I am, unfortunately for my wallet, a HE foundation & makeup snob. I rarely (rarely for me.. possibly quite often for a less makeup-obsessed individual) delve into the drugstore makeup aisle. However, right now is the first time in a while I am very tanned from BOTH self/spray tan + real tan. So my typical summer >nw30-ish is colliding deeper into my fake tan go-to of nc42-3. I have a much …Read more
My skin is very hard to match color wise when I have a tan (natural tan from sun that is sometimes augmented by self tanner) since I have some red ruddy undertones that peek through the deep natural golden tan. Like, no mac is matching me at all right now although I carry an nc42 or 44 powder+ foundation in purse (for touch ups but don’t really need with BE). Idk what made me come back to this as …Read more
I have this in both shades, lighter one for my nw20/30 untanned face and the darker one for my nc43-ish tan. So I obviously love it! I use the Mac concealer brush I think it’s the 270s??? the one that is flat top slanted (not like a mini paddle foundation brush like most concealer brushes). That’s an awesome brush btw. You can also warm the product into skin by gently tapping w finger. The con of …Read more
Edit I attached a pic of at the barre over my almond shaped kiss nails
Lemme start by saying I don’t trust nail salons, bad experience. So I do my own pedicures and wear kiss acrylic glue on nails in a nude French medium (medium in kiss is long to me) almond shape. I don’t always paint them. But my toes are always painted. When I do paint my kisses, is it ALWAYS with a neutral shade …Read more
Edit: I’m loving this more and more. For a very light, casual 30-second look, I swipe into dark circles and any redness and blend out w any brush and that’s it, nothing but moisturizer under and no powder or anything over and as long as u get a perfect 100% match to your skintone it’s awesome like this! Really match it in person cuz I find Mac shades inconsistent across products. For me that is …Read more
I usually wear the little pot spf35 one or pro longwear but wanted to try this out (it was bw this and Nars radiant but I’ve used that so many x and wanted to compare). I got shade nc42 to use on my very tanned (for me) nc44 face. It’s quite a bit lighter but I like that to brighten that area up. It doesn’t crease on my 40-yo skin AT ALL. I use the Becca corrector in medium/deep first. I apply …Read more
My very comprehensive review of Loving tan ultra dark, after going through several bottles:
This is a great tan — this and bondi sands liquid gold my top 2 with fake bake darker coming in 3rd — it really leaves you actually darkly tanned for many days (not just a deceptively dark guide color like “St Tropez extra dark” aka Incredible Hulk paint that washes off leaving you vaguely tan) …Read more
This is for the fake bake DARKER version. I’ve gone through countless bottles. This is the ULTIMATE, best BEST tan (heavy duty tan; not a gradual) to put on in the morning and wear during the day. It is a thin liquid in a non-aerosol pump/spritz type bottle and comes with a cheesy mitt and 1 pair of gloves. It dries to the touch instantly with ZERO stickiness. It doesn’t transfer (just don’t wear …Read more
I upped this to 5 stars and you can find my most recent thoughts on this color’s page (warm tan). It’s the only thing that I have found that is a perfect color match to my skin ... and more. Just search bareminerals warm tan if you wana read.
I’m using “warm tan” on my tanned face of around an nc42 or a shade maybe even darker. I’d used this eons ago and received compliments on my …Read more
If you’re very tan and no bronzer shows up, get thee some loose warmth! When I tan I TAN (hey I’m born raised and 40 years at the jersey shore haaaa). I go from nw20 to nc42/ nc44 when I add uv light in addition to self tan. Very golden tan. My foundation at this point is drunk elephant d bronzi sunshine drops (gorgeous for warm tan skin FYI). None of my bronzers were working (actually only one …Read more
