Tuesday 7 April 2015

MAC Face and Body Foundation | Rediscovering an old favourite

MAC Face and Body Foundation is one of those products I fall back in love with from time to time. Considered a must have by makeup artists and being the favourite foundation of quite a lot of people, it’s quite a cult product that I’ve been using and loving for quite some time now and it’s a staple in my stash.

MAC Face and Body Foundation Review

Described by MAC as “a fluid foundation that provides low-to-medium build able coverage and a flawless, natural satin-shine finish. Skin conditioning, water-resistant and long-wearing”, is available in a handy 50 ml bottle and a bigger 120 ml bottle that is perfect for makeup artists or as a great price per ml option if you’re sure you love it.

I totally agree with what MAC says about it. The coverage can be sheer if applied lightly with fingers or a brush but can be easily built up to medium when layered or buffed in with a brush a little more. The finish goes from satin to glowy depending on how much I layer it: a sheer layer gives a lovely satin finish that becomes really skin like when powdered, whether a couple of layers stay pretty glowy even with powder on top.

It’s truly long wearing as promised and I can imagine being the same on the body, but I’ve not tried it yet! Will definitely do if I decide to buy my summer shade again.

The reason I’ve fallen back in love with it all over again recently is how forgiving is on the skin: my skin has been drier than ever lately (it feels fine when I moisturize it but as soon as I start applying makeup flakes appear and it gets even worse during the day, especially on my nose) and whilst I’m working on it (I’d assume hydrating serum, oil and rich moisturizer would be enough but they aren’t) I need something that doesn’t accentuate dry patches.
Another thing that has allowed me to use it more is the Make Up For Ever Concealer Palette I reviewed in my last post (link!): color correcting everything before and adding a sheer layer of concealer on top when needed as made me want to use a sheerer base, and Face and Body is perfect.

The shade that matches my skin tone perfectly is C1, but in the summer C2 is perfect: the first time I bought it was after the summer holidays a couple of years ago and I remember it working amazingly on tanned skin. I also remember comparing it to the famous Chanel Vitalumière Aqua at the time and thinking it was a lot better, and I still think it is. And since for the price of that tiny Chanel bottle I can buy the huge MAC one, I’d chose this anytime.

Have you tried this foundation? What do you think of it?


MAC Face and Body Foundation è uno di quei prodotti che di tanto in tanto tornano in cima alla lista dei prodotti preferiti. Considerato un must have dai makeup artist ed essendo il fondotinta preferito di molti, è un prodotto cult che io uso da molto tempo e ormai non posso più farne a meno.

Descritto da MAC come “un fondotinta fluido che consente una copertura flessibile da leggera a media, e una lucentezza naturale e dalla finitura impeccabile”, è disponibile in un comodo formato da 50 ml e in una più grande confezione da 120 ml perfetto per i makeup artist o come un’ottima opzione convenienza se siete sicuri che vi piace.

Sono totalmente d’accordo con quello che dice MAC a proposito di questo fondotinta. La coprenza può essere trasparente se applicato leggermente con le mani o un pennello, ma può essere facilmente aumentata se stratificato o lavorato con il pennello. Il finish va da satinato a luminoso a seconda di quanto lo stratifico: uno strato leggero dona un effetto satin che risulta molto simile alla pelle con un leggero strato di cipria, mentre un paio di strati rimangono piuttosto luminosi anche con la cipria.

È davvero a lunga durata come promesso e posso immaginare che sia lo stesso sul corpo, anche se non l’ho ancora provato. Lo farò sicuramente se deciderò di riacquistare la mia tonalità estiva!

La ragione per cui me ne sono innamorata di nuovo di recente è quanto sia indulgente sulla pelle: la mia è stat più secca che mai ultimamente (sembra a posto quando metto la crema ma appena comincio ad applicare il makeup si screpola e peggiora ulteriormente nel corso della giornata, specialmente sul naso) e mentre cerco di sistemare il problema (un siero idratante, un olio e una ricca crema dovrebbero essere abbastanza, ma a quanto pare no) ho bisogno di qualcosa che non evidenzi le aree più secche.
Un’altra cosa che mi ha permesso di usarlo di più è la palette di correttori Make Up For Ever che ho recensito nel mio ultimo post (link!): correggere le discromie prima e aggiungere coprenza dopo se necessario mi ha fatto venir voglia di usare una base più trasparente, e Face and Body è perfetto.

La tonalità che si adatta perfettamente alla mia pelle è C1, ma in estate C2 è perfetta: la prima volta che l’ho comprato era dopo le vacanze estive e ricordo che funzionava meravigliosamente sulla pelle abbronzata. Mi ricordo anche di averlo paragonato al famoso Chanel Vitalumière Aqua considerandolo decisamente migliore, e continuo a pensare che lo sia. E visto che per il prezzo della piccola bottiglietta Chanel posso comprare l’enorme 120 ml MAC, lo sceglierei in ogni momento.

Avete provato questo fondotinta? Cosa ne pensate?

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10 comments:

  1. I've gone through a bottle of this and I'm still amazed how I was able to do that. Speaks for itself that it has been a well-loved bottle! ;)


    X Alice

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  2. This is by far my favourite foundation. I am the same as you, I re-fall in love with this foundation.

    I personally prefer to use this foundation rubbing it through my fingers and hands first before applying it as it makes the foundation warm and therefore thicker, making it more medium/full coverage.

    Angie x | Chocolate & Lipstick || UK Beauty and Lifestyle Blog

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  3. I love this foundation although everyone thinks it is too fluid like but working it with my fingers really helps! I can't find a decent brush for it though, any suggestions?
    Mary-Ann xx
    Angel Flicks

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  4. My cult product is the Pro Longwear, it's my first high-end foundation and I loooove it!

    Running a Giveaway Now | www.angerawrs.co.uk

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  5. I've only tried it in my makeup course a good while back and wasn't a fan, but maybe it's because the way it was applied on my by another student. I reckon I should get a sample soon and give it another try as I'm all about light coverage bases x

    Beauty with charm

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  6. I have been suffering from dry skin all winter and pregnancy has only made things worse. And I have been on the hunt ever since for a great foundation, now I'm looking forward to trying this one. What makeup brush do you use with it? I'm not a huge fan of using my fingers.


    Whitney
    www.beautyandwhit.com

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  7. so funny, my colleague was just talking about how much she LOVES this. i haven't tired this but not many foundations will be good on dry flakes so this is a super big plus to try this one.

    jenn

    A Beautiful Zen

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  8. Aisling McGarrigle8 April 2015 at 17:35

    I really want to try this, I've only ever used Studio Fix but it's quite heavy and I fancy something lighter for summer! xxx

    Aisling | rosysmiles.blogspot.co.uk

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  9. You know, I've never actually tried a MAC foundation. I'm not sure whats wrong with me haha x
    thebeautybloss.com

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  10. LOVE this foundation for when im having a good skin day!

    xprincessjas | ♥

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