I really do know those people who don't update their foundations from season to season, year to year. There's no way you're the same color in the summer as you are in the winter every single year, unless you're actually albino. I can attest to that and I don't even spend time outside. So ladies, let's all do yourselves a favor and get color matched at one point or the other with your favorite brand.
I personally had to get matched this year since I A) got tanned last year in Destin, I fade soooo slow, B) got sunburned again on my forhead this past April watching a pre-season college football game and C) because of A & B I was definitely no longer an NC35!
I was matched up to a NC42 now in MAC Studio Sculpt which I picked up. I had to go online and pick up a MAC Face & Body foundation in C5. In the picture below you can definitely see a difference just from the products in the bottle (don't worry about that weird dark spot in the F&B)
I do have yellow undertones, but it's always so hard to match yourself when products look so orange, right?
Just to start off. Here's a bare-faced picture of myself (Why does it look kinda creepy to me -__-). Stupid hormones have me breaking out at the moment, but I guess the better to show you all the coverage! All in the name of beauty LOL
All pics are taken with a flash, if you'd like to see it in the natural daylight please ask, I can do so. I applied one foundation to each side of my face so this is a direct side by side comparison, not two pictures merged together.
What do we notice first? The Studio Sculpt was definitely more orange than the F&B. The F&B is water-based so it definitely felt lighter on. The Studio Sculpt was also pretty damn orange on me. I have yellow undertones, but I'm not an Oompa Loompa! These are of course with flash which tends to make it look quite different than what you see in real life.
(Click on pictures for larger view)
Here you can see my scarred face with nothing on and with the F&B foundation. I used a stippling brush to apply this particular foundation. I'd say it covered quite well actually for just one coat (talking like it's nail polish). It didn't cover up all my scars but the lighter ones and the redness of that zit were cut quite significantly. It evened out even my sunburned forhead which is many shades darker than the rest of my face. It's water-based and supposedly water-resistant (haven't tested that aspect yet) so ideally this is great for the hot, humid, sticky Southern summers I have to put up with.
Studio Sculpt is thicker and creamier than the F&B and so therefore provided much more coverage in one coat when applied with a flat top kabuki brush. It's gel-based so it's really helps in getting a nice even coverage and is labeled as medium to high coverage. I totally agree. This one is also said to be water-resistant.
Here you can see my scars and uneven skintone has been virtually covered by the foundation. I will say in real life, it matches quite perfectly, but depending on the camera and settings I had on it could look white-cast (with my point & shoot) or too orange (with my dSLR). So in my opinion this one is great for every day covering up if you have some major scaring issue but if you're taking a lot of pictures with your average point-and-shoot for say, a night on the town with your girls. Just be mindful your face may seem a little light. Since it's thicker I'll probably use this more when the cooler/cold weather comes around. You could of course use a mixing medium like MAC Fix+ to thin the foundation out a bit. This would also help the product stretch a bit further for your wallet.
So what happens if we throw some powder over these foundations? Well let's find out. I picked up the MAC Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation since I was running low on my current powder and needed a new one anyway.
My foundation is an NC42 but I picked up the NC43 because I have the feeling I'll be getting a tad bit darker before summer is over. I'll try to avoid that as much as possible though.
Comes with a sponge, I don't generally use sponges since I get rather oily in the T-zone during the day and who wants nasty looking powder? I use a big fluffy brush to apply and have a travel kabuki I carry.
Actually not much darker than what I currently use. I know it says it's a foundation but you don't HAVE to use it alone. But I like to lightly dust it on to set my liquid foundations.
So here we are. Same foundations covered with Studio Fix Powder. You can see that the orangeness of the Studio Sculpt still comes through. But it did help with that white-casting problem a bit with my other camera. You can tell there's less heaviness on the F&B side of my face. Definitely something to think about.
I just wanted to share. Do you all have a summer and a winter foundation that you like or do you use the same type of foundation all year. Actually, during the week any season I don't even bother with foundation. I'm at work, why should I care, I sit in a stuffy cube for 9 hours a day. I'll usually use a lighter foundation for going out at night or something like that.
MAC Face & Body Foundation is $32.50 for 4oz./20ml bottle
MAC Studio Sculpt is $29.50 for 1.3 oz/40ml tube
MAC Studio Fix Powder & Foundation is $26.50
NOTICE: I have not now or ever been paid to promote/use/give good reviews for any of the items featured. All items were purchased by me with my own money. Experiences with the above products will vary. I'm simply stating my own, personal opinions. Thanks.
