Hey guys! As promised, I'm finally getting round to doing a review on the MAC Studio Fix Fluid foundation. I know I said way back in November that it was coming but I want to do a review on a different foundation every month and I'd already reviewed the L'Oreal Infallible Matte. Anyway, if you want to see how I felt about this foundation and whether or not I think it's worth the money, you're in the right place!
I got this foundation as a birthday present from my grandma as it's not something I would usually buy. It retails for £22, and this is everywhere including Debenhams, House of Fraser and John Lewis as well as the MAC Cosmetics website. I was matched instore to the shade "NC10", which is very pale but with golden undertones, like me. One thing that did irritate me was that you have to buy the pump separately, which adds another £4.50 onto your bill. However, if you were to repurchase the foundation you wouldn't need to buy the pump again, but still. You totally don't have to, but my grandma did which I am very grateful for as it makes life a whole lot easier for me.
It claims to last up to 8 hours and offers broad UVA/UVB protection with an SPF of 15. It also claims to refine skin, provide oil control and be sweat and humidity resistant. It is oil-free and suitable for all skin types, and is apparently non-acnegenic too! This is the full description from the MAC website:
‟A modern foundation that combines a natural matte finish and medium to full buildable coverage with broad spectrum UVA/UVB SPF 15/PA++ protection. Applies, builds and blends easily and evenly. Comfortable and long-wearing, it helps minimise the appearance of pores and imperfections, giving skin a smoother, more flawless look and finish.”
In other words, a flawless full coverage foundation. Let's see if it does anything it claims to do!
ON APPLICATION
On initial application I can tell that it is the teeniest bit too pale for me (words I never thought I'd say!!!) but I'd rather it be too pale than too dark as you can warm up your skin with bronzer or whatever. It's thicker than my Revlon ColourStay foundation possibly the thickest foundation I own but it looks beautiful once blended into the skin. It's matte and has incredible coverage; the fullest coverage foundation I've ever used! I did have to go in with a little bit more on my breakouts (my right cheek and my chin) and it still didn't cover it up completely but they were very angry, red breakouts so I wasn't expecting miracles! My skin looks fantastic though if you forget about the spots, and so far I'm very impressed!
2PM
It's been on for 4 and a half hours. The foundation feels the tiniest bit tacky around my pores and chin but still looks matte and intact. It seems to match my skin perfectly now but I don't know if it' because of the light or because it's oxidised or whether it adapts to your skin tone throughout the day.
8PM
It's been on for 11 hours. It's coming off around my forehead and chin and it's sinking into my frown lines. It's very sticky, and I look a bit shiny too. It's sinking into my smile lines and caking around my lip. It definitely doesn't look as good as it did this morning! However, it claims to last 8 hours and I've had it on longer than that, so it's fine.
THE VERDICT
I loooooove this foundation! It makes my skin look so flawless and does everything it claims to do. I think you can get a little bit more than 8 hours' wear out of this foundation, maybe 9 or 10. It's not great if you're going to be out all day or for gigs but it's perfect if you're doing a shift at work or you're off to school and want to look nice. I'm interested to see how it looks when my breakouts have healed too. Overall I love this foundation and I can't wait to wear it some more!
And that concludes today's blog post! I'm sorry for talking about something more expensive today but I had it and I wanted to review it. Next month though I'll be talking about an extremely affordable foundation.....so stay tuned!
Buy MAC's Studio Fix Fluid here
Buy the pump here
Lots of love,
- Kat x
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