I’m so sorry for the lack of posting! Justin and I were in New York for the past week and it was amazing! It was absolutely freezing but I think it was totally worth it. I love how New York is always so busy and upbeat, honestly, I would love to live there. Living space over there is so small though! Anyway, if you haven’t already, go check out Justin’s blog for some pictures of what we were doing over there. I’ll have a blog up soon about the work I did but for now I have a product review.
For the longest time, I’ve been using Bare Minerals as my foundation. Don’t get me wrong, I love love love this foundation but when I was over in New York, the combination of the powder foundation and frigid weather made my skin absolutely dry. I would use moisturizer on my face both in the morning and night and I still had dry spots. It was really irritating and disgusting. You could see my pores. Even Justin noticed them! Yucky. So after a few days in the city I had to change my foundation. I went over to MAC in Times Square and picked up a bottle of MAC Face and Body foundation Saturday evening. Let me tell you, even after only a few days, I definitely saw a difference in my skin.
MAC Face and Body foundation is definitely the lightest coverage in foundation that MAC provides so I recommend this for people who are looking to just even out their skin tone. I would actually compare this to a tinted moisturizer. It a water based foundation, and is very long lasting–I have yet to have to touch up my foundation during the day. However, there is no SPF in this foundation which both has its pros and cons. It won’t give you that white filmy look when you take pictures, which is common when using a foundation that has sunblock in it. However if you plan on going out into the sun, I recommend putting on a moisturizer with an SPF of at least 15 before applying this foundation to protect your skin from the sun. I apply this with the MAC 190 brush and the finish is very natural and sheer. When I use my powder foundation I usually spray a bit of refreshing spray on my kabuki brush and buff like crazy to prevent my foundation from caking. But with this all I do is put a little dot on my foundation brush and blend a little bit to get a natural finish! This foundation retails for $32.50 which is a little on the pricey side but it does come in a 4 oz. bottle so I’m pretty sure this will last me for well over a year.
If you have any questions, please don’t be afraid to ask! I’ll post about New York soon, promise.