#Mac matchmaster foundation 1.5 review skin#
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Longevity: For me, using it as I do set with MSF Natural, Finishing Powder and a spritz of Fix+, I find that Matchmaster lasts an entire day without bother. Also good to remember that the Matchmaster will adapt as you blend it out. I tend to mix it with NW15 (which as you can see is a widely darker colour!) to achieve the right colour. I'm not sure how useful the above picture is - even though it looks as though Studio Sculpt in NC15 would be my perfect foundation, I can assure you that on its own it is way too light for me, even in the depths of winter.

#Mac matchmaster foundation 1.5 review skin#

L-R: MAC Studio Sculpt NC15, MAC Studio Sculpt NW15, MAC Matchmaster Shade 1, Illamasqua Skin Base 3, Illamasqua Skin Base 4, Estee Lauder Double Wear Shell, Estee Lauder Double Wear Ecru still with high factor SPF to protect my skin). I have often avoided the sun like the plague in the summer to ensure that I don't have to buy an additional bottle of foundation, but with Matchmaster, I think I will be able to venture out into the sun a bit more (obv. Now the winter is rapidly setting in my face has lost all trace of tan, but the foundation is still working with my skin tone. I bought this 3 weeks ago at the end of the summer, when I still had a hint of colour in my face.

Like the Illamasqua Skin Base, this can be built in specific areas, and I tend to do that before I reach for the concealer, so that I'm creating the best base possible.Ĭolour: This is by far and away the best colour match I have ever had in a foundation, and it definitely lives up to the claims of personalisation. I do still need to use concealer on the worst bits, but if I was having a really good skin day (they do happen sometimes!) I could ditch the concealer and just wear this. I use about 3-4 pumps to cover my face, and I find that that covers my acne scars, and any 'live' spots really well.

It is one of those weird ones that feels really light on your skin but actually covers really well. It is best to apply in thin layers to avoid pooling and uneven patches, but the only time I have had any problem with that was when I was having a bad skin day - by and large I find this quick and easy to apply well.Ĭoverage: This foundation is billed as medium buildable coverage and I think I would agree with that statement. I experimented a bit at home but eventually came back to my trusty Real Techniques brush which applied pretty much every foundation amazingly! You do have to work quite quickly as it is quick drying, but it dries down to a lovely soft focus finish.

Medium buildable coverage.Īpplication: When I went to MAC in Plymouth to buy this, the MUA applied this with a regular type foundation brush - flat and rounded top. Personalized finish influenced by the subtleties of your own skin's I was matched to 1, prior to going to the counter I was unsure whether I would be a 1 or a 1.5.įoundation technology using translucent pigments to enable a fully 1 is the lightest, 10 the darkest, with quite a few x.5 shades in between. The new colour scheme uses a simple 1-10 numbering system, with no NC or NW base like other MAC foundations.

#Mac matchmaster foundation 1.5 review free#

It is oil free and has an ingredient that helps reduce oil production and just works amazingly. I know I said I loved Illamasqua's Skinbase (and I still do), I love this even more. So how did this foundation shape up? There was a lot of hype around it, particularly as it is a new avenue in colours for MAC. I know that they often get mixed reviews but for me, MAC is what works for my skin. I've been a lover of MAC foundations for years now, and although I have found others that I like a lot, I always find myself coming back to MAC for my base. I'd been dying to get my hands on this foundation all summer, so when I finally had a moment to spare I hotfooted it to the MAC counter in Plymouth.