Pale / Fair Skin - What Are Your Fave Products?

[Belowen]

Saturnine, those lips are incredible!!! Does anybody know what lip colour that was?

 

[GasolineRainbow]

I tried the new Maybelline Mineral foundation (the liquid one) in Light ivory 0 and it was suprisingly good and really fair!! I think I'll switch from laura mercier for a while..much cheaper and great quality. they seem to have a lot of options for fair skin, like 5 shades
http://www.maybelline.com/Product/Face/Foundation/Mineral-Power-Natural-Perfecting-Foundation.htm

I have that too, except it's called Affinitone makeup in some countries, and the lightest shade is called Porcelain. I was really surprised to find such a light, cool-toned shade at Maybelline, as their color selection is usually so limited. And the formula is decent too.

 

[miu_miu]

I love the Dolce look too, my guess is they used products from their new line - there's a pic of Pat and the lipstick she's holding is in gold casing, like their range has. This is the best I could find in terms of a breakdown, hopefully more information will come out because this look is absolutely stunning with pale skin!

Pat McGrath’s One-Woman Glam Squad
March 3, 2009

The surrealist glamour references at Dolce & Gabbana yesterday were helped along not just by the shapes of the clothes but by some serious backstage handiwork. First, there was the hair, accessorized by gloves-cum-headpieces that, while bizarre and questionably translatable, were pinned in such a way that they actually seemed to make sense. Somehow, they appeared as a classy assemblage of bows and feathers rather than the haphazard creation of an art-school experimentalist. And then there was Pat McGrath, whose precise makeup techniques and way with color are frequently the key to pulling off any runway illusion. Matte skin flushed by just a hint of a pink cheek kept models’ faces demure, while a deep berry stain and topcoat of lipstick made for an anachronistic pout that works as much now as it did in the 1930’s and ’40’s. But tastefully filled-in brows and an elongated cat eye really made this look, as far as we’re concerned. Those came courtesy of a few of McGrath’s signature tricks and tips that we’ve seen her use before: Line the inner rims of your eyes with a white liner so that they appear bigger; and curl lashes before applying mascara for added dimension. As far as reproducing that liquid line—extended toward the temple in perfection with a flick on the end—that’s something true professionalism is made of. But know this: Pointed Q-tips dipped in makeup remover can be key for shaping when a steady hand eludes you.

style.com

 

[miu_miu]

"It's modern Hollywood glamour," McGrath said of the looks on the models. For the face, McGrath used Dolce & Gabbana makeup, including powder foundation, dark crimson lipstick called Ultra, pretty pink blush in Roses, pale pink shimmery Stromboli eye shadow and Stromboli black gold-flecked eyeliner.

On top of the penciled line, McGrath used black liquid liner and curled false lashes.

wwd.com / see the products at www.dolcegabbanamakeup.com

 

[saturnine]

miu miu, mwah mwah

 

[Belowen]

I wonder how the lipstick will look without the berry stain underneath? Here is just the classic cream lipstick in 'ultra'...

dolcegabbanamakeup.com

 

[nicky25]

is that strobe cream a moisturizer? i do love the haushka rose day cream and it has helped a bit with pigmentation. and the Sofina sunscreen i have is pretty good.. but i would like to try something else- the haushka sunscreen was too heavy for my skin.

i agree that mac foundations are crap, its' all hype there, they turn orangey yellow so quickly even after they apply them. i think i will buy the diorskin one i saw a while back.

B, that make up looks great on you! how did you find it after a while? i have really dry skin so im worried mineral make up will dry my skin

 

[britty]

i do not know what to use on my skin. i'm incredibly fair and have been using the lightest bare minerals for...two years now? i feel like i'm settling. it tends to bunch in creases, even when i'm wearing a light bit of it (+ translucent powder), and at the end of the day i still look pretty shine-y.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v606/the_postal_service/light.jpg

also, i have no idea what my undertone is. once my make-up + blush comes off, i look really dull? kind of like the living dead, i guess.

i'm not really sure what to do here and i'm kind of hoping you guys can help?

 

[jjbunny79]

nicky25: yes strobe cream is a moisturiser, that suspose to give u a stage light glow.

britty, the foundation looks quite matching and natural on you in that picture, but if the power creases and stuff, you might want to get like a liquid foundation.

 

[Guessgirl96]

I tried dior's new liquid foundation and I absolutely love it. I think it's called natural glow or something like that. I've been using mac studio tech forever now and never thought I'd switch but I love it. It covers well but looks so so natural, I've never had such perfect skin and the lightest shade is a perfect match.

 

[posed to death]

^^
what shade is that? i spent hours a couple of days ago finding the dior foundation i usually use but its gone. and also they seemed to only have the second lightest colour, 200 or something like that.

 

[Belowen]

also, i have no idea what my undertone is. once my make-up + blush comes off, i look really dull? kind of like the living dead, i guess.

