SD asks
I am to attend a party indoors at night, I use revlon colorstay foundation which in flash photography shows my face ghastly white.I have been told it is due to the spf in the foundation.Please suggest me a good foundation which looks good in photos.(I have a oily skin.)
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You could try a mineral foundation – powder – if you don’t have any major blemishes to conceal.
As of now I can think of MAC Studio Fix Fluid and Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse Foundation.
I would have suggested Maxfactor Age renew, it photographs like a dream… Gives a natural glow..
But as you have oily skin, ou’ll do better to use powder foundations..
But if you need medium-full coverage, use a cream foundation like Age renew and layer a blotting/matte finish powder on top..
If you blend well, it will never look cakey..
Hope it helps.
Also- rubbing an ice-cube on your face before you apply makeup, closes pores and reduces oil secretion.
I will suggest maybelline dream matte powder .. it does keep oil at bay and for foundation .. Studio Fix is good .. using it since few days and loving it
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N do not forget to keep some blotting sheets and powder for quick touch ups
P.S – I also have oily skin
Look look who’s here.
Aww.. I missed you guys !!
College is fucked up .. all I’m doing these days is making journals and balance sheets
that’s pretty scary. I guess in few months I would need to make balance sheets of all the makeup I buy.
And sell?? ?:-)
sale??
That’s what, I sell so less. My balance sheets would never be balanced.
haha !! Please do BIG BIG blog sale
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We will help you balance your finances
Hiii Palak..its been so long since I saw you on any blog! Have you been busy catching up on all the Ryan Gosling movies????
yeah .. I’m being LAZY these days .. and all I do is sneak on all your blogs .. read the post and RUN .. kyunki mummy aa jati h and starts babbling ki I shud be studying rite now and bla bla bla .
.-= Palak´s last blog ..Make up in monsoons =-.
I know its rude but I’m being very strong these days .. no Hauls since a month
and reading all your post excite me soooooooo much that I end up losing all my allowance on lipstick , powder and paint
N rati , pta h I never had courage to open up your ” Singapore shopping ” wala post .. I knew you wud temp me till no end
loll!!! You didn’t open the haul post. Can ‘t believe this.
You must check that out or I’ll start telling you what all I bought. 
All that dressing up in college must be fun no?
Yeah Rati ,, thats the only saving grace .. those cute handbags , floral tops and skirts .. shopping in kamla Nagar .. haggling is so much fun now !
I have my freshers coming too .. pretty excited
btw You also did your English (Hons) from DU na ?
.-= Palak´s last blog ..Make up in monsoons =-.
I did through correspondence. Fell in love with literature then. Oh my! I read so many novels during that time but I did miss the typical DU college fun. I studied in a private college because my dad was a bit against me studying in proper Delhi University college. Had my kind of a fun but can imagine the crazy DU thingy…used to visit north campus a lot.
suddenly I miss my jholas, short kurtis and kolapuris now. aWWW!
Rude??? Naaaaaaaah…you should be studying..your mom is right..hehehehee..cos we all need great-paying jobs to pay for our makeup addictions!
Bang On !!
.-= Palak´s last blog ..Make up in monsoons =-.
You gave me the whole new perspective to study .. see .. For my make up .. I can do anythin … Padhai bhi kar hi lungi
Goes back to study now
Yup…friends are always helpful :-D :-D :-D
How is MSF Natural? I’ve got an ONGC face! :-D
People with oily skin do love it.
oh another thing, go a little heavier on makeup especially for cheeks and lips. Flash photographs bleach out the colours from your face.
Very good question-well i feel the white cast on face especially in snaps could be due to choosing the wrong shade of foundation-for eg if your skin has yellow undertones and you choose foundation suited for pink undertones the snaps would clearly show like you wear a white mask!i really doubt if spf is the real culprit, i dont think so…most imp thing is you choose the right kind of foundation and blend it properly!!i personally feel cream foundation is not suited for very oily skin, or else you should be careful eough to do frequent touch-ups.
Ive been struggling to find a foundation for my oily skin with no luck.I was thinking about trying Revlon Color stay.It has been getting rave reviews and matched my skin tone to the T.But have no idea about how it photographs.As far as blotting and powdering goes it’s a big pain I’d love to have something that stays for a good 5-6 hours straight without touch-ups.
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how bout mac select spf 15
Mixed reviews but it’s a water based foundation so it would be good for oily skin.
If you are using liquid foundation, you shd use an oil-free foundation or a matte-finish foundation. You should dab on a light to medium coverage powder over this foundation. I like Revlon Colorstay Mineral Mousse foundation, followed by Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse powder. If you are only using powder, then you shd go for a full coverage powder foundation, like MAC Studio Fix Powder Foundation. Also, The Body Shop All in One Face Base is good for oily skin, it’s also a powder foundation. Keep oil blotters at hand, and just before the photos are taken, use one or two of these. Hope this helps.
I have normal to oily skin n I think MAC Studio Fix Fluid works well. But I use matte powder n keep it handy too.. :-))
I wonder how Mineralize Satin Finish would work.. Ne ideas?
No Jas, it wouldn’t. It is an oil based foundation.
Thanks :-))
k…this rakhi for the frst time i used mac select n it wrked perfectly well..m rly happy now yipee :-))
:-)
I have combi-oily skin and these are the foundations I have tried that works very well with my skin and helps keep oil at bay.
- MAC Studio Fix Foundation
- Estee Lauder Double Wear Stay in Place Makeup (my face looked flawless and oil free for hours! Stayed in place for 10 hours and I needed to blot just once)
- Shiseido foundations
:-))
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Hi Rati,
I have wheatish oily acne prone skin which foundation would you prefer for me to use.I tried with lakhme liquid foundation the result was too whitish look.Please suggest me the best coz this for alliance purpose.
i hav wheatish oily prone acne indian skin.which foundation would u prefer to use??i already tried lakme foundation bt its not suits me…….pls tell which foundation wil suits me????reply………..
I thought most mineral foundations work great for the oily skinned people – at least they worked for me!