Studio Fix Liquid + Loose Blot Powder - Page 2

Video tutorial? What? Lol...

little Q: is the loose blot powder also suitable for dry skin? I figured you all use it to set the foundation, like translucent powder would?

So my skin hates this stuff I so wanted to love this foundation, but I don't think it is very suitable for dry skin. I wore it yesterday and it kind of made my skin itch. Then this morning I had big patches of dry flakey skin. When I tried to use it today, it burned my face so bad I had to wash it off right away. Sigh, it has to go back.

Does anyone have a picture of how well this covers? I cannot get to the post people were talking about with the pictures in it. I'm really interested in this foundation, but I think I will have to go to the counter to check it out because normally NW15 is the shade I could use (but in studio fix powder it's a little darker on me than I would like), so I'm hoping I'll be able to find a color I can wear in the liquid.

I have very dry skin and I love it, but I use a very rich moisturiser underneath it (Estee Lauder Daywear Cream-- the dry skin version).

Strangely, though, Studio Fix Fluid dries my skin out less than other, seemingly more emollient foundations like Select SPF and Estee Lauder Lucidity. Not sure why that is, as those 2 go on a lot greasier, yet they also dry me out more!

And for whoever asked about dry skin with loose blot: I find the loose blot a lot less drying than the pressed. I just dust it on very lightly, though.

I've been using this for 2 days now. It's a really nice foundation! Gives you more coverage but still looks natural. I normally wear NW20 in the StudioTech and I bought this in NW20. MAC MAs said that they hadn't noticed the colors being lighter or darker than usual, but that the NC colors were definitely more yellow, and a lot of customers chose NW instead. I did notice that NW20 wasn't quite as cool (warm in MAC world!) as other formulas I've used.

Woah, Jude i thought you were a NC40 usually? Why the huge jump to NW25 even if this foundation shades run differently?

I can't wait to try SF Fluid, but i'm really worried that i'm going to end up with the wrong colour or that they won't have my colour at all. It took me like a year and half to find the right colour in pressed Studio Fix!

I love it... but my own problem is that it doesn't photograph true to color. I'm using NC40 and Medium Dark loose blot powder, which is a perfect skin match in natural and artificial light, but the second a flash hits it, it turns Kabuki white. I'm not a fan of putting liquid foundation on my neck and chest (because of staining, etc.) but I think that's the only way I can fix the awful mask effect in the photos. I tried bronzer to warm up the color, but it still doesn't fix it.

Omg...I thought that this new Studio Fix Fluid was not gonna be bad with the camera.At least thats what my mac employee friend said and what they all told her when she went to update.Hmmmmmm I need a sample right now!I know that studio fix powder makes u look like a ghost with the camera flashes.Even if u tone it with a bronzer.I'ver also tried this technique.

I wore Studio Fix Liquid (set with Loose Blot Powder) for the whole day and my lord peeps..... it is LLLLLOOOOOOOVE.

By 3:30 my skin looked dewey, there was no foundation breakage whatsoever and all I needed was a slight touchup with Pure Luxe Dry Eraser.

I am going to keep my wait and see attitude for the rest of the week, in case I break out or something.

All these great reviews are wonderful to hear! I can't wait to get mine! I know the coverage is good with the foundation - in your opinion, is the consealor pencil a must have? I am trying to budget here, and I want it all!

What do you mean by "foundation breakage"?

ahh one of the MAC makeup arists put on NC20 on me and it looked kind of unnatural cause of the bright light in the store.. is this the same for everyone else? but when i went home it looked flawless cause my house isn't as bright.. but at the store it wasn't that bad.. it was just very obvious that i was wearing foundation and it seems like the new studio fix liquid is supposed to look really natural is this the same for everyone else?

Anyone who is usually a C tried any of these foundations? I am hoping that for once I can actually use one of these foundations everyone is raving about

Too dry for me...

I got a sample of the NC15 and the match was flawless. Unfortunately, this foundation is too drying for my skin right now. Maybe in the summer it will be better. Too bad because you ladies are right - it is a beautiful product!!

i'm C6 in the compact, and they matched me to NC45 in the fluid.. it's killer!

I could kiss you! You have just made my day!

I went to my counter and it was already there! I was so excited to see it! I got a sample in NC42 and i'm hoping it'll work for me (i'm NC43 usually).

