{Hits and Misses} Summer 2013

Ahh, I'm so sorry this is so late! It was supposed to be up Friday but I kept pushing it back because I was too lazy to take all the photos and whatnot. But I finally finished it~

Ho~ly crap; summer is almost over. Where did it go?! Wasn't it July 4th like a week ago?!
ヽ(#ﾟДﾟ)ﾉ┌┛Oh well, that just means it's time for sweaters and my docs, so all is okay. But, before I get to start making autumn inspired posts, a summer favorites is in order. I haven't done a favorites post since my first one in April on my tumblr, so it's been a while. I decided that instead of doing just my favorites, I'm including the products I didn't like, as well as those that I only sorta kinda liked! There are quite a few items to get through and I'll start with the misses/mehs under the cut~

First Impressions: Maybelline's FitMe Foundation Shine-Free Foundation

FIT ME® SHINE-FREE FOUNDATION 110 Porcelain 

I bought Maybelline's new Fit Me foundation at Target the other day and have only been testing it for two days so no full review, just a first impression.

I do have to say that I bought this in about a shade too light by accident (apparently I have tanned a little, who knew?) so shade wise it's a little off, but that problem is easily fixed. 

They say: Fresh gel foundation blends to a flawless matte finish. Lightweight powders in the anti-shine core instantly dissolve excess oil.

What I think after two days of use: It's not bad, but I do have some things I don't like. First, the foundation itself is a light - medium coverage (although buildable without getting cakey), and glides on nicely. I used my Sigma F80 the first time to blend it out, and then the next day I used my Real Techniques foundation brush (the one in the Core Collection), and both work quite well to blend out without losing product and having to put more on. What I found that I don't like is that although it's not cakey, it does like to stick to tiny dry patches on my skin (usually where blemishes were) and sits on the dry skin and won't blend out. The other thing I've found is that it doesn't seem to live up to it's shine-free name without me having put any shine powder on afterwards. Maybe this is a fault of my own, but unless I put powder on, in a couple of hours (less time than if I were to use powder or even a different foundation), my entire face is shiny! And I don't even have that oily of skin! I've heard really good reviews online from people saying that their skin was shine-free all day, and for me, the was so not the case. I obviously have to try it for a few more days, and actually wear it out (WaWa doesn't count), but my first impression isn't all that great.

★★★☆ ☆
Three out of Five stars for first impressions, hopefully that get's better but who knows.