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Marc Jacobs

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I am constantly searching for a good foundation and always fall back to Bare Escentuals bc its the lightest, least likely to cause pimples foundation I've tried.

I have dry, fair, sensitive, but acne prone skin.  I like mineral makeup but find that the coverage with BE is a joke.  I am open to any form (liquid, powder, mineral), as long as it doesn't clog pores, blends easily, and covers well without being obvious.

I was thinking about getting the airbrush ERA makeup that Carmindy uses on WNTW, but am hesitant because its only available on HSN and I don't want to deal with reordering and possibly picking the wrong color.  I have tried the airbrush makeup from MAC but the colors didn't match me well enough.  I have tried LM's tinted moisturizer and found it didn't give enough coverage.  I tried Clinique's Superfit and Perfectly Real, I found that i was piling it on but still using a crazy amount of concealer so I wasn't happy......

I am kind of sick of trying and not liking, does anyone have any recs/ideas for me? 

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I use Dermablend under my mineral makeup for coverage and like it alot.  I use the foundation as a concealer because I don't find the concealer to have any more coverage really - it's never made me break out but it's able to cover anything you'd need it to.  I buy a tube in a shade lighter than my skin and a shade darker so I can mix it as needed in a little pot. 

If you go to their website you can search it's availability near you.  I got mine at Macy's (and tested the colors before I bought) but they carry it a certain Sephoras and Ultas as well.

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Marc Jacobs

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Isn't HSN good about returns/exchanges?  You might try calling their customer service line to inquire about the product.  I think those companies keep a bunch of detail that the customer service reps can relay to customers over the phone.  I could be wrong.

I've never tried Vincent Longo's foundation, but I like the concealer.  I also like the way he instructs users to use concealer after you apply foundation, to avoid putting on too much concealer.  Maybe VL foundation is as good as the concealer is.

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wetbandit42


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I like Chanel Teint Innocence.

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