u/No-Election8672

I don't know where to start

Ever since getting into makeup, I’ve basically watched people with fair skin on TikTok try on products and think “that looks good on them,” only to buy it and have it turn completely orange on me. After about a year of wasting money, I learned that I’m actually olive. I have a yellow/green hue to my skin, but sometimes I lean more yellow and other times I look more grey, which is why I never considered olive as an option for me. I also realized that even products marketed as “cool” can still look peachy. The Kosas blush in euphoria is a perfect example because it looked kinda peachy on me instead of that soft pinky mauve look I've been chasing.

For reference, I wear :

NARS foundation -Mont Blanc ( Not a perfect match but close enough )

Haus Labs concealer 04 Fair Neutral

Tower 28 2.0 BU as a brightening shade.

I’ve earned Rouge status on Sephora buying all the wrong products, and I know the Sephora sale will be coming up eventually, so I want to buy the correct products this time.

What are y’all’s holy grails?? It can be ANYTHING. Bronzers, foundation, blushes, lippies, ANYTHINGG. Thank you in advance!!

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u/No-Election8672 — 11 days ago
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Help finding my everyday “your lips but better” lip liner

Hi guys! I'm desperate to find my perfect everyday nude lip liner.
I'm looking for a pinky brown beige that gives that subtle "lip filler pout" look. I'm pretty pale and I think I'm neutral leaning more cool. My problem is that almost every liner either pulls too orange or too purple/mauve, and neither is what I'm after.
Here's what I've tried:

Makeup Forever Wherever Walnut & Anywhere Caffeine - absolutely not, looked like spaghetti sauce

Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk – too orange

Pillow Talk Fair – too light

Makeup by Mario Smokey Pink – beautiful, but pulls a little purple

Charlotte Tilbury Iconic Nude – close, but too dark

Makeup by Mario Toasty – great, but turns warm if I slightly overline

Sephora Collection Perfect Beige – probably the closest! I just wish it had a little more pink.

Kylie Comes Naturally – pulls purple

Rhode Lift - a little too pink

Sephora Collection Soft Suede - too mauve

Sephora Collection Pink Frosting – I use it as a base under warmer liners to cancel out the orange, and it helps, but I'd love to find one liner that doesn't need any tweaking.

I know cooler toned liners usually have some purple in them, but my lips are naturally pretty pink, so mauve shades don't look right on me. Am I being too picky? 😭 Does anyone have recommendations for that perfect pinky brown beige nude?

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u/No-Election8672 — 3 months ago