I use Revlon Colourstay too, it's my favourite foundation. Only downside to this line that the shades are very limited. Only around half of them have pink undertones.

This is a link to the shades available:

http://www.revlon.co...-Oily-Skin.aspx

I would stay that starting with ivory, every second shade has pink undertones. I use ivory as well and it definitely has a pink undertone.

This product is definitely not suitable to apply with anything other than a good, soft brush, I wouldn't use my fingers or a sponge. It dries very quickly, so you don't have a lot of time to blend it. I start with kidney bean sized amount on my hand and start working it into the brush as fast as I can, then I once the brush it coated with all the foundation, I start putting it on my face using a circular motion with the brush and pressing firmly. You have to blend it in really, really well, otherwise it will look cakey.

My guess would be that you are using too much product at once and not blending it in well enough. Fingers are no good with liquid foundations.

Make sure your face is free of oil before you put it on as that will affect blending. All I do is wash my face with cold water but if it's hot outside I will use a primer to guarantee an even coverage. This foundation is medium to full coverage, it's best to apply it in thin layers to achieve full coverage rather than putting on one thick layer.

What kind of brush do you use? A good brush is half the work.

Here's a youtube video of a girl who uses Revlon Colourstay, and this is pretty much how I apply it:

I recommend you use a foundation brush. And don't glob on the product at once. Start in tiny, thin layers. TINY LAYERS. Let one layer dry. Go over it where you need more coverage. Don't put it everywhere at once so it dries in a sticky, yucky consistency.

I personally hated the consistency of revlon colourstay, and used to mix it with another foundation to make it easier to manage. I'm also very pale but have yellow undertoned skin, go figure.

Foundation can go yellowy/orange throughout the day as it oxidises, there isnt much you can do about it to be honest. If you want to look at a different foundation you will be able to google 'swatches' and people will have blogged photos of foundations a long side each other for colour comparison, good blogs will also show them hours later so you can judge the oxidising effects. If you are looking for a paler foundation for example, try googling 'paler than revlon colourstay ivory swatches' and see what comes up.

As for application, as everyone says, a good brush is half the work. I personally would recommend a stippling brush.

Thank you so much for the replies everyone - good tips / advice in all of them

I use Revlon Colourstay too, it's my favourite foundation. Only downside to this line that the shades are very limited. Only around half of them have pink undertones.

 

This is a link to the shades available:

http://www.revlon.co...-Oily-Skin.aspx

 

I would stay that starting with ivory, every second shade has pink undertones. I use ivory as well and it definitely has a pink undertone.

 

This product is definitely not suitable to apply with anything other than a good, soft brush, I wouldn't use my fingers or a sponge. It dries very quickly, so you don't have a lot of time to blend it. I start with kidney bean sized amount on my hand and start working it into the brush as fast as I can, then I once the brush it coated with all the foundation, I start putting it on my face using a circular motion with the brush and pressing firmly. You have to blend it in really, really well, otherwise it will look cakey.

 

My guess would be that you are using too much product at once and not blending it in well enough. Fingers are no good with liquid foundations.

 

Make sure your face is free of oil before you put it on as that will affect blending. All I do is wash my face with cold water but if it's hot outside I will use a primer to guarantee an even coverage. This foundation is medium to full coverage, it's best to apply it in thin layers to achieve full coverage rather than putting on one thick layer.

 

What kind of brush do you use? A good brush is half the work.

 

 

Here's a youtube video of a girl who uses Revlon Colourstay, and this is pretty much how I apply it:

 

 

Thanks so much for the video and advice.

When I tried using it the other day I just used an ecotools foundation brush. I know it's not the best out there but it was all I could afford at the time! I usually am able to apply liquid foundation nicely (depending on the state of my skin) and just sort of use the brush to pat any unblended / streak marks away. But it doesn't always work out

I think I will get a soft brush like you've mentioned - and like the one this girl has used in the video.

I recommend you use a foundation brush. And don't glob on the product at once. Start in tiny, thin layers. TINY LAYERS. Let one layer dry. Go over it where you need more coverage. Don't put it everywhere at once so it dries in a sticky, yucky consistency.

 

Yeah - This does dry pretty quickly so I can see that working in tiny layers and then building on it would be helpful! Thanks

How long would you normally wait between layers?

I personally hated the consistency of revlon colourstay, and used to mix it with another foundation to make it easier to manage. I'm also very pale but have yellow undertoned skin, go figure.

 

Foundation can go yellowy/orange throughout the day as it oxidises, there isnt much you can do about it to be honest. If you want to look at a different foundation you will be able to google 'swatches' and people will have blogged photos of foundations a long side each other for colour comparison, good blogs will also show them hours later so you can judge the oxidising effects. If you are looking for a paler foundation for example, try googling 'paler than revlon colourstay ivory swatches' and see what comes up.

 

As for application, as everyone says, a good brush is half the work. I personally would recommend a stippling brush.

 

I'll try searching for some swatches comparing it with other foundations - hopefully photos of the actual products and not the digital ones (if that makes sense) which I find hard to compare to my skin tone.

I did a bit of searching comparing the shades of the lightest Maybeline SuperStay and the lightest Revlon ColorStay and it seems that the Maybelline range is overall more orange / a little darker than the revlon. So guess that's not an option for me

I do have a foundation from CoverGirl that I use when I can't be bothered to try and hide everything but it just takes some of the redness out. It's quite light (in coverage and shade) so I'll try using a little of that mixed with the revlon and see how that goes.

I think I'll get a stippling brush too

I use a cheap version of the beauty blender and make it damp and pat the makeup on. This makes it look more natural than when I use my fingers.

I'd wait maybe 10-20 seconds in between layers. Lots of people use MAC's Fix+ or other primer/liquid things (no idea what you'd call them!) to set the foundation in layers. Overall though, choose a foundation that doesn't have tons of oil in it. That way you have to set it less. Less powder = less stuff on your face = more oxygen to your pores

Hmm, interesting that everyone here says to use a foundation brush. I've horrible results using brushes, at least with this foundation. Maybe this is just because I have extremely large pores, so using the brush doesn't cover them. I personally use clean fingers because brushes and sponges don't provide enough coverage for me. Maybe this lighter coverage would be better for you though.

If you are interested in mixing your own shade, you can mix Maybelline Superstay and Revlon Colourstay together, they have very similar formulas and will mix well. I personally don't like Maybelline foundations and this one is no exception, the only other liquid one I like is Clinique Stay-Matte Oil free Makeup, but I don't think it's better than the Revlon one, yet 3x as expensive.

The best place to buy good cheap makeup brushes is Tk Maxx, I believe it's called TJ Maxx in the States? It depends on what they have in stock but normally they do have brushes.

Thanks for the tips everyone

Yesterday I mixed the revlon with the cover girl foundation I have and used a soft brush to apply it. That worked pretty well for the areas that are relatively smooth / without acne but not so great for the areas with acne. It wasn't that bad though and definitely better than the first time I used it

I guess I'll keep experimenting with it and I might go buy those other brush suggestions when I have the time

i agree with others about a brush making the world of a difference. someone said to use tiny layers, and that has also worked for me. revlon colorstay can either look very natural or very caked depending on how much you use. i use the liquid and creme formulation, but i prefer the creme. it has heavier coverage, and it goes on smoother, but i hate the packaging. another thing i hate about colorstay is that you have to be diligent about taking the stuff off. it will break you out if you don't use a makeup remover. it's a challenge for me to always take it all off after work when i just wanna go to bed.

I used to apply my Revlon Colorstay with a brush until I saw a tutorial on YouTube:

Now I apply it using a damp sponge, and I like the results so much better!!