We've all spent a shit ton of money on things that don't work out and foundations in particular can get hella pricey.
So obviously when you find something you love it's exciting but when it's also drugstore
it's like finding the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
A few weeks ago I tried out the SuperStay Better Skin Foundation by Maybelline ($11.99) and holy f**k balls!
I never expected to love it as much as I do, I mean you always hope to but come on it doesn't usually happen that way.
I hadn't planned on making this post but I've been reaching for this foundation so often that I just had to talk about it.
The packaging is pretty bomb because it comes with a pump and also has a nicely weighted glass bottle which isn't always the case for drugstore foundations. I feel like they're just shoving everything in tubes now lol but that's still better than a glass bottle with no pump.
The foundation itself is liquid-y and blends out super quick and easy, I wasn't left with streaks but it does dry down semi fast because it has a more natural matte finish, so I usually do half my face at a time.
Although this is a natural matte, it's not drying at all, I have combo skin (oily t-zone / normal) and this looked just as good on the rest of my face as the oily center.
This foundation has a medium coverage and literally felt so comfortable on the skin, no caking, no heaviness, it really did feel as though I wasn't wearing anything.
I'm also a night owl, so I sometimes don't wash my makeup off 'til well after midnight and this foundation still looked so good by the end of the day.
Up close you could see that there was a bit of skin peeking through (fading) around my mouth and nose from touching my face and eating or whatever but it was only visible up close but still looked fine from a normal distance, which is pretty damn good because this is super affordable.
I did find that this does slightly oxidize but I knew that going in so I ordered the lightest shade available and I made it work for me, although I will say that as a pasty bitch I think this line runs dark and also slightly orange so I could see it being hard to match yourself especially for lighter complexions because I'm pretty damn light but I'm not quite fair.
(can you believe this is the lightest shade? it's crazy)
When I purchased this I also purchased the SuperStay Better Skin Powder but even though I ordered the lightest shade, it was way too dark and orange for me so I've been using it as bronzer.
The powder is very smooth and a little goes a long way, since it's a face powder it does blend out really well and layers over everything without getting patchy.
It didn't feel heavy but I honestly can't comment too much on using it on the entire face because like I said it was way too dark to use as face powder for me which kinda bummed me out.
This is the drugstore foundation that I find myself grabbing for most often right now, it keeps me matte in this heat without being dry and it looks very natural and felt insanely light on the skin.
If you can find a shade to work with then I'd highly recommend this for combo and oily girls.
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SuperStay Better Skin Foundation by Maybelline
SuperStay Better Skin Powder by Maybelline
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