If there’s any make-up product I always am switching up or trying out, it will always be foundation. To me foundation does more than just cover imperfections but it allows us to have an even surface to apply the rest of the face. For example a girl who wears eye shadow or mascara but does not have an even skin tone will make her imperfections show up more than her beautifully applied eye shadow.
Throughout the years I have always been more of a foundation girl rather than a eyeshadow, mascara, blush, etc
Thus I have tried plenty of foundations to have a say. Not everyone will agree with me but if you want the exact coverage or the same type of skin this advice might help you.
Coverage I like:
Full coverage
- I don’t really care if it looks like I’m wearing make-up. The whole point of wearing make-up is to make sure that your makeup is staying and doing its job. I’m not talking about natural makeup because if you want a natural look, might as well not wear makeup. Who are you kidding?
- Long Lasting
My type of skin:
- EXTREMELY oily. Even though having oily skin is a blessing, it does not always look so great after a couple of hours of wearing foundation. ( looks like I just finished working out)
- Dry only around my mouth which makes my foundation to look patchy and flaky just around my mouth.
- PORES visible to the extreme. Having oily skin makes my pores look bigger and cause break outs depending on what foundation I use.
To sum it up:
- I have chosen 4 foundations I’ve tried that I will keep repurchasing. If you seem to have the same concerns I recommend these 4 foundations.
*NOTE*
I do airbrush occasionally. If you rather save the money for a Holy Grail product I recommend buying an airbrush system. GIVES THE BEST COVERAGE, RESULTS, AND LASTING POWER =]
I do airbrush occasionally. If you rather save the money for a Holy Grail product I recommend buying an airbrush system. GIVES THE BEST COVERAGE, RESULTS, AND LASTING POWER =]
The types of foundations I've tried
Dior - Diorskin Nude
Laura Mercier- Silk creme foundation
Chanel- Perfection Lumiere
Mac- prolong wear
Maybelline: super stay
Lorac- Natural performance
No.7 intelligent balance mousse foundation
Maybelline- fit me
Revlon- colorstay
Maybelline- age rewind
Mac- studio fix fluid
Loreal- true match
4 Foundations I love
Dior skin nude: $47
This foundation gives a Dewey finish. Having oily skin you tend to try to avoid
Dewey finish but with this foundation it balances my skin type. The coverage is medium to build able. (Does not give cakey appearance)
Laura Mercier Silk creme: $42
this foundation is FULL COVERAGE. this has to be my number 1 foundation that allows me to get
full coverage with one coat. It's finish is semi powdery. Long Lasting. This has been my favorite foundation
since March 2011 till today =]
Maybelline Super stay: $9.99-13.99
This is my only drugstore favorite and its my second favorite foundation! This is a full coverage foundation.
Long lasting! The finish is semi matte, but after wearing it for 5 hours i tend to get alittle shiny in my T zone.
Chanel Perfection Lumiere $55
If your looking for a matte foundation, defiantly go and get a sample of this one. It gives the prettiest finish and the lasting power is amazing! I did not get oily after working a 8 hour shift and i did not have to touch up at all.
Foundations I've tried, and have returned:
1. Cover FX:
- Sucked!!!!!! the weirdest coverage ever! It claims to be full coverage but honestly its a light to medium. It got me extremely oily and blotchy! yuck!
2.Clinique even betterLeft a cakey, blotchy finish, got me oily, coverage was meduim.
3. Estee Lauder Double Wear foundation
- even though it was full coverage, the finish was blotchy and left me oily after 3 hours of wearing it.
4. Make-up Forever
-Might as well not wear foundation if you plan to wear MUFE! It lasted on my face for less than an hour. coverage was medium to full. I got oily in that hour.
you're awesome!!! Thanks!! This is def helpful
ReplyDeleteBaby girl which cover fx did you try, cream or liquid? and as far as MUFE have you ever tried the MATTE Velvet +?
ReplyDeleteThank you Lupe!!!!!=]
ReplyDeleteNeiva: I tried the cream, it just was not worth the price, i really wanted to like it but my maybelline foundation did better than the cover FX so i returned it =p
yes i tried it, i didnt like it either. When I applied it left my face blotchy flakey, and then i got oily. =p