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Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua in B30

Ellis Faas Skin Veil foundation in 102 (104 when tanned). The most beautiful foundation ever, IMO. Just makes you look like you have absolutely gorgeous skin, not a great foundation, really amazing. Unfortunately, it made my skin break out like crazy, so that's that...

Chantecaille Future Skin Foundation in Vanilla - perfect color match, but unfortunately did not look good on me.

Guerlain Lingerie de Peau - sadly, there was no good color match for me in this one. 02 Beige Clair was too light and too yellow, 03 Beige Naturel too dark. 12 Rose Clair wasn't too light nor too dark, but too pink. Still, a beautiful foundation, very "liquidy", that could be applied in a very sheer manner (half a pump can easily be stretched to the entire face) or easily buildable without being cakey, as it is very pigmented.

Yves Saint Laurent Perfect Touch Radiant Brush Foundation in 5 Peach - good color match (not peachy at all, except in name, lol), overall very pretty, VERY sheer foundation, gives a nice luminosity and glow to the skin, evens out tone somewhat.

By Terry Sheer Expert Foundation - also not the best color match for me. 02 was the right tone, but too light, 04 the right shade but a tad too pink. Also, made me oily and kind of slides off my face after 2-3 hours (first foundation ever to do that to me).

Chantecaille Just Skin Tinted Moisturizer in Bliss - LOVE!!!! Could this be my HG?? Beautiful natural dewy finish, covers everything that needs to be covered (redness, blemishes), but still manages to let the skin show through (I can still see my freckles!). Not sure how it does that, but I'll take it ;)

I have combination skin (normal/dry in winter and oily/normal in summer), in a light-medium, with neutral undertones (so in a pinch I can get away with both yellow and pink based foundations), but slight yellow looks somehow healthier/more natural on me :)

Just wanted to update the above :smile1:

Burberry Sheer Luminous Fluid Foundation - #4 (could get away with #6 too, gave me a slightly more bronzed me, very nice, but I felt more comfortable with #4). Beautiful foundation, the name says it all: sheer coverage, gives a beautiful and luminous finish. Sadly, it broke me out, so I had to take it back and move on to something else.

YSL Touche Eclat Foundation - BD40 in the summer. I wanted to love this one, but it made me an oily mess within 2 hours of wear and I quickly gave up...

Cle de Peau Refining Fluid Foundation - O20 in winter and O30 in summer. O30 is a perfect match when I'm tanned, but I find O20 a tad too pink on me when I'm at my palest. I love this foundation, but I suspect it's also a bit too rich for me, as it does bring out the shinies by mid-day, no matter the season. Still, beautiful and luminous finish, this one will stay in the rotation for sure :cool:

Koh Gen Do Aqua Foundation (the one in the glass bottle) - PK2 (surprisingly!) in winter, and I suspect OC2 to be perfect for me for summer, with a combination of both in between. I was scarred of PK2 when the MUA matched me to this color (pink based foundation don't work out too well for me, as I have already mentioned), but "pink" is a relative color, I guess :D. It's still very yellow based, and to me, much more of a neutral than anything else. Their OC colors runs very golden (so perfect for summer for me), and BE1 is actually too yellow (who would have thunk???) and too pale. This is my latest foundation love, lol. It's quite sheer, but covers everything that needs to be, and can be built up to a medium coverage. It reminds me very much of the Guerlain Lingerie de Peau, actually (but with a good color match!), as it's also very watery. It has the most natural finish EVER, just looks like skin! No shinies, but no dryness either, luminous but not overly so (which is nice, as I can finally use my highlighters - they were too much with the CdP), just my skin but better (it doesn't even feel like I have anything on my face when I touch my skin!), and lasts from morning to evening on me. Can you tell I'm smitten :p??
 
Lovely thread :)

Giorgio Armani Maestro - shade 3
Bobbi Brown skin foundation - sand no. 2
Shu Uemura face architect smooth fit - 784 fair beige
Chanel vitalumiere aqua - beige rose BR10
Chanel perfection lumiere - Beige rose 12
Lancôme teint miracle - shade P-01
Diorskin nude - shade 010
Sothys oxyliance - shade 02 champagne
Clarins extra firming foundation - cream 104
 
Lovely thread :)

Giorgio Armani Maestro - shade 3
Bobbi Brown skin foundation - sand no. 2
Shu Uemura face architect smooth fit - 784 fair beige
Chanel vitalumiere aqua - beige rose BR10
Chanel perfection lumiere - Beige rose 12
Lancôme teint miracle - shade P-01
Diorskin nude - shade 010
Sothys oxyliance - shade 02 champagne
Clarins extra firming foundation - cream 104

I'm the same as you in Chanel and Armani so it's great to know what to try in other brands. thanks! Although, when I swatched Dior at the counter, their lightest shade was too yellow for me, is it a good match for you?
 
MAC - NC 30
Shu Uemura nobara cream cover stick foundation: 754
Koh Gen Do Aqua foundation: OC-2 (perfect match)
Estee Lauder Double Wear: 3N1
Giorgio Armani face fabric: 2
Nars Pure Radiant TM : Alaska
Burberry Sheer Foundation: 05 (Trench)
Diorskin Nude: 30
Laura Mercier Mineral Poweder: Real Sand
Elizabeth Arden Flawless Finish Cream Make-Up: Beige 40 (a tad too dark)
 
Danae: Dior was not the perfect shade for me, and diorskin nude does oxidize even for the lightest shade I'm having. I have to use powder after that. Although it oxidizes, fortunately it does not make a very obvious change.
 
Mac Nc 40
Lancome teint idle ultra 24 410 bisque (w)
Guerlain parure extreme 03
Makeup forever HD 153
Dior capture totale 040
Hourglass immaculate liquid powder foundation Beige
Becca Luminous skin colour Bamboo
Givenchy éclat matissime 5 Mat Honey
Kat von d Lockit foundation M62
Hourglass Veil Foundation no. 4 Beige
Dior Airflash 301
Giorgio Armani luminous silk #8
Le metier de beaute peau vierge 03
Estée Lauder invisible fluid 4wn1
Chantecaille future skin hazel
Bobbi brown bb cream medium to dark
Laura geller balance -n- brighten foundation tan
Shiseido sun protection liquid foundation sp70
Urban decay naked skin 7.0
Laura mercier silk hazelnut beige
 
I've only been able to find one match for my skin - Revlon Colorstay for Dry/Normal skin in Ivory (110). Can anyone give me suggestions for drugstore/Sephora brands to try? My skin is very dry and very pale. Thank you! :smile1:
 
MAC - NC 30
Shu Uemura nobara cream cover stick foundation: 754
Koh Gen Do Aqua foundation: OC-2 (perfect match)
Estee Lauder Double Wear: 3N1
Giorgio Armani face fabric: 2
Nars Pure Radiant TM : Alaska
Burberry Sheer Foundation: 05 (Trench)
Diorskin Nude: 30
Laura Mercier Mineral Poweder: Real Sand
Elizabeth Arden Flawless Finish Cream Make-Up: Beige 40 (a tad too dark)

Adding a couple - both are perfect matches for my skin tone
Tom Ford Traceless Foundation Stick - No.5/Nude
Le Metier de Beaute Classic Flawless Finish Foundation - No. 7
 
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