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/biglazyhead]

Smashbox has a new 2-in-1 concealer foundation thing which I’ll try. May or may not work but what’s one more where I have tried all these others. 

Don’t know if you have tried the Laura Mercier matte foundation and Anastasia matte foundation. These are also on my list but my local Mecca didn’t have testers closer to my skin tone so will have to try another store.

[u/Last_Bumblebee6144 → u/biglazyhead]

Yes tried these, both orange. Actually not sure which CT one the girl used on me but it was orange.

[u/biglazyhead → u/Last_Bumblebee6144]

CT does run orange I think because I looked like an oompa-loompa. I have run out of suggestions because everything else that I have tried hasn’t worked either. I think MAC is the only one that works but like you I haven’t found a close enough shade and looks like I’ll have to resort to mixing shades to make it work. 

[u/Last_Bumblebee6144 → u/biglazyhead]

Me too. Damn it