Pale / Fair Skin - What Are Your Fave Products?

[modelbehavior228]

^I think it is called being neutral toned.

 

[kissablekae]

no wonder those cool/warm skintone tests never worked for me! we should take that as a blessing

i like being fair skinned because i can feel like i can get away with less and less makeup. its been rainy in norcal so i dont really bother to wear makeup anymore because it will all just wash away anyways. as long as i get enough sleep then im good. it kind of sucks because i have a nice but small makeup collection but i dont even touch it unless there is a special occasion.

 

[SamanthaBNYC]

I'm very pale, with dark brown hair and hazel eyes with cool/winter undertone.
foundation: Prescriptives Virtual Matte in "Fresh Camellia" plus I mix it with Shu Uemura "base control" in white (it's a white liquid that mixes with any foundation to make it lighter/whiter, so anyone can blend it with their foundation to make the perfect color). The Shu Uemura "base control" is my favorite new product last year, it's so wonderful to be able to adjust my foundation color.
powder: Laura Mercier Loose Setting Powder in Translucent
highlighter: Laura Mercier Secret Brightening Powder (it's good to dust over undereye circles)
blush: Nars "Nico", it's supposed to be a highlighter, but I'm so pale it looks like a nice, understated blush (it's a pale tan color)
eyeshadow: Make Up For Ever "star powder" in the pale colors is great for the upper lid because it's very light and opens up my eyes (Nars "All About Eve" duo is also good, especially the shimmery half of the duo). For the lower lid, I like silvers (Nars "Katmandu"), purples (Lorac "Rhapsody", MAC "Parfait Amour"), midnight blue (Cargo "Babylon").
lipstick/lipgloss: I like pink/fuschia/berry shades, they stand out without being too dark.

 

[pavement]

i like being fair skinned because i can feel like i can get away with less and less makeup.

You get away with it because you have clear skin. Not all of us are blessed.

 

[modelbehavior228]

^ I am not blessed that way in the slightest

 

[jjbunny79]

^ but if u want to wear bronzer, u will make ur skin look worse.....
cuz the power will only accumulate and ur skin cant breathe, which make things worse >.<

 

[@~PinkCouture~@]

^ I am not blessed that way in the slightest

Maybe you should try those moisturizers that slowly darkens your skin over time (not sure what they are called )

 

[pavement]

Maybe you should try those moisturizers that slowly darkens your skin over time (not sure what they are called )

Jergens makes some. Not sure who else.

 

[Fabulyss]

My skin is tricky because I am pale & have subtle yellow undertones, but I also have broken capillaries around my nose which creates a pinkish cast.

I think one of the hardest parts about dealing with pale skin is ensuring that foundation/concealer do not look caked on. One has to have a certain balance between too dry and too oily. Its tough.

Anyways, I do highly recommend Essie's "A-List" nail polish. It's the perfect shade of red for pale toes GORGEOUS!

*picture removed - missing credits*

 

[jjbunny79]

umm anyone here have idea of "how to look sexy with pale skin with"???
b/c everytime i think of sexy i think of a bronzed girls but as soon as i try to associate sexy with pale skin all i can think is those girls in AV O_O.....

 

[Hanne]

umm anyone here have idea of "how to look sexy with pale skin with"???
b/c everytime i think of sexy i think of a bronzed girls but as soon as i try to associate sexy with pale skin all i can think is those girls in AV O_O.....

Just think Sophie Dahl in the Opium ad from 2000..

 

[Hanne]

Fabulyss please credit the picture in post #89.

 

[kissablekae]

hmm it seems i have twenty minutes before i leave for work and i just realized that my undereye concealer is now too dark for me..it went orange on me. i havent even left the house yet. *sigh* truely this is what is like to be fair skinned. most of the makeup i own looks soo harsh on me now(realization came to be when i saw my face in some photos taken two weeks ago..so with every new photo i ended up wearing less and less makeup). now i dont even have any makeup i can anymore except mascara?!

havent worn mascara in a few days as well..i dont like having to take it off the end of the night because its waterproof but i suppose its the only thing i can wear out. so that and clear lipbalm(my Jack Black lip chap *kehe*)..although i dont even count that as makeup..

also emptied out my MAC Studio Fix NC30! i kept the compact because i still need a mirror..a really really bad match for me from a makeup artist, always looked too yellow or orange. i hardly ever used it

i gave away my MAC bronzer in Golden to my younger sister who has always had the warmest/tan complexion and MAC Stray Rose Matte blush to my older sister who is fair but can handle the strongest blush..i look like a clown with it because its too opaque..and i cant use my Pink Swoon blush anymore i loved that blush!! ugh..its perfectly sheer but too bright for me.

 

[legaldiva]

I use NARS Orgasm blush and combine it with NARS Laguna bronzer ... it makes me look a little less sickly pale.

 

[kissablekae]

Covergirl Fresh Complexion undereye concealer in Creamy Natural.. one of their lightest shades! (i used to use Natural Beige, a shade darker)

 

[pistache]

NARS lip and cheek stain gives a little colour

 

[legaldiva]

... just today I bought drugstore make for the first time since high school (I'm in law school now ... and old Rimmel 16 Hour Matte Mousse foundation, and the Rimmel Anti-Fatigue Concealer; both are in 100 - Ivory.

I really like them.

 

[legaldiva]

BTW - my routine "face" is Philosophy's Supernatural in the lightest shade, and MAC StudioFix in NC15 as a concealer (or NC20 ... I forget).

 

[illusions_ghost]

umm anyone here have idea of "how to look sexy with pale skin with"???
b/c everytime i think of sexy i think of a bronzed girls but as soon as i try to associate sexy with pale skin all i can think is those girls in AV O_O.....

You either have to go vampy gothic, very natural or do a forties look I think.

I'm horribley pale but I got a freckle today. *ish proud* I've been outside a lot, only problem is my nose has gone red from the cold. *ish not so proud*

 

[jjbunny79]

These are the picture of myself that i took via my cell's camera.... what kinda product u guyz would recommend for me, esp for tinited moisuturiser and on how to choose colour?\ (sorry the first piz is a lil bit wiggly)
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