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Foundation Series for Oily / Combination Skin: EPISODE 01 - MAC Studio FIx Fluid

MAC Studio Fix has been my HG foundation for the last 5years.  I’ve finished bottles and bottles of this baby. As we all know, MAC has one of the best color selection for foundations. I’m NC37 btw and because all foundations oxidize on me, it initially applies lighter on my skin and perfectly blends after a while. This foundation finishes demi-matte on my skin. It has medium coverage which is buildable and I have tried spot concealing with this baby. But, I have to say after a while, the foundation melts and blends on your skin, the camouflaged spots will show up. I was suggested initially to do this method by the SA but it did not work on my oily skin. So if you need extra coverage, I suggest using a concealer. swatch with camera flash swatch on natural light Finish is very good and can last for hours and hours even after a few times of blotting. It may even look naturally dewy as the day passes and it’s beautiful. It has never looked cakey and looks...

Foundation Series for Oily / Combination Skin

Let me start the revival of this blog with a foundation series which will feature my top 5 high end foundations ranging from Medium Coverage to Full.  I’ve been currently using all of them on rotation depending on my current skin condition. We will be featuring the following products: EPISODE 01: MAC Studio Fix Fluid (NC37) EPISODE 02: Makeup Forever Ultra HD Foundation (123) EPISODE 03: Estee Lauder Double Wear Foundation (3W2 Cashew) EPISODE 04: Too Faced Born This Way Foundation (Natural Beige) EPISODE 05: Kat Von D Lock It Foundation (Medium 53 Warm) We will feature these products The different shades I use for each brand Swatches... This series is part of my quest for finding my holy grail foundation, so each item was tried and tested several times for quite some time already. To add to that,  I want to observe how each product affects my very sensitive and oily skin. To know m...