Need foundation - £££ no object

[PiratePanda]

I am giving in to my aging skin and am about to spend a crap load of money on foundation. I have pale alabaster skin and I hate feeling sticky, oily or sweaty. And I lost my treaured Kryolan professional foundation on my last trip to the States.

Suggestions please! I actually work close to the Kryolan shop in Covent Garden but don't know if they cater to non-professional walk-ins. So I might need to get something commercial.

Hey Pirate. I am going through this exercise right now, but I am sure someone way more knowledgeable will be along soon.

I have narrowed mine down to two options now:

Clarins Everlasting Foundation

or

Revlon Whipped Foundation (but the jar puts me off this one a bit).

I'm fair with quite sensitive skin, and I also hate that oily icky feeling.

The one stated on makeup boards as the best is Giorgio Armani - never tried this.

chantecaille real skin very good too.

this link may be of help:-

makeup.about.com/od/blogs/tp/MoreTopMatureFoundations.htm

yes you can buy the Kryolan makeup at Charles Fox

www.kryolanmakeupcoventgarden.co.uk/

www.extrememakeup.co.uk/epages/es117859.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/es117859_shop/Products/KR09130/SubProducts/KR09130-Choose

Review

donotrefreeze.com/2010/09/review-kryolan-ultra-fluid-foundation.html

Once I decide which shade, I'm buying it.

Is that krylon stuff any good? Looks fab and very reasonable.

Hmmmm what colour? I'm off to google to see if I can work it out...

Kryolan is completely awesome. Unbeatable actually.

I love a new foundation, what is it about kryolan op?

One review says 'spreads like butter, covers like cement' my kinda foundation

I'm looking at the pan stick...

Sunday-how did you very on with that veil cream you ordered on another thread ?

Me too, just saw they're in Australia too. Which of their foundations is the magic one?

I'm looking at the green neutralising stick too!

I got the veil samples but not one of the very many matched my skin.

It's good stuff but not a match for me, sadly. My cousin was able to use the money off that I spent on samples as she got a perfect match.

I can't find a proper swatch chart for kryolan, it's all just computer palettes.

I may order two in a light and darker one and then blend.

Suquu is one of the most loved foundations on Sali Hughes' (beauty ed at the Guardian) website.

Intrigued by kryolan! I have pale dry skin, with red acne blemishes & need heavy coverage.

Is it really good??

Got Lily Lolo samples this week and disappointed :(

Suqqu is meant to be the daddy of foundations, don't think it's quite pale enough for me though. Think it's £65 a jar.

It's says on reviews you need to order one shade lighter than you normally would as it's TV make up so comes up dark.

Shame about the veil.

You can go into Charles Fox-it's not just for pros. It's my favourite shop

I love Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk. It's my all time best foundation. I am very pale (NC15) and the palest shade (2, bizarrely) and it suits me perfectly.

www.extrememakeup.co.uk/epages/es117859.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/es117859_shop/Categories/Services/%22Foundation%20Matching%22

They do a free colour match service!!!!

I've ordered the neutraliser stick foundation - will see what the quality is like before ordering tons of other stuff!

I had the cream (?) in a little pot, not the liquid. Went on smoothly, absolutely perfect opaque coverage, and not remotely sticky or sweaty ever. I too had alabaster, and it was a perfect match for my skin, pinky rather than yellowy.

O th

Oh thank god Antoinette - I'll be getting myself down there tomorrow!

(And offering big love to my friends in the theatre trade who introduced me to Kryolan in the first place :) )