Hi guys!
I know it's not secret that I like a completely matte finish when it comes to my face make up! Hence the fact that I get ridiculously excited when I see a new product that claims to perfectly matte results! Like unreasonably excited! Lol! So when I saw that Maybelline was coming out with a new line of their Fit Me face products in a matte and poreless version I couldn't wait to get my hands on it!
I had a really hard time finding it in my local stores earlier in the month! I checked every CVS near me, Target, and I still have yet to see it in any of my Ulta stores which is really bugging me! Finally I was able to find it in a CVS store near my aunt's house when I was visiting last week! Her store had WAY more of the new cosmetics than all of my stores combined! I was like a kid in a candy store, and I would have done a haul post, but I opened everything and used it before I had a chance! Lol!
The first day I used the new foundation, I decided to go without my usual milk of magnesia primer base to see what this makeup could really do for me. Being that we're in the heart of the frigid Winter, I am a lot less oily than usual and maybe even a little dry in some spots. I prepped my face with Mac's Oil Control lotion and then NYX Angel Veil primer and allowed them to dry a bit. I just used my fingers to apply the foundation and blended in like any other product.
One of the first things I noticed was how quickly the foundation dried on my skin! It dries to the smoothest, softest finish and I felt like I didn't even need to set it with powder! I applied my concealer and then set it with the Fit Me Matte + Poreless foundation wore pretty nicely throughout the day! I did experience the slightest bit of "shininess" after having it on for about 10 hours, but it wasn't anything a little powder touch up couldn't handle!
The next day I decided to use my milk of magnesia primer method since that usually allows me to keep almost any foundation matte. I just let the milk of magnesia dry to it's usual chalky finish and then applied the foundation with my fingertips again. Again, it dried and set really quickly and gave a flawless finish to my skin! I applied my concealer, and then dusted lightly again with the powder! By the end of the day my face was still completely matte and my face felt just as smooth and soft as it did when I applied it 12 hours earlier!
I've been using the foundation for about a week now, and I have to say I am pretty damn impressed by it! I love the way it applies, love the finish it gives my skin, and love the way it wears throughout the day! It is a medium coverage, but is also build-able if you want a more full coverage look, and the best part is it doesn't get cakey or thick on the skin!
As far as the color shades go, there are plenty of options in the collection. I chose the shade Nude Beige and it may be just a hair too warm/dark for me this time of year, but with the Fit Me technology, it seems to blend in really well and works for me at the same time!
The powder is very light weight and doesn't get cakey over the foundation or whatever concealer you choose to use. A little bit goes a long way when it's paired with the foundation (not sure about how it wears with other foundation products yet).
I think Maybelline has really nailed it with this foundation formula! And out of all the foundations and face products that claim to give you matte results on their own, so far this one has been the only one to truly deliver (at least from the several I have tried).
As far as the poreless claim, I think it is a bit of a stretch... but it does seem to "blur" them a bit. I certainly wouldn't say that it is the products claim to fame or anything, but I guess it doesn't hurt!
My only complaint about the foundation would be the packaging. I'm not a fan of foundations in glass bottles with the tiniest openings! It just makes it so much more difficult to get the right amount of product you need. Either too much pours out and gets wasted, or I have to "shake" it onto my finger only to get a tiny dot 800 times. I've been using a q-tip to get the product out, but I still feel like that wastes a lot. So, *Dear Makeup companies, Please start providing pumps on your foundation jars!*
Hope you enjoyed this review! If you've had a chance to try it, I'd love to hear what you think!
Thank for reading!
♥ Nichole
As far as the poreless claim, I think it is a bit of a stretch... but it does seem to "blur" them a bit. I certainly wouldn't say that it is the products claim to fame or anything, but I guess it doesn't hurt!
My only complaint about the foundation would be the packaging. I'm not a fan of foundations in glass bottles with the tiniest openings! It just makes it so much more difficult to get the right amount of product you need. Either too much pours out and gets wasted, or I have to "shake" it onto my finger only to get a tiny dot 800 times. I've been using a q-tip to get the product out, but I still feel like that wastes a lot. So, *Dear Makeup companies, Please start providing pumps on your foundation jars!*
Hope you enjoyed this review! If you've had a chance to try it, I'd love to hear what you think!
Thank for reading!
♥ Nichole
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