Almay : Clear Complexion Makeup

I just bought this earlier today, wore it to work, and after being frustrated with my self-destructive acne regiment for years I am THRILLED with what my skin looks like right now, after washing my make-up off. Every single night my skin is inflamed and red after washing off my make-up, and my current outbreak actually looks about 60% better right now! I'm thrilled.

My dermatologist suggested that i try this and i loved it at first. But, now that its gotten hotter outside and iv'e realized it doesn't give much coverage i am trying to find a new makeup with better coverage, that also lasts, and that doesn't turn orange-ish on my face. I might work better for you if you have less oily skin and have a darker skin-tone.

I love this product and will be buying it again. I use this with a mild primer so I can cover up my acne.

I've been using Almay's clear complexion makeup with 0.5% salycylic acid, concurrently with Dan's regimen, for 36 days now, based on Dan's recommendation. The coverage and color-matching isn't as good as chanel makeup -which is what I occassionally used before my latest bout with moderate acne- but this Almay product does seem to actually help with the drying of active pimples, and it definitely has not worsened my acne. Now that my skin is almost healed of acne (yey Dan's regimen!), and it's not dry nor flakey anymore, it does wear better (the first week of the regimen, my skin turned awfully red, irritated, dry and flakey, and the almay looked like I had a wax mask on top of all that...truly awful). I'm going to keep using it until my PIH stops embarrasing me, but my goal is to eventually stop wearing makeup altogether, and use the almay just as spot coverage. No makeup at all has to be better than makeup of any kind in my opinion, but I haven't really researched any conclussive studies to back that. Overall, I would indeed recommend it. I've used Clinique, Neutrogena & Chanel foundation over the years -always occasionally, mind you- and for the best look and coverage I would recommend Channel, but for problem skin (or when your skin is a problem and it's acting up), I'm now sticking with Almay Clear Complexion.

I've found that this make up goes on much better if I apply it directly with my fingers instead of with a sponge. You also have to be generous when applying it or it looks funny on the skin.

Did anyone else have this issue!? I used this last night and woke up to my eyelids and under eye being huge and swollen! I've tried everything and it won't go away.

the salicylic acid in this foundation is a great help for acne, this foundation does show flakes and dryness though, I found that it didn't do as much as I'd like for redness concealment

Pretty good, but it's not a miracle.

Coverage isn't the best and I didn't see any improvements after months of use. It goes on smooth and it's good if you want quick coverage, but I wouldn't use this all the time. There's better stuff out there.

The coverage is good but can get a bit cakey. Idk why but almost any foundation/concealer/pressed powder formulated to clear acne always has very yellowy/orange undertones?? This foundation runs a bit dark for anyone who's pretty pale. Actually, I recommend Almay's TLC liquid foundation instead of this stuff. The clear complexion foundation made me breakout occasionally and it didn't stay matte for long. Not great for naturally oily skin. On the other hand, the TLC foundation kept my skin matte for most of the day , had great coverage, didn't look very cakey, came in lighter shades, but is just a little tough to remove.