Mac foundation shades for yellow undertones

Esp since ive wanted to try the pro longwear concealer for so long now but they dont have one even close to as light as me. Please help me out. I have skin tone between fair and medium. And i have combination skin. Please tell me. This is great! What would you recommend I do? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Excellent research! Been looking for the kind of info you supplied and esp. The amount of time and expense finding your matching color is admirable and glad this info is still availabe. Tried it at home…and it was off. Sounds like I should have been matched with an NC25! Thanks for your blog! Great article. I, too, am very neutral.

I have had people give me ridiculous make up, saying it looked great and was a match, only to go home and, uh, no, lol. Perhaps the lighting in those places are a large part of the blame, though.

Even a minimally trained cosmetic counter girl cant be that blind. Like you, ive come to realize that I can pick which type of look I want to go with. What was once a pain is actually quite fun. To beable to switch between warm and cool toned foundation is awesome.

This post is very helpful, I love it! I, too, am half-japanese and was matched to a very yellow-toned NC mac foundation. Hi, o this was such a relief to read. My question for you: Or did you just have to invest yourself? This is an old post but I wanted to thank you for sharing! Well, I am still not completely convinced, even though your review was very good. I have light, neutral skin and I am not able to find a match. Usually I can go with the lightest shade in any foundation, but now I am really lost. For example, I wear 01 in Dior Nude Serum… can you help me a little bit, please?

I know this post is like 4 years old but I give it a try lol…. A bit late to the party, but thanks so much for this post! Double Wear in Ivory Nude is a great match for me but the formula is really drying on my lizard lobster skin. Armani Designer Shaping Cream in 2 is also a nice match, a tad too warm but more forgiving as it has less coverage. The search continues. Again, thanks for the great read and the resources! Neutral-cool skin tones really seem to throw makeup artists off for some reason!

Thanks again! Thank you for your helpful post! I did try to use the Sephora Color IQ match system online version and I have to be honest, it was way off. In Lancome, where their shades in the majority of their foundations begin at , I can only wear 2 of their foundation products that happen to come in shade She was surprised at the online result too. Your post was so helpful and the swatches you showed really reveals the different tone options, and how the shade can look good in a bottle but once it is on the skin, you can see the difference.

Thank you for your post!! From the MAC website: So all those NWs and NCs are [to some extent] misnomers and we should be looking for the right shade unbiased, going outside of the shopping centre in the daylight to have a look in a pocket mirror, bringing a friend and trying our best! Your experience is really helpful.

Your skin is beautiful without foundation! Thanks a million! Thank you for your article and review! Like you, I am half-Asian half-Taiwanese, half-Caucasian. It has always been a struggle finding the right makeup for my skin tone. Often it turns out too orange, too pink or way too pale and washed out.

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Fair-medium neutral shades seem to work best. I followed your recommendation to try Findation. All recommended by beauty blogs. Did you ever try Shiseido since you are half Japanese? A Shiseido rep was helping me to try and color match GA about my 7th different color match through 3 different stores and then I tried the shiseido one to amuse her, but it worked on the first try!

Now I fully understand. God bless you. Ugh- yes! I am still on the hunt. I was also originally matched to NW20 in Mineralize Moisture, but I find it looks a hair dark and a little grey on me. I think I might also really be nc They seem to be so often wrong. I think my undertone is hard to assess. Is fair olive a thing? Why is it so difficult?! Skin Type: Normal to Dry Skin Concerns: Want to introduce yourself? Email me at kerry skinandtonics. Menu Volume No. Finished look. Share this: More articles like this: Debunking Skincare Myths: My Skincare Routine Part 3: Leave a Reply Cancel reply.

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Again Illamasqua have a huge range of foundations and on their site they have a really handy guide that tells you what foundation you are comparing to MAC shades which is fab and I found it really helpful when choosing my shade. I like the Healthy Mix Gel Serum for more of a natural every day base and the Healthy Mix Foundation for more of an evening, full glam kind of look.

As you can tell I love the Healthy Mix range the most from Bourjois but they do have alot of other foundations and finishes that also come in yellow tones too. When it comes to high street foundations this is amazing, there are so many shades in the range I believe 33 which is insane and there are alot of yellow tones within that range. There are a few other brands that I use such as Nars and Benefit which also have yellow tones but the ones mentioned today are my ride or die. Do you struggle finding a foundation shade with the perfect undertone for you?

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