Aloitetaan tutusta, eli Revlonin Colorstay -meikkivoiteesta. Tästä on olemassa kahta koostumusta ja minulla on tietenkin oily/combination -versio sävyssä 110 Ivory, joka on vaalein sävy. Colorstay on peittävä ja pitkäkestoinen meikkivoide. Kaikki, jotka ovat tätä käyttäneet, tietävät meikkivoiteen hajun. Colorstay haisee omaan nenääni ihan talomaalille, mutta onneksi tuo haju häviää levittämisen jälkeen. Onneksi tämä ei muuten muistuta sentään maalia, vaikka Colorstay onkin pigmenttinen. Tämä kestää kasvoillani puuteroituna oikein hyvin koko työpäivän. En taas tiedä, miksi en ostanut tätä heti uudestaan, kun edellinen loppui. Olisin ehkä säästänyt aika paljon rahaa ja turhia kokeiluja. Tai sitten en.
Colorstay, Ivory: before & after |
INCI:
Cyclopentasiloxane, Aqua/Water/Eau (Water), Dimethicone, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Butylene Glycol, Tribehenin, Nylon 12, Cymbidium Grandiflorum Flower (Orchid) Extract, Lactobacillus/Eriodictyon Californicum Ferment Extract, Lilium Candidum (White Lily) Bulb Extract (Lily), Malva Sylvestris (Mallow) Flower Extract (Mallow), Sodium Hyaluronate, Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E), Bisabolol (L-Alpha), Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Tocopherol, Alcohol Denat., Alumina, Dimethicone/PEG 10/15 Crosspolymer, Methicone, Laureth-7, Magnesium Sulfate, Silica, Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate, Ethylene Brassylate, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Dimethicone/Silsesquioxane Copolymer, PEG-12 Glyceryl Dimyristate, Salicylic Acid, Silk Powder, Sodium Citrate, Dipropylene Glycol, Phenoxylethanol, Ethylparaben, Methylparaben, May Contain (+/-):, Mica, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Zinc Oxide (CI 77947) Almay:n Clear Complexion on taas ihan uusi tuttavuus. Meikkivoiteen pakkaus on muuttunut ja omani on sitä vanhempaa mallia. Tässä vanhassa pullossa on sama "vika" kuin Colorstayssä, eli siinä ei ole pumppua. Clear Complexion on koostumukseltaan aika juoksevaa, joten sen kaataminen suoraan pullosta kädelle on riskialtista.
Swatches: left - Colorstay, right - Clear Complexion |
INCI:
Water (Aqua), Cyclopentasiloxane, Cyclohexasiloxane, Butylene Glycol, Nylon 12, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Dimethicone, Cetyl PEG/PPG 10/1 Dimethicone, Boron Nitride, Isodecyl Neopentanoate, Talc, PEG/PPG 18/18 Dimethicone, Sodium Chloride, Alumina, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Methoxypropylgluconamide, Panthenol, Panthenyl Ethyl Ether, Fomes Officinalis (Mushroom) Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Centaurea Cyanus Flower Extract, Spiraea Ulmaria Extract, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract, Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein, Trisiloxane, Phytantriol, Tribehenin, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Silica, Methoxy Amodimethicone/Silsequioxane Copolymer, Dimethicone/Bis Isobutyl PPG 20 Crosspolymer, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Methicone, EDTA, Tetrasodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, Propylparaben, Methylparaben, Ethylparaben, May Contain (+/-):, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Zinc Oxide (CI 77497) Kuvassa minulla on vain meikkivoide kasvoilla. Suosittelen näitä kumpaakin meikkivoidetta rasvoittuvan ihon omaaville. Nämä saattavat olla liian kuivattavia normaali-/kuivaihoiselle. Colorstaysta on myös olemassa normal/dry -versio, mutta siitä minulla ei ole kokemusta.
In English:
I've been "collecting" foundations and perfumes in the past couple of years. So, here's a small review of two recent purchases: Revlon's Colorstay (oily/comb version) and Almay's Clear Complexion.
I've used one bottle of Colorstay few years back and I have no idea why I didn't buy another bottle back then, because I like this foundation and it does what it promises. It stays on my skin the whole workday + some. The lightest shade 110 Ivory is quite pale and the coverage is nice. Only con in the glass bottle without a pump. It's quite hard to get the foundation out of the bottle without a mess. :( I don't know why Revlon hasn't changed this yet, as every review I've read points this same fault. Oh, and everyone who's ever used this foundation knows how awful it smells. Like paint. Fortunately the smell disappears when it's applied.
Almay's Clear Complexion is a completely new brand and foundation for me. I read about this and decided to give it a try. Lightest shade 120 Ivory is a bit darker than Colorstay. But it's still ok. It stays put the whole workday, but it feels a bit drying even on my oily skin, so I need to remember to use a good moisturizer. This one is said to help to clear blemishes etc. I don't know about that because I rotate my foundations quite a lot, but at least it hasn't done anything bad for my skin.
I'd recommend these both for people with oily skins. For normal to dry skins these can be quite drying.