Review: Neutrogena Healthy Skin Foundation!

Neutrogena Healthy Skin Liquid Makeup - Natural Beige 60

Neutrogena Healthy Skin Liquid Makeup - Natural Beige 60

Product Description: Neutrogena Healthy Skin^® liquid makeup takes over where your skin care leaves off. Silky-light coverage glides on for a perfectly natural look, while the exclusive blend plus SPF 20 work together to visibly improve skin's luminosity, tone, and texture.

• Flawless coverage, lightweight, silky formula
• Exclusive blend of antioxidants and SPF 20
• Maintains skin's young and healthy look
• Available in 12 new shades 

(Source: http://www.neutrogena.com)

My color match is Natural Beige. It seemed to have the best yellow tone of the bunch in my range and swatched next to MAC Studio Fix Fluid in NC30, they are almost identical, except MAC is slightly more yellow. (see below) 

I think the problem with drugstore foundations is that they often lack a variety of undertones. Many drugstore foundations are too neutral for my skin, and few offer a good yellow undertone. With that said, I was very pleased to find a close match. I also have this foundation in the lightest shade, and I use it often to lighten other foundations of mine. It works fantastic for that.

Left: Neutrogena Healthy Skin Liquid Makeup Natural Beige (bright sunlight, no flash) Right: MAC Studio Fix Fluid NC30 (overcast, no flash)

Again, Neutrogena on the left and MAC on the right. This is the foundation smoothed out a bit, not blended.

Review: Aside from the good color match I really like the consistency of the foundation. It's lightweight and blends very easily. In comparison to other drugstore foundations, it's thinner than Revlon Colorstay, thicker & creamier than L'Oreal Truematch and less creamier than Maybelline Fit Me. It's a good in between - not too creamy, not too liquidy. The coverage is a pretty good medium coverage. It can of course be sheered out or applied sparingly for a lighter coverage, and it builds well for a more opaque medium coverage. I wouldn't consider it to be full coverage though. Redness slightly peaks through from any blemishes I may have, so buffing a little concealer on blemishes after I've applied my foundation is sometimes necessary. The finish is very nice.. it's slightly dewy, but more-so like a satin. It's luminous and healthy - no dullness in sight. It doesn't get very oily throughout the day, but I like setting the foundation with a powder in order for it to last longer. I love the fact that it has an SPF of 20, so this is a foundation I'll most likely be wearing throughout the summer. Many compare this foundation as a "dupe" for Nars Sheer Glow.. I can't really say I agree completely. They do have similar consistencies and a similar finish, but Nars has a bit more coverage and lasts longer throughout the day. One thing I don't like about this foundation is the packaging. The pour spout is very large, so every time I pour a little in my hand, too much always pours out and the spout always gets messy. A pump or smaller opening would of been great for this foundation. With the foundation itself, I don't have many complaints. My probably only complaint is that I wished it lasted longer throughout the day. Eight hours is pretty good, but it fades a bit by night.

Overall, I do think it's a great drugstore foundation and I rank it #2, with Revlon Colorstay being #1.

Have you tried this foundation? What are your thoughts about it?