r/PaleMUA

Hi,

Thanks to everyone for posting their favorite shades. I've read through many posts but still have trouble finding MLBB lipstick. Pinks tend to be too warm, nudes wash me out or look darker than intended, and many mauves are too dark as well. I have tried Thanks, It's Mac, but that pound too brown on me. For reference, I am fair with cool undertones and green eyes. Any tips on how to find a shade? I see may favorites have been reformulated, which makes me hesitant to buy them. I hate purchasing things that I won't use. No preference on type of lipstick but I work in a fairly conservative field, so natural looking is preferred.

I wasn't sure from the rules if posting a photo of my lips without makeup is allowed. If it is, I am happy to do it.

Thank you!!

Heyy, looking for neutral/neutral-cool lipliners! Not too purple, not too pink, not too brown😅 I feel like everything turns neon pink or orange on my lips. Specifically looking for drugstore brands, like Maybeline, Essence, Catrice, NYX. I live in Northern Europe, so I don’t have access to Sephora etc.
Thanks in advance!

Give me the absolute grayest contours. Bonus for a stick.

I have the elf lightest contour which works well enough but I am looking for something even grayer, ideally a stick. It seems to blend a little warm?

I see the sheglam one but am suspicious. There’s Anastasia Beverly Hills but is it gray enough? Judy doll?

I recently got the Sacheu liquid contour in giving sass (it looked grayer than iconic). It looks pretty good but to me is a good bronzer color (warmer, but in a good way for a bronzer).

I know this is an older highlighter. I probably bought mine like in 2015, but it lasted a long time until my toddlers found it and smashed it up. I read that Becca Cosmetics was acquired by Smashbox back in 2021. I looked for a replacement for my favorite highlighter in the color pearl, but it appears that they don't make that color anymore. It's a cool-toned white shimmery highlighter. What would be the best product to replace it? I love that it looked pure white, because my skin is extremely light and it was the only thing to really stand out.

Hi everyone,

Sorry if this has already been asked, but I couldn’t find any posts that cleared this up.

I'm about to run out of my Missha BB cream, and I’ve been trying to find shade 13 in the new version, but the lightest shade I can find anywhere seems to be 17.

Does anyone know if shade 13 has been discontinued?

Edit: I tried to add photos from Olive Young, but it won't let me. You can see on the product page that there's a new packaging for the red BB cream, and 13 is not one of the shades: https://global.oliveyoung.com/product/detail?prdtNo=GA260439350

If you’re a pale skin girlie, I’d live to hear how you achieve a glowy body care routine (not face).

I have cool toned pale skin. I use scrubs, oils and etc but I feel like my skin still looks dehydrated, dull and just doesn’t have that glow factor when I wear shorts or tank-tops. Sometimes I think it’s not possible to achieve this look as a really pale girl 🫣

I sometimes wonder if I’m pale enough for this group BUT I find it does help me so wanted to check in:

I have an AMAZING shade match in light neutral (4). It also wears perfectly for me and is a great spf.

Has anyone else had success with this?

I never hear anyone talk about it. I normally use expensive foundations but after using this, I finally know how it’s supposed to be 😂

I currently have two actual bottles of foundation in my possession: BE creative make-up 0C (aka coolest, fairest shade) and Douglas Serum foundation 1CL Porcelain (fairest shade available). Because they're usually the cheapest in higher end beauty retailers where you can try on properly (I can't test drugstore make-up properly), I tend to go for the retailers "housebrands" often, so BE creative for Ici Paris XL and Douglas collection for Douglas.

The BE 0C is 3 years old, and while it was always a tad dark it oxidizes even worse now to orange. The 1CL porcelain is pretty good, but I am not sure about the formula and feel so i look out for other ones.

There's been a lot of buzz about Tirtir, their shaderange, and Korean cushion foundations in general which I'd love to try out for a well-functioning higher coverage option. I could get samples from Little Wonderland (Dutch K beauty retailer, I'm in Belgium) and tried them out but...Oof. I could only get samples of 13N and 13C and too-dark shades I ignore.

13C is way too pink and dark, it oxidizes badly to something that looks almost coral on my very fair, muted sort of greyish skin. 13N is workable I think but a tad too orange yellow, so, opinions?

outside of my arm, (my arms are hairy lol): Top to bottomBE 0C, Douglas 1LC, Tirtir Red Cushion 13N, Tirtir 13C

https://preview.redd.it/dd0cpjrk96bh1.png?width=2048&format=png&auto=webp&s=5664a11bc9ea0189944e0b71eda46749f429239f

https://preview.redd.it/1o7s8s4u96bh1.png?width=2048&format=png&auto=webp&s=db7808556ba0ad0db38bb3095870e8a1ed2f6680

Inside arm, same order ^

Face/jaw: T 13N, T 13C, D 1LC

The 13C matches my surface redness and acne, but covering that up is sort of the point xD

https://preview.redd.it/maedz273a6bh1.png?width=922&format=png&auto=webp&s=0dad093e50589f8c8fc2e07d69b5670264b2d3fd

Based on How 1LC is looking and it not being much lighter than 13N, I think 10C will be too light for me and the undertone still wrong (too pink/colorful)

(I know the lighting sucks, in RL 1LC def blends in best with the tirtir being similar on my jaw as on my arms)

Any recommendations for very fair, muted, I am pretty sure Neutral (I've had PCA done, soft warm-neutral shades are generally good on me, etc) tone that have a lightweight, non-irritating feel while higher coverage? Any thoughts about what could be good?

I bought lipsticks for my mother’s birthday, and I think I’ve been given wrong shades. They wouldn’t let me test it so i just have to believe them (ik my mistake). I asked for brown shades stay ons and she handed me maybelline vinyl super stay shade keen. And when i got home and tested it out. IT WAS PEACH. And wasn’t what I imagined. So my mother has ivory fair skin with pink undertones, so how does this lipstick look with it?? (If u tried it). Please help me out or I am thinking about exchanging it. I am confused 😭

I’m hoping that someone can recommend some finishing powders please.

I’m fair and lean cool-neutral. I’m using NARS Mont Blanc foundation and it’s slightly too yellow for me.

In Revolution Beauty Skin Silk, F2 sits well.

I’m looking for a finishing powder rather than for baking.

Most recently, I’ve used Laura Mercier with the white lid. It’s fine but I’m wanting to try something new.

Any suggestions?

I need something to not look orange