LAURA GELLER NEW YORK Award-Winning Baked Balance-n-Brighten Color Correcting Powder Foundation - Light - Buildable Light to Medium Coverage - Demi-Matte Natural Finish

This is it! The best makeup for mature skin! I hardly leave reviews but when something really impresses me I take my time to go all in this way people buy it and hope they keep it going and not discontinue the products like other makeup companies do.You won't be disappointed. I bought it very doubtful, but I thought I need to take the risk. I have bought so many products that end up in donation piles or trash because they say one thing and it's all false advertising. So I took once again the risk, but so happy I did for this is a keeper! I am a big fan now of Laura G and will be loyal to her brand. Buy it if you have mature skin. You will like it! You do not melt like other brands and liquid foundation makes us feel most of the times. It stays all day even on a hot day!

I'm converted! I used Everyday Minerals mineral makeup exclusively for over 15 years. It was the only thing that worked on my hyper sensitive, acne prone skin, gave good coverage and felt feather light while wearing. When their company went out of business I was worried every makeup after that would be a settle. In walks Laura Geller's Baked and Brighten. I tried it on a whim and, honestly, didn't love it to start. But that was because I was trying to use it the same way I used my mineral make up. It took about 6 months of trial and error with the application but now I love it. I did discover that I'm between porcelain and fair, so I apply the porcelain first and fair after. I don't mind having to buy the two shades because I'm fairer in the winter and darker in the summer anyway - so now I always have what colors I need on hand.

This is my second purchase of this compact foundation. I am a natural very light blonde & look best with yellow undertone shades of foundation. I had ordered the color 'fair' directly from the manufacturer along with coordinating products, such as their highlighting powder, primer, brushes & blush (I don't use the blush). The color fair was perfect for me & I was amazed at how fast the makeup went on & the finished effect. I could brush it on quickly, apply a quick flick of the brightener (which I found to be a lovely compliment), completing the whole process in less than a minute. This immediately became my favorite go-to. It goes on so FAST & so SMOOTH which I found astounding considering my past experience with powder type foundations.When I saw this on Amazon, I promptly ordered another, choosing the exact same description (be sure to read the back label) & color. However, this next compact I received did not have as much of the central brighten(er) marble streak that the first compact had, which essentially changed the color a lot for me.So. I would caution that if you are as particular of your shade of foundation as I am (& after all, isn't that one of the major reasons we wear face makeup to begin with?) you may not receive exactly the same shade each time, changing your finished effect - even though you order the same product.I went ahead & ordered the porcelain highlighter compact hoping to use it overtop of the 'fair' shade to lighten the color. The brightener's recommended use is to enhance the cheekbones, nose & chin areas after applying the initial foundation. But because I'm using it to lighten the shade-too-dark foundation, it becomes a different function & adds more layers as well as time to the routine..Which kind of vetoed what I had found to be the best qualities of the makeup to begin with.And needing to buy the extra brightener compact was an added expense I didn't expect. So once these have been used up, I'm not sure I'll purchase it again since my former cream foundation is a perfect shade for me.Being a light skinned blonde I look for a shade that is closest to my natural color which is not an easy task. Just a tad darker & I tend to look very 'made up'. So, if you prefer more color to your face, you may want to try this. I've never had a product go on more quickly & evenly with so little effort. No lines or streaks.For that feat alone, I will say that this foundation is amazing.

I'm almost 60/F, some wrinkles and a fair amount of discoloration, red spots, and sun damage, esp. on cheeks.This foundation (baked balance and brighten, color FAIR) is really easy to use. Feels like nothing, even when building. I used only basic, soft, fluffy brushes I had on hand; they worked well for light coverage, but I do think a denser brush option - like a retracting kabuki, as recommended - might work better for building.Very good coverage on bare skin (moisturizar only), pracrically perfect over an inexpensive primer. Almost all my flaws disappeared, even without concealer.Did not settle in wrinkles, either. I FEEL PRET-TY, OH-SO PRET-TY!...or, at least, "not bad for an old broad, not at all!".I do find that using primer is better over large pores and significant discoloration, such as have I. I used a budget brand with spf 30 and the foundation went on perfectly.It's FAST, too. The longest part if the process is waiting for the primer to dry, maybe 1-3 minutes.Found it difficult to shade match - but to be fair: When is it *not* difficult?Would be a very nice thing if Laura Geller Beauty offered an inexpensive "sampler" (say, $5.00 for just enough product for 1/2 face in two adjacent shades) to help in this process.I tried "PORCELAIN" first, but it was just a tad too light. The model wearing "FAIR" looks like an olive tone to me, whereas (I think?) I'm more peachy, like the "LIGHT" model - but I'm super pale...but ... but.. hem ..haw..Seems really wasteful to open, use once and return a full product to try a color that isn't quite right, as I have. "Samplers" would really help reduce the volume of product returns, not to mention reduce waste and carbon footprints - just sayin'.Step up,😀Laura Geller. Make the planet as beautiful as you have me!