Hi beauty addicts! Sorry for the delayed post but I've been in rehab. I realized I'm not ready to withdraw yet, so here's today's fix.
The words drugstore and foundation are hardly ever a good thing. My search for the perfect formulas has been met with either products which offer great color selections but crappy formula or great coverage and horrible color selections. That is until I came across Revlon Colorstay Foundation with SoftFlex.
Here are the pros:
It stays on beautifully during an 8+ hour workday.
Doesn’t feel heavy (that is the magic of SoftFlex).
Blends well.
It has SPF 15 (so important, especially in the summer).
And lastly, at about $10 (at drugstores), its a lot nicer to my wallet!
The only con I can think of with this product is its packaging. It is a glass bottle with a screw-top lid. You pour the foundation out to use it, which brings up sanitation issues as well as being inconvenient. A pump would be a much appreciated addition to the packaging.
However, if you require an inexpensive, quality drugstore foundation along the lines of MAC's Studio Fix Foundation then Revlon's Colorstay Foundation with SoftFlex is just what the doctor ordered.
Here's my dupe list:
If you like MAC's SFF in: You'll love Revlon's CSF in
NW15(lightest of the bunch): Ivory
NC20(best match for fair NCs): Buff
NC20/25(somewhat neutral undertones): Sand Beige
NC25(peachy undertones): Nude
NW20(tends to run pink): Natural Beige
NC27(btw Sand Beige & Golden Beige): Medium Beige
NW25(with pinky undertones): Fresh Beige
NC30(with truest yellow/olive undertones): Golden Beige
NW30/NC30(with somewhat neutral undertones): Warm Golden
NW30(with pinky undertones): True Beige
NC40/NC42(more neutral): Natural Tan
NW35(with somewhat peach undertones): Early Tan
NW35(with pinkish undertones): Rich Tan
NC40/NC42(more golden than natural tan): Golden Caramel
NW43/NC45(with neutral undertones): Toast
NW45(very peachy-pink): Rich Ginger
NC45(runs true to color): Caramel
NC50(slightly more peach): Cappucino
NW50/NC55(the darkest of NWs, not peachy): Mahogany
NW55(very cool toned, almost grey undertone): Mocha
Crime does pay!
The Makeup Bandit
