When I am not on a strict budget I enjoy using Bare Minerals, but these times are tough on the wallet and I've had to switch to the $10 makeup range. Last week as I was running out of foundation I decided to get experimental. So I purchased Almay's Truly Lasting Color as it seemed like a good fit for the increasingly hot and humid weather. But I was wrong. It comes out pretty thick and is difficult to blend. It basically just moved around and didn't offer much coverage. Plus at the end of the day my face felt really tight and dry. Needless to say I returned it.
Next, I decided to try the new Maybelline Fit upon the recommendation of a friend. While the color matched my fair skin pretty well I was having the same issues that I did with the Almay. It is pretty thick and hard to blend. At the end of the day it did not leave me with the tight dry feeling, but it definitely did not offer the coverage I needed and did not stay on. Especially on my nose area it had a blotched appearance where the makeup had come off and streaked. So this wasn't ideal coverage. I took this back and decided to go back to my original budget foundation.
L'Oreal True Match is my go-to budget foundation and it was the cheapest of the makeup in my experiment. It offers excellent coverage and stays in place all day. Upon switching back a friend even complimented my skin as to the previous days. It's easy to blend on with fingertips and covers redness very well and even covers acne when dabbed in place lightly like a concealer. It doesn't feel caked or like you have a lot of makeup on your face. It doesn't dry you out, and can also withstand hot and humid temperatures, but if worn on a long day you may want to touch up with powder. All three of the foundations I set in place with Mineral Veil from Bare Minerals $15.
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