Ladies of ethnicity I need your opinions!!!

[rubyccino]

I'm currently doing an art foundation at University of the Arts London and our brief is anti-racism. I have decided to look to the fashion and beauty industries to see whether they are doing enough for black/Asian women. I am particularly interested in foundation shades. Can you please tell me whether you find it easy to find your shade in beauty stores? Do you have to buy more expensive makeup? How do you feel about it? I need your opinions! Thank you /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[Deareux]

I'm of Asian heritage. I'm not that great at judging how well a foundation matches me, so I typically have one of the artists or associates match me in whatever foundation I'm looking to buy. I have medium skin and am on the lighter end of the scope. I don't have any problems finding matches in most brands. I choose to buy more high end foundation because I enjoy the quality, I don't have to buy them because of matching issues. However, I've found it a touch more difficult to match when a line has limited color options, but this can be true with almost anyone.

 

[lioness90]

I'm African-American and I typically don't wear foundation because I have such a hard time getting matched. My complexion is Medium-Dark and I am warm toned. I went to a Bare Minerals boutique to get matched for their Original foundation. After trying at least 10 different shades, the makeup artist told me that I should wear Golden Dark but it's too dark and orange for me. I went to an Estee Lauder counter and was told that I am between two shades. My Nars Tinted Moisturizer is a tad too dark for me but the other Med-Dark shades aren't a good match for me either. Next month, I'm going to get matched for the Urban Decay Naked foundation and a MAC foundation. I hope that one of those companies makes a lightweight foundation that will match me.

Drugstore face products typically break me out so I avoid them. In Revlon's ColorStay foundation, I'm between two shades.

I feel like women of color are typically left out of the equation when companies are choosing colors for their products (I think there's deeper racial issues going on). In both drugstore and high-end products, I have a hard time getting matched. I do not think that one is better than the other in terms of color selection (from my experience).