New...please help with color

[colie079]

I am new, and about to order foundation...but i need help. I have been wearing everyday minerals for 6 months, tried alomst all the colors and they all oxidize a weird gross orange on me...i also don't like the finish....i have no idea what color to get here though...I have light brown hair, blue eyes, and right now am tan...i dont want my face to look pink or orange at all....please help!!

[JenW]

I really think you will be a Warm Gold with some Ebony.

What kind of finish are you looking for?

[Cupcake]

Edit - whoops, post overlap!

There are some excellent swatches, all very colour true. Jen's swatch thread is pinned to the header of one of the forum sections and there are a lot of swatches here (although it's a little out of date as a lot of new colours have been added since). http://www.silknaturals.com/callouts/sh ... tches.html

[colie079]

I really think you will be a Warm Gold with some Ebony.

What kind of finish are you looking for?

Satin or Matte, i dont really want much of a dewiness look, i dont wanna look shiny, cause my skin is already oily!!

[JenW]

The finish of our foundation will be closest to semimatte in EDM, but still a little different. When I want a dewey look, I just use a Perfecting Glow over my foundation.

Since you are tan now I imagine you will be mostly Warm Gold. Probably in the 1 scoop Warm Gold to about 7-9 Ivory. As your tan fades, you will be less warm and probably need 1Warm Gold:1 Ebony: 12-14 Ivory to tone down the warmth a notch. I may be a little heavy on the Ivory. I am going based on the fact that you are wearing white in the pic wich makes your skin look darker than it really is (you look lovely, by the way .)

[colie079]

The finish of our foundation will be closest to semimatte in EDM, but still a little different. When I want a dewey look, I just use a Perfecting Glow over my foundation.

Since you are tan now I imagine you will be mostly Warm Gold. Probably in the 1 scoop Warm Gold to about 7-9 Ivory. As your tan fades, you will be less warm and probably need 1Warm Gold:1 Ebony: 12-14 Ivory to tone down the warmth a notch. I may be a little heavy on the Ivory. I am going based on the fact that you are wearing white in the pic wich makes your skin look darker than it really is (you look lovely, by the way .)

Thanks so much, I am going to order....i am also looking for nude lippie, any suggestions??

[JenW]

Nectar!!!!!

[eve]

I find nectar is a dark red/brown on me, centrefold is probably more nudie?

but nectar is GORGEOUS.