Crumbs of Knowledge...or my 2 cents worth, depends on the topic!
Occasionally I'll pick up some cosmetics that are getting a lot of buzz, just to try them out. Always good to know what the "competition" is offering. Lately I've tried 3 foundations. I won't mention brands here, but it probably won't be hard for you to figure out.
First product was a mousse type foundation. Felt wonderful on my fingers. Looked cool in the nice thick glass jar. On my face, covered so so. Instantly felt like a mask though. Over the course of the day, felt like a thick mask over oil that was trapped beneath. YUCK...couldn't wait to get it off!
Second product was a liquid colorstay long endurance foundation. No fancy bottle, not cool looking, so I'm thinking OK..maybe just a good product. Went on nice, looked matte and covered good. Absorbed oil well. No mask like feel. I wore this for about 3 days in a row. Then I started breaking out, really bad! Couldn't figure out why? I washed my makeup off in the shower every night, then used extra face wash, toner and lotion after my shower. So why the breakout? Hmmmm
Well on day 4 I decided to use an alcohol soaked cotton pad on my face in the morning (keep in mind after all that cleaning the nights before). I was SHOCKED to see foundation coming off onto the cotton pad. Think I found the reason for the breakout! Yeah it was colorstay all right. Stayed so good that it won't come off.
Third foundation was the most popular selling mineral foundation we all have seen on shopping channels. Applied nice, didn't cover all that great, WOW at the shine, and by noon I was scratching my face off! I try not to stand on my "NO BISMUTH" soapbox very often. Bismuth can be fine in small quantities like blush or eyeshadow. But at the percent in their foundation, not tolerated well by many. Even if they don't itch, bismuth tends to clog pores over long term use. Why? Because it's a heavy metal, and a very large particle size mineral. Hence it has to be buffed buffed buffed into the skin/pores. Irritates the skin, and it doesn't all necessarily come off or out of your pores when you wash your face, hence breakouts.
Needless to say I was very happy to be done with the competition, and back to wearing my Hollywood mineral foundation! Lasts all day, feels like air, and actually comes off when I want it to with no break outs!
Stay beautiful ladies:)
~Lorraine
Occasionally I'll pick up some cosmetics that are getting a lot of buzz, just to try them out. Always good to know what the "competition" is offering. Lately I've tried 3 foundations. I won't mention brands here, but it probably won't be hard for you to figure out.
First product was a mousse type foundation. Felt wonderful on my fingers. Looked cool in the nice thick glass jar. On my face, covered so so. Instantly felt like a mask though. Over the course of the day, felt like a thick mask over oil that was trapped beneath. YUCK...couldn't wait to get it off!
Second product was a liquid colorstay long endurance foundation. No fancy bottle, not cool looking, so I'm thinking OK..maybe just a good product. Went on nice, looked matte and covered good. Absorbed oil well. No mask like feel. I wore this for about 3 days in a row. Then I started breaking out, really bad! Couldn't figure out why? I washed my makeup off in the shower every night, then used extra face wash, toner and lotion after my shower. So why the breakout? Hmmmm
Well on day 4 I decided to use an alcohol soaked cotton pad on my face in the morning (keep in mind after all that cleaning the nights before). I was SHOCKED to see foundation coming off onto the cotton pad. Think I found the reason for the breakout! Yeah it was colorstay all right. Stayed so good that it won't come off.
Third foundation was the most popular selling mineral foundation we all have seen on shopping channels. Applied nice, didn't cover all that great, WOW at the shine, and by noon I was scratching my face off! I try not to stand on my "NO BISMUTH" soapbox very often. Bismuth can be fine in small quantities like blush or eyeshadow. But at the percent in their foundation, not tolerated well by many. Even if they don't itch, bismuth tends to clog pores over long term use. Why? Because it's a heavy metal, and a very large particle size mineral. Hence it has to be buffed buffed buffed into the skin/pores. Irritates the skin, and it doesn't all necessarily come off or out of your pores when you wash your face, hence breakouts.
Needless to say I was very happy to be done with the competition, and back to wearing my Hollywood mineral foundation! Lasts all day, feels like air, and actually comes off when I want it to with no break outs!
Stay beautiful ladies:)
~Lorraine
