Well, it's official - one of the best foundation and skincare lines commercially available is closing its doors in January.  Prescriptives has, by far, the best powder AND liquid foundations for sensitive skins.  It has been one of the few companies I could recommend to pretty much everyone and know that they'd not have bad reactions.  There have been whisperings of its demise for awhile now and I have to blame it all on marketing.  Prescriptives is not a cute line (like Clinique) or a popular, edgy line (like MAC) and its not particularly sexy (like Nars), instead, its products come in plain grey containers and its marketing is stuck in the 50s.  Still, it was (and is) a good, solid line.

So, I'm ordering today - I'm ordering a ton of their Flawless Skin and Anywhere Foundations for personal use and for my kit.  I'm ordering their mascara, also among the best and I'm going to ask them to do one more custom blended gloss - just for old times sake.

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When I ordered my e.l.f. brushes (reviewed here) I needed one more thing to kick in free shipping.  Not wasting the opportunity, I grabbed their Hydro-Tint Tinted Moisturizer in Tone 4. I figured that if it was super bad, I'd just throw it away...which I did...

First, the viscosity is off - I found the formula extremely runny and difficult to work with.  When I say "runny," I mean...well...it felt like greasy water rolling on the skin. My color, Tone 4, is a dull greyish-brown that I can't imagine being flattering on any skin tone. Worst of all?  The smell - it has a strange rancid fruit thing happening that's just too much to take.

Not worth the $1 I spent on it - this gets a big thumbs down from me!

Posted by theworldsdresser at 12:01 AM EDT

Updated: Monday, 1 June 2009 3:27 PM EDT

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A question I'm often asked is my skintone. It's always a good idea to know where you are in the color spectrums of major companies. Here's my info along with a link to help get you started:

Armani Face Fabric - Between #s 5-6 

Becca Stick - Pecan

Becca Tinted Glow - Topaz

Bobbi Brown Stick and Even Finish - Almond

Bobbi Brown Even Finish Liquid - Golden

Chantecaille Real Skin

Clinique Stay Matte - Stay Brandy

Clinique Superbalanced - Golden

Superfit - Nutmeg 

Estee Lauder Double Wear - Truffle 

Estee Lauder So Ingenious Powder - Warm Maple

Lancome Dual Finish Poweder - Miel Fonce 4

Mac - NC50/C7

MuFe - 170/175

Origins Pressed - Cedar

Prescriptives AnyWear Makeup - Ginger 

Stila - 80 Watts

If you're unsure of your colors - go to the makeup counters at your local mall with a notepad and started getting color matched!  For a quick fix, check out The Foundation Page

Posted by theworldsdresser at 1:11 AM EDT

Updated: Friday, 5 September 2008 1:43 AM EDT

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