BOBBI BROWN OIL FREE FOUNDATION

Advantages: coverage, light, blends in well
Disadvantages: expensive

...I HAVE USED THIS PRODUCT FOR THREE YEARS NOW AND IT IS FANTASTIC, THE COVERAGE IS GREAT AND FEELS LIGHT ON THE SKIN. I HAVE SPOT PRONE SKIN THEREFORE THE OIL FREE FOUNDATION HELPS MY SKIN BREATHE. YOU HAVE TO USE A SMALL AMOUNT FOR GREAT COVERAGE AND DOES NOT DRY OUT THE SKIN OR LEAVE A 'MASK' LIKE FEELING. THE COVERAGE LASTS UPTO EIGHT-TEN HOURS. THE DISADVANTAGE OF THIS PRODUCT IS THE PRICE.... ..£24 PER BOTTLE BUT IF YOU HAVE SPOT PRONE SKIN AND WOULD LIKE TO MAXIMISE YOUR COVERAGE THEN THIS FOUNDATION WOULD BE WORTH YOUR MONEY. IF YOU FIND IT TO EXPENSIVE TO USE EVERYDAY I WOULD RECOMMEND YOU TO BUY IT FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS IF YOU ARE WANTING A FLAWLESS FINISH. :)...

Nads19 06.06.2009 · Read review
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Review of Bobbi Brown Oil Free Foundation

Bobbi Brown perfect foundation

Advantages: Stops my skin looking oily
Disadvantages: nothing

...I bought the Bobbi Brown foundation for £24 for 30ml. What does the promo say? Keeps oily skin looking fresh and even all day with this 100% oil-free formula with SPF 15 Specially formulated to prevent shine and minimise the look of blemishes on acne-prone skin. Allows for medium to full coverage as desired. My thoughts... It's amazing, I would defiantly recommend this product I think this is better than my other foundation 'Forever skin' by Dior which is £22.50. This product really does keep my skin looking oil free and I don't even have to do any touch ups after my application as it stays put. Shades Alabaster Porcelain Warm Ivory Sand Warm Sand Beige Warm Beige Natural Warm Natural Honey Golden Warm Almond Almond Warm Walnut Walnut Chestnut Espresso The good thing about the Bobbi Browns...

Sarahhhx 28.01.2008 · Read review
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Laura Mercier Foundation

Advantages: it looks great when first applied
Disadvantages: Doesnt look as good after a few hours.

...Name of the product I will be reviewing: "Laura Mercier Oil Free Foundation" - Price - This is priced at £20-£30; I paid £23, which I wasn't surprised at as Most leading brands like clinique, Chanel and Dior foundations also cost around this amount of money. - Shades available - Porcelain Ivory Blush Ivory Warm Ivory Sunny Beige Vanilla Beige Honey Beige Golden Beige Shell Beige Suntan Beige Sunset Beige Toffee Bronze Deep Bronze This is what I find useful about the Laura Mercier foundation range, the amount of shades available, so you're bound to find a colour perfect for your skin. - What the manufacturers say / what the product offers- Laura Mercier offers an Oil-Free Foundation which are layerable, highly pigmented formula to be used only where needed & allows the user to determine the amount...

Sarahhhx 11.12.2007 · Read review
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Review of Laura Mercier Oil Free Foundation Porcelain Ivory (For Very Fair Skin Tones)

Bobbi Brown, the best makeup foundation ever!!

Advantages: Easy application, absolutely natural look!
Disadvantages: A little bit on the pricey side!! :S

...Not many of us women can just walk out the door without applying at least a little bit of make up - unless you're absolutely confident with your looks! It's true that what makes a woman beautiful is that she looks good even without makeup. However some of us do not have that luxury. Not all of us has a smooth reflection, without eye bags and dopey eyes. Hence, we need the help of make up. It is important to choose the best makeup that goes perfectly with your skin. Makeup contains chemicals, and to have it constantly on your face, won't be good for the skin. Personally, I'm a bit sceptical about those cheap makeup brands. I started applying makeup 3 years ago. I started of with a rather cheap brand, as I was a student I couldn't afford those expensive ones. And I'm refering to foundation here. I was never satisfied with other brands...

depatra3 14.12.2005 · Read review
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Review of Bobbi Brown Oil Free Foundation

Cheap and easy streak free foundation

Advantages: Smooth even look skin tone, easily blendable
Disadvantages: Need slightly more and to use with concealer for blemished skin

...I have struggled to find foundation what with my blemished skin. They are either too greasy leaving me with more blemishes, too thin so I need lots or too thick leaving me looking pasty and un-natural. However, this is different and I will be trying it again when I run out. With the same consistency and wearing feel as a more expensive foundation, this stays put and looks very natural. I recommend dotting it on your skin and blending it with your finger tips, focusing the dots on to more problem areas. You should find it blends and almost disappears into the skin, taking away any uneven tones with it, which is how foundation is supposed to work! It blends into your neckline and has a very soft almost moistuiser like feel which is not sticky. It doesn't look like you have lots on either, even if you have! Although it covers...

lea20 04.06.2006 · Read review
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Review of Rimmel Stay Matte Foundation

Colour Adapt Foundation?

