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🙌🏽 I was a drug store foundation snob...sorry! 🏆
First of all, this review was hidden for days and I didn't know it. The message said it was hidden due to sensitivity. The ONLY thing in here that I said was "brown girls" and from the shade of the foundation - that is ACCURATE. Anyone sensitive about "discussing foundation shades" on a page where the actual product AND shade are clearly shown needs to live in a bubble with no internet. So I am resubmitting this UNEDITED, besides this paragraph I added. Original review begins now. === Wow this is so cool! I went to a website where you enter the brand and color that you're currently using and it matches the shade to other brands. Since my brown girls know it's so hard to find the perfect shade of brown plus the right undertone so you don't look deathly ashy or gray in different lighting. So I decided to just test it out. I was already happy with the 2 foundations I currently use: L'Oreal True Match Lumi (and also the regular non-Lumi one) in C6 Soft Sable. Since I wasn't sure how accurate this was, I wasn't going to buy an expensive product for testing. So I purchased Nutmeg 11A and I am so shocked at how great the coverage is and the color is pretty spot on. Actually, almost a little better for me this time of year because it's winter and I'm less golden now. Only thing that jacked me up 🤣 is that I placed a few dots across my face as I normally do with my True Match foundation, but didn't realize the coverage difference. It's definitely doing double-duty so I didn’t even need half the product I pumped out. And the best part for me is that if I need a little extra hide-ation (as Wendy Williams would say) under my eyes, I don't need to deal with another product at all. Just buid it up a little under the eyes, blend it on out and set if you care to. I didn't even bother with powder setting under the eyes last night for New Year's eve because I prefer a less matte look. Say, demi-matte. And this, without powder, gives me just the finish I like. You can see the True Match shades and Milani next to it. Not bad. Now I'm definitely going to feel more confident about experimenting with my base textures and finishes. It's the one thing we HAVE to get right. Otherwise, all the other stuff and great techniques mean nothing. This morning I had to run to the store and all I did was was my face, moisturize, pop on Nutmeg 11A, dabbed it out and sprayed a dewing setting lotion. Lip gloss, mascara , earrings and I was out the door looking super-natural. It's not that heavy mask-type coverage. If you have freckles that you want to show through, you can still blend this out nicely enough to have that perfect skin look and show you "perfections" like beauty marks and all. I love it! Milani and all other drugstore brands, forgive me for I have seriously sinned. I know L'Oreal, Revlon, etc. are all drugstore brands, but I thought Milani, NYX, etc. weren't even considerable. I'm not proud - I'll eat crow 🍽. I'm even buying a lighter and dark shade now to use for very subtle and pretty highlighting and contouring! The [face] beat goes on!
January 2020 · Beauty and Personal Care · verified purchase
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