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Rhys
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by Rhys » Mon Dec 14, 2009 6:25 am
randonneur wrote:AgnesONutter wrote:
I find Peach is actually more cool toned than Ebony. Pure Peach works out to be the same shade as Cool Fair in EDM. But I guess, a true pink colour corrector would be nice too.
Thanks, that's interesting! I wouldn't have thought to look at that because it sounds warm and it's so dark. I'll reiterate my earlier request for swatches of the bases diluted with Ivory.
Do you know how much Ivory you had to add to get it to the level of EDM Cool Fair? My first SN purchase last Winter was actually to get just Ivory foundation to lighten EDM Cool Fair so the undertone on that wasn't bad. I think the Peach is a lot darker than the Ebony and it seemed I needed Ebony at around 15:1 or so in the medium coverage. The ratio calculations could get pretty complicated for me if I need to do half scoops or combine base shades. There's a lot of opportunity for measurement error with that many scoops too.
I made a batch of peach for when I'm under flourescent lights (usually an ebony girl here, too). If you're very fair, it's going to take a LOT of ivory. Can't remember what my exact ratio was, but I think the peach is the strongest of the base colours - I've worked with almost all of them and that takes the most ivory to lighten up. I'm around 1 ebony to 15 or 16 scoops of ivory, too - I'd say start with 1 peach and 17 scoops of ivory and go from there.
ETA A half-teaspoon is 16 scoops of ivory. So get your measuring spoons out for that, and just use the scoops for any extra touching up and for the peach - makes it easier to keep track of.
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JenW
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by JenW » Mon Dec 14, 2009 7:13 am
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I am thinking Warm Gold at about a 1 scoop color to 10-12 Ivory.
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by feyith » Mon Dec 14, 2009 6:02 pm
If I run out of Ivory, is it okay to use the Sleep in a Jar colors to lighten my foundation mix? I ordered a whole bunch of pink and peach tinted things but forgot to grab more Ivory.
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by JenW » Mon Dec 14, 2009 10:19 pm
feyith wrote:If I run out of Ivory, is it okay to use the Sleep in a Jar colors to lighten my foundation mix? I ordered a whole bunch of pink and peach tinted things but forgot to grab more Ivory.
You can try that...but it might be kind of challenging to get a good match.......
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by rmezy » Mon Dec 14, 2009 10:37 pm
thank you!
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by JenW » Mon Dec 14, 2009 10:44 pm
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If you love how the Buttery Gold looks, I say go for it. The pic reads more like Warm Gold, but it could just be the lighting.
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by rmezy » Mon Dec 14, 2009 10:54 pm
thank you!
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by JenW » Mon Dec 14, 2009 11:00 pm
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Yellow and Olive both work to counteract redness and there are both in Buttery Gold. I think it will work. If you ever decide it is too yellow, you could give the Olive a try.
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by feyith » Tue Dec 15, 2009 5:58 pm
I just got my most recent order. The "Light Peach" Sleep in a Jar and "Date Bait" Perfecting Powder are both an exact match for my skin tones. What do I do? I feel like I should just order the SIAJ and wear that but I think it probably doesn't work that way, right?
