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smiles4c
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by smiles4c » Sun May 10, 2009 2:35 am
I always have the hardest time deciding what my skintone is...no one else seems to know for sure, either. I've been told several times that I'm a really pale olive, which is why I'm really excited to be able to mix my own foundation - most olive foundation is too dark on me
My other problem is that my face is slightly darker/pinker than my neck, so I tend to try to match my face to my neck, if I can find a pale enough shade
Anyway, I just thought I'd ask everyone's opinion on what they thought my skintone was, and what foundation base would look best on me
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pinkpomelo
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by pinkpomelo » Sun May 10, 2009 2:59 am
WOW! My hubby took one look at ur pic and went "NICE". He likes the eye make up.
hahah.
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Currently foundation formula: 1 Warm Gold + 1 Ebony + 5 Heavy Ivory
Oil Control Blur Finishing Powder
Pristine Perfecting Powder or Date Bait
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JenW
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by JenW » Sun May 10, 2009 9:51 am
Hello smiles4c!
I don't think you will have a problem getting your foundation light enough, here. I am thinking you are a fair Olive. I don't see any yellow or golden, and since you are trying to minimize the pinkness, Olive will be the way to go. Don't be surprised if you are a 1 scoop color to 15 or more scoops of Ivory. I am a 1:15 Olive/Original Ivory and I think I am at least one shade darker than you. I agree that pale Olive foundations have been hard to find, and if you did find one, it was either too pale or too yellow.
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1Olive:14 Ivory
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TB272
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by TB272 » Sun May 10, 2009 2:36 pm
This doesn't help at all, but you look like a really pretty Molly Ringwald. Do you get that a lot at all?
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smiles4c
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by smiles4c » Sun May 10, 2009 10:55 pm
TB272 wrote:This doesn't help at all, but you look like a really pretty Molly Ringwald. Do you get that a lot at all?
LOL actually yes! I haven't heard it much lately, but I got it *all* the time when my hair was red
