INGREDIENTS: Mica (CI 77019), Lauroyl Lysine. May Contain: Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Chromium Oxide Greens (CI 77288).
PRODUCT: 3.5/5
PACKAGING: 5/5 [for the sample]
QUALITY: 3/5
OVERALL: 3.83 out of 5
PRICE: $2.50 for a sample/$12 for 5.5 g
WOULD I REPURCHASE? Maybe. Most likely yes.
PROS
+ Affordable!
+ Can order samples for cheaper instead of buying full size foundations in the wrong color!
+ Don't use a lot of product.
+ Organic! Does not contain bismuth oxychloride which irritates people with sensitive skin.
CONS
- Not really good for oily skin.
- Can look cakey if you apply too much.
- Not a lot of choices for women of color
I've been using the foundation for - I think collectively? - a month. With foundation I feel like you can't review it right away because you don't know if it will break you out right away or have some weird effect on your skin and a lot of times you can't tell that after using a foundation for a couple of days. Overall I do like this foundation. I prefer using powders in the summer just because it's so hot! Only 2 of the 3 foundations matched me and this one is in Sandy Medium and it's full coverage. I personally don't like using full coverage foundation everyday because I don't think that I need it and I just kind of have this mentality that full coverage is completely covering up my pores and I don't like that idea! But Sandy Medium matched me pretty well out of the three. After the first week of us, I can say that it is a good everyday foundation. It's not heavy and I can't feel it on my skin at all. I started using it again a couple weeks ago when my skin started breaking out, and I can barely tell that my pimples are there! I broke out with those red irritated looking pimples too and a light dusting covered them completely. Also, I really think that it helped my skin because my break outs calmed down a lot when I used this for a week. When I came back from Hawaii in June, my skin was all out of whack! I think it was the weather change but for some reason it went on for a month and I finally decided to bust this out and it calmed down a lot. I really liked that the samples have a little sifter top, and I think the full size ones have a sifter you can twist to close and open. I like that you don't need a lot of product for one use - I still have about 1/4 of the mini jar left! This means if I used a full size foundation everyday it would probably last me at least 6 months [NOT packing on a lot!]
One con I can think of is that I have an oily T-Zone and it didn't really soak up oils very well. I felt like it actually encouraged my t-zone to be oily and on really hot days when I'm sweating, I have to use blot powder to touch up. Another con is depending on what brush you use, it can look cakey. If I used a kabuki brush, it packed on way too much on the brush head and you could really tell that I had foundation on. But when I use a duo fiber brush like my MAC 187 or Coastal Scents brush, the application was flawless. For someone who needs a lot of coverage, I don't recommend this because you don't want to look like a cake face! One more negative is that they only have like 3 shades for women of color which is a little disappointing. I'm a little on the darker side (NC42 - NC45) so I can kind of sympathize with other women of color because it's tough finding the right shade!
Sandy Medium compared to MAC Studio Fix in NC43
Overall, I think it's a great deal for the price. You don't need to use a lot of product and it's lightweight for everyday wear. It's reasonably priced - for $5 (which is basically just shipping) you can get 3 foundation samples, a blush, and concealer sample, or for $2.50 you can just get one sample, and the full size foundation (which they call "base" on their website) is $12 for 5.5 g. I think shipping depends on where you are. Also, I've never really experienced itching with any mineral foundations, so I couldn't tell you if this is good for sensitive skin. I would definitely buy this again, but I would not buy the full coverage foundation, because like I said, I don't think I need it and I think that's why it can look cakey. I said "maybe" under repurchase just because I wouldn't classify this as my holy grail foundation and I don't really use a lot of mineral foundation, but if I did I would repurchase this.
NOTE: This was sent to me for review, but I am not being compensated nor does this affect my opinion of this product. Also, I didn't do swatches because it won't show up on my skin!
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