Oasis Beauty Full Cover Mineral Foundation Review

I gotta say. What the hell do they use because it's good! So good, I'm in love with their Hepburn and Monroe bb creams. I tried the sample size and I loved it. They are expensive for one but they are going to save your skin. All their bb creams look so matte and they dry pretty quick.

I definitely can't wait till I'm rich to buy and buy from oasis beauty. You women are out of this world. Love your so much

I'm currently using The Monroe Oasis BB Cream, which I received from them as a very generous free sample, which comes in a small purple pottle with a great, tight fitting flip-lid.

This is a very thick BB cream that looks almost greasy in the pottle. It also looks quite dark, but when you smooth it onto your face a little goes a long way, and it doesn't feel at all greasy. The finish is a lot lighter than I was expecting, and when I'm tanned I need to warm it up a little sometimes with a bit of bronzer.

The powder finish is epic. It leaves a matte, settled look to skin without a heavy 'made up' appearance - literally the perfect finish for in between bare faced and foundation. It's marketed as a 'full coverage' BB cream and that's exactly what it is.

My skin is oily and this cream doesn't aggravate it or cause oily patches - it's pretty agreeable actually. It washes cleanly off my face with Micellar Water or cleanser - though interestingly is harder to wash from my fingers than it's counterparts from other brands. I have applied it over a couple of primers - and even over light foundation for a more 'made up' look with that powder finish when I was away and had forgotten my powder. Both yield good results.

The one big downside is the cost. Definitely try it as a free sample first to see if you like it, as it's on the expensive side - but given how long the sample has lasted I'm confident that the full size would last ages.

I tried this BB cream recently after is came in the box as a sample with another Oasis product.

It comes in a wee white tube with cute pink writing, and an easy screw top.

The product is a moderately thick cream. My colour was medium and the product is for sensitive skin. I don't have sensitive skin, but it didn't irritate anything in any case. And I have quite fair skin so usually go for beige products, so surprisingly this product in a medium wasn't too dark for me. It also has an SPF which I really like.

I've been applying it after my CC cream and it gives a nice, even coverage. I'd decided to give up on BB creams and stick with tinted moisturiser after a bad experience with another brand, but this BB cream has changed my mind. I find it applies evenly with a beauty blender and lasts all day. I'm really impressed with it.

$50 for 50ml seems a bit pricey, but then again it is a very good product, so in my estimation it is worth it. I do recommend it.

This is a nice foundation to use especially knowing that it contains more natural ingredients. It gives a nice coverage but more medium than full so if you have areas that need a touch up you will need your concealer. The finish is satin, not matte and not quite dewy. I used the Monroe for light/medium skin tones. Using a stippling brush or a large fine hand type brush gives a good finish. This would be a great way to go if you have sensitive skin or want to take a more natural approach to make-up.

I have both the honey tint (dewy finish) and cream tint (powder finish).

The Honey tint is the darker of the two and has a very thick and creamy formula. It leaves a dewy finish which looks great but often leaves my skin feeling oily. The coverage is wonderful though and is very easy to apply.

The cream tint is a lighter shade and has a powder finish, which is great for oily skin. The formula is not as thick as the honey tint but still provides great coverage.

Both products contain some wonderful, natural ingredients that are great for sensitive skin. I have never had any types of problems with these products. One this I dont like is the smell of these BB creams lol...they smell kinda gross but the smell dosnt last very long at all.

I received a free sample of this after the lovely BR ladies mentioned on the forum you could get some free samples to try and I have always wanted to try some of their products but being quite pricey it is nice to be able to try this first. This arrived in a little plastic pot with about a weeks worth of product to try. I was really surprised by the consistency of The Monroe it was a thick consistency and im used to BB Creams being quite runny and light more like moisturisers or suncreem. This was thick and more like a foundation then a bb cream texture. It reminded me of a mousse foundation that sort of air whipped feel but still light and airy on the skin. I applied this after washing my face with some Thursday plantation tea tree face wash and moisturising with the oasis apple a day moisturiser, I applied using my hands like I would a moisturiser but you didn’t need a lot as a little went a long way with this bb cream.

