Maybelline Pure Liquid Mineral Foundation + FOTD

It's a lazy Sunday and yet again, I am typing away about the one thing I love most: makeup! Today, I'll share with you a product that I have been using for a couple of months. I've shown you my lazy day makeup before, but on the days that I feel like I need more coverage and want to look more polished, I use liquid foundation. Since Maybelline relaunched their mineral makeup line, I got their Pure Liquid Mineral Healthy Natural Liquid Foundation in Beige Ochre 01 (BO1).

Maybelline Pure Liquid Mineral Foundation in Beige Ochre 01 (BO1)

About the product:


Ingredients:


While I love the idea of healthy makeup, I don't like it when cosmetic companies claim they're free from preservatives when they really do. It's a given fact that liquid foundations (or any type of liquid cosmetic) would spoil easily without chemical preservatives. This product contained 5 parabens: Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Ethylparaben, Isobutylparaben, and Isobutylparaben.

Packaging:

This liquid foundation was housed in a plastic box (which I did not take a picture of anymore). The packaging of the foundation is made of tall and sleek glass with a pump applicator. (Plus points for being hygienic.) It also does not spill no matter how this will tumble in your kikay kit. I actually like this packaging better than the previous one (where you squeeze out the product from a plastic tube), because I feel that the glass keeps the product fresher for a longer period of time. Plus it looks nicer, too.

Make sure not to press too hard on your first few uses, or else too much product might be dispensed.

The shade I got was Beige Ochre 01, which was the lightest among 4 shades available (BO1, BO2, OC3, OC4). The reason why I did not bother getting the BO2 shade was because the previous Angelfit foundation I bought was BO2 and it was a bit dark for my skin tone. With BO1, I felt that my skin looked more glowing and fresh.

This foundation gives a light to medium coverage with radiant finish, which I think would be ideal for those with dry or normal skin. I have oily skin so my face would be shiny by mid-day or once I started to sweat. No problem though, because I can always bot or top this with pressed powder. (On some days I do, on some days I just wear it alone, especially when it's not really hot outside.) Without makeup, my skin looks pinkish and a bit blotchy because of post-acne marks, and this foundation really does its job of evening out my skintone and cancelling out the redness. For dark circles, this won't be enough though, you'll still have to use concealer.

So far, I'm liking this better than my Maybelline Clear Smooth BB Cream. I find that this foundation does not give off a white cast when taken with flash photography even if it has SPF 18 PA+++. For best results, use a foundation brush when applying this foundation. I've tried applying this product with fingers and blending it, but I liked the result better when a brush is used.

Price: P499.00 for 25ml (I got this on sale for just P349.00.)

Swatch/FOTD:

When worn

Face:
Maybelline Pure Liquid Mineral Foundation in Beige Ochre 01 (BO1)
Maybelline Angelfit Perfect Concealer in Light Beige
Maybelline Clear Smooth Shine Free Face Powder in Natural

Cheeks:
Snoe Glam Jam in Crush

Eyes:
The Body Shop 4-Step Smoky Eyes Palette in Golden Brown (Dark brown shadow used for eyebrows.)
Maybelline Eye Studio Lasting Drama Gel Liner in Black
Maybelline Magnum Super Film Mascara in Washable Black

How about you, have you tried out Maybelline's Mineral Makeup line? How did you like it?

Love,
Helen

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