I bought this foundation in the dewy+smooth version from an online discount store. I don't think I've ever tried the original fit me before but I was definitely keen to give this a go when I saw they had a specific dry skin formula.
Packaging wise, I think this looks nice with it's glass bottle and black cap. You can easily see how much foundation is left and which colour it is. I hate, hate the open top though. I really wish this had a pump. When it's new, you usually end up pouring way too much out. I only have about 1/4 left so it's not such a big deal now but mine is all messy at the opening which I dislike.
I have this in the shade 130 buff beige. It's a little orange and maybe a touch too dark but it's workable. I think the next colour down from this would actually be too light for me. I wish there was a bit more of a shade range, although this does say it has 18 shades in the range so I'm probably just being too fussy. I don't think this looks too odd on my skin anyway. This also has a spf 18 which I like. It says octinoxate sunscreen, I actually have no idea what that means at all but I am happy to have sunscreen included.
For me, this gives a light coverage. I do use a sponge as for my dry skin, I feel it applies foundation best. I haven't tried it out with a brush yet but you could possibly get a medium coverage with one. I do think this could be layered though to get more coverage as well. This really does give a dewy finish. And that dewy look lasts all day. I feel like if you had oily skin, you would hate this so much but as I have dry skin, it really gives me the look that I want. It doesn't cling to my dry patches either!
Wear time is good, I don't powder either which would probably make it last longer. I still get a good 8 hours of wear before it comes off. It can wear off quite unevenly if I get sweaty or touch my face though but I think that happens with most foundations.
I think I would pick this up again. The open bottle puts me off a lot but the actual foundation is nice. I do have seriously dry skin and generally have trouble finding a foundation that doesn't accentuate that dryness for me. If you have trouble too, I'd really recommend giving this one a go.
Amazing product for a drug store foundation lasts great on the skin but can wear if on skin for too long (6-8hrs I find on me) but for everyday wear or short outtings, amazing product