Grease ball face or healthy shine? (Almay Time Off Age Smoothing Make-Up)

Member Name: zusy

Product:	Almay Time Off Age Smoothing Make-Up
Date:	05/08/00 (370 review reads)
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Advantages: Moisturising, fairly good coverage and lasting power

Disadvantages: Nasty greasy stuff that doesn't really suit me but may be to others' tastes

Hmm, I can't decide if I like this product. For a start I was mortally offended that my mother got it for me in the first place. I mean, 'age smoothing'? Is she trying to tell me something?!

This is basically a knock-off cheaper version of those highly expensive designer that promise to 'bounce light' off blemishes and lines, to make you look glowing and healthy and 'dewy' (isn't that one of Donald Duck's nephews?)

So, having slathered this on and expecting to see the face of a 12 year old staring back at me from the mirror; what actually greeted me was a slightly yellowing greasy faced woman. Not pleasing, not pleasing *at all*.

The trouble is, if you don't like that ultra-glossy 'I've just tipped a bottle of cooking oil over my face' look (and I have to say I don't, really) and want to tone it down with powder, you end up with clumps of it sticking to you in quite an unattractive manner.

I did wear it on it's own once, and found it had quite good staying power for what appears to be such a sheer product. It's fragrance free and non-comedogenic, so would be good for sensitive skins.

This may be useful if you have *very* dry skin, or like to look oily, but I don't think I'll be using this in the way it was intended. For greasing stiff gears and easing children's heads from saucepans, maybe, but not on my face!

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