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For the past six months or so I have been looking for a high coverage but natural looking pressed powder foundation. To be honest I didn't expect to find one. But I have and *
bonus time* it was only £6.99! Introducing the Max Factor crème puff pressed powder, my new forever favourite drug store foundation.
Yes. I love it this much.
First of all, I want to talk about how perfect the colour is for my skin tone! But before I do let me just tell you that I have very pale skin with slightly red/pink undertones. So, just a little disclaimer, this works on my skin but everyone's skin is different, you may have to try out a few before you find your perfect match! I have this foundation in the shade
truly fair which I believe is the lightest. It doesn't make me look yellow like most drug store foundations and blends well, even when I am a little red. For those of you with a different skin tone to me I did notice they do a range of shades as well as colours for those with different undertones ect.
As you can see a powder puff does come with the foundation. However it is just a typical drug store applicator with a sponge like texture so it is not very effective. I much prefer to use my beauty blender. Now back to the actual product. When you first apply this foundation it can be a little bit flakey, however if you wait a few moments and then brush over it with a big blender brush the consistency becomes very natural and blends in with your skin rather well. As I said above, I have some redness in my skin as well as freckles but this foundation combats them perfectly. Which, to me, is pretty impressive for a powder.
Let's talk formula. The foundation is scented but it is subtle and musky so it doesn't overwhelm you. I have pretty sensitive skin which usually reacts terribly to heavily scented creams and ointments but luckily this hasn't been a problem for me with this foundation. As for staying power, it stands strong for a solid eight hours as long as you spray some primer on afterwards.
All in all, this is by far the best drug store pressed powder I have come across and would seriously recommend it for anyone!
