Silk Naturals

I'm a new SN convert! I ordered samples from SN more than a year ago but I never had the mind to sit down and actually formulate my match.
So I made another order recently and got a Medium Ivory refill pack together with some samples to make my foundation.
My mix is not perfect yet, I think I need to wear it a couple more times to see what it need. So far so good!

I edited my mix again. 4YellowCorrecter: 3ButteryYellow :28 MediumIvory : 2 Glow , plus about 2-3 scoops of green correcter to a whole refill pack.
It sounds really scary compared to most of the formulas I see around the forum. But I do have a lot of redness so I guess thats probaby one of the reason I used so much yellow.
*update
The SN foundation really makes my skin look wonderful for the past few days since I started using it. It stayed on my face from 8am to mid afternoon, which is really amazing for me considering it is extremely humid and warm here. Even when I started to "shine" around 4-5pm it didn't look bad. The make up was still there , it didn't cake up or disappear from my face like the other MMU brand I was using. I'm definitely sticking to my SN now as I've already placed my EDM into my storage cabinet.
I'll go order another set of refills and samples soon in the Original formula for days when I dont need so much coverage.

Now, on to the swatch I did of my SN lipglosses. I ordered these in a bulk order




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Thanks for posting the swatches. I always wondered how they would look like on a warmer skin tone. Rare Berry does not seem as pink as it looks on the site....another lippie worth considering.

chaye wrote:Thanks for posting the swatches. I always wondered how they would look like on a warmer skin tone. Rare Berry does not seem as pink as it looks on the site....another lippie worth considering.

Rare Berry is a very nice color! It is more like a raspberry pink than in the picture. It works like a lip tint if I apply a little, 2 or 3 coats will result in a deeper pink. I'll try to do another swatch during the day, I think these aren't as good as they should be

Nice Swatches!
Prelude and Mirage are really pretty.

Wow! Great swatches. Thank you very much!

Nice job! Swatches are such a big help. If you get more lippies, you need a longer arm.....Just kidding.

I run out of space, too. I have been looking at how many colors Phyrra can fit on the back of her hand, and I am thinking of trying out small circles in my next batch of swatches. (Thanks for the inspiration, Phyrra!)

JenW wrote:Nice job! Swatches are such a big help. If you get more lippies, you need a longer arm.....Just kidding.

I run out of space, too. I have been looking at how many colors Phyrra can fit on the back of her hand, and I am thinking of trying out small circles in my next batch of swatches. (Thanks for the inspiration, Phyrra!)

That's funny because I was thinking myself that it's good thing my arm is just long enough to swatch everything when I was doing the swatches.
I'm glad the swatches are useful!
I've been wearing them eveyday since I received the first one. Sometimes I even put some on when I'm watching tv at home just for fun.

to Phyrra : Mirage is a really great natural lipcolor. I reach for it when I dont have time to think about which lipcolor to use because it seem to work well with any look. I'm not really into Prelude though...

Thanks for the swatches!

You have a bunch of colours that I've been thinking about, so I hope you don't mind if I ask some questions. How do Modern Poet, Mirage, and XXX compare as nudes? How does Negligee look when on (I've been really hankering after this one!)? Of the pinks you have, which do you think is the most pink while remaining flattering?

Sorry for all the questions!

Toby wrote:Thanks for the swatches!

You have a bunch of colours that I've been thinking about, so I hope you don't mind if I ask some questions. How do Modern Poet, Mirage, and XXX compare as nudes? How does Negligee look when on (I've been really hankering after this one!)? Of the pinks you have, which do you think is the most pink while remaining flattering?

Sorry for all the questions!

Modern Poet is a sheer shimmery gloss. It's kind of like a light nude pink color. It's not one of those super pigmented glosses, so it pretty much just lightens my own lip color. But you wunt get a super nude look with it. XXX one the other hand, will give you the super nude look. It's very neutral, it's like putting foundation on your lips except with a slightly glossier finish. It makes me look sick if I wear it on my own. Usually I top it up with Modern Poet or some other nude gloss.

If you have MAC slimshine Bare (huge raves all over abt this color), Mirage has the same depth as that but not so pink. I'll describe mirage as alight warm pink, with a tiny bit of brown and some shimmers I think this one gives the best natural light colored lips without making you look dead (like XXX) . It's a little bit sheer so you can use layering to get the amount of color you want.

Negligee is more of a "my lips but better" color. it's a warm pink with no shimmers. More pigmented than Mirage. If you have light medium to medium skin,it'll be good.

Most of the colors I got a warm colors Everythings works for my very warm and yellow skin If I need to pick, I'll choose Precious and Rare Berry. Precious is a beautiful shimmery light pink color, if you dont have it , you have to get it!

Thank you for all that information, it was really helpful! I think I need ("need") to get Negligee soon, and possibly XXX as well, as I really want to experiment with the ultra-nude lip look. I have Precious winging its way too me already, but Rare Berry looks really pretty as well!

Thanks again!