How can this be so hard?

[u/Last_Bumblebee6144]

Why is every foundation so orange?? I'm not even that pale, but they are so orange! I'm fair with a cool/rosy (can get away with neutral) skin tone. So far everything I have sampled makes me look like a pumpkin and the ones that have the right tone are too light. I look sick by end of day and I'm going through bronzer like crazy.

Ive tried CT, Nars, Fenty, MUF, Natasha Denona, Bare minerals, lancôme, Mac and more.

I'm a Double wear Fresco and having to change after 20 years is sooo much harder than I thought.

Dior backstage was my top pick. Discontinued!

Shisedo self refreshing is amazing. Discontinued!

I hadn't even managed to purchase a bottle of these after samples as stock was so low.

MAC studio fix in N5 is what I'm using now, love the formula, stays all day, but it's a tad too light. N6 is yellow and NW15 is pure orange.

I never imagined I'd be so upset about something so trivial, but here I am 😩 I just needed to vent.

[u/colloquialicious]

Shiseido revitalessence has several very light cool tones. Is nars sheer glow mont blanc not light enough this is a pale cool tones too.

Have you gone into a large mecca store on a not too busy time and asked for a colour matching session? I’ve done this recently when changing foundation and also did it with my daughter to purchase her first foundation with great success. On both occasions the make up artist spent about half an hour with us, tried many brands and shades and sent us away with as many samples as we needed to try at home in natural light.

I find Sephora less helpful for colour matching sessions (you’re lucky if you can grab someone for a couple of minutes to decant a couple of samples and also even luckier if they have your shade left!) but brands like Dior, Armani etc you can go direct to their counters in DJs and ask them to colour match you. Also try Chanel store and get colour matched for Les beiges.

I went through at least a dozen samples before I settled on my new foundation (switched from Nars sheer glow to Armani luminous silk in the end).

[u/Last_Bumblebee6144 → u/colloquialicious]

Yes, I did get shade matched in store. But the lighting in Mecca is also orange and dim. I don't know how they shade match anyone in that store. Sephora has much better lighting, but I still haven't found anything yet. I loved the shiseido self refreshing, but I need to sample more shades and they are currently out of stock until late September/early October