I haven't used many of Neutrogena's foundations, so I was pretty excited to try this one out. I usually give a bit of an eye roll anytime a foundation claims to improve the look of your natural skin. And while I haven't noticed any super obvious changes in my skin tone, the texture of my skin feels slightly better.
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| Natural Ivory - 20 |
My shade is Natural Ivory which is the second to lightest shade in the 8 shade range.
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| in sun |
This foundation comes in a glass bottle with no pump. I'm not one of those people who freaks out over the absence of a pump. It makes it a little more difficult to get the product out, and this formula is a bit on the thick side, but it's not horrible and I've had no issues with messes. And although the foundation is thickish, it's still easy to blend out. I have dry skin so I like to mix a bit of moisturiser in with my foundation during application, so that probably helped the application process. However I did try it without the added moisturiser and had no problems.
Neutrogena claims that you will get 12 hours of wear with this foundation and I found this to be true. Of course it didn't look quite as fresh as it does in the morning, but it wasn't patchy or fading at all and there was no oxidizing. The finish is a lovely satin and despite the thickness of the formula, I don't feel this on my skin at all.
Coverage is medium-light. It does a beautiful job of evening things out, but I definitely sill have to use concealer in places. I usually prefer a more natural look for every day wear, so it suited me just fine. I love that it has spf 20, since part of keeping skin looking its best is protecting it from the sun, and I make a real effort to do that.
This retails as my nearest Target for about $13, which is an average price of a drugstore foundation. You get a full fluid ounce, so it's definitely budget friendly.
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