Colour help

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crystalr
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Colour help

Post by crystalr » Mon Jan 15, 2018 11:34 pm

Hi,

I’m looking for some helping mixing my colour. I’ve recently discovered that neutral 40 in the stick foundation is pretty close to my natural colour. What colours/ratios would I use to recreate this? For reference, Gressa 3 is very close to my undertone as well but maybe slightly darker. Also, wondering how much more full coverage is the full compared to medium?
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JenW
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Re: Colour help

Post by JenW » Sun Jan 21, 2018 10:16 am

Base color is going to be Ebony or possibly Olive.

In Ebony about 1 scoop color to about 6-8 white. Lower numbers are for the heavier coverage.
Olive 1:10-14

As for coverage level, I really do recommend sampling both. It is easier to get a match in the lighter coverage formulas. For the full coverage, it needs to be a perfect undertone match.
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crystalr
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Re: Colour help

Post by crystalr » Mon Jan 22, 2018 3:14 pm

Thank you so much for your help! Glad I reached out as I was not expecting to hear ebony! I'll try both recipes.

Thanks!
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