Mac Pro Longwear Foundation

Good Afternoon lovely readers! I thought I'd break my review dry spell with this little beauty, the Mac Pro Longwear Foundation (that and it's a good excuse for avoiding revision!). I mentioned in my lust list post (here) that my friend Laura actually shocked me on a night out by her flawless foundation (not even an exaggeration, I'm sad!) So much so that I knew I had to try a Mac foundation. She used the Studio Fix fluid but after some research and the Mac foundation test (which you can try here), I got matched with the Pro Longwear foundation.

Now as a broke student, my dream of walking into Debenhams to buy this beauty was long off, however my lovely boyfriend said he'd treat me to a bottle as a reward for finishing my dissertation (this boy is a keeper). So I practically ran to the Mac concession to pick it up. I had a bit of trouble choosing between shades NC15 and NW20 so the lovely staff suggested I take away samples of each, see how I get on and if I don't like the shade or finish I could bring it back. So that's exactly what I did and left Debenhams with a bottle, two samples and a big cheesy grin on my chops.

Me wearing Pro Longwear in shade NC15

 What did I find? Well, countless reviews said this foundation was not good for dry skinned people. I figured my skin was normal with an oily T-zone so would be suitable for my skin. Wrong! Turns out I have combination skin (how annoying). So as everybody suggested, this foundation was just too drying for me. It wasn't initially really drying when I used the samples, but a day or two passed it got drier and harder to blend in. This is probably due to the fact that unlike most highstreet foundations, this one sets. If you leave it into contact with air too much it's going to start to set in the tub, which is exactly what happened. As for the longevity, it does exactly what it says on the skin. It stayed on my skin all day and while it did cling to my dry skin areas, my T-zone was flawless all day. The finish was actually flawless and any products you put on top are going to stay put. The thing I liked most about it was that when touching my face, it didn't feel like I had foundation on at all.

So the moral of the story is while I took it back due to it not getting along with my dry skin (grr), for all you oily skinned gals (and guys) this foundation will be a dream come true for you. It currently sells for £25.00 and you can pick it up directly from the Mac website here or from Debenhams concessions. Have you tried it? If so what did you think? Let me know in the comments below!