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Apr 19, 2010

Make Up For Ever High Definition Foundation

April 19, 2010 By Carleenp 1 Comment

I am already in love with Makeup Forever Duo Matte Powder Foundation (link is to previous review). Now I equally love their MAKE UP FOR EVER High Definition Foundation.

Makeup Forever High Definition Makeup provides beautiful coverage that sits well on the skin, provides a powder feeling finish, and is designed to give a soft focus effect to hide imperfections. It is oil free and comes in 25 shades.

My crazy skin goes from oily days to dry days and I tried Makeup Forever High Definition on it during both. I liked it best when my skin was on the dry side, but it worked fine when I was oily as well. However, I prefer the Duo Matte powder foundation during the oily times.

Coverage from the foundation was lovely. It initially has a medium amount of coverage, but you can build this foundation to achieve higher cover over problems areas. I found that I could hide melasma spots with it pretty well, especially if I applied a bit of Makeup Forever Duo Matte powder on top of in those areas. Mostly though, the foundation simply feels nice and looks very natural. The finish is streak free and provides a great base for other makeup. If you have particularly pale skin you might also particularly want to check out Makeup Forever High Definition—it has some very pale shades. I often use the second lightest of any given brand and actually ended up with the 5th in line (118 Flesh) with this one! Price is on the high side at $40, but I think it is worth it.

In general, I am finding that Make Up For Ever is a quality line all around. I have yet to try something from them I didn’t like and they have quickly become my first stop every time that I go into Sephora. I am looking forward to trying more items from them.

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Mar 17, 2010

Makeup Forever Duo Mat Powder Foundation

March 17, 2010 By Carleenp 2 Comments

Makeup Forever Powder Foundation is my new favorite! I have been looking for some time for the perfect pressed mineral makeup foundation. Then I branched out into looking at powder foundation in general, without focusing on whether they were classified as “mineral makeup.” That is when I found MAKE UP FOR EVER Duo Mat Powder Foundation.

Makeup Forever has really been impressing me lately and their duo mat foundation is the best pressed powder foundation that I have tried yet. I liked Amazing Cosmetics Mineral Foundation (link is to previous review) quite a bit, but Makeup Forever tops it for three reasons: First, it covers better. Second, it wears longer. Third, the included applicator is actually pretty good. I highly recommend Makeup Forever powder foundation for melasma sufferers and can pretty much guarantee that it will appear on my year-end best products list.

Makeup Forever Duo Mat Foundation comes packaged in a mirrored compact with a sponge applicator. Coverage from this foundation when applied with the sponge applicator is medium to full. Use a brush for a more sheer look. Because this powder foundation covers very well, it is perfect for those with melasma, hyperpigmentation, or redness, who have difficult areas to conceal. It is also oil free, and I have had no problems with it on my acne prone skin. In fact, as discussed below, I particularly recommend this one for people with oily skin becasue it contains mattifiers.

The look from Makeup Forever Duo Mat Foundation is also nicely matte. I often get annoyed with mineral foundations because mineral makeup tends to be on the shiny and shimmery side, especially if it contains bismuth—an ingredient that can also cause skin irritation in some people. Makeup Forever Duo Mat Foundation is not just oil and bismuth free, it also contains ingredients to absorb oil and sebum to retain a matte look. However, the product does not feel drying, thanks to an anti-dehydrating agent. Those with oily skin will likely appreciate this powder foundation the most, but it certainly would be wearable by those with normal and even dry skin, especially if a moisturizer was applied first. People with dry skin would likely be happier with a liquid or cream foundation though.

Makeup Forever powder foundation is not streaky and wears most of the day for me without needing reapplication. Frankly, it is the best powder foundation that I have tried yet and I imagine it will be hard to find one that beats it. It gets excellent reviews online at Sephora as well.

You can find Makeup Forever at Sephora stores for $32. I bought mine in the store. If you shop online, the color names are pretty accurate (e.g. my ivory is a standard ivory), but the shade swatches there look pinker than the actual product is. Sephora does take returns of open products if you order online and end up with the wrong shade.

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Filed Under: Foundation, Makeup, Mineral Makeup, Powder Tagged With: Amazing Cosmetics, Foundation, Makeup, Makeup Forever, Mineral Makeup, Powder

Feb 2, 2010

Revlon New Complexion One Step Foundation

February 2, 2010 By Carleenp Leave a Comment

Awhile back I was in Vegas and realized that I had left my makeup bag sitting at home. Now, a girl can’t be in Vegas without makeup, so I popped into a CVS and grabbed a few items to get me through the trip and purposely picked out things I had not tried before so that I could review them.

For foundation, I grabbed Revlon New Complexion One Step Oil Free Makeup With SPF 15. This is a cream to powder type of foundation. The foundation comes in a compact that flips up to expose an included sponge applicator—something else I needed since I left mine at home! Overall, the Revlon New Complexion Foundation wore fairly well. It wasn’t the best I have ever tried, but I liked it fine. Coverage was medium, and it stayed put for most of the day. I didn’t experience any breakouts or serious issues with it. Mostly, the color wasn’t perfect. What I hate about shopping for drugstore products is the general inability to test the times in the store.

At $12, the price is OK. I don’t know if I would buy the Revlon foundation again, but it certainly was perfectly serviceable, and I liked that it came with a sponge applicator, which is always good when traveling.