Foundation colour matching help please... I'm between a dawn and Fresco in double wear

[DoYonisHangLow]

Sorry, I know there have been tons of foundation questions recently

I used to wear bare minerals but since I bought the compact powder I've been so dissapointed with them, it just sits in my pores and lines and makes me look all creased! I like double wear but I can't seem to get the right shade, the Dawn is a tad too pale and pinkish but the dawn is a tad too orangey . I've been reading some of the foundation threads and I'm temped to go for a different brand, maybe the revlon one or max factor creme one in a pot but really unsure as to which colour to go for. I do the whole putting it on a bare face and looking in the sunlight thing but always always seem to get it a shade wrong. Maybe I just have odd colour skin.

Any tips?

Also, while I'm here, what's the difference between a BB cream and a primer? If I get one do I wear both or is a Bb cream instead of a primer and then you wear foundation over the top?

[DidoTheDodo]

Thank goodness someone else has had that problem with bre minerals. I thought it was just me. It settled in all my creasy bits too.

I am between two shades of foundation and just mix a blob of each together on my hand before applying to my face. this has the advantage of me being able to change the colour depending on the seasons - I am very pale in the winter, bit more freckly in the summer. Experiment with what you've already got until you are a mixing expert!

[DoYonisHangLow]

See that's what I'm doing ATM but I'm not spending over £50 replacing both colours. Though could maybe justify it with a cheaper brand.

[flouncymcflouncerson]

I've worn both bare minerals or double wear for years but found in a lot of pics I looked grey in the double wear. I've just switched to no 7 beautiful matte and they colour matched me with their device thingy and it's great! Like double wear but way cheaper! Good range of colours too and many different varieties

[NoGoatsToe]

There's that Findation website findation.com which you could try for colour matching different brands.