Foundation, face lotion.

[withoutadream]

1. What is the difference between a mousse and a foundation?I'm using Revlon Colorstay foundation now, and it's my second foundation -- before Revlon, I used Maybelline's dream matte mousse. I adored Maybelline's mousse until it broke it out, not to mention it would sloth off during work. Maybelline's product gave me a 'no make up' look, which I

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[lucky_starsx]

I don't know about a great foundation base, but two moisturizers I swear by are Origins Have A Nice Day Cream SPF15 ($36) and Boscia Oil-Free Daily Hydration SPF15 ($27 @ Sephora). I use the Origins one in the fall/winter and Boscia one in the spring/summer. The Origins one is "greasier" than the Boscia one but it gives my face the moisture it needs in the fall/winter that the Boscia one can't provide (it's too light for those seasons!) The Origins one has a faint smell, kind of like oranges and the Boscia one also has a scent, kind of like baby powder BUT they are both very subtle and go away.

And for the record, I have combination, sensitive, acne-prone skin. Drier in the fall/winter and more oily in the spring/summer.

[yourwateryhands]

If you live near a Target, Boots No.7 makes a mousse foundation that is amazing. Maybelline's Dream Matte Mousse broke me out really bad but the Boots one never did and it looked awesome.

[withoutadream]

How is the staying power?

I'm on the website now and they seem to have a few foundations,

1. Intelligent Balance Mousse
2. Stay Perfect Foundation
3. Mineral Perfection Foundation

Which of those have you tried/are talking about?

[yourwateryhands]

The Intelligent Balance is the one I used, the staying power is pretty good unless you have really oily skin or live in a humid area. My skin is really oily so I had to set it with a powder, and it didn't hold up at all when I was in Hawaii in June.

[wagashi]

Wow, I totally want to try this now since I love how Dream Matte Mousse hides my pores but I'm deathly afraid to use it on my whole face because it just seems so bad for it D: Can you use the Boots stuff on your whole face?

[ihatesewing]

I got the caked on look from the liquid foundation and the mineral mousse although the mineral mousse was slightly less cakey looking.

[hopeleslove]

whenever my foundation looks a little too cakey, I apply a little bit of moisturizer to even things out a bit. I swear by the Dove deep moisture daily facial lotion.

[withoutadream]

Awesome suggestion, I'll check out Dove's line. :)

[lavenderbeast]

I do have to say though, I use that one and it seems to turn me a little red on the cheeks and nose. I have weird skin. =\

[tigergir11333]

I'm using neutrogena combination skin. It's not quite heavy enough for my winter dry skin but overall i like it. It takes a few moments to fully soak in, but it moisturizes just enough with out making me look oily/shiny.

It doesn't have SPF in it, but lotions with SPF break me out.