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[JenW]

Karli,
I am amazed myself that I can answer them all, but one at a time is the way I run. Also, I am not upset about a gentle nudge every now and again if you feel your question has gotten lost in the shuffle, or if you need more information. I would rather get you your answer than worry about how many times the question was asked (and I sure hope I don't drop the ball that badly.)

All of the current blushes are lipsafe. The only blush in the past that had ultramarines was Jamie. Jamie is not lipsafe.

[JenW]

Hi Colleen,

Cool Fair Medium.....I would start at 1scoop Ebony to about 8 or 9 Ivory. Try it out and let us know what you think. Sometimes it is easier to see what is missing in your foundationand we can adjust from there. One of these days I think we might need a Pink Booster.

A must have for Cool Fair Medium is Date Bate. I hope you will try a sample sometime.

[JenW]

Jennifer/missyjo919,
I see some neutral and some slightly warm going on. I would start with Ebony 1:Warm Gold.5:about 10 Ivory. I just think an Ebony only mix will be to dull for you, and a Warm Gold mix will be too warm. You need Ebony with a 'Warm Perk up'.

If that mix is completely off, just try to figure out what you think is off, and we can fix it.

[Colleen]

Hi Colleen,

Cool Fair Medium.....I would start at 1scoop Ebony to about 8 or 9 Ivory. Try it out and let us know what you think. Sometimes it is easier to see what is missing in your foundationand we can adjust from there. One of these days I think we might need a Pink Booster.

A must have for Cool Fair Medium is Date Bate. I hope you will try a sample sometime.

Thanks, right now I mixed up a 1 to 6 for a start because I didn't want to go to light. I will add a couple more scoops and give it a try. I have makeup on so I have only been able to stir it up right now. I will have to check out the date bate. I am a little confused on the finishing powders at the moment so I appreciate the recommendation.

[serendipity]

Hi! I have heard so many positives from people about SN foundation. I have been using Everyday Minerals, but thought I would sample around a bit and see what else is out there, as they are the only MMU foundation brand I've tried.

I have been using Buff Ivory and/or Buff Fair Neutral for the most part - I think I can also get away with most of the fair shades (golden fair, sunkissed fair,...) if I don't apply too much (even when I apply too many layers of the ivory or fair neutral, I can tell it's not a 100% match). Here are 3 pics, the third one is in brighter sunlight, and the first pic is from a long time ago, but it's my hairs natural color plus some blond hilights:





So sorry they're so big! They either get too small or too big! I can delete them after!

[JenW]

serendipity,
I would start with Ebony at about 1:9.....it is possible you might need a dash of warmth, too, but try the Ebony on its own first.

[serendipity]

Thank you so much, Jen!

[Ladybug914]

Hi Jen!

So I tried the .5Olive:8Ivory, and I have been rather surprised to find it seems to be working for me. Of course, at this point, I am still totally confused and am not sure if I can trust my own eyes, so what do you think?

[JenW]

Ladybug,
It looks really good.....the only thing I might change is to not make it quite so light......also, since you are pretty sure of your mix, you can move to a whole scoop of Olive with about 15 Ivory. Half scoops are hard to measure, but for testing it is a good way to preserve your sample in case you need to remix with another color.

[Ladybug914]

Thanks! Yes, I was thinking it was a tad light, but was scared of going too dark. I must now order an actual kit as I am out of the original ivory from my sample kit. But I am very excited to have figured this out. Thank you for suggesting such a radical experiment! I never would have gone there on my own; I am still somewhat surprised to find myself using the word "Olive" in relation to something matching with my coloring.