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They say Revlon has reformulated its Color stay liquid foundation. I am not sure if they do it here in Canada. I have purchased a new colorstay recently, and I feel it's still with the same good coverage and staying power. However there's no spf 15 for normal to dry skin type--no spf for combination to oily either.
To be honest, after today's (it's around 19 degree here) testing, I do not feel very big difference between Color Stay and Age Defying with Botafirm. Of course there are some difference between the two, but in general they are good foundations.
The colorstay foundation contains 30 ml while Age Defying has 37 ml;
Both of them have some paint smell, but age defying's smell is much stronger than colorstay, I am not big fan of age defying smell, but I am ok with it since it does not linger;
Colorstay seem to be offering higher coverage than Age Defying with Botafirm. In general both of them offers very high coverage;
Both of them are not difficult to blend with. I apply the foundation little by little with my finger and they seem to blend very well;
Both of them have no pump, this is one thing I dislike. I feel I cannot control how much I want to use easily each time.
Both of them are with nice finish. They are not matte. To me they are between satin and matte finish;
The staying powder of both are fantastic. They stay on my face for more than 14 hours and never transfer. The look is as fresh as I just applied!
Age Defying with Botafirm has spf 20 in it while colorstay has no spf ;
My skin does not feel dry with both foundations;
Colorstay stays very well on my under eye area while Age Defying with Botafirm is a little bit dry. I am surprised with it because age defying is supposed to be working on dryer skin type. But maybe Colorstay for normal to dry skin can moisturize well....Not sure;
Overall, both of them worth the hype on the Internet community. I do like both of them. They can be more pricey than other drugstore foundations, but they do worth that. Revlon makes a lot of foundations better than department store brands. To me drugstore foundations in general are as compatible to department store foundations; however when it comes to powder foundation, maybe department store brands do better.
