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Question About Laura Geller Balance-N-Brighten Shades

grammarqueen — Sun, 20 Aug 2017 01:28:40 GMT

I am really interested in maybe picking up Geller's TSV, but I've never used her Balance-N-Brighten foundation before. I'm trying to figure out what shade I would wear. I think I would be Fair, but many reviewers on other sites say that it was too dark for them. There is Porcelain, but I am a Soft Autumn, and I think it might be too cool toned for me. I have neutral skin tone. Thanks.

Re: Question About Laura Geller Balance-N-Brighten Shades

Mistreatedbycs — Sun, 20 Aug 2017 01:53:04 GMT

Anybody responding would just be guessing, without actually seeing your skin and matching, you'll just have to guess.

I don't like it, it makes my face shiny and I don't prefer that look.

I like her blush, shadows and love her brushes but that's about it.

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Foolywooly11 — Sun, 20 Aug 2017 03:17:49 GMT

I'm fair-skinned, not porcelin, & that foundation made my face look oddly "shaded".

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momoftwo2007 — Sun, 20 Aug 2017 03:20:22 GMT

@grammarqueen I am usually a light or light medium in foundation shades. I got the Balance n Brighten last year from a kit and they didn't have a light shade. So I ordered both Fair and Medium. And the medium is way too dark. The Fair worked for me. So, from my experience, I think her foundation runs darker than other foundations found here.

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StraytoStay — Sun, 20 Aug 2017 03:52:11 GMT

I usually wear fair/light or more often light shades of foundation and ordered the fair a few TSV times. One was too dark, another perfect. It's a krap shoot with how many dark swirls you get. Light sounds like it would be too dark if you're considering the porcelain. I can use medium as contour myself ( unless I got one more heavily swirled with dark pigment) & I've tried two porcelain myself and both looked as white as baby powder on me. It's really for the fairest of the fair. ☺

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tg-indy — Sun, 20 Aug 2017 14:12:14 GMT

I am usually light in most foundations. I use fair in the balance n brighten. Works great for me . My favorite foundation. Easy to use and doesn't feel heavy on skin.

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wagirl — Sun, 20 Aug 2017 14:22:13 GMT

Am at a loss for trying to find the right color foundation for me. I usually end up in the med range but find that is so yellow on my skin, so I go to fair or light. Got told once I was a warm tone---whaatttt????---I need to go to a make up place like Ulta or Sephora and have someone actually match my skin to a foundation--DD did that at the Philosphy counter and got the most perfect shade for her. They match the skin on your neck. That being said, I am using Gellers brighten and glow in a medium that looks great----tried IT celebration foundation in med and that was horrible-----????????

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Fressa — Sun, 20 Aug 2017 15:37:17 GMT

I am very fair with a cool tone and I use porcelain. The fair is too dark for me and too warm. i think you would use fair from your description. This is a great product because you can you it alone or layer it under or over other products. It lasts a long time.

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vermint — Mon, 21 Aug 2017 14:27:17 GMT

@grammarqueen I'm an Autumn-into-Winter, fair skinned, neutral tones. I've used the Fair Balance & Brighten for years with great success. It's never mattered what the contents of the compact were in terms of "swirls", it's always worked for me! There is no sparkle of any kind in the Balance & Brighten, either, and I've checked it both on my face and in the compact under many different lights. I'm 62, with some fine lines...no settling problems with B & B.

I've used so many compacts of this stuff, I've lost count...and I have 3 waiting in the wings!

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Mandy H — Mon, 21 Aug 2017 14:48:09 GMT

i also have a stock pile of this foundation. to the original question about the shades, i am a true golden med. with my skin tone, but the golden med, was to dark. i agree with some of the other comments it does run a little darker. may want to go a shade lighter, hope this helps. if u like it stock up, i am always worried about them changing there formulas, so if i like something i always stock up.

