and creamy all day and i never get dry patches like with normal creams).

my_gorgeous_ellie-belle

And always a touch of pinky blusher blended well to make me look 'healthy and flushed' rather than dead, lol.

*Vikki*

my_gorgeous_ellie-belle wrote: »

Have you tried getting 'matched' at a clinique counter - mine was pretty good. I am super pale, not redhead but dark haired almost black so often look gothic even though i don't mean too. I have used the one she advised me ever since and it's pretty good - as summer comes though it's just astral skin cream and No7 Perfect Light loose Powder for me (i have dry skin but then i put powder as it's all i can find myself to match so the astral is super rich and creamy all day and i never get dry patches like with normal creams).

my mum loves astral has been using it for 30 odd years. Its too greasy for my combo skin though.

I love clinique make up, I had superfit for awhile in bare, but its too dark for me even their lightest shades

*Vikki*

A review of the Revlon colour stay..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEmQC1udi8g&feature=related