Hello. Im new to SN and I am very fair. I have attempted to use bare minerals in the past and its the only thing I have found somewhat exceptable... but the concealer (bisque) is to olive/yellow/dark on my skin and the 'fair' foundation is too colorful and dark as well. I normally dont even use foundation... if anything i just want to minimize shine. In the second pic below I think there may be a chance I was been using a tiny bit of the bare minerals but I dont remember... but I definitly had nothing on my face for the first pic... Im sure of that. When I do wear foundation I use soooo little... a very very light dusting (just to even tone) and I blend most of it off until it matches. Currently, I use the bisque the most often.. just a little under my eyes and on a few broken blood vessels and the occational blemish I have on my face. The issue with that is when the right light hits me (or any light), it looks like there are jaundice blotches and too dark colored concealer spots on my face... not very sexy lol. Another problem that I run in to is that my face is naturally a slightly darker tone than my neck and chest (verrrry bad sun burn and poisoning many times as a child- would cover body and forget face) so it looks like I am wearing poorly applied makeup even when I am not. Im 26 and dont want to look like a 12 year old that was playing with mommy's makeup (Im tired of not matching!!!! lol
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Overall, I am looking to conceal some blemishes, control t-zone shine, and even out tone (or rather make my face match my neck). Since I use product mainly for spot coverage I was wondering what to use for a base... the heavy looked like it had some iridescence to it and I had a feeling it would be too much even the way I use foundation which is very lightly dusted to whole face. Also, I wasnt sure if the original would be too light to cover the bright red vessels and blemishes I get (Im a face picker which is sooo terrible, I know!). Would the medium be ok even for a light dusting over whole face? Would it be enough as spot control? Should I use the med for spot/under eye coverage and then an untinted oil control or blur for the light overall dusting, shine control, and evening of tone?
BTW the last pic is from the only day in ten years I didnt wear my colored contacts (I am blind without them but got a free clear pair and wanted to see what I looked like with natural eyes) so I am always blue eyed
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Oh, and any suggestions for a lip color?
Thanks soooo much in advance for your help!!!
also I know this is off topic but wanted to share: after eleven yeas of trial and error I found the secret to controlling shine on my face. Clinique exfoliating scrub (they say to only use 1-2x per week because it will dry out skin but I use every day- sometimes twice a day and have never had a problem... only great results), and Clinique clarifying lotion level 4 for oily skin (its a liquid- like an astringant) I use that 1-2x a day as well... both are from Clinique's 3 step skin care line... like I said its the only thing I have found to help control my oily skin... its still a little shiny in the t-zone, but not oily
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