Smashbox Always On Skin-Balancing Foundation | Medium-To-Full Coverage Foundation | Hyaluronic Acid with a Natural-Looking, Second-Skin Finish, 1 Fl Oz

Favorite foundation been using it for 10 plus years

My favorite foundation. They discontinued the line in most UlTAs near me so I’m so thankful to be able to still order online. It’s hard to find a foundation that pairs well with my skin tone and type and that lasts all day. This formula is one that lasts all day I never have to refresh. It also helps fight any blemishes that may arise from time to time.

This foundation really gives good coverage! My freckles are gone :) However, the color I picked, L20-W, was really yellow (in my defense it didn’t look so yellow on my screen). I look jaundiced (my skin is a cool tone). It looked yellow in the bottle when it came, but when I pumped some out on my makeup brush it was pinkish, so I thought I was good, but I wasn’t. I only needed two squirts to do my whole face and get rid of my freckles (the second squirt was just for my freckles. They are completely invisible now). It must stay on really good when you’re sweaty because it was really hard to clean off of my makeup brush. It’s very matte. I didn’t know I had little wrinkles on my head, but I guess I do. You have to “encourage” it into your nose pores or it makes them look like craters. Once you do, though, your nose’ll look really smooth like mine does now. It does make my skin look pretty nice, though. The coverage! My ears look so funny and white next to my face. It feels pretty nice. It’s a tad sticky/oily, like just a bit. It’s not a light feeling. That lessens as the day goes on. I didn’t use setting powder and it wipes off on things pretty easily. It’s all over the nose pads of my glasses and when I wipe them off, it solidly covers the tissue, too (great coverage on the tissue, too XD). You should definitely use a setting powder or spray with this one. It smears more than my M*c foundation. It came off with a bit of work. It might have been easier if I’d used makeup remover instead of AHA face wash, but well, hindsight is always 20/20. And that’s all I’ve got for you! P.S. The product page says that the "W" in L20-W means "warm undertone!" so all I need to do is find one shade lighter with a N or a C, so L10-N or L10-C or maybe even F30-N or F30-C. That really helps!

This companies customer service recommended this to me as a replacement for what they no longer carry. Not good for older skin!!!! Giving it to my daughter.

I'm trying to find a new brand of foundation after my previous source stopped carrying my usual brand. Just looking at the bottle, the color seems too dark, but once applied, it matches as expected. It blends nice and evenly (no splotches or streaks), and the color comes out natural in appearance. This product gets a little watery after sitting for a day, so it helps to shake the bottle before dispensing for better coverage. During use, however, this foundation stays dry on my skin all day, with no oily buildup, and it's easy to remove too. It has no odor (good or bad), which is a big plus for me. All in all, this stuff does a good job! It would work well as a base for other makeup, or as a standalone (like how I use it). Highly recommended!

This is a really nice everyday foundation with medium, buildable coverage. It provides solid medium coverage on my combination skin, and I only needed about one pump for my entire face. The color match was very close, and it’s easy to apply using just my fingers. This foundation feels lighter than the hydra, making it lightweight and breathable. It’s definitely long-wearing, lasting a good 12 hours before showing any signs of wear.

This foundation is so lightweight that I could hardly tell it was on. It blends in nice and smooth but I do like to add lotion to mine. The first time putting on the make up I went for a pretty intense bike ride and noticed that it stayed on well and wasn’t dripping down my face. I do feel like it’s hard to match the tone of the makeup so normally I think I would go into a store like Sephora to try it on. I got lucky with mine matching pretty well. The price point is high but that’s what I would expect for a high quality foundation from a well known brand.

I really liked this foundation. I always use moisturizer before I put on foundation, and powder afterward, and I didn’t notice the problem with creasing that some other reviewers mentioned. I was concerned that the color I picked might be just a little too dark given the online samples, but it turned out to be just right. The foundation went on smoothly, and the coverage seems very nice, though I still have some dark spots that I use concealer on. I would describe it as a matte medium coverage.