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So I caved and bought the New Revlon mousse foundation. I ran across the display with Emma Stone and due to my overwhelming girl crush I had zero willpower.
I purchased the lightest shade "vanilla" which is the one Emma is said to be wearing in the ad. Being that she's super pale I was hoping it would be a match. I'd heard mixed review on the stuff (too sparkly, not enough coverage, runs lighter than the real photoready, etc).
Btw I read she was wearing this in the color nude (2-3 shades darker than vanilla) at this award show...after testing I HIGHLY doubt it could be a color match for her. I know she's the face for the product, but I doubt she actually uses it in lieu of something better matched to her skin tone in real life.
first I swatched it onto my arm next to my nyc ivory foundation (far left) which is the lightest I've come across and with my new favorite Nyx's hd foundation in porcelain (middle).
As you can see it's actually lighter than my Nyc makeup which is awesome, but very yellow and dark compared to my perfectly color matched NYX concealer. WHY won't NYX make a foundation in this shade to match the concealer?!
This is what they look like blended out and not in direct sunlight so you can see the "cast" it puts on my skin. The NYX is the only one that is barely visible with the Revlon being better than my current color but still quite obvious.
So as usual I applied with a very light hand so it doesn't show up too dark. this is what it looks like with no other makeup. VERY dewy but not sparkly at all like I hear people say
This is with my full face...I put clinique finishing powder to set the makeup and it gave a nice glow through without looking shiny. My face definitely had a yellow tint to it in comparison to my neck and chest color which i'm not fond of.
And this is in direct sunlight to test to see if I look like a twilight vampire (the top complaint)
the only glitter I saw was on my eyes...none on my face at all, just a nice glow.
Overall it's the lightest foundation I've come across which is great. I just hate having to apply it so lightly that I don't get the full benefit of the product.
Has anyone else tried these?
I purchased the lightest shade "vanilla" which is the one Emma is said to be wearing in the ad. Being that she's super pale I was hoping it would be a match. I'd heard mixed review on the stuff (too sparkly, not enough coverage, runs lighter than the real photoready, etc).
Btw I read she was wearing this in the color nude (2-3 shades darker than vanilla) at this award show...after testing I HIGHLY doubt it could be a color match for her. I know she's the face for the product, but I doubt she actually uses it in lieu of something better matched to her skin tone in real life.
first I swatched it onto my arm next to my nyc ivory foundation (far left) which is the lightest I've come across and with my new favorite Nyx's hd foundation in porcelain (middle).
As you can see it's actually lighter than my Nyc makeup which is awesome, but very yellow and dark compared to my perfectly color matched NYX concealer. WHY won't NYX make a foundation in this shade to match the concealer?!
This is what they look like blended out and not in direct sunlight so you can see the "cast" it puts on my skin. The NYX is the only one that is barely visible with the Revlon being better than my current color but still quite obvious.
So as usual I applied with a very light hand so it doesn't show up too dark. this is what it looks like with no other makeup. VERY dewy but not sparkly at all like I hear people say
This is with my full face...I put clinique finishing powder to set the makeup and it gave a nice glow through without looking shiny. My face definitely had a yellow tint to it in comparison to my neck and chest color which i'm not fond of.
And this is in direct sunlight to test to see if I look like a twilight vampire (the top complaint)
the only glitter I saw was on my eyes...none on my face at all, just a nice glow.
Overall it's the lightest foundation I've come across which is great. I just hate having to apply it so lightly that I don't get the full benefit of the product.
Has anyone else tried these?