Natural, light coverage and skin like foundations?

Apr 15, 2016

Rebecca J.

I love light to medium coverage foundations with really natural skin like finishes. My current favourite is running out so I'd love some suggestions on natural looking bases.

• I have normal to slightly oily skin

• I'm looking for light to medium coverage (My skin's quite good so I don't need full and I wear concealer anyway)

• Demi-Matte to Dewy finish

• I don't like foundation/ bases to look like I have lots of make up on my skin

• No budget (unless we're touching on the ridiculous £100+ range) I don't wear it too often so I can afford to splurge.

Thanks for any suggestions!

Apr 15, 2016

Sabrina K.

Hi Rebecca sounds like we like the same types of foundations :) I have normal to slightly dry skin, but maybe some of my favorites will work for you as well!
So here's my favorites :)

- Drugstore: Bourjois Healthy mix serum foundation :) Soooo natural looking, light to medium coverage, its a little dewy.

- Urban decay Naked skin - Goes a little demi-matte on my sligtly dry skin so I'm sure it would look beautiful on your skin, the coverage is more medium then light - I like to use this one if I have an event where I wanna look flawless :)

- MUFE Face and body - So beautiful, feels like absolutely nothing on the skin, light coverage but can be build up a bit. Super natural finish.

Which foundation are use using now?

Apr 15, 2016

Rissa G.

Urban decay naked skin hands down!

Apr 15, 2016

Rebecca J.

Thanks ladies. I'm using Nars Pure Radiant TM at the moment.

Sadly I really don't get on with UD Naked skin, I find it looks really dry on me. How do you guys apply it and what moisturiser/ primer do you use with it?

Apr 15, 2016

Sabrina K.

I apply it with a beauty blender and with the UD foundation I don't use a primer I just use my everyday moisturizer, the Biotherm Aquasourch.

Apr 15, 2016

Shengmin L.

Bare minerals complexion rescue tinted moisturizer.

Apr 16, 2016

Kitty K.

I absolutely love the MUFE Face and Body. You will definitely get compliments when you wear it.

Apr 16, 2016

Rebecca J.

Thanks ladies! I'll definitely check some of these out!

Apr 16, 2016

Rebecca J.

I love Dior star foundation, it's light to medium coverage, natural/dewy glowy finish, looks like skin and is about 50€ or so.

Apr 16, 2016

Aurora S.

Definitely between the Makeup Forever Face & Body or the MAC Studio Face and Body.

They are quite similar.
The MUFE is like $43 USD for 50ml whereas the MAC is $27 USD for 50ml
And they also have a larger 120ml size for $36

They're both sheer to light/medium coverage and skin-like.
MUFE claims to be waterproof whereas the MAC claims to be water-resistant.

Texture-wise the MAC is a little more liquidy and the MUFE is more gel-like but not in a bad way, just a little thicker.

I did find that the MUFE sorta clung to dryness whereas the MAC didn't on me although I probably wasn't as dry when I used the MAC one.
Both give a similar finish although the MAC one looks more dewy.
MUFE one comes in a glass bottle with a pump.
MAC one comes in a plastic bottle.

If you can, try getting samples of them to see which you like better.
I think if you're someone that has pink undertones or a deep complexion go for the MUFE since the MAC one only comes in neutral or yellow undertones and the shades don't go as deep.

Apr 17, 2016

Rebecca J.

Thanks for all your help ladies!

I ended up getting samples of MUFE face and body and the Bare Minerals Complexion rescue. The MUFE is lovely and definitely my favorite of the two.

While I was out I also got a sample of the Tom Ford Traceless Foundation. My curiosity got the better of me. Seriously though that stuff is amazing! It's so skin like and glowy it's just beautiful! The finish is devine! It's just the price. I'm going to really put the MUFE and this one through their paces before I pick one though.