The NW45 Debate!

….so once again Twitter has inspired me to write a blog post!

I LIVE FOR TWITTER!!!

A couple of days ago my Twitter fam and I were discussing foundations that were suitable for the Woman of Colour and I stated that I usually wear MAC in NW45 – as I have mentioned many a time on my blog.

A few of my followers responded that this was the shade that they also wore and that they swore by it…
….however Gina aka Naturalbelle asked a very poignant question…

@marvovox @beautypulse_ldn @sofrolushes @lizearle I’m nw45 too….why are we all nw45?

— Natural Belle (@naturalbelle) June 2, 2013

..now this may seem an insignificant query – but it certainly stoked a debate among my followers, many of whom stated that they wore…or had been mis-sold the MAC shade NW45!

This was my response to Naturalbelle’s tweet…

@naturalbelle @marvovox @sofrolushes @lizearle lol! I think I that a lot of usr not NW45 but this was the shade that was always recommend!

— beautypulselondon (@beautypulse_ldn) June 2, 2013

I responded this way because I know that most women of colour who have visited a beauty counter have been mis-sold the wrong shade foundation/concealer at one time or another….it is as if the sales assistant sees your melanin as you approach and AUTOMATICALLY assumes that you are a certain shade – without taking a moment to account for your undertone, your pigmentation or any key concerns you may have!

Is this a case of the classic ‘we all look the same’ syndrome???

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Londoncurl’s response sums up this sentiment to a tee!

@naturalbelle @marvovox @beautypulse_ldn @sofrolushes @lizearle universal mac ‘black’ colour I guess Most of are lets say it together NW45

— Londoncurl (@SdotJ) June 2, 2013

Pelumi aka Care For Your Hair stated that she got so tired of being recommended the wrong shades by the MAC personnel that she chose to switch brands!

@beautypulse_ldn @sdotj @naturalbelle @marvovox @sofrolushes one reason why I had to switch to NARS & MaryKay. MAC kept recommending…

— CareForYourHair (@CareForYourHair) June 2, 2013

@beautypulse_ldn @sdotj @naturalbelle @marvovox @sofrolushes …shades that made me look like I’d been tanning

— CareForYourHair (@CareForYourHair) June 2, 2013

How could anyone sell Pelumi NW45 is beyond me!!! She is several shades lighter than I am and one does not have to be a trained MUA to see that this shade is most certainly NOT her match!

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Mez aka MezMadeUp chimed in to say that the ‘univeral’ MAC shade for Asian skin tones is NC42!!

@naturalbelle @beautypulse_ldn @careforyourhair @sdotj @marvovox @sofrolushes haha they defo like the shades nc42 & nw45 at mac counters!

— Mez (@Mezmadeup) June 2, 2013

This is a topic that I sure will be debated further…watch this space!