October 2010 -

I have been focusing for awhile now on accumulating lists of the best makeup and cosmetics (and sometimes lists of the worst as well). Total Beauty is often rather helpful in that regard since they have many such lists themselves. The article below, which is syndicated from Total Beauty lists the top 12 foundation from their editors.

Some of these I haven’t tried and I am pretty darn curious about the Milani foundation now, since I generally have high regard for the Milani brand (they are on my best eye shadow list) and really good drugstore foundations can be hard to find. I also am interested in picking up Maybelline Dream Smooth Mousse Makeup because I already love their Dream Matte Mousse.

As for ones that I have tried, I definitely agree with the Stila, Lancome, and MAC Pro Longwear recommendations. To see the entire list click on through below.

The 12 Best Editor-Tested Foundations

See which foundations won over these hard-to-please editors the most

This is a TotalBeauty.com face makeup article

Total Beauty editors tried out boatloads of different foundation formulas to bring you their faves.

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What is your favorite foundation? Share it in the comments!

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About the Author: Carleen Pruess Coulter

The 2010 MAC Holiday Makeup Collection, A Tartan Tale, hits the stores on October 28. Included are four eye shadow kits. Each kit has six shades. The covers of the palettes all have a soft tartan top. As is usual for MAC, the shades are well tinted and wear very well. Obviously these kits would make great gifts. Shown below from left to right are: Six Twists of Tartan, Six Beauties Play It Cool, Six Dashing Lassie, and Six Reelers and Rockers.

I received a sample of the Mac Holiday 6 Twists of Tartan eye shadow kit, which is swatched below and shown in evening outdoor light. The shades in the eye shadow swatch are: Lady’s Prince (Matte Clay), Rolled Gold (Gold Luster), High Spirits (Shimmer Avocado, )Vainglorious (Metallic Maroon), Set to Dance (Matte Dark Royal Blue), and Bow and Curtseys (Metallic Hunter Green).