This heat is terrible...it's making me even more oily than usual. At this temperature point, anything makes me look like an oil slick.
I was totally messing around at Bloomies last night playing with new foundations in the hopes of finding an easy-to-apply cure. By chance I decided to give the Dior counter a shot since my mom swears by both them and Estee Lauder. I found this. My favorite formulation to apply has always been creme to powder, but it's hard to find a good one. I'm not terribly fond of compacts (which most creme to powders seem to come in) since they're bulky and it seems like you always have to apply with a sponge. Especially a sponge that becomes totally disgusting after two days.
This stuff is pretty much foolproof. It works like a tinted moisturizer but with actual coverage. I was initally attrached to the tinted-moisturizer like tube packaging. You just have to blend in a little more. Fingers work just as great as using a sponge.
I look retouched. I didn't even have to use concealer on my (admittedly lighter, thanks Kinerase!) undereye circles. I am not shiny AT ALL.
is it only for oily skin? I have dry skin and was wondering if it would work for me, since you said it is sort of like tinted moisturizer
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is it only for oily skin? I have dry skin and was wondering if it would work for me, since you said it is sort of like tinted moisturizer
It's a matte finish so I think it's better suited to oily skin. I'd at least go to Sephora or a Dior counter and see how you like it, though my guess is that you'd prefer something that gives you a slight glow and more moisture. The consistency is like tinted moisturizer, but it's definitely a mattifying foundation.
Does it come off when you sweat? That's the problem I've been having lately due to the heat - my foundation goes on fine but comes right off again! I would looooooove a solution to this!
I'm curious - do you think the mattifying effect will last for the whole day? Oh - and what shade did you get it in? I think our skintones are about the same.
I'm curious - do you think the mattifying effect will last for the whole day? Oh - and what shade did you get it in? I think our skintones are about the same.
032 was the color I got.
The mattifying effect lasted all day on me. I did spend much of the day in air conditioning, but I spent a couple of hours out in the sun with no problem.
I didn't break a sweat so I have no idea how good it is for that though.
The only thing I don't like is the fact that it's only SPF 10.
ETA: jaymiek, you should also try the 030. I really could've gone with either color since they're so close.
jaymiek wrote: I'm curious - do you think the mattifying effect will last for the whole day? Oh - and what shade did you get it in? I think our skintones are about the same. 032 was the color I got. The mattifying effect lasted all day on me. I did spend much of the day in air conditioning, but I spent a couple of hours out in the sun with no problem. I didn't break a sweat so I have no idea how good it is for that though. The only thing I don't like is the fact that it's only SPF 10.