Question for everyone

Have you all just used it over your moisturiser or did you use a primer?
And did you use powder over it or just leave it on it's own?

It was a bit drying when I used a light-oil free moisturizer underneath it. Tomorrow I will try it out with Photo Finish Primer. So you could use either or depending on your preference though you can wear moisturiser underneath a primer. I believe most primers though reccomend applying moisturizer before applying the primer itself.

I also think you really need to set any type of liquid/cream foundation with powder to help make it last longer. But yeah, I used regular Blot Powder and I didn't need to really touch up much for a couple of hours.

Thanks, i'm just asking as i want to know if most people are loving it just as a straight up foundation applied over moisturiser or if specific skin prep is helping it as i want to make the most of my 'test run' with the sample i have tomorrow, i want to see how the foundation really is like itself and so i like to test thing like this out usually without primer/powder with it first so that how it acts isn't made to look better/worse by the additional products (does that make any sense?)..even though i would probably wear primer/powder with it when i start to wear it properly.

But..Studio Fix always goes orange on me unless i wear primer underneath..so i'm wondering if this foundation does the same thing and if i should just wear it over primer in this one chance i have to test it properly.

I have combo skin that gets WICKED oily in the T-zone area and I haven't really noticed any change in color when I wear SFF.

Also when I first tried this I didn't even prep my face and is still looked fantastic. But I'd probably do trial and error to see what works best since everyones skin is different.

First post! lol...

Anyways figured I would add in my 2 cents into this since I picked up this foundation last Friday...

They matched me in the store to a NW20, and I also picked up the pressed blot powder (since I normally needed to fix up my foundation during the day using my old pressed powder (haven't had to make any touchups with SFLiquid)), although I might try out the loose powder as well.

Couple of things I have noticed while using this for the last 4 days...

Less is More... I've been getting used to liquid application since it's been forever since I've used a liquid foundation. I found that I've been having better luck placing just a little dot in my mixing pan that my brush completely absords, rather than enough to have foundation remaining in the tray after the first pass.

This way I can get a very fine(thin) layer on my face (I was having trouble with the, "mask effect" that liquids tend to give, and I hate looking like I'm wearing foundation). By keeping the amount of SFLiquid on my brush very light, I've been able to eliminate looking like I'm wearing foundation, but I'm still getting complete coverage.

This also eliminated the "darkness" I was getting while initially using the product. When I was matched in the store, i looked great, but when I did it myself for the first few times, I thought that my NW20 was a shade or two too dark for my skin. Once i figured out how to apply less foundation, the color of my NW20 lightened up (it matches my skin now). Plus the blot powder lightens the foundation as well.

I'm also using a 187 to apply this foundation.

So thats my expierence... So far i'm loving it, haven't had to touchup my foundation at all while I've been at work. I think with anything, application is key. Since with a liquid, it's a lot easier to apply too much. Go for less, since you can always apply more.

hahahaha so funny

A little late on the reply but I bought it the day it came out and I've used it everyday since then, it goes on at like 6am and i don't get home til 7pm, and it's still wonderful looking. I normally break out from just bout every foundation and I was expecting this to do the same, but I haven't had any extra pimples. I also have dry skin really bad and it doesn't make it more noticable like some foundations. By the way, the moistureblend foundation made me breakout 2 new pimples a day..

i totally agree. i do the same thing and it comes out looking wonderful. i dot a small amount in a dish and dab my 187 brush in it and then apply to my face in circular motions and it is enough to cover my entire face. you need only a small amount. i have been wearing it for a few days without a problem.

I wore mine today and I LOVE IT! It does everything everyone's already said and really does give a dewy yet semi matte finish! And lasts all day without shine and best of all they excluded my shade - NC43 - but NC42 is yellow and golden enough that it is the perfect shade i've always wanted - i.e. between NC42 and NC43!!

This stuff is pure heaven in a bottle. It goes on so nicely and my face doesn't get as oily as it does with other foundations!

I hate my skin, I hate my skin grrrrr. I loved how it looked on me and everyone here keeps reminding me how awesome it was and my stupid skin got itchy red patches from it. *grumbles and shakes fists*

Jesus. I KNEW I shouldn't have read this thread. I guess I'll have to go try it tomorrow. I've been using BE for the past few months and it's okay.....I still get oily. I *really* hope this stuff works for me. I HATE liquid foundation more than anything in the world. I'm going to try it tomorrow.

anyoneee??