Nars Radiant Cream Compact Foundation; Review & Swatches of Shades

Nars Radiant Cream/Creme Compact Foundation

 Price: $38* for 11.76 grams
(Approx $3.23 per gram)
*Compact sold separately for $10

CRUELTY FREE!!!

Nars Radiant Cream Compact is certainly on the extreme end of cream foundations! The texture and formula are truly one of a kind and will undoubtedly prove to be a perfect match for some.

Keep reading to find out if Nars has created your perfect cream foundation!

MAC Studio Sculpt Foundation; Review & Swatches of Shades

MAC Studio Sculpt Foundation SPF 15

Price: $34 for 40ml

(About $25 per ounce)

Mac Studio Sculpt joined the ranks of Mac foundations a few years ago to sit alongside the likes of Mac Studio Fix Fluid Foundation. 

While they're opposite formulas and both suit a very specific type of consumer; both are designed to be flexible enough for everyday wear or professional photo shoots and provide comfortable wear for any type of skin!

OCC Cream Foundation & Contour; Review & Swatches of Shades

OCC Creme Colour Concentrate Foundation & John Doe Contour Creme Foundation is New for Fall 2014
Price: $20-29
CRUELTY FREE!!!

OCC has recently expanded the line of products made from their unique "color creme concentrate" formula. Now in addition to the quick-to-become-cult-favorite OCC Concealer (Skin Conceal) and their line of vibrantly colored cream pigments; OCC is now offering a Cream Foundation!

Kat Von D Lock-It (Tattoo) Foundation; Review & Swatches of Shades

Kat Von D Lock It Foundation

Price: $34 per ounce

CRUELTY FREE!

Kat Von D Lock It Foundation is a cult favorite, full coverage foundation. Those who suffer from acne scarring, pigment disorders, (even those with tattoos) all flock to Kat Von D's Lock It Foundation and/or the (Kat Von D Lock It Concealer) to erase the most serious of woes and give them a blank canvas with a flawless appearance.

Dior Star Fluid Foundation SPF 30; Review & Swatches of Shades

Dior Skin Star Fluid Foundation

New for Fall 2014

Price: $50 per ounce

Dior released Dior Star Fluid Foundation a few months ago and as the newest member of the Dior foundation line up, it boasts powerful claims including that the Star Fluid Foundation was "inspired by the professional illuminating techniques to create Dior's first brightening foundation. The weightless fluid makeup is capable of recreating the spectacular and perfecting light of Dior's studios. Infused with hollow silica beads that capture and diffuse light in a correcting halo that doesn't leave skin looking shiny, the color-filter pigments neutralize skin tone imbalances and the anti "light-trap" skincare ingredients help reduce the appearance of dark spots and redness."

Laura Geller Real Deal Stick Foundation SPF 15; Review & Swatches of Shades

Laura Geller Real Deal Foundation Stick
Price: $29 for 14 grams
(About $2.07 per gram)

CRUELTY FREE!!!

Laura Geller's Foundation Stick is one of the few that survived the past few years of the foundation stick shortage in the United States. Laura Geller claims to have created a formula that married "fun to use" with the sciences of modern technology for the "Ultimate Coverage."

Laura Mercier Silk Creme Foundation; Review & Swatches of Shades

Laura Mercier Silk Cream Foundation 
Price: $47 per ounce
CRUELTY FREE!!!*
(Laura Mercier Pulls from China)

Laura Mercier's Silk Creme Foundation has become a cult favorite in recent years. Silk Creme Foundation promises full coverage, all day wear and a flawless, radiant, glowing finish...

Laura Mercier's Silk Creme Foundation has alot of things going for it. For starters, it does look absolutely skin like if applied correctly and it will provide full coverage, but it looks much better if you only build to the fuller-side of medium coverage.

MAC Mineralize Foundation; Review & Swatches Shades

Mac Mineralize Foundation (Cream Compact)

Price $34 for 9 grams

(Approx $3.60 per gram)

MAC's Mineralize line is extremely popular with the extensive array of Mineralize lipsticks, eyeshadows, blushes, skin finish powders, and ofcourse, Mac Mineralize Moisture Liquid Foundation & Concealer. What tends to be less publicized, is Mac's Mineralize Foundation which is housed in a compact and was one of the first products to launch Mac's Mineral trend!

Becca Ultimate Coverage Creme Foundation; Review & Swatches of Shades

Becca Ultimate Coverage Complexion Cream Foundation

New for Spring 2014

Price: $44 per ounce

CRUELTY FREE!!!

Becca has started popping up in Ulta stores lately and I for one and ecstatic. They have a great range of shades and a great line of complexion products, the newest of which is Becca's Full Cover Foundation - the Ultimate Performance Complexion Creme!

Marc Jacobs Marvelous Mousse Foundation; Review & Swatches of Shades

Marc Jacobs Marvelous Mousse Transformative Cream to Powder Foundation

New for Fall 2013

Price: $55 for....17.64 grams!!!

