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Re: Need Foundation Help? Please post here.......
Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 10:19 pm
by JenW
nfig wrote:Hi! I was wondering if someone could help me out with color suggestions for foundation. I have no idea if I am warm, cool, or neutral. I used Silk Naturals a couple of years ago then switched to a tinted moisturizer for awhile. I have come to the conclusion that my skin looks so much better with Silk Naturals (skin care and foundation) so am back! I don't remember what my previous recipe was. I think I used ebony. I was hoping someone could look at my pic below and suggest what I should buy?
Olive or Ebony. Ebony will be 1 scoop color to about 8 or 9 white. Olive will be one scoop color to about 14-16 white. You are pretty much neutral.
Re: Need Foundation Help? Please post here.......
Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2013 2:42 pm
by amandavenner

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Hello, I was hoping for help deciding what foundation to start with. I think my skin is fairly pale with warmish undertones, and I've been wearing BE Fairly Light for years now (sorry I don't have more to go off of). This is what I look like in the natural light from my window (I can't figure out why it has rotated/how to fix it, sorry).
Thank you!
Re: Need Foundation Help? Please post here.......
Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 7:09 pm
by JenW
amandavenner-
I can't really narrow it down to one. It could be Warm Gold or Olive. Warm Gold will be about 1 scoop color to 8 or 9ish white. Olive will be one scoop color to about 14+ white. I would get a sample kit just to be sure.
Re: Need Foundation Help? Please post here.......
Posted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 4:13 pm
by Die Marchen
Hi, Jen!
Hope for your advice. I have had many good matches as I used to change my hair color from black to red to blond and I was getting very tanny in summer and very pale in winter, but now I am always blond and limited my exposure to the sun and I find myself recreating my ratio from the signature. But it is quite complicated. Is there a way to make is simpler or it is ok? (Actually I have simplified it a little already, but want to check). Thanks in advance!
Re: Need Foundation Help? Please post here.......
Posted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 7:38 pm
by JenW
Die Marchen wrote:Hi, Jen!
Hope for your advice. I have had many good matches as I used to change my hair color from black to red to blond and I was getting very tanny in summer and very pale in winter, but now I am always blond and limited my exposure to the sun and I find myself recreating my ratio from the signature. But it is quite complicated. Is there a way to make is simpler or it is ok? (Actually I have simplified it a little already, but want to check). Thanks in advance!
Well, Ebony and Buttery Gold add neutral tint for the first and yellow plus a little olive for the second. Obviously, you need a little more yellow than that with the Yellow Booster and Liberty. I can't really see where you can cut it much. The Beach Bunny probably adds just a touch of warmth back in.....
Re: Need Foundation Help? Please post here.......
Posted: Tue Oct 08, 2013 6:54 am
by Die Marchen
JenW wrote:
Well, Ebony and Buttery Gold add neutral tint for the first and yellow plus a little olive for the second. Obviously, you need a little more yellow than that with the Yellow Booster and Liberty. I can't really see where you can cut it much. The Beach Bunny probably adds just a touch of warmth back in.....
Sorry, I don't understand the first and second(I do not use Olive or you mean olive?). Do the ingredients fight each other?
I used to wear Ebony based mix + yellow booster with red hair and then Buttery Gold with yellow booster when I had greenish blond hair. Now I'm back to my almost natural hair with just some highlights and had to bring some ebony back as my foundation lacked something. I tried Olive several times but it was bad. I also tried Sleep in a Jar as a yellow ingredient and it worked great

As for Beach Bunny I've added it to perk myself up a little. To make tannier.
Re: Need Foundation Help? Please post here.......
Posted: Wed Oct 09, 2013 7:59 pm
by JenW
Die Marchen wrote:JenW wrote:
Well, Ebony and Buttery Gold add neutral tint for the first and yellow plus a little olive for the second. Obviously, you need a little more yellow than that with the Yellow Booster and Liberty. I can't really see where you can cut it much. The Beach Bunny probably adds just a touch of warmth back in.....
Sorry, I don't understand the first and second(I do not use Olive or you mean olive?). Do the ingredients fight each other?
I used to wear Ebony based mix + yellow booster with red hair and then Buttery Gold with yellow booster when I had greenish blond hair. Now I'm back to my almost natural hair with just some highlights and had to bring some ebony back as my foundation lacked something. I tried Olive several times but it was bad. I also tried Sleep in a Jar as a yellow ingredient and it worked great

As for Beach Bunny I've added it to perk myself up a little. To make tannier.
I did not mean Olive color base. Buttery Gold is comprised of olive tones and yellow tones.
Re: Need Foundation Help? Please post here.......
Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2013 7:11 am
by Die Marchen
Oh, got it! Thanks a lot!
Re: Need Foundation Help? Please post here.......
Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2013 6:44 pm
by oceanid
JenW wrote:oceanid wrote:Hello! I ordered the sample of medium deep cream concealer #4, and it is a perfect color match. #4 cream concealer has the right amount of yellow, beige and peach for me. However, I have trouble with mixing the right color of foundation. Would you please help me for foundation recipe?
Thank you for your great help

What have you tried? It kind of looks close to Buttery Gold at about a 1 scoop color to 5ish white. Or maybe Warm gold 1:6ish.
Thanks Jen! With your help, I'm now able to find my perfect match foundation: buttery gold 1:6 white
Also,
"cream concealer #4 medium deep" is a must have for MAC30 girls like me. It totally covers dark spots, blemishes, under eye circles without being cakey. It lasts all day too! Love it <3
Again, thank you so much!
Re: Need Foundation Help? Please post here.......
Posted: Thu Dec 12, 2013 12:22 pm
by jloudu
Hi,
I just got one of the foundation sample packs (vegan formulation, if that makes a difference) and am a little lost when it comes to finding my color. Here are a couple pictures of me in natural light. If anybody has any ideas for a good starting mix, I would really appreciate it. Thanks!

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