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Re: Do you use different foundations or do you rotate what you use?

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I always have IT Nude Glow CC Cream at the ready, with backups.  It's been one of my go to's for a long time.  I wore EstĂ©e Lauder Double Wear for our daughter's wedding a couple of years ago and liked it (thanks to @San Antonio Gal for recommending it). I've bought it a few more times since and would wear it for special occasions when I needed long wear.  Then I tried Revlon Illuminance and like it quite well, except that it's not particularly long wearing for morning thru night.  I've ventured into RMS ReEvolve Liquid and RMS UnCoverup Cream foundations.  They're both nice, but I feel the liquid is more suited to me. 

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Re: Do you use different foundations or do you rotate what you use?

There's a thinner version of EL's Double Wear which works better for me. 

 

I just bought Dior's stick foundation and so far like it.

 

Otherwise, I rotate tinted moisturizers by NARS, Hourglass and Bare Minerals.

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Re: Do you use different foundations or do you rotate what you use?

I have soo many foundations---hardly ever just wear the foundation as is. I usually add a primer to it as I really don't need or want that much coverage. Have pretty nice skin for 70---. A bb/cc cream works great for me. But am trying to use this stuff up---I must have 5 bottles from assorted brands and then prob that many powder foundations---and then I sometimes I use concealors mixed with a primer as a foundation too. Good grief!!!

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Re: Do you use different foundations or do you rotate what you use?

I did just rotate

went from a stick foundation to mousse

same brand though

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Re: Do you use different foundations or do you rotate what you use?

Just one .... I can't recall how many years.  Cover Girl compact.  I don't have any special issues other than oily skin and CG works just find. And, I can get it on Amazon (subscribe and save).  All my makeup is compact or powder .... takes me 5 minutes to "do my face."

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Re: Do you use different foundations or do you rotate what you use?

@ wagirl wrote: I have soo many foundations---hardly ever just wear the foundation as is. I usually add a primer to it as I really don't need or want that much coverage. Have pretty nice skin for 70---. A bb/cc cream works great for me. But am trying to use this stuff up---I must have 5 bottles from assorted brands and then prob that many powder foundations---and then I sometimes I use concealors mixed with a primer as a foundation too. Good grief!!!

 

I'm right there with you !! I have sooo many and I'm waiting for a new brand coming from HSN ( can't remember the name right now as I'm typing Woman Embarassed)  I have dark spots on my face, hereditary, my mom and grandma had them. The foundation helps to cover them, some better than others which is probably why I have so many. Always trying to see which covers best. So I have bareminerals powder and complexion rescue, Laura Geller, Il Makiage, bareminerals barepro, Born this way, Mac, Nars, Lys, Nakery, Clinique, Loreal True match and Kim Gravel's gone in a swipe.  I also use a primer. Some cover better than others but I need to put my credit card on hold !! Woman LOL

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Re: Do you use different foundations or do you rotate what you use?

1.  Merle Norman Total Finish in Alabaster Beige(1977).

1A.  Merle Norman Powder Base in Alabaster Beige(1977). 

2.  M. Asam in the Original Teint(2024).

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Re: Do you use different foundations or do you rotate what you use?

@wvumountiefan - I do what @Jacie does.

 

 

Today I'm wearing my favorite full foundation, Voodoo makeup, because I'm in front of people and being taped. I don't want to look washed out!

 

Usually I wear rms foundation or Laura Geller Balance & Glow.

 

 

On days when I don't have meetings and there is not a whole lot going on I wear bareMinerals Complexion Rescue. 

 

Lately I have been wearing just primers on "light" days - either rms or Laura Geller Champagne.

 

 

But I'm fickle when it comes to makeup, especially foundations, and I'm always looking for the next best thing!   Smiley Wink

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Re: Do you use different foundations or do you rotate what you use?

I rotate between 3 foundations.

 

Nars Sheer Glow

 

Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk.

 

Both of those are my dress up foundations and I just go with how I'm feeling on any particular day.  I add a drop of Fenty Eaze Drop'Lit  (an all-over glow enhancer) to each.

 

Fenty Eaze Drop (Blurring Skin Tint) - This is what I would grab for casual purposes.  It's my no-makeup look and I might only add eyebrows and blush.

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Re: Do you use different foundations or do you rotate what you use?

@wvumountiefan    I have different tinted moisturizers and foundations for various needs: 

 

If I wear my tinted sunscreen, I just spot conceal. My favorites are Natasha Denona and the new Dior Corrector/concealer.

 

Tinted moisturizer is my Dr. Jart Color Corrector tinted moisturizer w/ untinted SPF.

 

My foundations w/ more coverage are Dior Stick foundation and my newest and every day foundation/spot concealer/undereye concealer is the Merit Minimalist Stick Foundation. These are also applied over untinted SPF and moisturizer.