sierra and the storm: April 2014

Hello beautiful! Again, sorry it's been a week or so since we last saw each other but the internet was yet again acting wacky. It's sorted now.

Onto the review! I've been using this foundation for roughly three weeks now. This is also the first foundation I have ever bought/used so I cannot truly compare it to any other foundations, but I can try to go off what I've read and watched on YouTube.

It's the CoverGirl Outlast Stay Fabulous 3-in-1 Foundation! Everyone has RAVED about this product and I did extensive research to find the perfect first foundation for me. I found it! I really do like this foundation.

I'm very pale and I'm very pleased to find they make a shade light enough for me! I went to Target and at my local store(s) there are lovely ladies who will help color match you if needed and that's just what I did.

Claims:

"Lasting power of a primer, coverage of a concealer, and blendability of a foundation in one. Shine free."

Primer: YES (this lasts on me atleast for 12 hours with no fading)

Concealer: EH (I have dark circles under my eyes and while it covers them a little, it doesn't cover them enough to forgo concealer)

Blendability: YES (this blends smoothly and evenly with both my fingers and my e.l.f. powder brush although I prefer the brush)

Shine Free: YES (this sets to a matte finish, there is absolutely no shine to it even 10 hours after I've first applied the foundation and that's with me being an very oily skin type)

Color Range:

14 shades (roughly good selection for light to medium skin tones, but they do have this foundation in 14 more shades in the queen collection for darker skin tones)

Consistency:

Liquid: it's nice and creamy and blends easily/flawlessly on the skin.

Works excellent for oily skin as it mattifies the skin.

Clings to dry patches and looks flaky if you don't moisturize.

Can oxidize (turn darker) a little bit on certain skins.

Coverage:

I'd say, for my skin, it's a medium coverage as I have a few blemishes.

Overall Rating:

9/10

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swatch

swatch blended (using an e.l.f. powder brush)

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before

after (one pump of foundation)

As you can see, with just one pump the foundation it covers my blemishes well enough to cover any major redness or discoloration. (I always have my bangs down over my forehead so it doesn't bother me that you can still see the blemishes a bit.) It also covers the large pores around and on my nose very well.