What’s your special event foundation? Do you have a foundation you reserve for special occasions?
Guerlain Parure Gold or MUFE HD if there are a lot of photographs!
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Mine is revlon colorstay foundation nowadays:)
Same for me!
I love MAC’s Studio Fix Fluid!!
It covers all my blemishes and redness without looking like a have a mask on my face! 😉
MUFE HD foundation, with a bit of Cover FX for spots that need extra coverage. Finished off with MUFE HD powder.
My Revlon Colorstay has been doing alright by me so far.
Chanel Vitalumiere
I’ve been wanting to try that. How do you like it so far?
Special Event foundation – Graftobian Hi Def Creme Foundation (loving it so far) and revlon colorstay pressed powder to set
My givenchy skin tonic in shade 501, its the only foundation i’ve found that is my perfect shade and it got discountined so I keep it for special ocassions, it does have an spf of 35 so not so great for photo, but i don’t mind as i do love to look pale lol.
MAC studio stick foundation spf15
Shu Uemura Powder Foundation!!
Armani Lasting Silk UV Foundation
Parure Gold photoshots excellent. Since you like it too,could you please tell me witch finishing powder do you prefer to put on top? Parure looks sooo nice on its own, that I hesitate to put anything on top.
I use MAC’s Studio Fix Fluid for the evening, for daytime I normally just wear Powder.
Estee Lauder Double Wear
MUFE HD since it photographs well! I just need to use very little of the HD setting powder…for some reason in dark lighting (like night clubs) I still get the “white glowy face” even though I use only a light dusting of the HD translucent powder. Does anyone else get this?
MUFE HD foundation w/ Laura Mercier primer underneath and finished with MUFE HD powder.
Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation for day and Lancome Maquiliquide for night. If I’m indoors with air con throughout. I’d wear the Graftobian HD creme
NARS GLOW. Found out that it didnt last very well on me, at the end of 9hrs its patchy but somehow shows up great on pictures.
Revlon PhotoReady. It’s so weird, because I have about ninety thousand MAC foundations, and MAC is my facourite brand, but something about that Revlon PhotoReady makes my skin look its best. It’s the first (and so far, only) drugstore foundation I ever tried.
MUFE HD or NARS matte foundation.
I don’t have a foundation for special events but I do have foundations for not-special events if that makes sense.
Revlon ColorStay. I usually hate foundation, but I love to wear this for special events. It’s the best foundation I’ve ever used, actually!
Lancome teint idole
Same here!!
It`s amazing! =]
Mac Studio Tech. It leaves my face perfectly flawless and dewey looking with the best coverage and doesn’t move all day.
This is an oldie: MAC Hyper Real Foundation.
NARS Sheer Glow!!!
MAC’s new prolongwear foundation and MAC’s Studio Fix Powder plus foundation .I guess the prolongwear one ain’t the best for photos cos it has spf
Since3 I only wear foundation on special occasions, mine is CoverGirl Clean Sensitive liquid foundation.
Diorskin Nude!
MAC Studio Sculpt Foundation. It really holds up for all day wear for me.
Eve Pearl foundation duo in Fair. Mind you, my definition of special occasion is loose. I include everything from days with the boyfriends family, to going makeup shopping and wanting to flaunt for people who can appreciate what went into it.
by far the ESTEE LAUDER double wear foundation! Great coverage, long stay!
Chanel Pro Lumiere
Diorskin Nude with Illamasqua Satin primer underneath. It photographs nicely!
Diorskin Nude, it’s the only foundation I own, but I only wear foundation on special occasions.
MUFE HD it is a miricle in a bottle!!
Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation in No. 2 or Nars in Siberia. Nars is the only foundation that I can find that is light enough for my really fair skin!
If it’s a long event, the Revlon Colorstay, because it really doesn’t move, although I would like their colors to be a little bit more yellow, they lean to the pinkish side.
MAC Studio Fix Fluid.
For special occasions, I love Lumiere’s Luminecse foundation because it gives good coverage and offers an amazing glow.
Countess Isserlyn Liquid Makeup by Alexandra de Markoff. Not as user friendly as a more modern foundation but it looks great.
SHEEEEEEER GLOW!
Mac Studio Fix Fluid 🙂