A foundation that actually works- and more! (Max Factor Facefinity)

Member Name: jesika_jay

Product:	Max Factor Facefinity
Date:	08/08/02 (990 review reads)
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Advantages: Lasts all day, Easy to find the right shade, not oily or orangy

Disadvantages: Absolutely none!

I have always been quite lucky when it comes to spots and have always had nice clear skin which never needed foundation. All throughout my teens I tormented my friends, teasing them when their latest blackhead or whitey appeared or a big red blob right in the centre of their foreheads! Many a time I laughed at their misfortunes, when they had an important date they had been looking forward to for weeks and on the day they'd come into school with a red lump the size of a ping pong ball plastered right on the end of their nose! Well, I thought I was so lucky not to undergo any of these horrors and made sure I let them know just how lucky I was...

...but fate has a funny way of twisting around. After going out with a spotty guy about two and a half years back and going a bit to far with the "volcano" jokes, fate decided to give me a taste of my own medicine...

...and that brings us to the present day. About one million spots later, I was still searching high and low for a miracle substance that could hide my volcanoes and even out my seemingly patchy skin. Nothing seemed to work! They were too light, too dark, too orange, too thick, too thin, too oily, too short-lasting, too dry, some even brought out the dry skin on my nose and made it look like I was peeling! (sorry if anyone is eating while reading this- you may be a bit put off your food)

By then I was in desperation. My nose was becoming increasingly dry, I had a whole cabbage patch of spots on my chin, and I was getting funny red and yellow patches at the corners of my mouth and on my cheeks. I know I must sound like a monster, but really I don't look that bad... thanks to MaxFactor Facefinity! Yey!

ABOUT THE PRODUCT

This product is amazing- it is so easy to apply as it is so smooth. It comes in two forms- a hard cream or a liquidy paste. I have the liquidy paste. There are a very good variety of different shades to suit anyone from pale and pasty to
dark ebony skin colour (I think there are ten different shades. These do not look at all orangy when applied and do not leave those awful "tide marks" at the edge of the face.

It is also very good as a concealer; you don't have to apply it to the whole face in order to look even all over- if you just apply it to one or two problem areas, it has this wonderful way of merging into the colour of your face without looking like you have any make up on at all! Infact, I've had people telling me how lucky I am that I'm not wearing any make up (little do they know I'm wearing a bucket load!)

This product is perfectly balanced with the amount of oil it has in it- usually, when using other foundations, my skin either feels greasy or else it looks chapped and dry. With Facefinity, it balances out your skin, leaving it feeling and lookingjust right.

Once you have applied a layer of facefinity, you will not ahve to apply it again for the rest of the day. It will stay on all day. It also speads over the skin very easily as opposed to some foundations which are hard to spread and leave splodges everywhere which look ghastly!

Whilst staying on all day, it is also easy to take off- it will come off with the wipe of a flannel- you won't need to scrub half your skin off to get rid of it at night!

PRICE

This is- quite rightly- a rather expesive product. At £7.99 a tube, it is quite a bank breaker, especially for a student, but unfortunately, most people have to pay a price for beauty! Although £7.99 is not a bad price to pay to look naturally beautiful!

WHERE TO BUY IT

You can get hold of this from Boots or any other large department store or supermarket. It is a very popular product which is being advertised on the telly at the moment so is in high demand; there will always be some in stock.

QUANTITY

For this price, you get a reasonable amount- about average really
. But what makes it so special in the quantity department is that you only need to apply a thin layer every day which can be done with the tiniest little blob of the stuff so, as you can imagine, it lasts you for ages and ages. It would probably even work out cheaper than buying any other foundation as you probably have to use them about ten times more often!

SMELL

It smells fresh. Of watermelons. I love using this on a hot day when I feel really sticky and sweaty (sorry for all the graphic detail!) I put this on my face and I feel fresh and clean and also I smell good. Maybe I should start applying it to my underarms...

OVERALL

What can I say? A top quality product which does it's job and more, it will last you a lifetime, it is top quality and at a fair price, it will be the basis of your life!

I cannot live without this- it goes everywhere with me and is the only makeup I wear- it has a tendency to make you look like you don't need to wear anything else (on your face, that is!)

Once you buy it, you'll be hooked forever!

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