I have currently fallen into a routine, where I am consistently using MAC's Face and Body foundation. I bought this a few months ago when I was shopping in Brighton with my friend Michelle, we were frantically looking for the MAC store, as I had had my eye on this foundation for a while, I had read loads of reviews and I finally decided to try it out! (YAY!) The man used the colour N9 on me, and speaking honestly I hated it, it looked wet and greasy and wayyy too dark for my skin.
The packaging looks like this, a squeezy plastic bottle, which looks like acrylic paint! I bought the 120ml which retails for £27. (there are two sizes of the Face and Body foundation, the 50ml which is £21.50, and the 120ml which was £27! MAC's pricing baffles me lol) Anyways, no brainer I went for the larger one. MAC describes this foundation as a water- based, water-resistant foundation that provides natural coverage for the face or body. AGREED! It provides a very sheer, natural looking coverage, that in my opinion is best achieved when you work the foundation in with your fingers.
A little goes a very long way, I just apply a small amount (As shown above) to the back of my hand and work it into my skin.
PROS:
- 150ml goes a long way
- Bottle is very practical, can be tossed about to your hearts content and it will not break, (not that I recommend throwing your foundation bottle about)
- Works very well on other parts of your body, great for the airbrushed legs look.
- Dewy finish
CONS:
- A little pricey
- Not suitable for oily skin (unless bought with the blot powder pressed/ or a similar powder)
- A very limited colour range, (some people may disagree, but I find that my foundation is not a perfect match, but one that I have rather settled for)
- The cap gets a little messy, because the formulation is so watery.
- Brushes seem to absorb this foundation, I recommend using your fingers.
Now, I mentioned earlier that I did not like this foundation which it was first put on me, I have oily skin at times and this foundation is better suited to dry skin. After my friend Michelle kindly told me I looked wet (lol), the man recommended I used a finishing powder.
I now present to you, the best powder in the worlddddddd....
The BLOT POWDER PRESSED! this powder retails for £20, which I believe is totally worth it! It is available in 5 different colours, I have the colour Deep Dark. MAC explain that this powder was primarily designed to provide shine control, and it does exactly that! I use this with other foundations too not just the Face and Body foundation and it works a charm, I highly recommend it!
PROS:
- Can be used on top of any foundation, (even my bareMinerals foundation as a substitute to the veil.
- Literally illuminates shine
- Buildable, you had buff a little bit on top of your foundation, to get rid of shine, or a lot to give the appearance of a matte finish.
- Completely worth the money
-Its recommended use by time (little open pot with number written inside, on back of all makeup packaging) is 24 months!!!
- I have had this for 4 months now and I have not hit pan
CONS:
- This is NOT shatter resistant, every time it drops on the floor, I slowly pick it up and hold my breath waiting to see if its cracked. As you can see above I've dropped it a few times.
Thanks so much for reading :D
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