I think if you look at your wrists, if the veins are blue you're pink toned and if they're more of a green colour you're yellow toned... There are other ways to tell, but I can't remember

Nicky, the Youngblood was really good on me, but I have oily/combo skin... I'm not sure how this would work on a dryer skin type... Maybe go in and ask them to put it on your face for the day to see how it lasts?

 

[HeatherAnne]

i do not know what to use on my skin. i'm incredibly fair and have been using the lightest bare minerals for...two years now? i feel like i'm settling. it tends to bunch in creases, even when i'm wearing a light bit of it (+ translucent powder), and at the end of the day i still look pretty shine-y.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v606/the_postal_service/light.jpg

also, i have no idea what my undertone is. once my make-up + blush comes off, i look really dull? kind of like the living dead, i guess.

i'm not really sure what to do here and i'm kind of hoping you guys can help?

You're gorgeous

I'd guess by that pic you are cool/pink toned, must blue eyed girls with light hair are. The vein test that Belowen described is a great well to tell for certain.

I second the recommendation for Dior makeup. I've been using Diorskin Nude foundation, and it's divine.

The lightest shade (Ivory 010) works for fair cool toned skin. I use Cameo022 (the next shade up for pink undertone skin) as my coloring is not as porcelain as others in this thread. It is still very light, I think Dior may have reworked their colors -- in the past I found their makeup to be a lot darker and better for warm based skin.

 

[miu_miu]

I tried the DiorSkin Nude foundation and it's a really nice texture...the lightest shade looked great in store but now I think it's a little orangey? So I will try the next shade up, thanks for the recommendation HeatherAnne, this seems like a great foundation!

 

[jjbunny79]

I think if you look at your wrists, if the veins are blue you're pink toned and if they're more of a green colour you're yellow toned... There are other ways to tell, but I can't remember

my veins are blue on my wrist, but ppl tell me that im yellow toned what is that suspose to mean?

 

[Guessgirl96]

I tried the DiorSkin Nude foundation and it's a really nice texture...the lightest shade looked great in store but now I think it's a little orangey? So I will try the next shade up, thanks for the recommendation HeatherAnne, this seems like a great foundation!

Actually after about a week of using it today I just noticed it looking orangey in some light, but it looks great in other light. Oh well, probably just my eyes

 

[GasolineRainbow]

my veins are blue on my wrist, but ppl tell me that im yellow toned what is that suspose to mean?

Boxing the entire human population into warm, cool, and neutral tones is fundamentally flawed, so it's best to just see those categories as helpful guidelines. Below is a good collection of explanations. I only copied the skintones that can be pale, the link covers more.

http://karlasugar.blogspot.com/2008/06/warm-cool-additional-resources.html

Warm, cool, additional resources

From MAC's shade guide:

If your skin looks more Golden Beige, you match with Neutral Cool or NC shades.

If your skin looks more Pink Beige, you match with Neutral Warm or NW shades.

If your skin looks more Yellow-Golden Olive, you will find those undertones in the Cool or C shades.

If your skin looks more Beige, you will match with the Neutral or N shades.

If your skin looks more Pink, you will find those pink undertones in the Warm or W shades.​

From Aromaleigh's website (which is excellent

Cool: Eyes are typically blue or grey. Haircolor typically blonde, brown or black. Skin has definite blue and pinkish undertones. Cool-toned people look best in colors such as blue, red, pink and purple, or "gem-tones". Usually look best in silver jewelry. In natural light, the color of the veins on the underside of your wrist are bluish. You can wear a white shirt and it is flattering on you.

Neutral: Eyes may be any color. Hair may be any color. Skin has unspecifiable undertones, such as pink, olive or yellow. Those with neutral coloring can wear just about any color clothing and look good. Can wear gold or silver jewelry (no preference as to which looks better)

Warm: Eyes are typically brown, green or hazel. Haircolor typically brown, black, red, auburn, blonde or strawberry blonde. Skin has yellow/orange or olive undertones. Warm-toned people look best in earthy-toned clothing, such as browns, yellows, oranges, yellowish green and ecru. Look best in gold jewelry. In natural light, the color of the veins on the underside of your wrist are greenish. You are most flattered by an off-white, cream or ecru shirt (i.e. pure white makes you look washed out)​

Alima's website used to have a really detailed breakdown of skintone categories (cool, neutral, warm, golden, olive, bronze, and ebony) as well as the most common heritages of those skintones... They've pared that down, and this is the explanation currently on their site:

Cool: Your skin tends to be pinkish, and you burn rather than tan in the sun. If your skin is a bit deeper, your tan tends to be reddish rather than brown.
Neutral: Your tone is peachy, without obvious yellow or pink tones. You either burn immediately or burn and then tan slightly.
Beige: Your coloring is beige-peach with a touch of yellow, and you may tan a bit.
Warm: You have noticeable peach-to-yellow undertones and tend to tan easily. If you are very pale, you may still burn a bit at first. Your tan tends to be warm golden brown.
Golden: You have a rich yellow skin tone, without a hint of pink or beige. You tend to tan easily, unless you are very pale.
Olive: Your skin tone is beige without a hint of pink or yellow (like café au lait). You probably tan easily, even if you are pale. (Our Olive shades tend to run a little deeper than our other foundation lines.)
Double-check by looking at your inner wrist. Cool skin tones will have blue-looking veins. Warm, Beige and Golden skin tones will have greenish veins. Neutral and Olive skin tones can have either.
​

I really liked the old reference guide though — I thought it was useful. So I rescued it from my cache.