I personally had to get matched this year since I A) got tanned last year in Destin, I fade soooo slow, B) got sunburned again on my forhead this past April watching a pre-season college football game and C) because of A & B I was definitely no longer an NC35!
I was matched up to a NC42 now in MAC Studio Sculpt which I picked up. I had to go online and pick up a MAC Face & Body foundation in C5. In the picture below you can definitely see a difference just from the products in the bottle (don't worry about that weird dark spot in the F&B)
I do have yellow undertones, but it's always so hard to match yourself when products look so orange, right?
Just to start off. Here's a bare-faced picture of myself (Why does it look kinda creepy to me -__-). Stupid hormones have me breaking out at the moment, but I guess the better to show you all the coverage! All in the name of beauty LOL
All pics are taken with a flash, if you'd like to see it in the natural daylight please ask, I can do so. I applied one foundation to each side of my face so this is a direct side by side comparison, not two pictures merged together.
What do we notice first? The Studio Sculpt was definitely more orange than the F&B. The F&B is water-based so it definitely felt lighter on. The Studio Sculpt was also pretty damn orange on me. I have yellow undertones, but I'm not an Oompa Loompa! These are of course with flash which tends to make it look quite different than what you see in real life.
(Click on pictures for larger view)
Here you can see my scarred face with nothing on and with the F&B foundation. I used a stippling brush to apply this particular foundation. I'd say it covered quite well actually for just one coat (talking like it's nail polish). It didn't cover up all my scars but the lighter ones and the redness of that zit were cut quite significantly. It evened out even my sunburned forhead which is many shades darker than the rest of my face. It's water-based and supposedly water-resistant (haven't tested that aspect yet) so ideally this is great for the hot, humid, sticky Southern summers I have to put up with.
Studio Sculpt is thicker and creamier than the F&B and so therefore provided much more coverage in one coat when applied with a flat top kabuki brush. It's gel-based so it's really helps in getting a nice even coverage and is labeled as medium to high coverage. I totally agree. This one is also said to be water-resistant.
Here you can see my scars and uneven skintone has been virtually covered by the foundation. I will say in real life, it matches quite perfectly, but depending on the camera and settings I had on it could look white-cast (with my point & shoot) or too orange (with my dSLR). So in my opinion this one is great for every day covering up if you have some major scaring issue but if you're taking a lot of pictures with your average point-and-shoot for say, a night on the town with your girls. Just be mindful your face may seem a little light. Since it's thicker I'll probably use this more when the cooler/cold weather comes around. You could of course use a mixing medium like MAC Fix+ to thin the foundation out a bit. This would also help the product stretch a bit further for your wallet.
So what happens if we throw some powder over these foundations? Well let's find out. I picked up the MAC Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation since I was running low on my current powder and needed a new one anyway.
My foundation is an NC42 but I picked up the NC43 because I have the feeling I'll be getting a tad bit darker before summer is over. I'll try to avoid that as much as possible though.
Comes with a sponge, I don't generally use sponges since I get rather oily in the T-zone during the day and who wants nasty looking powder? I use a big fluffy brush to apply and have a travel kabuki I carry.
Actually not much darker than what I currently use. I know it says it's a foundation but you don't HAVE to use it alone. But I like to lightly dust it on to set my liquid foundations.
So here we are. Same foundations covered with Studio Fix Powder. You can see that the orangeness of the Studio Sculpt still comes through. But it did help with that white-casting problem a bit with my other camera. You can tell there's less heaviness on the F&B side of my face. Definitely something to think about.
I just wanted to share. Do you all have a summer and a winter foundation that you like or do you use the same type of foundation all year. Actually, during the week any season I don't even bother with foundation. I'm at work, why should I care, I sit in a stuffy cube for 9 hours a day. I'll usually use a lighter foundation for going out at night or something like that.
MAC Face & Body Foundation is $32.50 for 4oz./20ml bottle
MAC Studio Sculpt is $29.50 for 1.3 oz/40ml tube
MAC Studio Fix Powder & Foundation is $26.50
NOTICE: I have not now or ever been paid to promote/use/give good reviews for any of the items featured. All items were purchased by me with my own money. Experiences with the above products will vary. I'm simply stating my own, personal opinions. Thanks.
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