There is no real obvious fragance which is great I find a lot of the time things with a fragrance tend to aggrevate my skin. This covered really well better than any other bb cream I have ever used. It covered my skin beautifully got rid of redness and covered my blemishes while still letting a little bit of my freckles and skin shine through. It didn’t cover my dark circles but there isnt much that does. It has a really good strong pigment and finished with a matte finish like a foundation. I only had to apply a little bit of concealer to my dark circles and then carry on with the rest of my makeup routine without having to use some foundation to build over the top. The Monroe is the lightest shade which suited my very pale skin perfectly. I am normally the lightest shade in every foundation so its often hard to find even BB creams that don’t come out orangey on my skin.

I didn’t set with powder and it lasted my work day really well it had just started to come off a little on the most rubbed/touched areas (chin/forehead nose). But it lasted my 8 hour day pretty flawlessy. I have very sensitive skin and this didnt upset the balance of my skin at all.

I was really happy with this BB cream and how it looked and felt on my face, it was a lot more like a foundation but with the good healing properties of the BB cream, it lasted well and had a great finish. It is a pricey BB cream but I think its worth it and I will be using this in the future I would definitely recommend this to others who like a heavier more coverage bb cream.

The thick, creamy consistancy of "The Monroe" glides on smoothly and blends easily, leaving a matte finish which is great for my oily skin. I tried applying the BB cream with my fingers, a foundation brush and a sponge and the sponge definitely works the best, leaving an almost airbrushed look and can be built up easily from sheer coverage to full coverage using the sponge.

The pump action bottle makes it easy to dispense a small amount at a time, making it perfect to get sheer coverage while reducing wastage and eliminating exposure to air and bacteria. The BB cream lasts all day and washes off easily with a regular cleanser.

I have a very oily skin, so even though "The Monroe" has a matte finish, I prefer to add a light dusting of translucent powder over the top to set the BB cream and give me a longer lasting matte finish.

The colour of Monroe suited my skin tone perfectly! The foundation I'd been using before I switched to a BB cream was Revlon Colorstay in Natural Beige (#004), just to give you an idea of a similar colour and my skin tone.

I would definitely recommend and use this product again. I've since purchased their "Jackpot" goodie bag, so that I can try more of their wonderful products.

The only downside to this product is the cost ... it is expensive and might be something that I end up adding to my Christmas or birthday wish list.

I am obsessed, I got myself a sample of this and wow! I am fair skinned, a little bit more tanned in the summer and I tried this in the colour Monroe, it was the perfect colour for me. The consistency was thickish, I would compare it to Studio Fix by MAC. It didn't feel like it was sitting on my skin. The coverage is amazing for a BB cream and I found it was build-able, I would be more inclined to call this a foundation. A tiny bit goes a very long way. I have dryish skin and it didn't dry it out at all.

It's been really interesting reading these reviews after the Oasis freebee samples and then their sale. I have been using a sample of Oasis BB Monroe which is a really nice colour for me. I liked it as a really light coverage that could still cover blemishes. I found it looked great when I applied it, with little dabs on problem areas and then lightly swept over the rest of my face - definitely good for light coverage and daily wear. The only thing I didn't like is that if I had blemishes that were a little bit dried out it went kind of flaky around those areas after a few hours. So potentially best to wear when you're having a good skin day!

I was considering buying it as my next foundation but haven't fully decided yet. I need to keep using it consistently to know if it lives up to it's name with improving my skin - it has been clearing up but that could be due to other factors too.

I do love that it is NZ made and that is definitely a factor towards me wanting to buy a full size one to continue with.

So I have a really hard time getting any sort of liquid foundations to work on my patchy, combo, sensitive skin but I've found that my little sample of "The Bardot" is not only perfect for my skin type but also my skin tone. I personally like to pair it with my loose mineral foundation for my preferred coverage and finish. I don't like using my flat foundation brush for it, but with a sponge or even a stipple brush or something similar could really help out. Doesn't cling to dry patches, doesn't melt off of my face and gives me a nice finish. Light coverage but very buildable. I have also noticed that it makes the pores on my nose and cheeks look drastically smaller.