Revlon ColorStay Pressed Power – $9.99
I love writing about drug store products because all of us have started out with these products and moved into the high-end brands. When we usually jump the ship from drugstore to high-end, we sometimes forget about all the products that hit those shelves. I know I did, and I am guilty of used to thinking that high-end was always better once I jumped. I have come to realize that it’s okay to go back to $10 or lesser value products because sometimes they blow the high-end out of the water.
Let me tell you about my second holy grail – an item that I do not go a day without using because it has worked wonders for my makeup. This item is the Revlon ColorStay Pressed Powder. Oh my goodness, this is an item I tell everyone in my life to use because the power in this tiny compact is so powerful! They really do call it ColorStay for a reason.
I have used this product with other drugstore products like the Wet N Wild Photo Focus foundation to the high-end Estée Lauder Double Wear and have had both outcomes be the same. Wet N Wild is a good foundation for a budget, but when I first used this product, I had used an expensive loose powder with it and was an oil slick by the end of the day. I thought maybe if I paired two products from different ends of the pricing scale, that maybe it would balance each other out- I was wrong. The next time I used this foundation, I used it with the Revlon ColorStay because it had already worked amazing with my Estée Lauder. At the end of the day, with Wet N Wild combined with Revlon, I was as matte as I was when I first applied the products at 6 in the morning. I wish I was exaggerating, but I’m not!! This is the same exact result I get when I pair this product with my more expensive foundations, and I am so shocked that this powder works with ANY foundation.
If you decide to try this foundation out, I will tell you now that there is a con. The con to this is that the powder looks a lot lighter than it is in the compact, and it will show up almost two shades darker on your skin. The powder comes in 6 colors, one of them being a translucent color. My foundation color is Estée Lauder is Tawny which is a medium tan color, so I naturally thought I could work with the color Medium in Revlon Colorstay. Unfortunately, it was extremely noticeable on how dark it was compared to my neck and foundation. You could see the powder pressed onto my skin vs. the foundation. I had to go a shade lighter which is Light/Medium to get a closer match. If you are worried about it, I would go with the translucent, it works just as well, and I would know that because I have also purchased that color. That works better for a more natural finish, and for the colored pressed powder it is a more full coverage look.
I promise you that you will not regret trying this product out. Since it is a drugstore product, you are always able to shop around and see which store is selling it for a lower price. You will save money in your wallet while having a beautiful matte face all day!
As always my opinions are 100% truthful and honest, and I would want nothing else from anyone else! Stay beautiful and keep the highlight shine on!
-Tigerlily
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