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Registered: ‎03-15-2010

I've tried a ton of drugstore liquid foundation. Tru Match and Lumi are good, but I also really like some of the Maybelline - Fit Me and Better Skin. I am using Cover Girl Ready Set Gorgeous right now. Also their Outlast Stay Fabulous - Very good. Revlon Color Stay is a popular one - it's matte. I also really like Rimmel 25 hour. Good luck - so fun (and inexpensive) to try. Also good luck finding your shade 

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@JustJazzmom wrote:

Some also recommend L'Oreal True Match Lumi too. That comes in a pump dispenser. The True Match comes in a glass bottle (no pump).


I posted many times about the L'Oreal Tru Match Lumi, love it. When BE serum foundation first came out I got that in bare shell and use this Tru Match Lumi in 3 n which is perfect and  a perfect match for BE in bare shell.

I also love and use Mally defender bb cream foundation that I get here or at Ulta but if you want a drug store one I highly recommend the L'Oreal Tru Match Lumi.

 Don't be afraid when it says lumi, isn't at all shiny or greasy, very natural.

Both of these I mentioned wear and last although the Mally bb defender(pink tube, 1.8 ounces) lasts and lasts. I first got that when DH was in a rehab for 5 weeks and I was there from 8 AM till midnight 7 days/nights a week and this Mally bb defender was what I worn all that time.

 

would highly recommend either.

 

I use either the IT brush that came in her last TSV with the cushsion compact, double ended, or the Real Techniques expert face brush. Both work great.

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I used an empty bottle of Almay Truly Lasting Color and took my L'Oreal bottle of foundation and poured it into that bottle. The foundation should last me about 3 months.

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Another vote for True Match.  Best way to get the right color.  If you find it too heavy some days or for some areas, you can dilute it with moisturizer.  It works very well around the eyes for concealer too. 

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Registered: ‎03-09-2010

I prefer the True Match over the Lumi version but I wish it came in a pump like the Lumi.  I will probably do what Just Jazzmom did and pour it into the Lumi bottle once I finish up the Lumi.

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Registered: ‎03-16-2010

My recommendations would be Maybelline Fit Me Dewy or L'Oreal True Match.  The original True Match is available in more than 30 shades which is a higher than usual number of colors even at the prestige brand level.  

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This isn't a liquid but I absolutely love Maybelline Fit Me stick foundation and NYC stick foundation.  I have purchased several of the Fit Me sticks which is unusual for me.  Generally I'm jumping from one foundation to the other. 

 

When I needed to buy a new one, the store I was in was out of my shade so that is how I came to try the NYC and it is really nice as well.  The price is cheaper however, there is less product in the NYC tube.

 

The only thing about a stick foundation is that once it gets down to the end and you can rub it on your face anymore, there is still quite a bit of product that can be dug out of the bottom of the stick.  I generally get another one week of foundation out of the stick.