What they said. Samples are awesome, and Sephora is really good about giving them to you. I also combine two shades to match my skin tone better. I fluctuate between Light and Medium, and I can adjust as my coloring changes.
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Maria - Nov 21, 2014 8:55:56 am PST #14499 of 30002
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
meara - Nov 21, 2014 9:05:24 am PST #14500 of 30002
Maria, do you just go ahead and buy two shades of a thing? I may do that, but it's so dang expensive...
meara - Nov 21, 2014 9:06:31 am PST #14501 of 30002
....also now I really want to take a sephora field trip today. No time, but maybe tomorrow...
Burrell - Nov 21, 2014 9:40:34 am PST #14502 of 30002
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Thanks everyone. Clearly a visit to Sephora is on my to-do list since I'm running out of the Laura Mercier anyway.
Now that I'm older, my formerly combo skin is dry, plus uber sensitive. I get eczema and rosacea, lucky me! Hence the need for something to smooth out the complexion a bit.
Atropa - Nov 21, 2014 10:07:45 am PST #14503 of 30002
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I want to go to an Inglot counter and look at all the new SUPER SPARKLY eye pigments.
Maria - Nov 21, 2014 10:42:06 am PST #14504 of 30002
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
Maria, do you just go ahead and buy two shades of a thing? I may do that, but it's so dang expensive...
I do, even if it's not by design. I buy the lighter color, which is fine for deep winter, and then as I get some color through the spring and summer, I look ghost-like. So I'll buy the darker color and blend as necessary. If I'm doing it on purpose, I will look to see if there are travel-sizes available. Cheaper, plus I don't have to check a bag when I'm traveling.
meara - Nov 21, 2014 10:55:21 am PST #14505 of 30002
Yeah, I guess if I planned it well I would've gotten the color that DIDN"T have a travel size, since they don't usually have those in all the colors (the Tarte BB stuff is what I'm thinking of now...haven't checked the UD Naked to see if there's travel sizes now, but the Tarte I got in "light" rather than "fair" and "light" is what they have travel-size. Boo!)
Burrell - Nov 21, 2014 11:13:08 am PST #14506 of 30002
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
what is the difference between "fair" and "light"? Asks the gal who doesn't need to change her make up shades in summer because she never gets much sun.
Maria - Nov 21, 2014 11:17:20 am PST #14507 of 30002
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
Fair is the lightest, then light. Depending on brand, the undertones may be different as well. Take it all with a grain of salt and go with what looks good on your skin.
Atropa - Nov 21, 2014 11:29:41 am PST #14508 of 30002
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Fair is the lightest, usually with pink undertones. Light usually has yellow undertones, for some reason.