Always eager to try new foundation, I started out by testing the Smashbox Sheer Tinted Moisturizer. The sample color was Luminous. I planned to test it for a week.
The color match was ok on my skin, although I would choose a lighter tone if I were going to buy it. It was rather sheer and natural looking. I was actually kind of happy with it as I kept checking it throughout the day. But then at the end of the first day of testing, I noticed a small blemish on my chin. Ack! A coincidence?
I took a break and my chin cleared up (this was a tiny blemish, but a zit nonetheless.) So, a coulpe days later, I decided to give the tinted moisturizer another go. Again, I thought it looked ok and thought maybe I'd buy it and put it in my foundation rotation (hee, that rhymes!). But then...I went to the bathroom before I left work for the day and looked in the mirror...and there was another pimple! Damn! Fool me once, tinted moisturizer, shame on you. Fool me twice and you get a one way ticket to the garbage can. Hasta la bye-bye, as my old boss used to say.
After reading the reviews on Makeup Alley, I see that a lot of other people reported skin eruptions after using this product. So it's not a winner and I'm not even going to use up the rest of the tiny sample tube. But, on the bright side, it's one less foundation type product that I have to wonder about, and that is priceless.
2 comments:
Good to know I can toss that one without even trying!
Yeah, it was disappointing, but fun to try! I am curious about the Laura Mercier tinted moisturizer. I have heard that one is good. I'm working on trying the LM oil free primer in the samples. Have you tried that one?
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