Comments on Tangled Tresses and Budget Beauty: Drugstore Brands: Why Are There Fewer Color Option...

I totally agree. I can never find my shade in drug...

2010-03-31T10:00:55.168-07:00

I totally agree. I can never find my shade in drug stores, so I don't even bother trying. When it comes to my foundation, I stick with Prestige brands-MAC in particular :)
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@ Hillerie- Thanks, girl! @ Geeky Dior Girl- I wa...

2010-03-29T17:17:12.343-07:00

@ Hillerie- Thanks, girl!

@ Geeky Dior Girl- I was just thinking I was probably going to have to just settle with a translucent powder when I was standing in the drugstore aisle. But then I was like, Forget that I'm just gonna spend the money and get my Mac Skinfinish!

@yummy411- The Revlon Colorstay colors were few and far between for me but I haven't tried the Milani yet. I'm gonna have to try it out this weekend!

@jalyssacakex- Thanks for the blog love girl!! I haven't tried Neutrogena. Their shades seem a bit to warm for my skin tone. But that's just me judging from the bottle so I'm gonna look again next time I'm at the store and really investigate!!

Omg I definitely agree! I sell Avon and I noticed ...

2010-03-28T15:39:24.173-07:00

Omg I definitely agree! I sell Avon and I noticed their is only one really dark shade, probably called chocolate or something stupid like that, as if all dark skinned ppl have the same skintone lol..but my fav drugstore foundation is neutrogena and i wear the darkest shade! i think the reason why their arent drugstore powders in deep colors is because the pigmention and ingredients use is cheap, so it would make dark skin women look chalky..you are gorgeous and i love your blog ..keep in touch
xoxo jenna

great post! have you tried milani's powders? t...

2010-03-24T13:07:23.942-07:00

great post! have you tried milani's powders? they are like powder foundation, but can be used with a fluffier powder brush for a sheerer coverage/to set your foundation. (i use it very often!)a lot of ladies also seem to like (find a color) within the revlon colorstay pressed powder..hth!

I am MAC NC40. I use a translucent powder over my ...

2010-03-18T21:38:39.101-07:00

I am MAC NC40. I use a translucent powder over my foundation. And sometimes on a good skin day I just use MAC's blotting powder to take away the shine. I do alot of makeup work on my friends and its dang near impossible to find a foundation for a very dark skin woman. I wind up just using translucent powder on them.

I've had the same problems with drug store pro...

2010-03-18T20:56:46.371-07:00

I've had the same problems with drug store products, so most of the time I stick with what works. Your blog is fab!

@ Claire- That is so intriguing! I honestly wouldn...

2010-03-18T20:30:51.919-07:00

@ Claire- That is so intriguing! I honestly wouldn't have guessed but that's interesting. How obnoxious to not be able to find an ivory shade that doesn't make you look orange or half dead! Super lame! I guess we find what works for us and go with it. Have you been able to find anything in the mineral makeup brands???
Oh and thanks for the blog love! Coming from YOU my dear, that actually means a lot!!!

@Mocha Mish Mash- I had though that the cosmetics companies had already started to view WOC's as consumers more so in our current day, but I guess we're still working on it! Ah well!

I believe that cosmetic companies are just startin...

2010-03-18T16:48:29.298-07:00

I believe that cosmetic companies are just starting to view WOC as consumers. I've always had trouble with drugstore foundation/powder shopping so I avoid them at all costs, even though I recently found a L'Oreal foundation that isn't that bad. And I agree while there are more liquid foundation shades available, they often do have a red/pink undertone that doesn't suit most WOC skintones.

This is really an interesting phenomenon. I can...

2010-03-18T16:25:02.933-07:00

This is really an interesting phenomenon. I can't opine on whether darker women prefer liquid over powder, but I can add the perspective of a woman on the opposite end of the spectrum.

Mac, along with most of the other fashion brands (i.e. brands with more than just neutral toned eyeshadows and mom-ish color palettes), does not make a liquid foundation color pale enough for my palest skin tone. NC-15 is the palest color they have, and that is my skin tone in November, when I still have a hint of color left from the summer. But, by mid-February, I'm like a ghost and NC-15 makes my face look orange.

And, in the more neutral palette brands, I have a hard time finding a pale color that doesn't make me look ill. Where does the warmth go? Yes, I'm a redhead, but that doesn't make my skin grayish!

So, I religiously stick with powders over light concealer now. I threw in the towel on liquids.

There must be a science to it... liquids have a darker spectrum, and powders are lighter. Maybe they are just easier to manufacture that way because of their respective mediums.

Love the blog, Khalia! I always did admire your glamour sense!