Bare Minerals foundation for very pale skin?

[salamanda]

I'd really like to try mineral foundation but I am vv pale, almost no foundations are light enough for me. If their palest shade isn't pale enough, are there any similar products that would work for me?

I do know that my skin is so much better since I started using BE

Med Beige is neutral AFAIK so suits cool or warm tones.

I'm a Candy Cane in LL

Noddy:
Some LL concessions are about but none near me. I just ordered 3 samples £1.29 ea plus £1.99 p&p, found my colour then ordered bit pot off of FeelUnique as its free p&p.
Yes brush separately - I use a Body Shop Mineral one as it was on offer and it's great.

gg:

The simplest way is to take off all your makeup then put a silver item under your face, then compare it to a gold item under your face.
If silver looks best and doesn't wash you out, you're cool
If gold "" "" and doesn't look brassy, you're warm

Thanks I think I will get some samples

thanks pinot..will try that

the fact i suit grey maybe suggests I am cool toned?

I'm using Fairly Light BM at the moment and I THINK it's ok colour-wise but I'm not sure. I've tried LL Barely Buff, Candy Cane and Popsicle and none of those have been disastrous either. I also recently tried Rimmel Wake Me Up in Soft Beige (200) and it was an ok match too. I have dark hair and the type of skin that will "pinken" before it tans. Does it sound as if I'm in the right ball park when choosing a foundation? I find it very confusing.

Can someone recommend a brush

gg, yep that would mean you're cool toned.
There are seemingly a zillion ways but the silver or gold material trick is the easiest.

noddy this is mine is superb, far better than the rougher BE ones.

Thanks xx

I'm also too pale for foundation but decided to ask the orange lady in the dept store for help - turned out she was even paler than me (oh, that scottish winter skin!) and sold me a product that is barely noticeable and makes me look pulled together at 8am!

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Salamanda, I just realised that I should have offered you my samples, which I'm not using. I see you've got some ordered, but if you fancy trying Porcelain and Blondie, just let me know and I'll stick them in the post for you.

Oh Devora that's so kind of you! I will get in touch if the samples I've ordered aren't right. I am interested to see how pale Porcelain is - LL say it's the palest foundation on the market (which can't be true as Illamasqua do one that is white). I am almost totally white, but not quite, so am thinking China Doll will work for me.

Everydayminerals.com has a ton of pale shades, and they seem well-reviewed on MakeUpAlley and the like. You have to order from the US, but you can get samples for about £2 for seven.

I'm very pale - Mac don't match my skin - and I seem to be China Doll in LL.