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Lealabell I have 4 foundations that I really like (price rated out of 3):
For everday I use either Stila Sheer Colour TM($$) or Chantecaille real skin($$$).
For evening I use Stila Illuminating Liquid Foundation ($$).
For photo opportunities (weddings, birthdays, christenings etc.) I swear by Prescriptives foundation. Precriptives offer lots of different textures and are the only brand I know where the SAs sit down and do a proper colour match test, it's their major selling point. I went because of an offer in Instyle magazine where you got a free lipstick if you had the colour match consultation. I hated the free lippy, but ended up with the foundation! Prescriptives arrange their products into colour families so you can get the lippies, blushes and shadows that work with your skintone family (I don't really go in for that, but it's a great start if you're not that confident and don't know what suits you).
Sorry for the really long post, and no I don't work for prescriptives
That's true, Prescriptives does have other foundations (besides the made-special-for-you one I mentioned) that are closer to $30. I used to wear their Traceless foundation because my dermatologist made me, and while it did match my skin, it was a little too sheer for my taste. But I can no longer get Prescriptives in my town so I don't know what their other foundations are like. One nice thing about the brand is that all of their makeup (as far as I know) is non-comedogenic, which means it is much less likely to clog your pores. (Oil-free makeup can still contain other pore-clogging ingredients besides oil.)
And by the way, Maybelline's Dream Matte Mouse also did not come in a light enough shade for me (which made me very sad, because I was hoping to find something that would actually help my oily, shiny face) but since I don't know your *exact* color you may still be able to get it to work for you. Most girls say it blends very nicely so if you can find the right color maybe you can get rid of that line!
