Re: makeup issues
"i look either like a geisha" > LOL i'll share what i use, but all of this really isn't neccesary
i start off by using MAC's studio fix fluid in NC40 on my chin and forehead (they're a little darker than the rest of my face) then i apply a little of teint idole ultra in buff 5 by Lancome on my nose, upper lip, the apples of my cheeks and a little under them (that's a really light liquid foundation which is slightly pink). then i use MAC's studio fix fluid in NC35 on the rest of my face. then i use MAC's studio fix powder in NC35 on my forehead and chin (because you need to apply powder where ever you apply liquid foundation..atleast i need to) and finally i use Lancome's dual finish matte buff II (that's a powder which in color, is a little less yellow than MAC powders) i use that on the apples of my cheeks, upper lip, and nose because i feel those areas are naturally a little pinker than the rest of the face, so the foundation should be also). i also keep MAC's pressed powder in the color NC30 in my purse for whenever i need to touch up my ridiculously oily face.
i'd like to add that again, not everyone needs to have 6 different things on their face to make their foundation look good. i have the most retarded skin ever, which is why i need to make the extra effort. also, i know someone who works at Lancome and they've given me a lot of free stuff from there, so i just use their products because i have them, i can probably do without them.