I've finally found it!!! That oh-so-elusive "perfect makeup" for which I've been searching for well over ten years! This is major news.

First, I feel I should explain my background here in order for you to understand where I'm coming from: foundation is something that I am never seen without. (Or, I should say, very rarely seen without!) This addiction undoubtedly stems from the fact that I had acne as a teenager that really didn't go away until I was in my early twenties. Very self-conscious about my skin, I always insisted on covering it up with makeup so no one could see my blemishes (who was I fooling? Everyone could see them anyway, but that's another story altogether!) I was so dependant on my foundation that, in college, I wouldn't even leave my dorm room to go down the hall to the bathroom unless I was wearing it!!!

Because this has always been my most important accessory, it is probably needless to say that, over the years, I have tried just about every foundation ever made, I swear. Though my acne is gone and I don't need as much coverage as I used to, I still feel naked without it. That's really too bad because, until now, foundation has been a difficult thing to deal with. Why? First of all, I have extremely pale skin that is not easy to match. I burn easily so I like foundation with SPF, and, finally, my skin is kind of oily so it's not easy to find makeup that lasts all day!!

That's where Neutrogena Healthy Skin makeup comes into play. Here's the scoop:

Colors
Neutrogena Healthy Skin makeup comes in a wide variety of shades. Not only do they have a wide range of light, medium and darker tones, but but they also have specific shades for those with yellow and red skin undertones!!! Wow! With so many to choose from, I was able to find my perfect match: Blushing Iory, #30. At long last!

SPF
This makeup comes with SPF 20. You can't go wrong with that, even if you don't really need it!

Coverage
Healthy Skin makeup provides moderate coverage without ever feeling or looking cakey. Even in the middle of the summer out in bright daylight, I don't feel weird wearing it because it's not at all obvious.

Long-lasting
Most of the time (except, I guess, during the aforementioned hot summer days when I'm outside all day) this makeup lasts all day on my oily skin without needing to be touched up. I can't tell you how nice it is to come home from work and discover my makeup still looks almost as good as it did when I left the house 9 hours earlier!!!

Price
This makeup is going to cost you around ten bucks. Okay, that's not exactly cheap by drugstore standards, but it beats the makeup counter at department stores!!!

This makeup is far and away the best I've ever tried and I'm finally... finally not interested in trying any other products. I've found a keeper! I do have to mention that while Healthy Skin makeup claims to improve the actual quality of your skin with continued use, I haven't really noticed any significant improvement during the year I've been using the stuff. (Well, maybe a little, but I use so many other skin products that who knows what this can be attributed to!!!) That doesn't really matter to me, though, because I don't expect foundation to improve my skin. I just want it to cover it!

So I'll say again, in conclusion, that I've never been happier with a foundation, and that's a major thing.



Recommended: No

Coverage: Light to medium coverage