($3.11 per gram- standard for cream-powder formulas)

CRUELTY FREE!!!

Marc Jacobs has launched quite a few complexion products this past year, but how does his Transformative Marvelous Mousse Foundation stack up to the competition?

Hourglass Veil Fluid Foundation; Review & Swatches of Shades

Hourglass Veil Fluid Oil-Free Liquid Makeup

Price: $60 per ounce

CRUELTY FREE!!!

Hourglass Veil Fluid Makeup is the brand's original foundation, the one that put them in the big leagues of the cosmetic industry and has made them a genuine competitor among luxury brands like Dior or Chanel, but does the actual performance warrant the price point?

***Angelina Jolie reportedly wore Hourglass Veil Fluid Foundation for her marriage to Brad Pitt on September 2nd; (the day after this review was posted!)***

Bobbi Brown Skin Foundation Stick; Review & Swatches of Shades

Bobbi Brown Skin Foundation Stick

Re-Release & New Shades for Spring 2014

Price: $42 for 9 grams

(approx $4.66 per gram)

Bobbi Brown has "reformulated" her classic foundation stick which has been a cult favorite for over a decade, but will this new release have mass-appeal? Keep reading to see!

CK One Water Fresh Face Makeup; (Cream Compact Foundation); Review & Swatches of Shades

 Calvin Klein's CK One Color Water Fresh Face Makeup 

Price: $32 for 10 grams

Approx $3.20 per gram

Sold exclusively at Ulta

Calvin Klein, or rather, his sub-brand CK has made some interesting releases into the cosmetic world the past few years but are they as unique as his clothing lines? 

Napoleon Perdis Foundation Stick; Review & Swatches of shades;

Napoleon Perdis Foundation Stick

Price: $42
CRUELTY FREE!!!

Napoleon Perdis is a brand not many people have heard of often. Chances are, you're more familiar with Napoleon's Sub-Brand "NP Set" which is available at Target stores, If that's the case, you're really missing out and Napoleon Perdis Foundation Stick is the perfect example of why!

Bobbi Brown Creamy Concealer & Corrector; Swatches of Shades & Review

Bobbi Brown Creamy Concealer Kit & Corrector; Review & Swatches of All Shades

Price: Creamy Concealer or Corrector $24 for 1.2 grams
Creamy Concealer Kit (Concealer w/Powder) $36 for 1.2 grams of each              
(Average Price: $20/gram)


If you've been shopping for makeup, chances are you have at least heard of, if not tried Bobbi Brown's Creamy Concealer and/or Corrector. Alleging to be celebrity makeup artist Bobbi Brown's "secret to the universe," it boasts some pretty big claims, especially considering the small package it comes in. So are Bobbi's secret weapons enough to prevent a makeup meltdown?

Tarte Full Coverage Foundation SPF 15; Review & Swatches of Shades

Tarte Full Cover 12 Hour Amazonian Clay Foundation

Price: $38 for 1.7 ounce

Approx $22 an ounce 

CRUELTY FREE!!!

Tarte Full Cover Foundation is made with miracle ingredient Amazonian Clay and promises a whopping 12 hour wear-time. Does it live up to its claim? Well we put it to the test and you can see the results for yourself if you keep reading!

Mally Ultimate Performance Professional Full Coverage Foundation; Review & Swatches of Shades

Mally Full Cover Foundation

Price: $40 for $10

Approx $4/gram

Cruelty Free!

Mally Ultimate Performance Professional Full Coverage Foundation is, in short, one of my all time favorite cream foundations. It is definitely my favorite w/out SPF and my favorite Cruelty Free cream foundation, and I'm counting about 75 foundation sticks, palettes, compacts and the like.

Keep Reading to see why!

Hard Candy Just Face It Foundation; Review & Swatches!

Hard Candy Just Face It (4-in-1) Foundation

New Formula & New Shades for Spring 2014
Price: $7 for 35 ml
$6 per ounce

CRUELTY FREE!!!

Hard Candy has always gotten a lot of praise for their cult-favorite Glamouflage Full Cover Concealer, but their Just Face It Foundation has really been an underrated performer.

ELF HD Mattifying Cream Foundation Review & Swatches of Shades

ELF HD Mattifying Compact Foundation Creme 

Price $7 for 9.5 grams

About $.73 per gram

CRUELTY FREE!!!

This foundation doesn't have the extreme claims of the ELF Moisturizing Foundation Stick, and its formula is very similar in base ingredients to the ELF Complete Coverage Concealer, but.....

e.l.f. Moisturizing Foundation Stick; Review & Swatches of Shades

ELF Moisturizing Foundation Stick

New for Spring 2014

CRUELTY FREE!!!

Price: $6 for 14 grams

Approx $.43/gram/$12 an ounce

I was really pleasantly surprised when I saw that ELF was releasing a new stick foundation since I don't think there are enough Cruelty Free foundation sticks available.