Post # 1
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Busy bee
I’m trying to look for a foundation that I can wear daily, and maybe even to our wedding in January 2015. The problem is that I hate the way that most foundations feel heavy on my skin, and my skin reacts badly to certain cosmetics ingredients (mainly most silicones and bismuth oxychloride) that are commonly found in a lot of traditional and even mineral foundations. My skin is mainly combination, with surface dryness in winter and it’s slightly more normal in summer. I don’t have many blemishes, but I do have some acne scarring and hyperpigmentation on my cheeks that could use a little more coverage, so something buildable would be good.
My skin is pale with mostly neutral undertones, though it looks slightly cooler toned in winter and slightly warmer toned in summer. I was recently colour matched to the Alabaster shade in Bobbi Brown, and occasionally wear Lily Lolo mineral foundation in Blondie or China Doll (depending on the time of year) or the lightest shade of the Kielhs Clearly Corrective BB cream. However, I’m not happy enough with either of the bases I sometimes wear to really wear either on the regular.
If anyone has any recommendations, I’d be really appreciative of them all!
Post # 2
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Sugar bee
I actually really like Pur Minerals mineral makeup for an everyday foundation. It is super light and clean feeling and very gentle to your skin. Just go to Ulta anad get them to color match you! I also use the Pur minerals concealer for areas I need a little more coverage.
I used Estee Lauder Double Wear Light for my wedding day. It’s heavier but photographs well.
ETA: I have also used Bare Minerals, but I prefer Pur…..
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This reply was modified 6 years, 7 months ago by NavyBee.
Post # 3
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Helper bee
- Wedding: Royal Park Hotel
I’m a vampire and I have to say that normally I hate powder foundation but Bare Minerals Matte powerd foundation makes me look flawwwwwless. I discovered it a year ago and I’m never looking back. I use Fairly Light in the summer because it has just a tiny bit of tint. It’s good for neutral undertones. I’m cool but it still works for me
http://www.sephora.com/bareminerals-matte-foundation-broad-spectrum-spf-15-P240604?skuId=1195346
Post # 4
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Honey bee
- Wedding: November 2019 - Canada
I love my Garnais BB cream. It’s a tinted moisturizer, and the one for oily skin (I have combo/dry skin) has a beautiful matte finish that doesnt dry out my skin.
Post # 5
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Bumble Beekeeper
Have you tried a tinted moisturizer?
Post # 6
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Busy bee
gelaine22: I have, but a lot of the brands available in my neck of the woods are either too dark or contain loads of silicones which make my skin go haywire if I wear it for more than a day.
Post # 7
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Busy bee
I don’t wear much on a daily basis as far as complexion (just a powder compact), but I will be using MUFE HD liquid foundation + hourglass primer for our wedding. I’m quite fair with lots of dark freckles/beauty marks and I didn’t want the foundation to look like I was trying to cover them up! MUFE is perfect and is definitely build-able. I wear their lightest shade #110. I’m pretty fair, but depending HOW fair you are they might not be light enough. But worth checking out!
Post # 8
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Bumble bee
- Wedding: October 2014 - Cape May
Commenting to follow. Pale skinned in need of a foundation here.
Post # 9
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Sugar bee
Laululintu: I like the Laura Mercier tinted moisturizer if I go that route. You can order it online at Sephora. I still think Pur Minerals is the way to go. I am fair. I love it. I get a prettier coverage than I did with Bare Minerals, and it is much less messy! It feels amazing on my skin!
Post # 10
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Bumble Beekeeper
Laululintu: I always recommend Laura Mercier. Do you have a Nordstrom or Sephora anywhere near you? It’s worth a trip to one of those stores.
Post # 11
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Bumble bee
I loooooove Bare Minerals! I’ve used it for years and it always makes my skin look perfect! I know they are coming out with a new liquid to powder foundation. I haven’t tried it yet but maybe that could work as well?
Post # 12
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Busy bee
The ‘face and body’ formulas from Mac and MUFE are very liquid and light. Much lighter and liquider than other foundations i tried on. They are buildable so they can achieve a medium coverage by layering if needed. But on a daily basis one layer is enough for a light coverage. It feels like water on the face (it actually has much more water than others and the MUFE one is waterproof, by the way). I work as a makeup artist on beauty and special effects makeup 😉
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This reply was modified 6 years, 7 months ago by BunnyJaques.
Post # 13
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Busy bee
gelaine22: Unfortunately there aren’t any Nordstroms on the continent, and even the European Sephoras are several countries away.
Post # 14
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Busy bee
BunnyJaques: I’ll visit my local Mac counter and give F&B another look and look into finding a local supplier of MUFE 🙂
Post # 15
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Busy bee
SkinnyLatte17: I’m waiting for them to launch it in my area, but I’ll definitely look into it when I can get my greedy paws on it.