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kwitter Ater getting off the phone with a Prescriptives Rep, here is what we figured out. First this is what I was sent home with (samples): Flawless: Ivory, Virtual Matte: Fresh Bisque - now look at these and they are way off, even if you try to match them. One is light and one is dark. Trying them on, well one was way to light and one too dark. Looked dead with one and with the too dark, looked like someone tried to fake tan me.
After a very long talk with a rep on the phone we found what I HOPE is correct for me. We both were able to figure what my equal would be in the Clinique line (since I know my color in clinique - and the clinique color is perfect - color wise). Yes the color is perfect in clinique, but I was looking for a better performance in a make up. So this is what we got:
Clinique Superfit: Neutral 05, therefore in Flawless we found the Beige would work the best (we both HOPE)
Clinique Matte: Stay Neutral 08, therefore in Virtual Mate we found the Fresh Beige would work best (again we HOPE)!
I can't wait to get them (I ordered them, they said if they didn't work I could return). I want to see the "glow" so they say with prescriptives foundation.
Does anyone else get this excited about stuff like this? And why am I so impatient? Anyhow, maybe I will get the stuff before Thanksgiving. Oh and I was told to try and take the too SAMPLES I got and mix them and maybe that will tide me over until I get the right stuff (since one color is too light and one too dark).
Wow! you poor thing! You really had to WORK at that!! It is a good thing that you had a line that you knew was a perect match so you could at least have something to use as a guidline. I really hope that one of those works for you, but if it doesn't, there is an option if you REALLY, REALLY LOVE one of those makeups and find it to be your HG and don't want to be with out it. I had ladies that fit in between colors and what they did (but it is EXPENSIVE so you may need to plan for it) is find the two colors that were closest but not quite right alone and mix them. If you got a good mix, (and MAKE SURE to right down the ratio of what you mix, like 1 part of beige to 2 parts cream or what ever, so you have the perfect "recipe") then buy those two (even if you have to wait a bit to buy the second one and "fake it" with the one that works best), and make your mix in an empty bottle so the others stay fresh for the next batch. Then just use your perfect mixed bottle and you have your custom color in the formula YOU want. What is good is after the initial purchase, you usually run out of one sooner than the other so your next purchase is always staggered and you don't have to buy the two at once again. Just make sure you write your secret recipe down and get the measurements of how much to use of each color. YOU become your OWN custom blend artist! AND you get the perfect color in your perfect formula! That way you don't settle for a fake tan look or looking like a corpse! After the initial purchase the cost equals out to about the same as normal use of one foundation.
I hope this helps you! I know these things get EXPENSIVE but if it is the one you love and it works out well it might be worth it for you. Good Luck!:icon_love Chermarie, OH! and YES you are not the only one that gets excited about these things! I worked as a makeup artist for almost 20 years and I have the product stash to show for it! And STILL anytime I hear of anything new or great, I HAVE to try it!! What can I say, if I get cut, I probably bleed cosmetics!
haha!