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[yujun]

Hi,

I would like to ask for advice. would buttery gold or warm gold be better for me? and what is a good mix ratio for me? i have a few pictures, but to be honest i don't know which portrays my skin colour most accurately. the girl in the mac shop told me i am nc25.


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i think the bright sunlight picture would be more accurate, except i am darker than that.

thanks so much!

[JenW]

Hi,

I would like to ask for advice. would buttery gold or warm gold be better for me? and what is a good mix ratio for me? i have a few pictures, but to be honest i don't know which portrays my skin colour most accurately. the girl in the mac shop told me i am nc25.


thanks so much!

My first choice is Buttery Gold at a ratio of 1 scoop color to about 5 white. Second would be Warm Gold at 1 scoop color to about 6 or 7 white. I can't be absolutely sure that Buttery Gold will work better than Warm Gold, though. I wish I had a more exact answer..... I really think you should sample them both.

[yujun]

Hi,

I would like to ask for advice. would buttery gold or warm gold be better for me? and what is a good mix ratio for me? i have a few pictures, but to be honest i don't know which portrays my skin colour most accurately. the girl in the mac shop told me i am nc25.


thanks so much!

My first choice is Buttery Gold at a ratio of 1 scoop color to about 5 white. Second would be Warm Gold at 1 scoop color to about 6 or 7 white. I can't be absolutely sure that Buttery Gold will work better than Warm Gold, though. I wish I had a more exact answer..... I really think you should sample them both.

thanks! i think i'd probably be in between, cuz my skin is mainly yellow on the surface but ive got brown undertones with a slight hint of red.

[rmezy]

Hello ladies!

I mixed 1 olive to 1.5 warm gold with ivory. That is a rough estimate because I got all mad scientist about it. Still doesn't look exactly right. What should I try next? I should mention that I am wearing BE blush in Tropical Radiance. Not the best blush for me, but I only have a little more to use up (I typically mix it with something else).



edited to add: if it helps, i've been wearing EDM light, but it's a little too yellow. EDM Golden Fair is too light and looks chalky. Nars Sheer Glow liquid foundation in 'Deauville' is close and Bobbi Brown Moisture Rich foundation in #2 'Sand' works too.

[JenW]

Hello ladies!

I mixed 1 olive to 1.5 warm gold with ivory. That is a rough estimate because I got all mad scientist about it. Still doesn't look exactly right. What should I try next? I should mention that I am wearing BE blush in Tropical Radiance. Not the best blush for me, but I only have a little more to use up (I typically mix it with something else).



edited to add: if it helps, i've been wearing EDM light, but it's a little too yellow. EDM Golden Fair is too light and looks chalky. Nars Sheer Glow liquid foundation in 'Deauville' is close and Bobbi Brown Moisture Rich foundation in #2 'Sand' works too.

I think it just needs more white.....

[Alakina]

Hi,

I just got my samples kits (2 of them) I should have gotten the bigger one I see now...as I
don't know where to start.
I am categorised as a "Spring" and I know that I fit better in ivory than in pure white so I think I am somewhat warm but could also be neutral, but more than that I don't know so basically, I would know where to start as I don't really get the "peach" part? Do I start with peach? Or with ebony and add warm gold? If you have any tips where to start I would be really happy!

Here are my pictures:


These are in natural light through a window.


Natural light + indoor lightning daytime


Indoor light (during the day).

I also have the problem that my face is a bit more red than my neck and chest which may be seen a bit in the first two pictures.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[JenW]

Alakina-

I am kind of leaning Buttery Gold for you. I know that might seem odd, but by the time it gets in the fair range, it will be kind of peachy and less yellow. I think 1 scoop color plus about 9 or more white. Plus, but going slightly more yellow than peach, you will be helping a little with the difference in color from your face to neck. If you decide the Buttery Gold is too yellow, we might have to try something else.

[Alakina]

Thank you so much for the tip! I don't know how you do it!

I started with 1:9 buttery gold which I thought looked good but maybe a bit dark.
I have know blended a 1:11, buttery gold. (Will post pictures tomorrow, so
few hours in Sweden now ) I must say that it looks really good! And most people
can't see a big difference between neck and face with this blend. It just feels like I want to lighten it up more to match my neck (which now seems more pinkish/oliveish than my face but still lighter than my face) Maybe I could add something coldish to the blend instead of making it almost white 1:12 would be a bit light for the Vegan foundation, I can't be the whitest woman ever...

Is there another blend I could try?
I tried with a bit of peach (1/3 measure) and I ended up very reddish and
flushed but I didn't expect much with my own blending skills

Should I try Warm Gold instead? Or maybe add a little Ebony?

/Alakina

[JenW]

Thank you so much for the tip! I don't know how you do it!

I started with 1:9 buttery gold which I thought looked good but maybe a bit dark.
I have know blended a 1:11, buttery gold. (Will post pictures tomorrow, so
few hours in Sweden now ) I must say that it looks really good! And most people
can't see a big difference between neck and face with this blend. It just feels like I want to lighten it up more to match my neck (which now seems more pinkish/oliveish than my face but still lighter than my face) Maybe I could add something coldish to the blend instead of making it almost white 1:12 would be a bit light for the Vegan foundation, I can't be the whitest woman ever...

Is there another blend I could try?
I tried with a bit of peach (1/3 measure) and I ended up very reddish and
flushed but I didn't expect much with my own blending skills

Should I try Warm Gold instead? Or maybe add a little Ebony?

/Alakina

You are pretty fair, so 1:12 sounds reasonable. The thing about adding more scoops of white....it is not linear....it is about percentages. So if I add 1 scoop of white to a 1:1 ratio, it goes from being 50%/50% to 33%/66%.....big change. If I add one scoop white to a 1:9 ratio, it goes from 10%/90% to 9%/91%....not a big change.

If you do think it needs to be pinker, try Warm Gold. It runs just a little darker than Buttery Gold, so if you are close to 1:12 in Buttery, you will be 1:12 or more in Warm Gold.

Peach is hard to work with if you are fair. My DD is a fair Peach and she is about 1:36. Red is the last color to dilute, and there is a good amount of it in Peach.

[allyb]

I'm placing an order for SN skincare in the next few days and plan to add a foundation sample kit, but would really appreciate "recipe" help. I don't really know my colors in anything mineral makeup wise because I've never found anything that works for and therefore have never been past the "sampling" stage. I'm fair and burn easily. For some reason I'm having a really difficult time posting pictures, but here is a link to previous post from last spring in which I posted a couple of pictures of myself: http://host.silknaturals.com/forum/view ... hp?t=3059.. Thanks so much for any help!