For the past 4 or 5 months I have been on a precise hunt for the
perfect foundation there possibly is out there. I have tried so many! I
feel like a foundation whore in the making. No, seriously. I tried Nars,
Estee Lauder, Chanel, Benefit, Clinique, Elizabeth Arden, Maybelline,
Dior, Korres, Laura Mercier, Urban Decay, Lancome, Bare Minerals, and
possibly more. So.. out of all of those I finally tried YSL's Le Teint
Touche Eclat, and let me just say.. love at first sight! I really fell
in love with it.. I had never really liked the "dewy" or "glowy" look as
far as foundation goes, I mean I don't have oily skin more like dry
skin but when I tried this foundation on it was amazing. It was just all
over glowy and radiant and I really liked it. I also liked that once I
was done applying it my face wasn't overwhelmingly "shiny" or that it
didn't have that sticky feeling. I decided not to powder it to see how
it would last throughout the day, and it held up really well. One more
thing I loved about it was how it didn't crease or get all icky around
my nose. It's not just me right? This happens? Well this one didn't do
that and that was a positive in my book. The coverage was definitely not
a full coverage more like light to medium, which is okay because with a
bit it will look flawless. It also covers pores very well which is
something I tend to really look for in foundations. I was really happy
with the foundation, but it was a tad bit too light for me so I decided I
was going to buy the B50 shade instead of the B40, but.. when I went
into Sephora to purchase it number one they didn't have the B50 shade.
Bummer! :( And Two, I had always heard amazing things about the Makeup
Forever HD Foundation and my friend and I had just spoken about trying
it so.. I caved and had it tested on me. I came home, tried it on the
next day and I was heartbroken because now I can't decide which one to
purchase!!!!!!!! I liked the Makeup Forever one, I loved the finish most
of all it wasn't super matte nor super glowy more like velvety. Which I
believe is what they advertise it as. It looked so nice I wanted to run
my hands all over my face.. so I did. It felt really smooth and nice to
the touch, it also didn't crease around my nose which made me very
happy. It's definitely a medium to full coverage if you use the correct
amount of it, and it also covers and conceals pores really nicely. One
other thing I really loved about this foundation was the fact that I
needed no concealer. This was truly a shocker to me because this was
around finals and all of that studying time and it was hot and I was
stressed which meant, hello breakouts! Yet, it covered everything so
nicely. I kid you not, didn't even touch my concealer. The only downside
again was that the shade was way too dark for me, but I made it work. I
don't have any negative comments about it. It didn't really break me
out neither did the YSL one and I do have very acne prone skin. That's
not the end of it though, I went ahead and went to mac to purchase a lip
liner, and new lipstick. Bought myself Cherry lip liner, and Girl About
Town lipstick. While I was there I got tested for their studio fix
foundation in the color NC 25 I think, but I'll actually be an NC 20.
Regardless, I had never really liked Mac foundations because they always
seemed so cakey and just overdone. I made a huge mistake trying it and
bringing some home though because I love it so much! Sometimes it will
slightly crease around my nose, but it doesn't make me shiny and doesn't
cause me to break out. I do have to be very careful when applying it
though because you can definitely apply to much if you aren't careful.
So the coverage can definitely be medium if you use a lighter hand and
definitely full coverage. This is not a light coverage foundation. I
really love the literally flawless look it gives though, it's pretty
amazing. I do find myself needing to add concealer though because I
don't want to apply too much foundation in a super tiny area. It covers
pores nicely, but it takes more time and "technique" to do so. So now,
this seems like a love triangle between my now favorite foundations.
What to do what to do? I think I'm buying all three to be honest! I just
can't decide! Anyway.. here are some pictures on how they look.
- Jocie <3
I didn't have a good picture of the Makeup Forever HD foundation :(
This is the Mac Studio Fix in NC 25
Really bad quality picture but this is the YSL Le Teint Touche Eclat in B40
