high street make-up for pale skin (+rep)

[beth]

hiyaaa,

so i've got a really ginger complexion (pale + freckley lololol) and i'm really struggling at the moment to find a decent foundation for my skin tone. i don't wear it heavily, just to cover up my freckles and give my face a little less of a ginger tone but even the palest shades in some of the more known foundations (dream matte mouse, the maybelline roll on one, loreal match perfection, the eraser) all seem far too orange or peach.

does anyone know any good brands/shades? it needs to be high street cause i don't have my debit card at the moment, so i need to be able to just walk in and buy it with cash (though we do have a selfridges in brum so like high end isn't out of the question.)

i've looked online for the nicola roberts range? but apparently that now only stocks at harrods so i don't really know where to go with that.

finally: when i googled this, i got "why not try fake tan", not rly interested in being darker trololol so yeah no tanning products please.

+rep.

[velvet]

i have rrrrrrrreally pale skin and the only foundation i get a good, proper match with is l'orealinfalliblein 015 porcelain
it's a little heavy but it's literally the only one i've found that i don't need to put all the way down my neck to make look normal, i've tried pretty much all the highstreet and high-end brands, none of the latter will stock anything near light enough for you

[jasey]

I have pretty pale skin and use the Nicola Roberts line but you ruled that one out in your post. I don't know of any others! I am sorry.

[beth]

i have rrrrrrrreally pale skin and the only foundation i get a good, proper match with is l'orealinfalliblein 015 porcelain
it's a little heavy but it's literally the only one i've found that i don't need to put all the way down my neck to make look normal, i've tried pretty much all the highstreet and high-end brands, none of the latter will stock anything near light enough for you

gonna check it out, thanks hun!


I have pretty pale skin and use the Nicola Roberts line but you ruled that one out in your post. I don't know of any others! I am sorry.

yeahhh i really wanna check out the nicola roberts stuff but i can't find it anywhere :{

[velvet]

i found the nicola roberts stuff really oily, it felt like the play makeup you have when you're a kid

[beth]

i found the nicola roberts stuff really oily, it felt like the play makeup you have when you're a kid

oh ew, forget that then.

[wixard]

never knew you had freckles bethie!

as you know i lost my bag and my mac makeup two weeks ago cry
right now i'm usin thishttp://www.rimmellondon.com/uk/products/lasting-finish-25-hour-foundation/

and i really like it, i'm not really pale but you only have to use a tiny bit to get a really good cover

[beth]

never knew you had freckles bethie!

as you know i lost my bag and my mac makeup two weeks ago cry
right now i'm usin thishttp://www.rimmellondon.com/uk/products/lasting-finish-25-hour-foundation/

and i really like it, i'm not really pale but you only have to use a tiny bit to get a really good cover

they don't come out very well on photos / i cover them hahahaha, here's an old photo BEFORE I FOUND MAKEUP TO COVER THEM:

http://i41.tinypic.com/2vb8rq9.jpg

they're pretty much the same now hahah :{

[Red]

You should check out some beauty blogs and stuff. I changed to mac in october and I actually love their makeup.
http://mesluxes.blogspot.com/2010/09/foundations-reviews-swatches-pale-skin.html
I was havin a wee browse and this girl has like photos of diff brands and she really likes l'oreal infallible.

[velvet]

ew i hate it when all the words mush together
i meant l'oreal infallible in my first post >_>