Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Milani Even-Touch Powder Foundation





I love this powder foundation.  It is a multitasker (not to be confused with Milan’s Multicasker Face Powder, which is good too).   I purchased this during the summer because I wanted a powder foundation to offset my oily skin.  While the powder is said to be full coverage I feel it’s more buildable:  meaning light up to medium but not full coverage.   I have used it was a stand-alone powder foundation and as a setting powered on top of my light or medium coverage liquid foundations.
When used as a powder foundation it lasted about 4 hours before I need to touch up (remember during the summer I am really oily).   If left on its own, the foundation disappeared on my face by the 6 hour mark.   However, when used as a setting powder on top of a liquid foundation it lasted about 5-6 hours before I needing a touch up and could go 8 hours before major oil separation.   Being so oily during the summer this foundation performed about par to my experience.  The only other power founding I have used is Bare minerals.    Milani makes it easy to found you shade by selecting 8 common shades.  I will point out that the shades available are more towards the light/ medium hues.  If you are darker then Caramel, you will have to look else ware.   Now that it is fall it can go much longer on cooler days and when used with liquid foundations. 

Product specs:
-          Price: $7.99 at CVS
-          Net weight .042 oz. / 12 g
-          Made In USA
-          Limited Shade range (only 8 colors currently available)

-          packaging: Very nice, the  gold compact is stylish and sleek with mirror and small round sponge applicator