COVERGIRL TruBlend Matte Made Liquid Foundation, Caramel

I opened this bottle today and it looks like water is floating on the top of the solid.i pressed the pump and it came out all liquid. I opened the pump and saw the product was totally rotten. I have used covergirl in the past but not sure what’s wrong with this product. I tried to mix the ingredients and applied it on my face.By end of the day i can see my skin breaking out. very disappointed with this purchase. Had ordered 2 bottles but never knew it would turn out this way.

This product dries down darker, AND oxidizes after a few hours of wear. Even with primer, setting powder, and setting spray (and multiple combinations those three setting techniques). It also isn’t transfer proof, nor does it stay matte in hot or humid conditions.

At this point I wonder why do I even try to find foundation that is actually flattering for my skin. Mind you I have no acne nor any major skin condition. I just have medium to dry skin and I don’t love the look of pores on my cheeks so I bought this “matte” foundation.
The shade is alright. I am a natural beige with all my foundation so the issue isn’t there. I thought this, with the “tru blend face primer dry skin” would suffice to make my skin look more healthy and offer coverage for my pores. I was sadly mistaken. It offers minimal coverage and when I tried to pack it up to cover my pores and some white heads on my nose, it looked cakey and my laugh lines became much more prominent and made my skin look 20 years older.
I think I might just give up foundation all together since I can’t afford the high end stuff and the “affordable” brands don’t have the necessary quality.

I must say before exploring and researching these shades that Covergirl Matte Foundation had to offer, I already had my heavy hitter base line with MAC products. I currently have NW58 Powder (darkest shade), NW45 Powder (under eye concealment blender shade) and NW58 Foundation (I love). I always used powder growing up because I thought foundation was for older people and Fashion Fair was the only brand that went further than other companies in black women’s complexion at the time. Even then however, not far enough. I’ve only been wearing foundation now for a year and I love it! And I’m in my forties! Now we’re seeing many brands exploring and expanding into darker tones. What made me want to try this brand was because of the matte finish within the foundation. I was definitely intrigued! Now the make up of my skin is very complex. I have oily skin overall but also damaged skin. Very flaky in areas. Dry patches. When skin flakes off, it causes my skin to become discolored. I have darker pigments around my smile lines. Mix of both on my chin. When looking at my photo, you may feel you may not see a difference between the before and after or still see my damaged skin. But I NEVER had smooth, supple skin. So for me, I see a difference with this foundation. And this is just the foundation applied! Not a full workup with powder coverage on top. Just wanting to see how much could this foundation cover of my blemishes and pigment discoloration. It makes me pretty darn happy!! Now I will say my MAC Foundation covers wayyy better than this one by far! But we’re talking $33 vs. $8. I now will definitely use my Covergirl for daily use and MAC for my special occasions! I will also give Covergirl props on the pump action design. They have MAC beat with the easy flow accessible design. Not being just a hole for an opening that you have to repeatedly blot on a foundation applicator in hopes too much won’t suddenly ooze out. (I HATE that, so I recognize this great feature!) I also bought Loreal that I haven’t tried yet (may send back). I am pleased with the coverage of my blotchy skin. I’ve already bought another one for my 85 yr old MOTHER who’s beautiful skin is same color but blemish free! I also purchased D20 for my under eye concealment blender. Thank you for sharing your photos which gave me the courage to try this foundation. Maybe someone with complex skin like mine may be willing to try and see what it can do for them!

I took a chance ordering Shade L20 sight unseen and was so thrilled to discover that it is an excellent match for my skin tone! I’ve always avoided drugstore foundation because being pale, I’ve found that most are too orange or simply too dark for me.
I prefer a lighter coverage, so I have been sheering it out with a sponge to apply and find that a little goes a long way. It seems pretty build-able, so I think if you do like a fuller coverage, you could achieve that with a bit more work. Once dried down, it’s very comfortable on the skin. I did not notice oxidation but I’ve seen other reviews complaining about this.
I happen to be super oily so I’m very excited about the oil-controlling properties of this foundation. I don’t think it will live up to it’s 12-hour-wear claim but for the price I’m not going to complain about that. However, if you have drier skin you may want to pass on this as I could see it being too chalky.

I would give it five stars, except the initial smell is really odd and kind of gross. It goes away quickly but it’s pretty strong at first!

I absolutely LOVE this foundation, my Lancome, Bobbi brown and Estee Lauder foundations have taken back seat to this baby! Get your hands on this foundation. You’ll thank me!