Foundations & Powders

I have 3 types of Ben Nye foundation: Cream, Matte and Magicolour. They are pretty much self explanatory, cream foundation gives you a dewy look, matte is also a cream, but gives you a matte finish, the Magicolour is a pancake makeup (I hate that they call it that).

Actually, I think the very second someone hears the term "Pancake" makeup, they immediately assume it is a thick makeup that could be scraped off with a knife (LOL), we have all seen horrible makeup jobs like that I can imagine. But, this is no such thing my friends! Magi-Colour is the best foundation I have found!! I do love the cream and the creamy matte foundations too, but this one is just awesome! It is water activated, just take a hydra-sponge, get it wet and wring it out, then swipe it accross the product, apply to your face, throat, or anywhere on your body actually. The coverage is awesome, and will cover EVERY imperfection, but without "caking", in fact this product is so awesome, it gives the "peaches & cream" effect! Magi-Colour or "Colour Cake" foundations do not need to be powdered, but you can if you wish. Like all Ben Nye's foundations, it comes in a very wide range of shades that will never be discontinued!

I have "Barely Beige" and "Chinese" colors, sometimes I mix the two during the summer when my skin is a bit darker, I don't go into the sun, but its a natural thing. Right now, I use Barely Beige only. I have even done my entire face/eyelids and even lips with it (for the Geisha Halloween look, etc). Magi-Colour foundation is recommended for people who will be under hot theatrical lights, or for those of us who prespire alot, especially in the heat of the summer!! Like the powders, which I will also cover, Ben Nye's Colourcake foundation has a built in anti-perspirant in it. If you want to waterproof your makeup, just use 3 parts liqui-set and 1 part Final Seal (3 spays/1 spray), and then apply to your skin.

The Cream makeup, as I said leaves a dewy finish, very pretty and you can build coverage, this makeup needs to be powdered to set.

The matte foundation is also a cream makeup with a matte finish, you can also build coverage, and this one also must be powdered to set.

Both the cream and the matte cream makeup come in a huge variety of colour as well.

And do not let the container sizes fool you! I have had mine and used it for more than 6 months now, and have not even hit any part of the bottom tin yet!! (All pictures in these blogs are of my personal collection, not taken from a website). And the best news is, all of their foundations are way under $10.00!! In fact, it is my opinion that you can spend $40.00 and up for products like Color FX, or you can spend $7.00 on Ben Nye, the Ben Nye container is half the size, but has over 200 uses!! The Color FX is twice the size and has 30....go figure!

Powders! Ben Nye makes the most wonderful loose powders, OMG, once you use them you will never EVER return!! They come in convenient shaker bottles, or plastic jars, certain colors, such as neutral set, or translucent fair also come in larger jars. The powders, as I said are loose powders, and all have a built in anti-perspirant. I use neutral set as a blotting powder for those extra hot days! It looks like a white powder, but it is colorless. Also, they have a superwhite powder that gives that opac look to your skin. And then there are the visage powders that feel silky. I use Translucent Fair, or Banana Visage powder. When I want to bronze my skin, I use the same in "Chestnut" As a highlight powder (finishing/beauty), I use "Pretty Pink"

At the top, I have pictures of my foundations, the larger one is the colourcake foundation.