Cover FX Natural FX Foundation

I can't make up my mind about foundations. Last week I raved about TEMPTU and the look it gives me, but I can't stop looking for something even better. It's my downfall. Shiny objects always catch my attention and results in me constantly looking for the next best thing.

The most recent foundation to pique my interest? Cover FX. If you aren't familiar, Cover FX offers a bevy of different foundations to help cover all of your skin care woes. Rosacea? Acne? Scars? Cover FX has you covered. Creator Lee Graff has been working in the field of corrective makeup for years and has perfected the art with Cover FX.

I tested the Natural FX, a water based liquid foundation with an SPF of 15. This foundation provides the most sheer coverage of all of their foundations. Although if you have imperfections to conceal, this foundation will give you enough coverage to ensure you are still looking picture perfect.

I really liked how it looked on my skin. It definitely allowed my own skin to show through, while hiding redness. I hate when foundations cover my skin completely, making me look perfect, but as if I am wearing a mask. So I was really pleased that this offered coverage with room to breathe.

I also opted to use their incredibly popular Camouflage Concealer, which is great for layering to build the right amount of coverage without looking like you are overly made up. I finished up with a little bit of their Setting FX, a translucent powder that locks in color. The Concealer comes in six shades and the foundation itself comes in 20 shades, so one is bound to be a perfect match. And before I even started applying the foundation, I used their Skin Prep Nourishing Foundation Primer and Anti-Aging Serum. (The primer rocks and is worthy of its own review later.)

(The light in my house is not great. Here are three different views of how the same foundation looks.)

Recently, I have been having a hard time picking the right foundation color because my face has quite a bit more yellow in it than my neck, and making them meet in the middle has been challenging. I am thrilled with these results! This foundation wore nicely all day with no need for touch ups (except a tiny bit of powder after a stressful meeting). I love how creamy and flawless my skin looks - what do you think?


Have you tried Cover FX? Like it? Tell me in the comments!

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How Do You Put On Your Mascara?

We all know people are people and that everyone puts their pants on one leg at a time. But I know there is a difference between how I do my makeup and how Melissa Street would do my makeup. Sometimes it's the products and sometimes it's the application.

For instance, I just read a review of a foundation brush on the site Product Girl that may make a difference between an ok application and a phenomenal application. While some may read this and not appreciate the subtle differences, I think life is all about the subtle differences. I also know that some products can't even be salvaged by a master makeup artist.



I was recently getting my hair cut and had a discussion with Bethany (and her mom, oddly enough) about how they put on their mascara. I had a similar discussion with a coworker during a recording session about a year ago. One of these ladies uses a hairdryer to dry her mascara in between coats to ensure coverage without clumping. Another was shocked her mother didn't switch hands when applying her mascara on her left and then her right eye. So my question is, how do you do it?

When you apply mascara, do you use your dominant hand to coat lashes on both eyes OR do you switch hands to make sure the coverage is even?
	I use one hand. I would poke my own eye out if I had to use both.
	I use both hands to make sure it's even.
	I have to vote tomorrow. I have no clue what I do.
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What do you consider a coat of mascara to be?
	One stroke of the brush.
	Two to three strokes of a brush equals a coat.
	I coat until it is thick and then I do the other eye.
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And lastly,

Do you wait for your lashes to dry in-between coats?
	Yes. I wait a few seconds.
	Yes. I wait a specific amount of time.
	Yes. I use a hairdryer to speed things along.
	Nope. I just build coverage until I am happy.
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Please let me know. It might seem trivial to you now, but what if you have been doing it wrong? Or if you could have those magazine lashes if you did it differently? Have more to share? Tell me in the comments!


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