MAC : Studio Fix Fluid SPF 15

Soooo, after watching so many youtube videos and reading numerous reviews about this foundation, i realised that this might be worsing my acne as I was suffering from it prior to start using it.. but lately my acne was so bad! I was using this foundation daily for work for almost 3 years because of the great smooth natural coverage..i was having so many closed comedones that will eventually turn into big pimples or i would extract them and cause post hyperpigmentation and then they'll reappear again, an unending cycle .. so i decided to stop using it and at the same time I started using tretinoin .05% cream .. thanks to Allah I'm clear now, I'm so grateful to fiiiinally have clear skin after 9 years of suffering and trying so many products.. this is really emotional.. I was suffering from acne cosmatica "it's a medical term that's used to describe the acne that we get from using makeup" google it and look into the pictures you might be suffring from it as well. So I can't say for sure that mac foundation was the reason of my acne because I don't know may be I would still be clear just by using the retin a without stopping using the foundation.. I felt strange when i stopped using this because i was soo in love with the coverage but i sacrificed the coverage to get the clear skin that i want.. thanks God I was right, i don't need foundations anymore now that I'm clear..

I like this makeup I've used it for several years now but recently stopped. Even members of staff working for MAC have told me that this foundation is known to oxidise, this being the main problem. I continuously purchased the lightest shade (NC15) but even after a while this was making me look orange, I had noticeable lines which no one wants! My sister has the same issue using this makeup. There is yellow based (NC) and pink based (NW), yellow bases are good for concealing redness, which this foundation is good at. The coverage is good and will cover most redness (a little difficult to cover purple marks) and is build-able. Some may say it is a little pricey but as you often find, you get what you pay for. Overall I would recommend this foundation, I don't know what it's like in other shades but the oxidisation is a massive pitfall for this unfortunately.

Don't bother buying it.My skin was never perfect,but this gave the illusion that I had pretty nice skin. People always asked me if my skin was naturally so dewy and healthy looking whenever I used this product. They also asked how I manage to keep my skin so nice, but of course it was just the makeup and not my actual skin.While the coverage is great and looks natural, the skin underneath of the makeup is not so great. I used this for over a year, and all it did was break me out. It gave me weird cysts and lots of whiteheads underneath my skin. I had to stop using it because my skin wasn't in great shape. It was somewhat expensive,but it lasts a long time. You're better off buying something else that won't worsen your skin condition.