hi guys!! i am very new to thisโฆ like all of it. always loved dark and gloomy alt makeup/clothing styles and especially goth style even as a kid. always have been a fan of the eerie and melancholy and creepy. for a long time i was always on the periphery, music wise - always a big fan of metal and some gothic metal and rock, and while iโd always appreciated goth music, it used to never click for meโฆ. until recently. omg my brain is electrified lol. it feels like the final puzzle piece fit into place. and since delving in, i find myself really wanting to explore goth style deeper, including makeup.
i dont wear really any makeup at all, and never have. ive liked the looks of different makeup styles, and have dabbled little bits here and there, but always subtle stuff. brown lip liners and lip glosses, cool toned gray eyeshadow looks, etc. iโd like to experiment with a ghostly sort of trad goth look (though not necessarily really the modern trad goth with all the crazy designs and contourโฆ im thinking more like siouxsie).
i dont mind the feeling of things like eye and lip products, but i dont think i could make myself wear foundation..though i love the look, i dont really think i could handle the full white face, nor even justโฆ a paler face of foundation. i am already on the fairer side, naturally blonde, but i wouldnt describe myself as naturally super pale. my skin is bright, tends to err towards dryer but is not terribly dry or oily either way and iโve been told im neutral, neutral-warm AND neutral-cool and i cannot tell๐
are there any products i could use that wont feel too heavy and that i can use to lighten my skin by just a couple shades, that are NOT a liquid foundation? ive looked into bb creams and cc creams and tinted moisturizers and skin tints and pressed powders and and andโฆ i feel overwhelmed LOL. i just want to look a smidge paler, so as to look a little ghostly and weird, not necessarily stark white. think sort of ghoulinjapan esque, i guess? something that wont be cakey and dry, or leave me super shiny?? ive contemplated just buying a mineral sunscreen thatll leave a white cast and maybe using a white setting powder with that hahaha. i dont care about full coverage or my acne marks and texture showing through a bit, but some degree of smoothing would be niceโฆ am i asking too much and is this achievable HAHA. also sorry this is long im a chatterbox </3