Holy Grail Foundation

Mac Strobe Cream, Bobbi Brown Long-Wear Even Finish Foundation SPF 15 

This foundation has remained a firm favourite in my make-up bag for quite some time now and it's actually the only foundation I have actually repurchased time and time again. After a brief dalliance with Illamasqua Skin Base in the summer and a disappointing romance with Estee Laude Double Wear Maximum Cover, I found myself going back to my old Bobbi Brown ways. I definitely don't have the best skin and it can be quite dry in places thanks to a cocktail of different acne creams but it's fair to say this foundation is a definite staple for creating a good base. The coverage is medium to full and definitely build able and overall the foundation does a great job of concealing my spots without looking to matte or cakey. I find that a combined use with my mac strobe cream adds a hint of dewiness to the foundation to avoid a heavily made up look.  I  use this with my pro long wear concealer, a bobbi brown face touch up stick and my mac studio fix powder and my makeup really does last throughout the whole day, which is a big selling point for me. The fact that my skin is properly concealed gives me more confidence and other foundations I have used in the past have never lasted properly and have left my skin looking patchy and generally gross halfway through the day, so to find something that actually does what it says on the packaging is a real winner for me! 

In terms of colour matching, I am quite pale but find the shade 2.5 perfect for me all year round. When I am particularly pale, I sometimes have to blend some of the foundation around my neck to avoid the dreaded tideline but when accompanied with my bronzer and highlighter, the overall look is natural with a hint of tan/colour to my otherwise light complexion! Whilst most foundations have yellow or pink undertones, Bobbi Brown tends to argue all people have yellow undertones in their skin therefore all there foundations are created with yellow tones and I have found their colour match with me to be great, so perhaps the yellow theory is right! 

Retailing at £31, this isn't the cheapest foundation however I have a theory that your foundation should be the one thing you splash the cash on, especially if you have spot prone skin like myself as more high-end foundations apparently contain better quality, less reactive ingredients than drugstore versions, so I don't mind spending a bit more so my skin doesn't suffer. Equally, it lasts me such a long time and I use about two pumps of it a day! 

Love Amanda 

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