FOTD: ALMAY Wake me up foundation mix with Almay TLC foundation

Today's foundation to investigate is the mixture of Almay TLC foundation and Almay wake up foundation. The reason why I mix the two is because I love the long lasting power of TLC foundation and the sheen of wake up foundation.

The finish was really beautiful--healthy glowy but flawless. However after 7 hours of applying the mixed foundations, I noticed the foundation disappeared around my nose and lip areas. I don't know why since I did not touch my nose and face at all. But the foundation stayed really well on the rest part of my face.

FOTD 09/18/2013 RMK POWDER FOUNDATION

Today's foundation to observe is RMK powder foundation. It's the one with pearl layer on top and powder on the bottom. I mixed the two layers by swiping through with my brush. Because of the pearl layer, the finish is very glowy and dewy. My face does not look powdery at all. It looks like a healthy skin with lots of moisture.

However after 3 hours of applying it, I saw powders caked around my nose. I did not understand why because I blended it really well when I applied the foundation on. It looks fine in the first hour.

Though the foundation gives such a nice glowy finish, the cakiness around my nose spoiled everything because it turned out not to be natural look at all. Maybe it's because of the weather I am not sure. I will keep my investigation on it and update the information.

FOTD 09/17/13

As always, I use Olay Complete Sensitive Skin Spf 30 Moisturizer before my makeup. Without any primer and liquid foundations, I use Cle de Peau powder foundations as my face makeup. I use the original CdP powder foundation on left side of my face and CdP brightening foundation on the right side of the face. 

I must say they do perform well today. It's 13 degree here in Toronto, a little bit dry. After my 40 minute- walk both foundations still stay there without transfer. I watched some touching clips online ,cried, sneezed  and the foundation on tip of the nose were gone. But the foundations on the rest of my face stay. 

Right now it's 12:00. Looking at the mirror, I see some healthy glow on my face. It's not oily or greasy because my face is dry. I guess it's the foundation with the sunscreen moisturizer make this beautiful glow. 

Overall, CdP powder foundations perform very well today. It also took me a very short time to do my makeup because I use mineral foundation brush to apply.  I am so happy that such beautiful face make up can be done in less than 1 minute.  However I spend $200 for this convenience. I am sure I can find cheaper alternative with the same performance. 

Forever 21 haul 09/16/13

1.Large Loop V-Neck Sweater CAD 27.80

2.Large Loop V-Neck Sweater Sea Green CAD 27.80

3. Open Knit Sweater 

FOTD: 09/15/13

Today's foundation routine is with Olay complete sensitive skin spf30, Rimmel Wake Me up Foundation and Guerlain Parure white powder foundation.

The face looked almost flawless with these three products. The make up made skin a beautiful healthy subtle glow. I like this finish.

The staying power was around 6 hours. Makeup on the face did not transfer, however the foundation on the nose spreads a little after 6 hours.

I think the beautiful healthy glow comes from Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation and because Guerlain Parure White Powder is very light weight and finely milled, it shows well the beauty of Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation.

FOTD : 09/14/13

Today's base makeup routine is Olay complete sensitive skin spf 30 + Cle de Peau primer  and Guerlain pearly white compact in 032.

The combination makes the make up lasts long, which stays more than 7 hours. The base makeup does not transfer at all.

The finish of the makeup is soft matte. The makeup looked a little bit heavy on the skin. I did not feel heavy but it just looked like I put lots of foundation on it. I guess it's because CdP primer has a thicker texture than other foundations. As a primer it's quite thick. It can be hard to blend if my face is too dry.

Overall good foundation routine without foundation. I got flawless skin and long staying power with primer and compact powder. However the finish is not my favorite, I wish it does not look heavy on my skin.

FOTD (2): Revlon Colorstay for Normal to Dry vs Revlon Age-Defying with botafirm

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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.