Re: Question About Laura Geller Balance-N-Brighten Shades

Valstybaby — Mon, 21 Aug 2017 16:36:02 GMT

@vermint wrote:
@grammarqueen I'm an Autumn-into-Winter, fair skinned, neutral tones. I've used the Fair Balance & Brighten for years with great success. It's never mattered what the contents of the compact were in terms of "swirls", it's always worked for me! There is no sparkle of any kind in the Balance & Brighten, either, and I've checked it both on my face and in the compact under many different lights. I'm 62, with some fine lines...no settling problems with B & B.

I've used so many compacts of this stuff, I've lost count...and I have 3 waiting in the wings!

ITA. I tried so many others and always come back to B&B. It does run a little dark so I use Fair.

Re: Question About Laura Geller Balance-N-Brighten Shades

AngelPuppy1 — Fri, 08 Dec 2017 12:51:17 GMT

@Fressa wrote:
I am very fair with a cool tone and I use porcelain. The fair is too dark for me and too warm. i think you would use fair from your description. This is a great product because you can you it alone or layer it under or over other products. It lasts a long time.

@Fressa

I know this is an old post but I wanted to ask you about your experience with this product and also the porcelain color. Your post says you are very fair with a cool tone. I recently ordered this product in fair and while I like the product a lot I think it is a tad too dark, making me look a bit sunburned at times!

I had looked at the porcelain in a store and tried it on the back of my hand and thought -- this looks so pale --- like there is no color to it. It doesn't seem like there would be any coverage to this shade. What do you think about that? Or are you basically just using it over a foundation as just a finishing powder?

I am quite fair and have cool in my skin, also -- definitely no gold or yellow tones. But I am not ghostly white, as I have pink in my skin.

I would love to use this product but am thinking I might not be able to get the color I need. I wish there was a shade somewhat darker than porcelain with the cool tones and not gold like the fair shade has.

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Fressa — Fri, 08 Dec 2017 15:59:20 GMT

I had originally ordered the fair because there wasn't porcelin shade option. I found it to be a bit dark for me as well. The shade can seem different on the hand/wrist than on your face but there really isn't any other way to test the sample. I find that there is color in the porcelin and it works great for me. I use it as a foundation 90% of the time. I have quite a few issues and sometimes have a lot of redness in my face from allergies, etc. This will calm that down. It seems to neutrilize all those blothy spots or hot spots on the face. I've used it to correct a "too much blush" mistake and as a finishing powder if I'm having a really bad allergy day. I think you would probably be more the porcelin shade than the fair from your description. Hope this helps you.

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AngelPuppy1 — Sat, 09 Dec 2017 10:53:47 GMT

@Fressa wrote:
I had originally ordered the fair because there wasn't porcelin shade option. I found it to be a bit dark for me as well. The shade can seem different on the hand/wrist than on your face but there really isn't any other way to test the sample. I find that there is color in the porcelin and it works great for me. I use it as a foundation 90% of the time. I have quite a few issues and sometimes have a lot of redness in my face from allergies, etc. This will calm that down. It seems to neutrilize all those blothy spots or hot spots on the face. I've used it to correct a "too much blush" mistake and as a finishing powder if I'm having a really bad allergy day. I think you would probably be more the porcelin shade than the fair from your description. Hope this helps you.

@Fressa

Thanks a lot for responding! Yes, your comments do help a lot. I just ordered the porcelain. Yes, it is hard to try out these items in stores. I mean, you don't want to put these samples on your face after who knows how many people have messed with them! Once I get the porcelain and try it out for a couple days, I will make up my mind and see if either shade seems doable. if not, one or both will go back. I hope I am able to work with one because I really do love the feel of this product and also the ease of it. I am bound and determined to find a nice powder foundation that will work for me!

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Valstybaby — Sat, 09 Dec 2017 11:34:09 GMT

I’m usually a light/medium and in LG I use fair.

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Shelbelle — Sat, 09 Dec 2017 14:17:36 GMT

For me it runs dark, I am usually a medium and the B and B medium looks like mud on me. I also find it looks very blotchy.

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Valstybaby — Sat, 09 Dec 2017 15:15:48 GMT

@Shelbelle wrote:
For me it runs dark, I am usually a medium and the B and B medium looks like mud on me. I also find it looks very blotchy.

Me too by switched to Fair and love it.