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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


1.0
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21 years ago

This was just terrible on me! Felt like it was suffocating my skin, and it started "breaking up" on my face within minutes of application. I get a much better finish, and better feel with Full...

About reviewer (75 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinNormal, Fair-Medium, Warm

HairBlond, Wavy, Medium

EyesBlue



5.0
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21 years ago

I went to the MAC counter and asked the MA to find which studiotech shade fits my complexion. He used NC25 on my left side of the face and NC20 on the other. When I went and looked at the mirror, I...

About reviewer (22 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinNormal, Other

HairBrown

EyesBrown


3.0
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21 years ago

the product was ok... i read that it covered everything and that it made your skin "flawless".... i was so excited to go and get it but wen i got home and put it on i wasent that pleased after...

About reviewer (1 reviews)

AgeUnder 18

SkinAcne-prone

HairBrown

EyesHazel


3.0
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21 years ago

After using this product for several months, I have changed dmy review. PROS: A nice, creamy foundation that matches my skin very well. It goes on very smoothly and you can make it sheer or...

About reviewer (14 reviews)

Age56 & Over

SkinAcne-prone

HairBrown

EyesHazel


1.0
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21 years ago

Boy did I want to like this stuff! I think I tried harder to make this work than any other product I've ever tried. Alas, it was not for me. I have normal/very slightly dry skin, and this stuff...

About reviewer (307 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinDry, Fair, Cool

HairBlond, Wavy, Medium

EyesBlue


1.0
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21 years ago

horrendous. what did it look like? as if i had been wearing liquid foundation, tried to wash it off, and then just wiped my face with a towel in defeat. so ugly!! argh. i can't wait for the stick...

About reviewer (111 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinCombination, Other

HairBrown

EyesBrown


1.0
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21 years ago

I used to use this all the time. It worked great in the beginning. My complexion looked flawless, the color match was pretty good. But then my skin started getting bad and I didn't know why? I...

About reviewer (103 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinAcne-prone

HairBlack

EyesBrown


2.0
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21 years ago

This foundation is quite heavy, so it has a nice coverage. However, I found that by the end of the day it has just completely sunk into every one of my pores and accentuated them, no matter what I...

About reviewer (7 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinAcne-prone

HairBrunette

EyesBrown


2.0
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21 years ago

This is a very nice light foundation for my all over the place skin. Oily on my center forehead and down the sides of my nose, but dry along my inner cheeks and neither oily nor dry everywhere...

About reviewer (5 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinCombination

HairBrown

EyesGreen


3.0
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21 years ago

I really wanted to like this foudation. The NC 25 looked wonderful and flawless for the first two hours, then it got a little shiny and rubbed off really easily. Then it turned orange and sunk...

About reviewer (168 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Fair, Neutral

HairBrown, Straight, Fine

EyesHazel


2.0
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21 years ago

The trick with this foundation is the application. Like many people below have mentioned, using a foundation brush really helps. Used with a synthetic flat brush and smoothed onto the skin with...

About reviewer (91 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinOther

HairOther

EyesOther


4.0
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21 years ago

I would probably reach for studio fix over this but I can rule out purchasing this again. The coverage/finish was nice, color match excellent. There wasn't really anything I did not like about this...

About reviewer (165 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination

HairBrown

EyesBlue


5.0
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21 years ago

This is my Holy Grail foundation. I'm an NC30 and I really feel like this is the best match for color I have ever gotten. My dry skin loves the texture of this and the versatility of it is...

About reviewer (119 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinDry, Fair-Medium, Cool

HairBrunette, Straight, Fine

EyesBlue


5.0
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21 years ago

i really love this foundation..enough that i even repurchased it! (that never happens)..for the summer i was an nw25, and now i am back to an nw20..it matches my skin perfectly and gives a great...

About reviewer (11 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinDry

HairBlond

EyesBlue


2.0
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21 years ago

I would really like this product if it didn't make my skin break out. I tried it in two different stints hoping that there was an outside factor involved and broke out *bad* both times. Good colour...

About reviewer (3 reviews)

Age

SkinOther

HairOther

EyesOther


1.0
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21 years ago

This stuff is so bad that I registered here at makeup alley just so I could write a review on it!! I have oily skin and the lady at the mac counter told me that this would actually be good for my...

About reviewer (32 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinCombination, Medium

HairBrown

EyesGreen


5.0
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21 years ago

I love it! It gives just the right amout of coverage and works great on my normal to dry skin. THe packaging is nothign to rave abou. It really bothers me how the make-up pad that came with it can...

About reviewer (138 reviews)

AgeUnder 18

SkinOther

HairOther

EyesOther


2.0
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21 years ago

I really thought this was going to work and I wanted it to but after a month all I did was break out. It did give a flawless look but this is not a product you want to wear everyday. I could feel...

About reviewer (10 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinAcne-prone

HairBrunette

EyesBrown


4.0
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21 years ago

This is the third time I purchased this...I actually returned it 2x before. It did break me out before and an SA actually gave me NC 55 even though I told her it was too dark, but no matter what I...

About reviewer (42 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination

HairBlack

EyesBrown


2.0
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21 years ago

I love Mac lipsticks and lipgloss so I bought this product with high hopes. It was a disaster for me. It never looked natural on me and I found it hard to blend. I ended up giving it to my...

About reviewer (51 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure

HairBrunette, Wavy, Coarse

EyesBlue