Foundation Reviews Part 2

On to the last 4 foundations now, to check out Part 1 click HERE.

Name: Max Factor Face Finity in Beige 55
Claims: Primer, concealer and foundation in one and SPF 20
Retails in Boots for: £11.99

I have to say for some reason i didn't really have much hope for this and i didn't even read the bottle before trying it. It's only now i've realised it has SPF 20 which i'm happy to read. On the Boots website there are 6 shades to choose from and this one is actually the 4th one in! I'm glad i didn't go any lighter as this really seems to match my skin and it's not too dark or orange at all. It has great coverage without feeling too heavy and i've now worn it a few times and it has lasted really well from 6am until 6pm which is when i need it to last without having to apply more in between. It hasn't been greasy or dried out my skin and doesn't really feel like i'm wearing any foundation. 

My Score: 5/5





Name: L'Oreal Paris Nude Magique Eau De Teint in 110 Warm Ivory
Claims: Fresh feel foundation, weightless bare perfection
Retails on Boots for: £9.99

I was intruiged by this as it was new and by L'Oreal who made MAtte Morphose. My hopes were high. I've only just noticed now that there are 3 lighter shades than this although this was the lightest one in Boots when i bought it and i presumed 110 was the lightest so this may explain a few things. Looks wise it looks beautiful and elegant. Practicality wise it's a disaster waiting to happen! No pump, no nothing you literally put your finger over the top and pour it out and it's really runny!
I found this patchy and orange though that may be because of the shade. I also found that once i applied it onto my skin it sank in really quickly and it doesn't have much coverage; you can;t work it very well.

My Score: 2/5 - i think this would be higher if i had a lighter shade to try





Name: Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse in 05 Porcelain
Claims: SPF 15, Lightweight feel and matte perfection
Retails in Boots for: £7.69

I didn't realise that this was for combination/oily skin as this isn't stated on the bottle. At first i wasn't too sure on the colour but everyone else said it looked great. The coverage and feel of the foundation was great and it was the mousse feel i was after. It wasn't until i had used th whole container and started another foundation that i realised my skin was dry. I think i would use this again in the summer when i can see my skin more in daylight (having being at work all daylight hours in winter)

My Score: 4/5





Name: Mx Factor Panstik in 25 Fair
Claims: Maximum coverage with minimum effort
Retails at Boots for: £6.99

Similar looking to Maybelline Fit me foundation stick i was interested to see what the differences would be. I'm not completely sure on this one yet. I tried it out today and it didn't seem to give much coverage at all and i ended up using another foundation over the top of it. Again i have only just realised that this isn't the lightest shade but was the lightest one they had in the shop when i brought it which i presumed it was the lightest. It doesn't come out orange exactly but more redish. It is shiny but looks ok for something light though it does feel quite greasy on my face.

My Score: 2/5




My Overall favourite is Max Factor Face Finity, everything about it seems brilliant. Closely followed is Maybelline Fit Me foundation stick because of the easy application and light coverage it gave. I would love to try some of the others in different shades to see if the scores i gave them would change at all. 

Who knew finding a foundation would be so hard!

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Foundation Reviews Part 1

Wow what a mission it is to try and find the perfect foundation! I didn't realise how picky i was until it came to it.

So i had the saddened news that my foundation (L'Oreal Matte Morphose) was now discontinued; who knows why because i thought it was popular and it got great reviews on Boots. Anyway that was it; i needed to find a new one before mine ran out! 



Off to Boots i went and after looking online at reviews and prices i picked a few up to try out. I know it ends up being quite a lot of money when i won't use some of them again but what's a girl to do?!


My Skin

I trawled through so many online reviews from fellow bloggers to see their opinion on foundations and it really helped so i'm going to go through mine and what i thought of them but firstly just a bit about my skin so anyone out there with similar skin will know what/won't suit their skin type.

I have dry skin meaning that i moisturise every morning after a shower and i currently use Johnson's Daily Essentials day face care for dry skin. I tend to get dry patches on my temple and either side of my nose. I don't like to wear heavy makeup and like something natural feeling and i've never been fond of liquid foundation; always preffered mousse types. Oh and i'm really super pale!

Name: Collection 2000 - Lasting Perfection in Number 3, Biscuit
Claims: It says it has 16 hour wear, oil free and SPF 20.
Retails at Boots for: £5.99

The SPF i was really happy about and think it is a really great thing. It has a nice little pump and the smell for some reason reminds me of summer. I found though that this is one of the reasons i don't like liquid foundation. It feels really greasy and just doesn't really have much coverage i found. It was shiny and because i don't like to have it caked on i didn't really want to have to use concealer and powder on top. Unfortunatly i can't comment on the 16 hour wear as i took it off well before then for the fact my face felt horrid.

My Score: 1/5

Name: Maybelline - Fit Me Foundation in 120 Classic Ivory
Claims: Natural Coverage and SPF 18
Retails at Boots for: £7.99

Again the SPF is good and something i would be pleased to be in a foundation. I was quite looking forward to using this. I thought the bottle was nice and clean looking and the colour should be ok. Oh how i was wrong! I have never used a foundation that is so shiny! At first i thought i'd applied too much moisturiser so tried it again the following day with less moisturiser but i was so disappointed. No matter how much you blend it in it was just shiny all over, goodness knows what it would have looked like at the end of the day; i didn't wait to find out.

My Score: 1/5

Name: Max Factor Whipped Cream in Number 40, Light Ivory

Claims: Demi-matte coverage giving a radiant glow

Retails at Boots for : £9.99

I was excited to try this as it's new and i've seen the adverts on TV for it. I was happy that it was in a bottle and thought it would be similar to Matte Morphose and not so runny as liquid foundation. Now i picked this up in the lightest shade as i always would but for some reason something just doesn't look right with this foundation. I look so washed out and super pale like i'm ill. I feel like this foundation is very close to liquid as it's not as mousse like as what i'm used to. Sadly it made the dry parts of my skin really noticable too so i pretty much looked awful in it. I think thought that this foundation would be really nice if you had combination skin and if i'd gotten it in a slightly darker shade.

My score: 2/5

Name: Maybelline Fit Me Foundation Stick in Number 115, Ivory

Claims: Anti-shine 2 in 1. Enriched with powders to absorb any oils

Retails in Boots for: £8.99

Never before had i tried anything like this and it was next to the Maybelline Fit me Foundation so i thought i'd give both a go. I was just intrigued to see what the consitency would be like. It feels like a lipstick and i just applied it over the redness parts of my face to begin with. I was pleasantly surprised with this. No dry patches standing out and it blended into my skin really well. I actually didn't use this for full coverage simply because i didn't need to. I have only used it the once so far and from what i can see it is brilliant to use on it's own when you don;t want a full face of make up. I would use this on a Sunday when i'm chilling but still want to go out with make up on. I did try using this over the Fit Me foundation and it did reduce the shine a little but i just think the foundation was far too greasy for anything.

My Score: 4/5

I'll be doing Part 2 on Tuesday with the other 4 remaining foundations and then i will give my overall favourite and which one i'm going to stick with.

If anyone has any other suggestions though i would love to hear them to give them a go!

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