I usually have trouble finding foundations to match my very pale, cool toned skin. Most foundations on the market today are a few shades darker with warmer, more yellow undertones. After a long day of stopping at every department store counter only to be told "I'm sorry, it doesn't look like we have a shade pale enough for you..." I decided to head to Boots and take a look there too. Rimmel's were all too orange, Revlon's didn't have the right coverage available and Maybelline irritates my skin. I almost gave up (again!) until I saw the Max Factor display.
Colour Adapt is sold as 'skin tone adapting make-up' that is said to adapt to your individual skin tone to provide a flawless look that it 'perfectly you.' Sounds promising - and the best part? The shade 40: Creamy Ivory was a *perfect* match for my skin and at only £11.95 for 34ml's I decided to give it a try.
It has a creamy, almost mousse like texture that glides onto the skin smoothly, leaving a velvety soft finish. It is easy to blend and has medium, natural coverage. I apply using my fingertips or a foundation brush, either work fine. It dissapears into the skin, leaving an almost bare-faced-but-better finish. Due to it's creamy texture, it can leave the face feeling very slightly tacky, so I set with a small amount of MAC's Studio Fix Powder with a large, fluffy brush, not only mattifying but improving the foundations wear too. This combination lasts throughout the day with very few to no touchups :-)
It's packaged in a pump bottle, which is great since you get every last trace of the foundation (one bottle usually lasts me around 3 months, when using two pumps a day.) However the first and last few pumps can sometimes be a little 'watery' so I usually get rid of those before use as it doesn't sit well on the face.
Overall, A+ foundation. Will stick to using this for a while. Great range of shades, perfect coverage and longlasting. At last!
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Feb 21st, 2009
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