Choosing Colors
Knowing your skin tone will help you choose the most flattering colors. Look at your skin on your inner arm (or anywhere that is seldom exposed to the sun). Do you notice yellow or pink undertones? Do your veins look more green or blue? Does ecru tend to flatter your skin, or does white? If you tend toward yellow/green/ecru then your skin tone is warm. If you favor pink/blue/white then your skin tone is cool. If it is difficult to tell, then you may be neutral. Now look at your wardrobe. You are likely to be naturally drawn to colors that flatter your skin, hair, and eyes. These are the very colors you will look for in makeup.

Cool skintones
If you have a cool skintone you may have Northern European ancestry. You are likely to burn easily in the sun, especially if you are fair. You have a slight blue or pink undertone and tend to be flattered by:
Silver jewelry
Pink-based colors and blue/grey tones

• White
• Pink
• Violet
• Blue
• Blue-based green
• Navy
• Grey taupe
• Blue-red
• Charcoal
• Grey/khaki
• Jewel tones

Neutral skintones
If you have a neutral skintone you may be able to see yellow, pink, beige and/or peach undertones in your skin. If you are fair you may burn easily, but if you are light/medium or deeper in tone you may tan fairly easily. You tend to be flattered by: Both gold and silver jewelry
Warm colors without too much yellow, and cool colors without too much blue

• White and/or ecru
• Rose pink
• Green
• Navy
• Neutral taupe
• Brown
• Soft grey
• Black
• Some reds (not too orange)

Warm skintones
If you have a warm skintone you may notice yellow, orange, or peach undertones in your skin. You are flattered by: Gold jewelry
Yellow-based colors and earth tones

• Ecru
• Amber
• Olive green
• Peach
• Browns
• Brick red
• Taupe with green or yellow undertones
• Brown/khaki
• Camel and beige

Golden skintones
Golden skintones are similar to warm skintones but with stronger yellow undertones. You may notice a soft yellow to strong golden brown undertone in your complexion. You are flattered by: Gold jewelry
Warm

• Ecru
• Warm brown
• Khaki
• Brick red
• Orange
• Warm green
• Earth tones

Olive skintones
If you have an olive skintone you may have Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, or Asian ancestry. Likely to tan easily, and you may notice a neutral beige or even a very subtle green undertone in your complexion. You are flattered by: Silver jewelry (sometimes gold as well)
Neutral to cool colors

• White
• Black
• Cool, blue-based brown
• Khaki
• Red
• Navy
• Grey/green
• Jewel tones
• Taupe

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http://karlasugar.blogspot.com/2008/06/warm-cool-additional-resources.htmlhttp://karlasugar.blogspot.com/2008/06/warm-cool-additional-resources.html
http://karlasugar.blogspot.com/2008/06/warm-cool-additional-resources.html

 

[goregeous]

Do any of you have any good powder foundation recommendations? I prefer powder to liquid but have a really hard time finding one light enough. Currently I'm using mac powder foundation in nw15, I think I could do better(I don't think it's quite right shade wise) and seeing as I'm almost done the compact I thought I'd see if any of you ladies know of anything better

 

[melfreya]

^^^

A lightweight formula providing flexible coverage and SPF 12 protection. Powder Foundation prepares the complexion and covers imperfections without appearing visible. Incredibly versatile, it may be applied with a powder brush for a sheer and natural finish, or with the included sponge for a polished and smooth finish.

Unique to NARS Powder Foundation are ingredients that offer dual protection against UVA and UVB rays. An SPF 12 offers protection against UVB rays, while the addition of PA++ indicates optimal protection against UVA rays.
Dermatologist tested.
SPF 12 and PA++
Lightweight, non-drying velvety finish, effortless application

in mont blanc or Deauville (I used this one!)
here's the link with the shades:
http://www.narscosmetics.com/Powder-Foundation-C530_makeup_1.aspx

 

[saturnine]

Can anyone recommend a moisturiser (preferably with an SPF) for pale and oily skin; one that SINKS into the skin and doesn't leave a greasy or white cast?

I have so many problems finding one, that doesn't make my ultra white skin shiny and weird looking, and ghostly devoid of colour because of the white cast.