I have oily skin, and I've tried so many foundations that promise to stay matte throughout the day, yet they've all ended up going shiny and oxidizing on my skin after a few hours. This foundation is the only one that I've found to truly stay matte.
I own the shade Rosy Beige, which is a perfect match for my skin tone. The foundation comes in a lightweight tube (ideal for travelling). The tube is transparent so it's easy to see how much product remains. The tube looks classy and the product is dispensed through a nozzle, that ensures you get the right amount, so there's no wastage with this product. I've had this for 4 months and this still seems full, so a little goes a long way, which makes the retail price not so bad.
This is very lightweight, so you can easily build this up for fuller coverage. I would have liked this to have slightly fuller coverage like the Rimmel Stay Matte foundation, but this is my only gripe. This blends very easily and doesn't oxidize and go orange on my skin. When used with its corresponding primer and no setting powder, this stays matte on my skin all day long. I really liked that aspect of this product as it allows me to skip spending money on setting powder as its not needed with this, this really stays matte all day long. However, when used with a couple of my setting powders, this didn't stay matte at all, so I think this only works without powder on top.
Not only does this stay matte on my oily skin, it really is long-wearing and infallible. I actually did test this out for 24 hours as I had three event sin one day to go to. At one event I ended up crying happy tears, and this still looked fine, I then went swimming and sweated a lot (I didn't put my head underwater though) and went to a party til the wee hours of the morning and this was still on and looked good. So this really is infallible and matte, as long as you skip the setting powder.
I would use this again, as this has been the best foundation I've ever tried for oily skin and the only one I've found not to turn into a slimy orange mess on my skin within hours. While this is more than I'd like to pay for a foundation, the product lasts a long time so I don't mind paying that for a great product.
I recently brought this as I love L'Oreal products especially foundations. I have been looking for a matte foundation for a while now as I prefer a matte finish especially in the cooler months so I saw this at farmers and decided to buy it and give it a go.
When I applied this (as when I use all matte foundations) I always apply a primer first so it doesn't dry out my skin. I applied a primer by Moisture Mist first as a base. I then applied the foundation using my flat top kabuki brush. The foundation applies like a dream and glides on my face, the primer helps a lot too. I haven't tried it with out primer as I don't want it to be drying. It lasts all day and all night. The coverage is medium and buildable and the finish is quite flawless which I like. I love how nice this makes my skin look all day long. Its so easy to blend too.
I haven't found a flaw in this foundation. Its easy to apply and easy to remove. It works on my sensitive skin and the coverage is amazing! I recommend giving this a go!
Tips: Try using a primer first so the foundation doesn't dry out. It makes it easy to glide on as well.