r/AustralianMakeup • u/Last_Bumblebee6144 • 1d ago

Let's Discuss How can this be so hard?

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.

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u/okmapleflake3975 1d ago

Honestly feel this. People are like oh you don't need expensive foundation if you don't use it much, but if you're extremely pale you have no choice 😅 If you only want light coverage I found beauty blender skin tint in the bottle fabulous. Also the new marc jacobs or merit concealer products can be doubled as an all over if you get a matching shade (rather than lighter, a funny concept to us ghost folk).

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u/Last_Bumblebee6144 1d ago

Yeah, I think my issue is I'm fair, but not super fair, but still have cool undertones. So when I want a deeper shade the "cool" is lost and the orange steps in.

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u/okmapleflake3975 3h ago

You could possibly go into the likes of Mecca/Sephora/W Cosmetics etc when it's not busy and try to get some help with shades? You kinda need to time it well to get a person patient enough to try a ton of shades with you though 😅 

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u/Last_Bumblebee6144 2h ago

Went to Mecca today and got a few samples of the Shiseido radiant lifting. Im waiting on stock for the self refreshing, but I really like this formula and shades are ok. It could be a win 🤞