I geek out over a few things. Makeup just happens to be one of them. I test a lot of products for companies. I get free stuff, I try it, I talk about it – the good, bad, sometimes ugly. Sometimes I take photos. Sometimes I don’t. SOMETIMES I actually buy stuff lol. I’m not on a PR list. Soooooooooooo in this case- well let me just jump into it.

A recommendation, a light complexion, and a need.

My typical foundation is Tarte- Amazonian Clay Full Coverage Foundation SPF 15 and it retails for almost 40$. For a bigger picture the color I own is Medium Beige (35N). I went to put it on the other day and well… Winter in Ohio has dragged my skin tone down a notch. We’re not trying to pull a James Charles over here so something had to give. My sisters foundation is far too light. I also did not want to pay 39$ for a shade I’ll use through maybe March at best (it’s February).

I scoured outlets to see what people were giving good reviews for that also was long wearing. I’ve tried Maybelline Fit Me and I do like it however after long wear it appears caked on and/or slides off with certain primers. I saw a video of a girl wearing Loreal Infallible Fresh Wear 24 hr foundation – and the girl put that camera RIGHT on her face and said LOOK AT THIS. That was it. I was sold. I was going to purchase shade 455 online and then decided to just go down to my Ulta (I’m a regular so it’s like hanging out with your friends) and grab it. Turns out I’m pretty good at shade matching by sight, as I left with 455 Natural Buff. I waited until the next day to try it.

Okay so I moisturized, then used Cover FX Blurring Primer – which was a product I was sent free and that I am testing currently. It’s not my typically primer. It is tinted slightly which my normal is clear. The show goes on. It’s a pump style foundation and I noticed it took quite a few attempts for product to come out. Once it did it was very runny. If you have used the Tarte foundation you know it’s thicker. I used a brush since it was on the runny side. It applied very well and it wore very well. No transferring! No cakey face syndrome. For 14.99 instead of 39$ this foundation was a win in my books. It did take a little more product, but at over half price you can afford to use a little more right?

I’ve finally got my skin in a position where I can start wearing less full coverage options so I may even go buy my summer shade……. but lets not go crazy yet!

So if you’re a makeup lover, and you like to try new options- this one is a good time in my books.

**picture coming soon**