
by Anasuya
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One of the harshest memories I have from my childhood is having worn a foundation that was always five shades off for my very pale skin tone. My mother never really taught me how to apply makeup and which makeup is best for my complexion and tone, and so it was a guessing game for much of my youth. I’d sneak her pancake makeup because it was the only thing that covered my youthful acne at the time, and since she was a tanner and had really dark skin, the makeup looked pretty much orange on me, and would leave a nice line around the chin because I didn’t realize you had to blend it into your neck as well. It wasn’t until I was older that I was able to buy my own pancake makeup in the right ivory shade, but what I thought was the right shade wasn’t very right at all. It was too pale, and left me looking like a ghost. Great for Halloween, but not exactly prime for every day use, you know? And, over the years since then I’ve had a hard time finding a
shade that was right for
me. I even spent $100 at a department store cosmetics counter where they blend all sorts of make-up powders specifically to match your skin tone right there in front of you, and you’re thinkin you’ll get your moneys worth because they are doing all this work to make sure it’s the perfect color. Problem for me is that it might have been a good color, but it was awful for my skin. Since I suffered from blemishes my whole life (worse in my youth than it is now certainly and thankfully), I needed something that would help prevent blemishes if not treat existing blemishes, and I certainly didn’t need anything that would CAUSE blemishes. I have oily skin so this is a bigger problem than I had anticipated.
I love avon products and have been ordering them for years, and so started to give their foundations a try. I regularly use a Revlon foundation that is the perfect color for me, but doesn’t help with my oily skin at all, so I’m looking for something that does everything I need all in one convenient bottle. IDEAL SHADE ...