Clinique Stay Matte Foundation

The Clinique counter at the Macy's store in my mall happened to be giving away free samples of this foundation. At the time, they were only giving away one shade; if you wanted to be color matched, they could do that for you but it would take some time. We were just walking by, but me being the beauty junkie that I am, I couldn't resist picking it up, even though it was a little to light for me.

This foundation has a very wide selection of colors, with 20 shades. I picked this up during the summer, so this shade was actually 7-8 shades lighter than what I would wear. Now however, it is much closer to my skin color, but still a little too light. I've only been wearing this recently because of the color issue, but I can say that it lasts for a good 8 hours. Since it is the drier months, I don't get as oily and I don't neccessarily need a finishing powder. I definitely did not need one with this.

It has a very thick, creamy texture and it is very hydrating. I've been using my e.l.f Powder brush to apply, and it goes on quite well. One thing I learned the hard way is that with this foundation, a little goes a long way. Unlike some other foundations that I've tried, you only need a tiny dab to spread out over your entire face. I think that's due to the fact that it is so thick. With that being said, even this tiny sample size will probably last me well over a month, maybe two or dare I say 3? And that is wearing it everyday, which I don't do...

So if you're in the market for a new foundation and you have oily skin, you may want to try out this foundation. I recommend going to a counter and getting color-matched and getting a sample for free. I'm sure the sample will last a while so that you can really test this out with your skin and see if it works. Even people with drier skin can try this out in the summertime when we all tend to get shinier than usual.

This foundation can be found at any Clinique counter or online at Clinique.com. A full size is $23, which is a bit expensive so again, I strongly suggest going to get a sample first.