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3.5

901 reviews

60%
would repurchase
4.0/5
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WATER (AQUA PURIFICATA) PURIFIED; TRIMETHYLOLPROPANE TRIOCTANOATE; CYCLOMETHICONE; ISOHEXADECANE; CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE; POLYGLYCERYL-6 DISTEARATE; MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX (CERA MICROCRISTALLINA); GLYCERIN; SILICA; BUTYLENE GLYCOL; ISONONYL ISONONANOATE; TRIHYDROXYSTEARIN; EUPHORBIA CERIFERA (CANDELILLA) WAX; BEESWAX (CERA ALBA); TOCOPHEROL; SQUALANE; LECITHIN ASCORBYL PALMITATE; POTASSIUM SORBATE; PROPYLENE CARBONATE; POLYETHYLENE; DIMETHICONE/VINYL DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER; TRIISOSTEARIN; STEARALKONIUM BENTONITE; PEG-5 SOYA STEROL; SODIUM DEHYDROACETATE; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL; CITRIC ACID; HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL; MICA; TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891); IRON OXIDES (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499); ULTRAMARINES (CI 77007); CHROMIUM HYDROXIDE GREEN (CI 77289); CHROMIUM OXIDE GREENS (CI 77288); ZINC OXIDE (CI 77947) (11/2008)

Reviews

Reviews


3.0
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17 years ago

I got this foundation for the first time a month ago based on some of the good reviews I've read here. My skin is oily in the t-zone, but becomes more combination in the winter months (I should...

About reviewer (10 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Fair

HairBrown

EyesBlue



2.0
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17 years ago

Ridiculously hard to work!!! sothick and too cakey- moves during the day and lots of rub off! not recommended- even if you are trying to cover blemishes!! there are much better products!!!...

About reviewer (47 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinNormal, Tan

HairBrunette

EyesBrown


4.0
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17 years ago

I first purchased this foundation 7-8 years ago (when it first came out), and I used it a few times and ended up returning it because after an hour of wear, it made my skin look like I'd put Crisco...

About reviewer (908 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium

HairBlack

EyesBrown


5.0
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17 years ago

I can't even begin to describe how much I love this foundation. First, it has not made me break out, but then again, only hormones break me out; MAC foundations have been really good to me. ...

About reviewer (100 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinCombination, Fair

HairBlack

EyesBrown


2.0
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17 years ago

i LOVE LOVE LOVE this foundation!!!!!!!!!!! (Said 22-year-old me in 2008) [Fast forward to January 10, 2013] Now that I'm 27, I will update my review on this product. Obviously skin changes as...

About reviewer (8 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinAcne-prone, Fair, Cool

HairBlond, Straight, Fine

EyesGreen


5.0
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17 years ago

I absolutely love this product! After going back to MAC about 23498230948 times to return foundations I think I've finally found my heaven in a compact. I was a MAC face and body fanatic until I...

About reviewer (4 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Dark

HairBlack

EyesBrown


5.0
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17 years ago

For what it is, it's a great product. I became interested in Studio Tech because I needed a new foundation at the time and needed something that was travel/airline friendly. It's a cream...

About reviewer (31 reviews)

AgeUnder 18

SkinVery Oily, Fair-Medium, Neutral

HairBlack, Straight, Medium

EyesBrown


5.0
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17 years ago

I recently purchased MAC Studio Tech Foundation in NC 15. I have oily skin in the T-Zone, but my skin also has a tendency to flake (especially on the nose). I decided to try MAC Studio Tech due to...

About reviewer (1 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinOily

HairBlond

EyesBlue


4.0
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17 years ago

One of the girls at MAC put this on me and it looked great. My acne scarred skin looked flawless. It doesn't dry me out like Studio Fix did except after 6 hours or so it starts to wear off and...

About reviewer (7 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinAcne-prone

HairBrown

EyesHazel


5.0
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17 years ago

This is one of the best foundations I have used. The formula is great and very verstatile. It can go from very sheer to just even things out, to heavier coverage with layering. I have pigmentation...

About reviewer (82 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinAcne-prone, Medium

HairBrunette

EyesBrown


5.0
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17 years ago

i just started using this product like 2 months ago and i absolutly love it. i have oily skin and i usually use it with studio fix power and it just makes my skin look flawless <3

About reviewer (1 reviews)

AgeUnder 18

SkinAcne-prone, Medium

HairBrown

EyesHazel


4.0
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17 years ago

I can safely say that w/correct application this stuff looks amazing! I made an 11:a.m. appt. at Nordy's MAC counter specifically asking for this product (due to good reviews here at MUA) and the...

About reviewer (268 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Warm

HairBrunette, Curly, Medium

EyesBrown


2.0
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17 years ago

I just purchased Studio Tech in NC15 on Sunday and I need to return it to MAC. I was really disappointed by this product which seemed so amazing when the SA tried it on me in the store. The creme...

About reviewer (219 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinVery Oily, Fair, Cool

HairRed, Wavy, Fine

EyesBlue


5.0
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17 years ago

This review is specifically for Studio Tech NC 32. This is apparently a newish color. I tried it quite by accident and bought it because the color is so exact. I have been wearing fndtn for yrs...

About reviewer (52 reviews)

Age56 & Over

SkinCombination, Medium, Not Sure

HairBrunette, Curly, Fine

EyesBrown


5.0
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17 years ago

I'm asian, med tanned, very oily. I use NC35 normally but I've also worn NC43 after spending the summer in Hawaii. I love this foundation. the coverage might be too heavy for every day wear but...

About reviewer (98 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinOily, Fair-Medium, Warm

HairBlack, Straight, Medium

EyesBrown


5.0
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17 years ago

ok i got really addicted to mac lately and i loooove this foundation Normally i use Revlon Colorstay (old formula the new one breaks me out) but they changed the formula so i switched to Estee...

About reviewer (73 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinVery Oily, Fair

HairBlond

EyesBlue


5.0
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17 years ago

I was bummed to find out that MAC has discontinued my HG foundation, the Studio Finish Matte. I was in Macy's and the SA recommended the Studio Tech to me as a replacement. I was an NC35 in the...

About reviewer (32 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinOily, Fair-Medium, Cool

HairBlond, Straight, Fine

EyesBlue


5.0
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17 years ago

This was a disappointment primarily because the MA gave me the wrong shade! I was debating with her whether the NC30 was too dark for me. My shade is NC30 but the NC30 in the Studio Tech line was...

About reviewer (8 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinDry, Fair-Medium

HairBlack

EyesBrown


4.0
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17 years ago

Used Prescriptive PhotoChrome makeup for years because it covered my occasional adult acne very, very well. When Prescriptives discontinued PhotoChrome, I searched for a replacement foundation...

About reviewer (1 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinSensitive, Medium

HairBrunette

EyesGreen


5.0
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17 years ago

This foundation does not work for me since it's makes me break out but it's great for someone who isn't cosmetics-induced acne prone. If you are a makeup artist, it also works really nice for...

About reviewer (11 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinCombination, Fair

HairBlond

EyesGreen