Contour powder for pale girls.

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Marissa S.

Feb 14, 2015

Marissa S.

After much frustration I think I've basically given up on a finding a contour powder that doesn't look like an orange, muddy mess on me.

I went to Sephora today and swatched a bunchhhh of contour palettes/powders. Smashbox, KVD, Anastasia, the new Marc Jacobs duos. No dice. They all looked terrible on my skin.

Any pale girl success stories with finding a good powder?

Nikki D.

Feb 14, 2015

Nikki D.

I heard Kevin Aucoin's contour powder is supposed to be really good, and I think it's actually sold here on beautylish.

Christine M.

Feb 14, 2015

Christine M.

I actually use an eyeshadow duo by gosh as my contour. I have quite pale skin and for some reason literally everything seems to pull quite yellow/orange on me and looks hideous. On a hunch I started looking at matte eyeshadows and finally after a few weeks of searching I found this duo by gosh. It looks quite ashy in the pan but on the face it gives the perfect subtle contour with no crazy orange yellow glow. The only thing that sucks is that the pan is soooo small lol.

Mady D.

Feb 14, 2015

Mady D.

I use Body Shop's baked-to-last bronzer in the shade 02 (warm glow) it's not too dark so it works really well on pale skin and I love it

Christine M.

Feb 14, 2015

Christine M.

It's weird in the pic it still looks really warm but in real life it's quite cool toned and not super intense which is perfect I bought it at shoppers and I am from Ontario Canada. I would suggest trying out a few matte eyeshadows you may be able to find something that works for you! Good luck!!

Kailey L.

Feb 14, 2015

Kailey L.

I just use a foundation 2 shades darker than my skin tone. I'm as pale as they come and this is the ONLY way I can contour without it looking like I've contoured (if that makes sense?) I use maybelline fit me pressed powder, but really any powder will do.

Sabrina K.

Feb 14, 2015

Sabrina K.

Christine I'm really curious to know the name of that eyeshadow duo! I been looking for a matte eyeshadow I could use on my fair skin! On the picture the colors look pink/plum is that the correct color?

Whitney V.

Feb 14, 2015

Whitney V.

Nyx blush in taupe. It's AMAZING and cheap :)!

Alma M.

Feb 14, 2015

Alma M.

Contouring shouldn't be frustrating at all its about using a actual sculpting powder that's pretty much it, there isn't multiple shades its just one and Kevyn Aucoin is the one :) I've used it also on very pale skin and it's wonderful

Carmen A.

Feb 14, 2015

Carmen A.

I've heard the NYX blush in taupe is good!

Marissa S.

Feb 15, 2015

Marissa S.

Thanks for all the suggestions, I'll definitely look into that Kevyn Aucoin powder

Katrina K.

Feb 15, 2015

Katrina K.

I use MAC's blush Harmony! It's really nice!

Christina M.

Feb 18, 2015

Christina M.

Oooooohhhh... hopefully this works for you. I used it on a pale model before and it came out very well.. Maybelline loose powder bronzer. use it very modestly to give you a light lift in your cheeks and bleend the cap out of it. I followed it with a very pale pink blush same loose powder.

kim N.

Feb 18, 2015

kim N.

I'm not pale but I've heard pale girls love to use benefits hoola bronzer to contour.

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