Friday 11 April 2014

Maybelline Super Stay: Better Skin - Review

Hello everyone! I hope you are all doing well! Today I am going to take a look at a foundation that I have been testing out for a while now - the Maybelline Super Stay: Better Skin foundation. This foundation holds bold claims of giving you better looking skin in 3 weeks - so lets take a look and see if it lives up to this claim!

Maybelline Super Stay: Better Skin

The packaging is really bold. I have read some mixed reviews on the packaging and personally I don't really mind it - after all it spends most of the time in my make-up bag or in my vanity! A positive is that you can definitely spot it in shops!

The selection of colours are okay. It wasn't the best I have seen and because it was relativity new when I picked it up a lot of the colours had already gone. I picked it up in the colour 005 Light Beige which I believe is the lightest colour. From looking online there doesn't seem to be a wider range of colours for those with darker skin tones.

Maybelline Super Stay - Better Skin in 005 Light Beige 

First off I love that this foundation has an SPF of 20. The SPF in this foundation came at a good time for my skin as the Spring sun was beginning to appear as I walked to and from work. The colour match for this foundation is perfect for me. I would even compare it to MAC NC15. The wear time for this foundation is a bit hit and miss and to be honest it is what really lets this foundation down for me. If you're like me and your day involves a lot of walking and you;re pretty active/on your feet all day then this make-up won't last you through a long day. It will last around 4/5 hours and will begin to become shiny and budge. However if you wear it during a more relaxed day it last for around 6-8 hours which is pretty standard for a drug-store foundation. 

So does it make your skin 'better'? Well no it doesn't. To be honest it really is a bold claim for any foundation to make I wore this foundation for over 4 weeks straight everyday and I think the only thing that helped my skin was the SPF. My skin looked a but less red and irritated in the areas that usually catch the sun so I assume that wearing an SPF in my foundation everyday for a month helped my skin not get irritated from the sun. So don't have any mega hopes for clearer skin - this foundation won't give you glowing skin after 3 weeks!


I managed to pick this foundation up for around £5 as a lot of places had this on a special introductory price when it first came out. However now the price is around £8.99 which you can check out here. I think this is an okay foundation but I also think there are plenty of other drugstore foundations for a similar price that have stronger staying power. Really - it is one of those foundations each person needs to try with their own skin type and lifestyle to see if it works for them.

Have you tried the Maybelline Super Stay Better Skin foundation? What are your thoughts? What is your favourite foundation with an SPF? Let me know your thoughts in the comments!

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10 comments:

  1. The fact it has a high SPF factor is fab, but other than that the foundation doesn't sound fab. Such a shame when products don't live up to their statement! But then again, when ever do they xx

    Hannas’ UK Beauty | Lifestyle blog @ hannatalks

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    1. The SPF is really fantastic! I know it can be so disappointing - If the product didn't make such bold claims it wouldn't set itself up for failure!

      Claire

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  2. I haven't tried this one. Great post, as always. Thanks for this review! Have a great weekend xx

    Zoe
    http://thatszoe.blogspot.com

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  3. I'm dying to try this! Great post.

    Heather x

    http://astro-beauty.blogspot.com

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    1. You will have to let me know your thoughts!

      Claire

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  4. Thanks for this review. I am struggling with foundations at the moment so it's good to read these sorts of reviews so I know what not to buy as well as trying ones that people do recommend.

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    1. I think reading reviews on foundation is so important because each one of us wants something different - and since it is all over your face it is important that you love it! Check out some of my other foundation reviews if you are still looking for a new foundation!

      Claire

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