Foundation of the month - November

Foundation: Dream Flawless Nude
Brand: Maybelline New York
My shade: 20 Cameo
Price (from Superdrug): £8.99
Rating: 6.5/10

For the past month, I have been using one Maybelline's newer foundations and overall, I like it, and I think that I probably will be purchasing it again when I run out of it. I have had some trouble matching my foundation to my skin tone in the past, but with this foundation I think that I got it pretty much spot on, which I am very pleased about! I think that the thing that strikes me most of all about this foundation, is that it always seemed to be a bit more like a concealer than anything else. The bottle is very small, so it doesn't look like it is really meant for full face coverage and it has a very unusual applicator.

According to the label on the back, the dropper applicator is meant to put a small amount onto your face for you to dab on, and then I presume you are just meant to rub and blend in with your fingers (but I used my expert face brush from real techniques). However, I ended up just doing the classic dab/pour onto the back of your hand and brush on. What I learnt when using this foundation is that less is most definitely more. I found that when I applied a lot on, which I something I tend to do (a bad habit which I must break!) it just went dewy and rather unpleasant looking. I also found that, oddly, it stayed for a lot longer when I applied less to my face than when I put loads on.

The coverage, I would say as quite good for an hour or so, but did end up going patchy and giving an almost sweaty feel to my face. By the end of the day, there wasn't much left of my face, and that is when it is worn with powder. One thing that I liked was that it was a much lighter foundation than the one that I was using previously, and as we were coming into warmer weather, it was nice to not have such a heavy foundation.

Overall, I did like this foundation, and I especially liked that it was slightly different to the classic pump. I would recommend to people who don't have much need for a lot of coverage.

See you next month for my next foundation of the month!