SUPER-FAIR redhead - need foundation help!!

Hey ladies...
My skin is a pain... I'm paler than pale (tanning is physically impossible - I've tried), freckled, with "peachy" undertones and coppery red hair. Most foundation brands don't have a shade light enough to match my skin (makes me orange!). For the past few years, I've been using a Prescriptives liquid foundation (virtual skin), dilluted a bit w/ a light moisturizer, so it doesn't look like a mask... this routine works okay, but I wish I could find something that didn't have to "mix" with something else, just to match my complexion!
Is there anyone out there with similar coloring (or anyone else who knows, for that matter) who's had success with a sheer, natural looking foundation for very fair skin?? Please help - thanks!!
My skin is a pain... I'm paler than pale (tanning is physically impossible - I've tried), freckled, with "peachy" undertones and coppery red hair. Most foundation brands don't have a shade light enough to match my skin (makes me orange!). For the past few years, I've been using a Prescriptives liquid foundation (virtual skin), dilluted a bit w/ a light moisturizer, so it doesn't look like a mask... this routine works okay, but I wish I could find something that didn't have to "mix" with something else, just to match my complexion!
Is there anyone out there with similar coloring (or anyone else who knows, for that matter) who's had success with a sheer, natural looking foundation for very fair skin?? Please help - thanks!!
long (mid-back), coppery reddish brown 3a/3b/3c (a few underneath!)
Creme of Nature poo (love that stuff!); Suave Citrus Smoothie Condish; A/G Re:Coil; Got2Be spiking gel; Suave Aloe Gel
Creme of Nature poo (love that stuff!); Suave Citrus Smoothie Condish; A/G Re:Coil; Got2Be spiking gel; Suave Aloe Gel
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I generally wear Aromaleigh, which is a mineral foundation. With it, I don't even wear the lightest shade, and that's the only company I've found that to be the case with. So there is hope out there, even if you are paler than I am. And I am seriously pale. My nickname in high school was "Casper."
formerly jodib70
3a/3b, baby fine; growth goal: bra strap length.
Current products: GVP conditioning balm for co-wash and leave in, Curl Junkie Curls in a Bottle, Pattern Pusha and Garnier Anti-humidity hairspray
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Hair idol: Kimberly Schlapman from Little Big Town
Oh, I am seriously pale alright... You're not the only one who had the nickname "Casper"!! I refused to wear shorts when I was in high school... aah, nothing like sweltering Houston summers in jeans!
I think I might try the Aromaleigh... is it as pricey as Bare Minerals?? That crap is so expensive!
Someone else mentioned the Neutrogena Healthy Skin tinted moisturizer... I JUST bought that (same color - Ivory to Fair/the lightest one) at CVS yesterday - I was very excited! Too bad it was still too dark on me (not bad, but you could definitely see that my face was a different color than my neck!).
Creme of Nature poo (love that stuff!); Suave Citrus Smoothie Condish; A/G Re:Coil; Got2Be spiking gel; Suave Aloe Gel
She also has awesome colors for lips, eyes and cheeks, and again, the sample sizes are perfect for trying before you buy.
http://www.aromaleigh.com
formerly jodib70
3a/3b, baby fine; growth goal: bra strap length.
Oh that's too bad. I had hoped it might work for you.
Current products: GVP conditioning balm for co-wash and leave in, Curl Junkie Curls in a Bottle, Pattern Pusha and Garnier Anti-humidity hairspray
Location:Sunny Florida
Hair idol: Kimberly Schlapman from Little Big Town
Basically, what jodib said. It is cheaper than Bare Minerals. I want to say that it is $17 for the container, and the container has about twice as much in it as a Bare Minerals container. So a few dollars cheaper for more contents. And like she said, there are samples available. I would try levels 1 & 2, and maybe a sample of level 0, which is a pure white I think. So even if level 1 is too dark, you can lighten it further by mixing in the white. Also note that at each level, there are certain blends. Most people seem to do well with the Y/L (Yellow/Linen) blends. That's what I use. A combo of 2 parts 2 Y and 1 part 1 Y/L. Don't worry about it being complicated. It really isn't. If you find something you like, and it's a little too dark, or a little too light, blend in a little of the the next shade until you get it where you want it. Then swag out how much it took to blend. Good use of the samples.
Alright... y'all have convinced me - I just checked out the Aromaleigh site... what a color palette!! Wow! I've NEVER seen such a comprehensive selection of shades from a cosmetics brand! I am definitely going to order those samples... I will get several of the "colors" (yellow, neutral, etc.) in Level 1, along with the Alabaster to mix like you suggested (although I'm hoping I won't have to use it... damn, am I really THAT white??). I'm always confused about undertones... I always have assumed that I have "warm" undertones/coloring, since I have freckles, coppery hair & blue-green eyes. But when I look at my skin, it seems kind of "pink" to me - which is supposedly a sign of having "cool" undertones. If that's the case, I should dye my hair a medium ash brown and start wearing fuschia lipstick! HA! I'm confused on this... what am I not getting?
Creme of Nature poo (love that stuff!); Suave Citrus Smoothie Condish; A/G Re:Coil; Got2Be spiking gel; Suave Aloe Gel
Supposedly very few people really have pink undertones, and most look better with a yellow-toned foundation. I tried the warm one, and I didn't like it nearly as much as the yellow or the yellow/linen blend.
I've heard that one way to tell your skin tone is to look at the veins on your arms. If most appear blue, pink undertones. If most appear green, yellow undertones. Mine are mostly green with a couple of blues. I look best in warm colors by far, except blue and purple. I think it's a little more individual.
I know you said it is very expensive but I use bare minerals. I really like it and it has lasted very long for me. I haven't found anything that matches me like it. I use Light. I find that if I buy it on QVC I get a better deal then in the store.
2B with one lonely 3A
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