Depends on the foundation. In past I would have just used a damp blending sponge. Now I use ++
I like CoverGirl Clean Fresh in Translucent (pink compact). It’s cruelty free.
I hated Essence Lash Princess for all the reasons you listed. I'd describe my 3 HG favorites as++
Maybelline lash lift WP, Buxom WP, MK ultimate WP, Covergirl Professional WP. All on amazon iirc
Recs for really remarkable mascaras? ++
Oldie but goodies: CoverGirl AquaSmooth
Keeping it relatively simple today, rop for mine ++
I wonder if light would match an nc20. I wrote off Covergirl years and years ago +
yes, there's a lot of talk about how Covergirl Simply Ageless Skin Perfector Essence is.+