Tuesday, March 14, 2017
NYX Total Control Drop Foundation
Drugstore
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Foundation
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Light Ivory
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Makeup
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NYX
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Total Control Drop Foundation
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Ulta
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TLDR: Like this for short periods of time, Can be difficult to apply, Good Match for Skin Tone, Not for Dry Skin, Use pore filling and smoothing primer, Need more than recommended for full coverage, Not worth priceI have never tried a drop foundation before this one. Most drop foundations are too expensive for my taste so, when I saw NYX was coming out with one, I figured I would give it shot. I purchased my shade, Light Ivory, from Ulta for $13.99. I had to go to the NYX website to shade match, however, as it was difficult to find which one would be the best match for my skin tone from the Ulta website. For reference, my skin is cool tones with pink undertones. I did not see the brush that is recommended for this product on the Ulta website when I purchased the foundation, but it is on the Ulta website now.
The NYX website states this for this product: "From sheer to full, your ideal coverage is just drops away with our new Total Control Drop Foundation! Fine-tune this velvety, matte foundation with the included dropper. Simply adjust the number of drops until you create the look you’re feelin’ today. Want more coverage? Add more drops! Buff expertly using the Total Control Drop Foundation Brush for a seriously smooth finish."
Since I did not buy the brush and was afraid to use my Real Techniques sponge to apply this foundation because it might absorb all my product, I first tried to apply this foundation with my fingers. It was difficult, but it worked the first time. The second time I tried it, my face must have been slightly drier, and it looked awful. This product clings to dry patches like I have never seen before so I would not recommend for those that have dry skin. The third time I applied it, I used the dropper to place the drops directly onto my face and used my Real Techniques sponge to blend in. This gave me the best application to date with this product. I am tempted to buy the recommended brush, but I am more than satisfied with applying directly to my face and using the Reach Techniques sponge.
The final finish is not as smooth as I wanted. It did not seem to melt into my skin like other foundations, and I could feel this foundation on my face throughout the day. Fortunately for me, I bought too light of shade, and it oxidized a little creating one of the best matches for my skin tone. I had to set this foundation and liked the result when I did. My skin is typically oily, and I have relatively large pores, which did affect my opinion of this foudnation. I recommend using a pore filling primer and a primer that gives an even smooth coverage to the skin so that the liquid foundation does not stick to one patch over another. I like that it is easy to build up the overall coverage you want, but I had to use way more than the package recommended to get the coverage I wanted. To me, this means that I would run out of this product way too fast to justify a drugstore foundation for this price. I also did not find it difficult to put the rest of my makeup over this. This will most likely be my go to foundation for now as it handled my oils pretty well as it did not get cakey throughout the day and looks great for 4-5 hours of use. I typically have long days, however, so I might reach for a different foundation if I know I won't time to touch this foundation up. Most foundations break down on my chin and around my nose at the end of the day, and this one did around the 6 hour mark. Overall, I am pleased with this product but won't be repurchasing if I run out of it too fast.
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