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January Foundation Project: Day 3

Today I am giving the Catrice HD Liquid Coverage Foundation in 010 Light Beige another try. 


I would like this one to work out.  For purely fussy reasons, I like the glass dropper bottle. The price point (around $11.00) is great, and this company is cruelty free (the biggest thing I am looking for in an alternate to my favorite).

 Upon initial application, the coverage of this seems about right. I don't feel like it is a thick layer on my skin.  It blended out with a makeup sponge quickly and anything I put on top of it blended out without issue.  The color match is even good.
The finish is a nice satin matte and the texture issues seem to be about standard. At this point, I have already decided that I like this one enough to send it on to round two (more about that later).

 I didn't happen to get a photo of this outside right after application yesterday, but here is what it looked like outside at the end of the work day
The coverage clearly isn't as good as it was so I did have some of it wear off, but my blush also seemed to stay a little better than it had been the last few days.  This is the one point that prevents it from being a serious contender for my current foundation, but this could maybe be improved with a different spray or primer.  I would give this about an 8 out of 10 (my current foundation is about a 9.5 out of 10).

 Talk to you again tomorrow!

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