Where I got it: I got this about a month ago from the Beauty Bliss store in New Market for $14.00. Makeup Revolution has been on my radar for a long time as they have really beautiful palettes and products at very affordable prices. However, the downside is the shipping costs to New Zealand if I were to order directly from their website. I am so glad that Beauty Bliss now stocks more and more of their products including this stock foundation, some of their liquid highlighters and now their Concealer & Define concealers too! Sooo excited!
What I got: This is the Makeup Revolution Fast Base Stick Foundation in shade F5. Fast Base Foundation quickly perfects, contours and highlights your complexion. The easy-to-apply stick formula melts into skin, blending seamlessly to leave a fresh and dewy finish. Twist up, swipe on and blend out with fingers, a beauty sponge or your favourite foundation brush. Shade F5 has been described on the BeautyBliss website as “For light skin tones with pink undertone”.
Makeup Revolutions Fast Base Stick Foundation
Makeup Revolutions Fast Base Stick Foundation
How I find it: I have used stick foundations before and I really quite like them. They are convenient, portable and mess free. They are usually on the matte spectrum and have medium to full coverage. This stick foundation has a beautiful nude packaging on the outside and rose gold on the inside
I always use a colour-correcting primer or a pore-minimising primer, let that settle and I will swipe the stick foundation directly onto my face. About 3 swipes across each cheek, 1 on each jawline, on the chin and a few across the forehead. Most of the time I use a damp sponge to blend the foundation to get a more natural look and medium coverage. If I use a dense brush, it would take a bit longer to blend to a flawless finish but would achieve a fuller coverage.
Makeup Revolution Fast Base Stick Foundation in F5
Makeup Revolution Fast Base Stick Foundation
Overall: For $14, this foundation stick is pretty awesome. The shade match for me is really good, which I was quite surprised after reading online on how they described shade F5 would be “For light skin tones with pink undertone”. I shade matched myself at the store so I was not guessing my shade by buying online, otherwise, I would be getting shade F4 or F6.
The foundation glides onto my face smoothly without dragging as the formula is really creamy. The packaging is cute and clean, the no-mess application is a big thumbs up. For thicker formulas like a stick foundation, using a dense paddle brush to blend is the best way to go in my opinion, but I do like to use a damp beauty sponge over it to refine any brush strokes. I wouldn’t say this is a dewy finish, but more like a natural finish. It stays on my combination oily skin quite well without moving around or fading, but it did collect around my nose and where I have a few fine lines.
This is not my first Makeup Revolution product as I have tried their powder contour palette and highlighter palettes. I definitely think I will try more in the future.