Advantages: good pump on bottle to aid application, long ;asting
Disadvantages: hard to blend, quite thick

...I went for a Max Factor Foundation as I knew the brand as was intrigued by the 'colour adapt' part of the labelling. As I had previously found it hard to find a foundation that matched and complemented my skin tone (I'm fairly pale in skin colour), this appealled to me as I'm always keen to avoid that over made up look. The bottle looked good, with a pump for easy application. I went for one of the paler shades, that looked to match my skin tone fairly well. The foundation itself was actually a lot thicker than I was used too, and quite powdery. I thought that this would be good as it would avoid the greasy look that some foundations had given me in the past after a few hours wear, The thickness of the foundation meant that I actually found it pretty hard to apply. It was difficult to judge the reight amount that would give me...

katherineh123 26.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of Max Factor Colour adapt Foundation

Best foundation yet!

Advantages: Great colour
Disadvantages: None

.../\/\/\ Max Factor - Colour Adapt Foundation /\/\/\ Price: £11.95 - Sainsburys (may be cheaper elsewhere) 34ml tube I tried 70 - natural What is it? This is a foundation that apparently adapts to your own skin tone. I've seen this advertised on television but had not got around to trying it out. I've recently tried the Age Renew which I found to be very silky on the skin - a little too silky for me. This also made me look shiny in photos. This is what made me choose the Colour Adapt. Also lot of foundations seem totally the wrong colour. Maybe 'colour adapt' could sort this problem for me. Packaging: This foundation comes in a 34ml clear tube. It's quite a large container. You can see the colour of the foundation through the clear part at the top of the packaging. The front of the packaging...

ailuj34 04.04.2007 · Read review
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The Body Shop No Oil Foundation

Advantages: Perfects Skin
Disadvantages: None

...I was buying mouse foundations from all different companies and was noticing blotches in my skin, i really didn't want to have to resort to buying an expensive foundation, so i routed around a bit and came across this foundation The Body Shop Moisture Foundation, it has no oils, therefore does not give a greasy looking finish but a glossy tanned one which is a huge refreshing change from orange blotches. Its also quite good at the cover ups of spots etc without having to use bucket loads, I would advise this for those with sensitive skin. It has an SPF 15 in it to help protect the skin, comes in 10 different shades. It has two vitamins in it amoungst many minerals to achieve long lasting coverage. Vitamin C - Helps to smooth out, giving a radient shine. Vitamin E - Helps to condition and protect the skin. This...

Emilyy 03.02.2009 (03.05.2009) · Read review
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Review of The Body Shop Oil-Free Liquid Foundation

Max Factor Colour Adapt Foundation

Advantages: Evens skin tone, looks quite natural, a little goes a long way
Disadvantages: Caused me to break out, encouraged oilyness, didn't stay on amazingly long

...Ah, the delights of teenage skin. Never know what it's going to do next. One day it's dry, flakey and tight feeling, the next you wish you had a spatula to scrape all the oil off. Not to mention oh so stubborn blemishes. I personally have all these things going on, combination skin basically, and I've always had trouble keeping spots at bay. Don't even get me started on clogged pores or blackheads! Don't I paint quite the picture? Anyway, now I've recently started bringing a biiiit more money into the house, I decided it was worth going out and treating myself to a more elaborate foundation. Meandering around all the makeup counters in Boots, I was completely lost. So much to choose from, I can't even decide what skin type I have nevermind what I'm supposed to put on it...so I decided to ask a representative at the Max Factor...

aimray12 22.09.2009 · Read review
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Rimmel Recover Foundation

Advantages: Nice consistency, gives even coverage
Disadvantages: A little sticky when worn alone, doesn't last 12 hours

...Rimmel is a well-established, respected brand, especially within the UK. It's fairly expensive, but with products like makeup, most girls (maybe some men too!) find that the more you spend, the more beautiful you look. This foundation is part of Rimmel's cosmetics, and found easily within supermarkets, drug stores, and beauty stores in the makeup sections. It's on sale for around £5.60-£5.80, fairly expensive for not a particularly big bottle, but when you take a look at Maybelline and Bourjois foundations, this is generally cheaper. I use this foundation daily. I have very light skin, and have always had a bit of trouble finding a light enough foundation to match. There have been a few foundation incidents where I have looked a bit orangey! I tried and tested many different foundatons on my vanity-driven quest to find the perfect...

Stephoohla 06.10.2009 · Read review
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