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*SIGH. Please don't get too freaked out. Just pretend my face color matches my neck. PRETEND >.< ELF Studio Blush in Tickled Pink

Eyes
Revlon Brow Fantasy in Dark Blonde
Urban Decay Primer Potion
ELF Studio Shimmer palette (the white color)
ELF Studio Eyeshadow in Butter Cream
ELF Studio Eyeshadow in Coffee Brown
Bobbi Brown Gel Liner in Black
Maybelline Lash Stylist Mascara

Lips
Palmer's Cocoa Butter Swivel Stick
Urban Decay Lip Primer Potion
ELF Mineral Lipstick in Runway Pink

ON TO THE REVIEWWWWW

This foundation is pretty new. So new that there's not even a link or product informational thingy on the Maybelline website yet.

Anyways, I've been walking past this foundation at my local CVS a couple of times before I actually gave in and bought it. There were small tester vials avaliable to color match yourself and I found that really neat especially for a drugstore brand because they normally don't do testers for drugstore cosmetics. I've also been reading up on the reviews on makeupally for this foundation and unfortunatly to say alot of the reviews have been pretty positive, which was a main reason why I gave into the hype in the first place. HOWEVER when I first purchased this, I had originally purchased this in the wrong shade it was one shade too light for me. So I exchanged the Nude for the Classic Beige. Let's backtrack a little bit. The first day when I put this foundation on was when I had purchased this in Nude. At first it looked okay on my skin, almost matched my skintone exactly except it was slightly pinky. But later in the day I realized that the foundation had started to oxidize although I convinced myself it was because the lighting in my room was whack and the shade was too dark. So I exchanged it and the second day, the foundation seemed perfect. BUT, since this does not have a pump I poured a little bit on my hand and brushed it on there. The color looked exact, but once again later in the day it started to oxidize on me but this time because this shade had more yellow undertones than the previous shade, instead of turning darker it turned ORANGE. *note see above face of the day* But I decided to be nice and give it a few more days to get used to my skin and I noticed it oxidizing even faster with each use of the foundation and yesterday, I finally decided to send this useless foundation into my swap bin.

Pros
-a pretty wide color range for a drugstore brand foundation
-Coverage is really nice, about medium to heavy depending on how you layer
-Doesn't accentuate flakey dry spots
-Has a dewy finish if you're into that (I'm not -___-)
-Doesn't break me out

Cons
-IT DOESN'T EVEN LAST THAT LONG. It promises "super stay, up to 24hrs". BULLCRAP. Revlon makes that claim too, but it really does last on my super oily T-zone!
Oxidizes
-Color selection is not yellow/olive toned enough to suit asian skintones
-Has a dewy finish

Would I buy this again?
HECK NO.

Who would I recommend this to?
People with more dry skin. Maybe the foundation won't oxidize on you because of the decreased oil production. and for people with sensitive skin

SIGH. I'm not saying that this is a horrible foundation for everyone, just me. Especially since on makeupalley there are alot of positive reviews, I just happened to not be one of them.

boo, the search for the perfect foundation continues!

Murad Oil-Control Mattifyer w/ spf15
Benefit sample lipstick in Lady's Choice
Sephora Super Shimmer Lipgloss trio (Birthday gift for beauty insiders)
Urban Decay Lip Primer Potion
Maybelline Superstay Liquid Foundation in Classic beige
Maybelline Superstay Concealer in Cream
..............and 2 shotglasses the bestie bought back for me from Ocean City...lol....

SIGH, so I got into a car accident today, which was NOT my fault at ALL! But yeah you know how that just dims your mood and just the rest of your day. So I headed over to the mall with my bestie and did some retail therapy, which did make me feel a little better. Haha, the Murad was definetly an impulse buy. Right before I checked out I went and grabbed it because previously I was debating on whether I should buy it or not, whether I really needed it. But today because of my mood I was just like "eff this" *runs and grabs it and payed*

Reviews for these will definetly be coming in the future. so stay tuned! :)




P.S. Did you notice the new layout?? Now you can follow my blog via.....whatever you like to read your blogs in. :) I will put up a new poll sometime soon (The last one Revlon won, hehe.)

Products Used
Face

• IPKN Multi Makeup Finishing Base
• Maybelline SuperStay Foundation in Nude (see below for more details)
• Revlon Matte Blush in Rosy Glow (001)
• MAC Blot Powder in Medium Dark

Eyes

• Urban Decay Primer Potion
• Revlon Brow Fantasy in Dark Blond
• Revlon Matte eyeshadow in Sable
• Revlon Matte eyeshadow in Vintage lace
• Makeup Forever Aqua liner in Black
• Maybelline Lash Stylist Mascara

Lips

• MAC Lipstick in Speed Dial
• NYX Lipgloss in Whipped

Foundation Search: DAY 1- Maybelline SuperStay Foundation
So I'm looking for a new foundation because the Laniege foundation that I have is a little too light for me at the moment and I don't want to buy another one in a darker shade because if I remember correctly the next darkest shade was somewhat more pink toned that the one I purchased (and their selection of shades SUCK). I'm laying off the Revlon because with prolonged use I get small bumps on my skin, but the color match is almost exact. It seems to blend seamlessly into my skin, matches my current skin color very well (I don't know what I'm going to do when I get lighter :[ ) So I picked up the new Maybelline SuperStay Liquid Foundation yesterday at the local drugstore. But it turns out I picked out the wrong color :( I picked up Nude but it was obviously darker than my natural skintone. In the photos in my FOTD, you can probably tell it's a few shades darker than my normal skintone. Tomorrow I'm going to go exchange it for a lighter shade.

What do I have to say about it so far? It's only been the first day that I've used it, but so far my impression is okay. There are definetly pros and cons, but for now I'll just blame it on the color that I picked out. If with further use the problems persist then I'll let you guys know! :)