Try Bare minerals, its a powder foundation that is good for your skin. You can swim in it, or at least I have, and it doesn't come off until you wipe or wash it off. You just pat it with a facial tissue to absorb any moisture and your good to go. I know where your coming from. We were basically told the same thing. The less the better they told us though. Even out you skin tone and leave it at that. A little lip gloss and some plain very small stud earrings. Hair fixed back out of the face and no pony tails. Blang