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Foundation for dry skin.

(9 Posts)
harbourlight42 Wed 01-Apr-15 13:56:56

Am I looking for the impossible? I'm a fading red head with pale, and high colour skin tone that gets more blotches daily. All the foundations I've tried tend to enhance the fine lines and the colours are either too yellow, too pink (I don't need that) or so pale I look dead. Has anyone found a foundation that really stays moist and gives reasonable cover? I'm resigned to buying more than one tone and mixing them. Help.

Teetime Wed 01-Apr-15 15:26:16

Bobbi Brown are very good at this sort of problem I would try them first I'm using a lovely tinted moisturiser of theirs at the moment and a creme blusher- or perhaps Clarins they are consistently good with all skin problems.

Crafting Wed 01-Apr-15 20:47:49

Have you tried using a light fake tan face cream that will give you a bit of colour under foundation. I use one every two or three days otherwise I look white as a sheet and people keep asking if I'm I'll!

rosequartz Wed 01-Apr-15 21:45:37

I use Clarins, and they do various foundations to suit different skin types. Boots, John Lewis, Debenhams etc have skincare advisers.

Sometimes I will blend some moisturiser with foundation and then apply it to give a less 'made-up' look for daytime.

I have also used Avene moisturiser (it has an accent over the first e but can't do this on the pc). They do a moisturiser with a slight green tinge which is anti-redness, good for skin which gets rosacea. Boots often have small sample tubes so that you can try it out before spending on a big tube.

Gracesgran Wed 01-Apr-15 22:14:43

I use Clarins too and I have a sensitive skin. It doesn't seem to show up the lines.

If you go into one of the stores that sells the brand they will try it for you on your skin so you can see and even go away and let it settle to see if it really works.

Teetime Thu 02-Apr-15 07:57:24

I remembered that what the Clarins lady showed me to do was mix a little of their face oil in with your moisturiser before applying foundation- I must go and get some my face is dry after the winter too.

rosequartz Thu 02-Apr-15 10:29:49

I bought some of their face oil when it was with an offer and haven't used it yet. I must try it.

J52 Thu 02-Apr-15 10:57:03

Waitrose do a lovely fragrance free face oil called Pure. It is just as good as the expensive ones. x

overthehill Thu 02-Apr-15 21:44:39

I on the other hand would like to find a foundation with a pink tone rather than beige tone. Any suggestions?