MAC : Studio Fix Fluid SPF 15

this is an amazing foundation! I have been using it everyday for the last 3 weeks and my skin is better than ever. I went to MAC and asked for a foundation that could is buildable and that would work on very combination skin (like seriously combination - my t-zone is so oily I'm surprised BP hasn't contacted me yet for drilling rights..) anyway back on topic - in the store they emphasised having well moisturised skin but also mixing a primer or moisturiser into the foundation to sheer it out and make it less cakey and heavy - and what a difference it makes! Naturally I was hesitant of layering moisturiser onto my already oily t-zone but to be honest it hasn't been a problem at all - and I've been told that adding extra moisture can help the situation which it does seem to have done pretty nicely. I have also tried the foundation alone and while it can be pretty with an hour and a half of buffing - it's not perfect! (good for a night out though - it doesn't go anywhere) I sort of feel like you have to approach this bottle as being a very big and very heavy duty concealer - it is just SO pigmented. But when sheered out it is absolutely gorgeous and lasts ALL day and ALL night (even with my oil slick of a t-zone). All in all i think this is a very nice foundation that is just being a little misunderstood! p.s. its EVEN BETTER with FIX+ sprayed under it aswell as when you are done :)

This make up helps with oily skin, it dries matte. There's many shades to choose from. Although it was expensive it's worth it. Buildable coverage (medium to full).

I used Napoleon Perdis Light Diffusing makeup for years as my 'going out' foundation on weekends. It always made my skin look amazing - healthy and dewy, but because it was so heavy and oily I would break out a week after using it. This is the best alternative I have found.

I bought this foundation on a splurge in the summer after my birthday and had it colour tested. I would like to mention the girls in the store did not do the foundation justice as they all looked as if they had wall paper paste on their faces. I was warned about oxidising and how I should apply in small layers with a stippling brush, but in store it looked fine, just a tad overdone. I tried this out a few days later to see it was thick, hard to blend and cakey, so I left it for a powder foundation instead. I tried it consistantly to find the colours and consistency was way off until recently when I pulled it out. I used a tiny amount with a damp beauty blender and blended it evenly down my neck and it looked fine. I added a little bit more and powdered and it didn't cake at all. Overall verdict - Use thin layers and slowly build it up.