I love trying new foundations, especially one that has such a good reputation! I recently have decided to invest in MAC Prolongwear and have been using it for around a month now so decided it was time to do a review. Before buying I had to do a bit of research, there are so many options with MAC foundation shades that it can be a little confusing. But basically you can choose from NC or NW, NC is cool and NW is warm. I have a yellow undertone to my skin so going with NW is a great option. You then need to choose your shade. Luckily I had a friend with a MAC kit so I got a play with a few foundations and settled on NW15, this is the second lightest shade. When I first tried this foundation I used it with my usualy flat top foundation brush. I used one pump like I do my normal foundations and spread it round before blending it in. It was awful. I had way to much foundation and for some reason it seperated on my nose. I had to actually take it off then reapply to get a good finish and even then I wasn't very impressed. I wanted to try it again though so I decided to use an ELF stippling brush which is usually used for blush (I wrote about this in my last ELF Haul Blog). I then applied half a pump to the back of my hand and dipped the brush in it then blended it out on to my face. This worked alot better but I then felt the foundation was just too light. I balanced it out with some bronzer but it's such a shame. I do feel that it tends to go a little cakey through out the day, particularly around my nose and chin. It does have a good converage and the texture of the product it self is really nice. I will be buying it in a shade darker and mixing the two to reach my perfect shade but until then I have found that I'm just not really reaching for this foundation. I like something thats hassle free and I can literally slap on and it will even my skin out and give me great coverage in one step. The staying power of this foundation is pretty good, if you powder areas throughout the day and to be honest I've never really had this problem before. I have to admit I don't really understand the hype surrounding this product. It is a nice foundation but I can't say it's any better then my fraction of the price ELF or Australis Foundations. I'm going to keep trying with it and I think I will figure out a way to use it and love it but untilt hen if you have any suggestions or tips please do let me know! Nicole xx
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