Studio Careblend ] [DISCONTINUED]

3 Reviews

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   dearTruffle7

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   I have nothing bad to say about this product, iv got very light skin and the lightest shade matches me perfectly, its buildable too. If i use it with a stippling brush i can get a much better coverage, its nearly like a powder foundation, if i use a normal powder brush i can get very light to average coverage. it lasts on my face, the packaging is good. Well worth the money

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   puzzledLapwing7

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   I am nw20 and use Light Plus in this. I have been on this mission to try new powders lately. Unfortunately, every other brand (& MAC Mineralized powders) break me out or I have a reaction 🙁 So I kind of gave up. I have been using MAC Select Sheer pressed for 15 years-ish. It was my go to powder. I tried prep and prime from MAC and it was nice. But I wanted to go back to a flesh colored powder. When I went back to Select Sheer, it was still nice, but my aging under eye area was not looking the best after dusting a light setting layer of Sheer Select over it (I was in my 20’s when started using it, now I am 41). So out of my obsessive need to keep trying things, I thought, lets’ give Careblend a try. The artists kept telling me it was a touch less matte and slightly better for dryer skin than Select Sheer (though Select Sheer is still a great option). I bought it to replace my Select Sheer and just thought I would give it a shot. For the first time after trying all of those other powders I had the best of both worlds! I had that beautiful flawless look but without seeing or smelling the powder on my face (& no skin issues)! Select Sheer was great, but it never quite gave the same airbrushed affect as Careblend does. Careblend does not add to my under eye issues at all either. I am actually fighting the urge to buy a back up because I never want to be with out this. I have been using it for a month now with no allergic reactions or breakout issues! My powder obsession is over now, I am quite content!

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   enragedBass7

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   This pressed powder from MAC is really best on skin that is quite dry and does not like a powdery finish. If you have mature skin or skin that has a tendency to flake, this powder is probably better than most, with a nice color selection. (It won’t make wrinkles look worse.)

   However, I have combination to oily skin so every time I use this, I wish I were holding MAC Blot Powder instead. Blot Powder absorbs oil without adding color or texture. That’s what I want.

   Careblend has more pigment than a regular setting powder and so even though I bought the Light color, I sometimes feel that it’s adding too much color to my face. Blot Powder is translucent, so even though I buy the Medium color in that, it looks more natural on my fair skin than this.

   Buying a foundation or powder that really isn’t meant for your skin type is usually a mistake. You end up feeling like the teenage boy who likes action movies but gets trapped taking his grandmother to see a Helen Mirren vehicle in which she plays the Queen again. The movie is probably great, and Helen will no doubt be nominated for an Oscar, but it’s playing to the wrong audience. The boy wants to see dinosaurs eat people while Jeeps blow up. I want to get rid of my shiny T-zone.

   If you read the positive reviews, they’re written mostly by women with dry to very dry skin who don’t like powders that are designed for teenagers. If you read the negative reviews, they’re written mostly by younger women who have acne prone or oily skin and think this powder sucks at blotting. Unfortunately I fall into the second category.

   So I’m begrudgingly rating this a 4 even though it’s wrong for me. I wanted to rate it a 3, but realized it was unfair to do so. It’s not the quality of the product; it’s the fact that my skin type is too oily for it.

   I’m putting MAC Blot Powder in Medium on my shopping list. Then I’m going to buy a ticket to see a movie with pyrotechnics in it. Not that I don’t appreciate a good art film now and then.