foundation reaction?

neongreenbox

Hi everyone,
I went the other day looking to invest in some new makeup for my wedding and had my makeup done at Sephora. I actually saw an earlier post with someone that had a similar experience that I did. I usually don't wear any foundation and I tried the smashbox primer with Makeup Forever - looked great from far away and i'm sure would be great in pics but just up close looked sooo "make-upy" and was not a fan.

On top of this about 5 hours after wearing it I started to get itchy - the next morning I washed my face a 2nd time (1st before bed of course) and my skin was still itchy and a little red but I was fine by the afternoon. Does this sound like I had some reaction to the primer or foundation formula or could it just be that I generally don't wear anything except for a moisturizer and it dried out my skin?

Anyway I would love any suggestions for a long lasting foundation that does not look very "make-upy" - I guess I only need light-medium coverage to even out my skin tone.

cwaggoner07

Maybe your face isn't used to it...
I use MUFE and I LOVE it... but I have been using heavy foundation for years and years and years. I guess maybe it does look a little heavy, but I have a horrible complexion and the bean dip look is preferable to the pizza face look for me.

However, I did try a primer one time awhile back that made me break out SO bad. I use other primers, and that was the only one that did it to me. I'm pretty sure they don't even make that primer anymore.

amandad18

Maybe it was my post you saw? If not, I had the same experience as you with the MUFE HD.

I ended up getting Lancome's Teint Idole Ultra 24h- It's slightly dewier than what I want for our pictures, but I think I'll just knock it down a bit with powder and blotting papers.

A close second for me was Clarins Everlasting foundation, but the Lancome had a shade that was better for my skin.

Good luck! Figuring out a foundation was one of the toughest wedding chores I had to do