Closest to Bare Minerals Fairly Light?

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lovesilk
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Closest to Bare Minerals Fairly Light?

Post by lovesilk » Wed Jun 15, 2016 12:03 pm

Hi, I've used SN Ebony. I still have an old sample of BM Fairly Light from when I used that. This tone seems to brighten me up just a bit better (even when I compare with one on each side of my face), although if it were slightly lighter would even be better.., so I wondered what color / mix would do well to match that tone?

Rundown: I'm fair, and have always been very hard to match since my skin is sort of a combo of cool, neutral, and warm.

Too cool = my face will be too pink and won't match my neck mostly because most cool tones have a lot of pink beige-ness, whereas my neck is a cream.

Too much beige amplifies uneven tone or marks.

Too warm = my face will be too yellow, but slightly warm is OK.

Too neutral = my face will be flat and dull, so that is when I need a little pink.

My neck is more cream toned, whereas my cheeks have a soft natural pink glow which when missing (if using a neutral for example, I need to put a little pink back to the cheeks or it just doesn't look right). And my under-eye area is ivory. Hope that helps.

Thank you!
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Re: Closest to Bare Minerals Fairly Light?

Post by JenW » Mon Jun 20, 2016 9:40 am

Try Olive. Blend at about 1 scoop color to about 14 scoops white and maybe more.

(Yes, I too am a Fairly Light! LOL!)
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