I've had a few requests to review the Revlon ColorStay. I've not had the chance to use it much, mainly because it is quite high coverage and not something I wear on a day-to-day basis. I was faffing around the house today and thought it would be a prime opportunity to make a post about it.
I bought the "combination/oily" edition of the ColorStay because I've heard that the dry/normal skin version can oxidise quite orangey. I've bought 220 Natural Beige in the old formula and I've find this foundation to be quite pink based and because of that I would imagine this shade might not suit too many people. But overall I think that this foundation definitely deserved the hype it received when it first launched. Considering the coverage, it's quite lightweight and long-wearing on the face which is something I look for in a foundation for a night out. I wouldn't use this on a day-to-day personally, but I think that it would be a good one for people to consider if they did wear a fuller coverage regularly.
I bought the "combination/oily" edition of the ColorStay because I've heard that the dry/normal skin version can oxidise quite orangey. I've bought 220 Natural Beige in the old formula and I've find this foundation to be quite pink based and because of that I would imagine this shade might not suit too many people. But overall I think that this foundation definitely deserved the hype it received when it first launched. Considering the coverage, it's quite lightweight and long-wearing on the face which is something I look for in a foundation for a night out. I wouldn't use this on a day-to-day personally, but I think that it would be a good one for people to consider if they did wear a fuller coverage regularly.
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| Before |
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| After |
I think this before and after shows that it evens out skin tone, conceals a couple of blemishes, brightens and mattes out the skin to a satin finish (Not totally matte but not dewy). I've been wearing it now for about 5 hours and it feels light on the skin and seems to be wearing quite well. I do tend to touch/rub my face a lot. This causes most of my foundations to look patchy but it's not looking too bad! I have used MAC Strobe Lotion underneath. This helps to create a "glowing from within" complexion and stop the foundation from flattening the face too much.
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| A stunning shot |
The rest of the look was a pink/berry smokey eye and pinky hues on the cheeks and lips. The pink shadows are from the body shop and I really love the colours. The darker rose pink is just so stunning... Pinks like this really make blue eyes pop! I also smudged some NARS Coconut Grove shadow (dark coconut brown) along the lash line and some NARS Kuala Lumpur shadow(violet with gold flecks) through the crease to deepen it a bit.
NARS Laguna and Orgasm to warm up the face. I like to use duo-fibre brushes for both of these products. I find I'm far too pale for them otherwise and they tend to look like I rolled in a mixture of chocolate and Doritos. I then used Posietint underneath a much loved Revlon lipstick in Candy Pink.
Left to Right: Benefit Fake Up, Napoleon Perdis The One, Napoleon Perdis Auto-Pilot, Benefit Posietint, Revlon Lipstick Candy Pink, Revlon ColorStay Natural Beige, MAC Strobe Lotion, MAC brow duo Omega and Cork.
What do you think of this look? Would you wear it?
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| The Body Shop #37 & #40 |
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| NARS The Happening |
Yes it gives a really great finish hey, certainly covers redness, would love a comparison to photo finish. Now wondering if PF is really the best for wedding makeup. Finding the perfect mascara or foundation is a never ending quest which leads me to mascaras, do u dare go there. Show us all the discards at least so we know what NOT to buy thanks xxx
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