Review: Revlon PhotoReady Foundation

just a mini review before i run off to study..i like to ramble a lot so there's the option of reading more about the product after the initial pro's and con's.

Pro's
-a dupe for MUFE's HD foundation (1/4th the price), texture is just about the same
-blends easily, doesn't dry up fast
-the pump!!!!! its not the fact that there's a pump (vs. colorstay not having one) but the pump is SMOOTH...way better than my other pump foundations. the opening is small and honestly i can pump out very small amounts if i wanted to
-nice smooth finish (to the touch)...glitters are def. not noticeable but it's there..very tiny specks
-no smell what-so-ever
-looks pretty decent in normal ambient/outside light...perfect as a light layer during daytime
-decent coverage..probably med (don't build it up unless your shade is perfect for you)...definitely spot conceal if needed

Con's
-still pretty $$ for a drugstore brand
-will change color after a few minutes on your skin
-will NOT cover your pores as well as MUFE's HD foundation
-DO NOT TAKE FLASH PHOTOS W/ THIS AS YOUR FACE WILL LOOK UGLY AND WHITE (and i didn't even use a lot)
-IS IT NON-COMEDOGENIC?!..i know it says oil-free but i like it when my makeup tells me that it's not pore clogging at the least...
-oil control-decent- it's a con for me since i have oily skin...but after 3-4 hours of wearing this in a cool air conditiond room, i can see little oil specks that broke through the foundation on my nose and tzone...(if you don't mind blotting it should be ok)

so bottom line...will i purchase again? No...i mean the texture is great and all but i'd rather spend the $40ish on MUFE's HD foundation (no spf...which means no white mask) plus MUFE does give a smoother finish covering your pores. but it's definitely a close dupe so if you're on a budget, definitely give photoready a shot...


i usually am not one for drugstore makeup..haven't bought them since like high school which is more than 10 years ago. i think back then the quality of them was just shitty...eyeshadows were powdery, lack of pigmentation and i just didn't love any of the drugstore foundations...then i went to college and started investing on high end foundation and i guess the one thing I won't do is skimp on foundation since that is going to be the canvas on which you work on!

so i've heard rave reviews about revlon's colorstay (have not tried) and photoready foundation. definitely was wary to purchase and to be entirely honest..if i weren't studying for boards right now i probably wouldn't run off to buy it...i'm just totally stressed right now and anything that will take my mind off the inevitable...i'm gonna do it hahaha which also explains my purchase of over 10 lipsticks this week AND the Baby Quasar/Baby Blue duo (will do reviews of those when i get them) horrible but blah

so my good friend lolo told me about a sell @ walgreens...buy one get one HALF off >.> where the hell are the bogo sales? i guess they don't exist here on the east coast anyway so i was like wth lets just go get it...i've been "researching" about the photoready for awhile now trying to figure out which shade is best and decided on 008 and 006 (i'm a mac nc25-30) finally decided on 005 and oo8 after watching some youtube videos.

well was very excited to try it just now and after coming home and holdin the two bottles against my face, thought i would open the 005 first. i must say that it blends in VERY NICELY...and i first did half my face...ran to my bedroom where there's natural light and thought wow...it just looks like the undone half but smoother. so i finished the rest of my face then went for the moment-of-truth look. wow...my face didn't look yellow...didn't look overly pink looks just like my neck so definitely was happy! a couple things i noticed though...10 minutes in after i was done /w my eye makeup i went back to the sunlight and took a peek...NOT HAPPY! what seemed like a perfect match for my face became a bit ruddy and muddy >< style="font-style: italic;">does change color. nothing too drastic though, but i might have to open up the 008 (which looks a bit more yellow) and mix it in (which i find annoying...having to mix 2 foundations). ppl say it's comparable to mufe's HD foundation...i will agree 80%. so i will stop rambling and give a list of +/-'s...sorry no pictures...really didn't have time to charge my camera upload them and resize them >< (maybe in the future when i'm done w/ my test)

*update* so i compared the two shades of foundation i got 005 and 008. in the bottle 008 looks a bit darker and yellower but when applied, i think 008 is a bit orangey and i really think 005 might be darker (more beige/yellow tone). 005 is exact match to mufe's 125 and 008 is a match to 118...both of which are my shades in mufe's hd foundation