Mission Foundation: Laura Mercier vs. Make Up For Ever vs. Stila

Posted on | January 20, 2010 | No Comments

By: Erica Dao

I’m a reg­u­lar user of liq­uid foun­da­tion and  my cur­rent sup­ply is dwin­dling down to its last pump. Yikes! So,  I set out on a mis­sion to find the next best replacement. I absolutely love my cur­rent foun­da­tion, but I don’t want to spend another $60.

I headed to Sephora com­pletely clue­less of what my next makeup endeavor would be. But to my relief,  one of their lovely makeup artists made a few sug­ges­tions and offered sam­ples for me to take home. The sug­ges­tions were based on my per­sonal cri­te­ria: some­thing to address my com­bi­na­tion skin (oily T-zone and dry in other spots, espe­cially in the win­ter) and want­ing medium cov­er­age with a nat­ural fin­ish. Here are my reviews on each of the three contenders:

lauramerciersilkcreme 245x300 Mission Foundation: Laura Mercier vs. Make Up For Ever vs. StilaLaura Mercier Silk Creme Foun­da­tion - Oil free ($42): The tex­ture of this foun­da­tion is very light & creamy. The con­sis­tency was sim­i­lar to a whipped body cream vs. a tra­di­tional liq­uidy foun­da­tion. The cream glided over my skin effort­lessly and offered a nice, porcelain-like finish. The foun­da­tion made my skin look almost flaw­less and pro­vided a healthy glow. It was also moisturizing. The only down­side is that this line doesn’t offer a large vari­ety of shades, which may make it a bit dif­fi­cult to match cer­tain skin tones.

 

 

 

 

makeupforeverhd 252x300 Mission Foundation: Laura Mercier vs. Make Up For Ever vs. StilaMake Up For Ever HD Invis­i­ble Cover Foun­da­tion — Oil free ($40): This foun­da­tion def­i­nitely pro­vides a  richer fin­ish than Laura Mercier’s. The cov­er­age is slightly fuller, but does not feel heavy or cakey. It’s pretty long-lasting and makes my skin look flaw­less. This makeup comes in 25 shades, so you can’t go wrong with find­ing the per­fect shade. The foun­da­tion is a great option for those who work in the spot­light — the makeup is designed to with­stand bright & harsh light­ing and cre­ate a soft-focus effect.

stila4 165x300 Mission Foundation: Laura Mercier vs. Make Up For Ever vs. StilaStila Nat­ural Fin­ish Oil-Free Makeup ($38): This foun­da­tion was a bit runny and did not glide over the skin as well as the other two foun­da­tions. The fin­ish was a bit dull on my skin and a lit­tle too matte for my lik­ing. It did pro­vide decent cov­er­age and does come in a wide vari­ety of shades.

 

 

 

 

 

Ver­dict:  I would highly rec­om­mend both Laura Mercier and Make Up For­ever — it’s a toss up and I don’t think  you can go wrong.

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