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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


5.0
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21 years ago

this foundation is for you if you like a more formal makeup look-- i use nc35-- mac can't be beat for matching skin tones for women of color! i love it for going out or dressing up-- i have...

About reviewer (29 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination

HairBlack

EyesBrown



3.0
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21 years ago

this offers good medium/heavy coverage, is portable, and comes in the awesome MAC range of skintones. It has a nice skin-like finish, not too matte or dewy. but it felt tacky, like it was always...

About reviewer (104 reviews)

Age

SkinAcne-prone

HairBrown

EyesBrown


1.0
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21 years ago

Yuck! worse foundation ever.It was like a thick mask sitting on my skin emphasizing every pore every blemish. Just threw it away.

About reviewer (20 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinOily

HairBlack

EyesBrown


1.0
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21 years ago

Update:Caused whiteheads and blackheads. It has broke me out when I used it for a week and a half. I had to do daily extractions. Sensitive skin ppl beware. Very good medium coverage...

About reviewer (269 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinNormal, Olive, Warm

HairBlack, Straight, Medium

EyesBrown


2.0
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21 years ago

When the MA at MAC put NC35 on me with a brush, it looked amazing! It was so natural looking and blended so well with my skin. So I bought it. When i applied it at home with the pad it came with, I...

About reviewer (24 reviews)

AgeUnder 18

SkinCombination

HairBlack

EyesBrown


1.0
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21 years ago

I have very "normal" skin and always have. I have NEVER had a problem with acne before. A few days after I started using this MY WHOLE FACE WAS BROKEN OUT. It does not go on very smoothly at all...

About reviewer (39 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinCombination

HairBrown

EyesBlue


4.0
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21 years ago

this would look beautiful on someone with normal skin. otherwise, if your skin is flaky at all, IT WILL BE VERY NOTICEABLE. use tons of moisturizer. i like to use the brush with this, but that...

About reviewer (45 reviews)

AgeUnder 18

SkinCombination

HairBrown

EyesBrown


2.0
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21 years ago

Oh how I wish Studio Tech would work on me. I've seen some beautiful skin due to this stuff, but alas... back to the store it went. This was flakey, drying, chalky and chunky on my face. I tried...

About reviewer (4 reviews)

Age

SkinAcne-prone

HairBlack

EyesBlack


5.0
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21 years ago

I LOVE THIS FOUNDATION(NC44). I am a woman of color and it is very hard for me to find a foundation that doesn't make me look chalky or orange. This is the only foundation that I have found that...

About reviewer (14 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Olive, Warm

HairBrown, Relaxed, Medium

EyesBrown


1.0
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21 years ago

You cant use this with a foundation brush, streaks, and gives you spots! good coverage, very thick, sponge a waste of time, if you can open the sponge bit, where its hidden!!!....percriptives, much...

About reviewer (2 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinAcne-prone

HairOther

EyesBlack


2.0
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21 years ago

Okay, having said all that previously, I am no longer happy with for a couple of reasons although it still looks lovely when I put it on. It takes WAY too long to put it on evenly. If you are in a...

About reviewer (5 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinCombination

HairBlond

EyesBrown


5.0
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21 years ago

I love Mac Studio Tech!! I have purchased my second compact and loving it. It gives me great coverage, makes my skin flawless and luminous. It's very easy in application, blends very easily. ...

About reviewer (29 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinOther, Other

HairOther

EyesOther


1.0
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21 years ago

I got this after rave reviews from my friend. I wasn't to sure at first, but now I love this stuff! Makes my nc15 skin look almost flawless. I also have very, I mean very acne prone, oily skin and...

About reviewer (115 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinAcne-prone, Fair

HairBlond

EyesBlue


2.0
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21 years ago

I bought this foundation for my wedding, but decided to see how it would wear normally first. It seemed to apply ok and had a nice feel to it, but didn't really do what the MUA had claimed - I...

About reviewer (32 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinAcne-prone, Medium

HairBrunette

EyesBrown


2.0
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21 years ago

I am an Asian olive pale tone and use NC30 in the winter and NC40 in the summer. I can not in good faith say that this is a good product for acne-prone or even oily skin. <p>PROS: This...

About reviewer (23 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination

HairBrown

EyesBrown


2.0
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21 years ago

I wouldn't buy it again. Coverage is ok, staying power is very poor. Not recommandable for oily and acne-prone skin.

About reviewer (155 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinOther, Other

HairRed

EyesBlue


5.0
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21 years ago

I do not live near a MAC counter- frustrating if I ever buy anything at one and need to return it.<br><p> Because of this, I did not even bother looking at the STUDIO TECH foundation for my...

About reviewer (276 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinNormal, Fair-Medium, Not Sure

HairOther, Other, Other

EyesHazel


5.0
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21 years ago

I bought my NC25 Studio Tech and my first foundation brush (MAC 190) and jumped in the deep end. After shelling out more than I would normally pay, and having a liquid foundation that worked well,...

About reviewer (2 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinOther

HairOther

EyesOther


1.0
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21 years ago

Ew, ew, ew. This product looked ok in the store, but a few minutes later, it became a disgusting, greasy mess, which then seemed to show every single dry flake on my face. I had someone ask me...

About reviewer (28 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinAcne-prone

HairRed

EyesGreen


3.0
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21 years ago

I bought this a couple of weeks ago and wasn't sure if I liked all that much (NW20). So this week I wore Lancome and Jane, Stay Calm and wasn't too pleased (Jane had been a staple) Today I...

About reviewer (3 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinOther

HairOther

EyesOther