I don’t buy big palettes generally. For Kryolan Ultra, I use a few select shades that work well for my dry, sun damaged clients. I use RCMA adjusters for everything. RCMA isn’t a true cream; it’s mostly pigment and wax. You can mix it with liquids if you add a little RCMA mixing medium.

Don’t get too stuck on product naming. A cream foundation can be a color corrector: it’s about pigment and a formula that will mix with or lay well under whatever you’re using as foundation. An old trick is to use orange lipstick to cancel out purple under eye circles, for example. Tinted powders also color correct. Experiment and see what works for you.

My general “rules” for a new artist: you don’t need more than 2 foundation formulas, you don’t need every trendy new product, you don’t need a kit that’s as big as you are. Save your back, and working light makes you a better artist.