M.A.C. Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation

I have long been on the prowl for the perfect pressed powder. My skin is oily, I have large pores... blah, blah, blah. As I'm getting older, I really am starting to notice that my skin is changing, and aside from making me want to set up a microderm appointment, it is even more motivation to find great makeup.
I want coverage, but not cake. I want smooth, but not a mannequin face. I've tried every pressed powder out there, from Cover Girl to Chanel, with nothing really giving me hope.
Then it dawned on me; M.A.C. has amazing eye shadows, glorious glosses, and highly pigmented liners. Why not give the pressed powder a try? When I walk by the M.A.C. store, I see the ladies working in there with their perfect faces, their smoky eyes, arches brows, sculpted cheeks and diamond-shiny lips... they look... perfect. Is it just how they're made? Is it just the makeup? Is it a combination of both?

Well, I want it. I want to look like I could be going somewhere fabulous, all the time. Even when I'm just going to Safeway!
I explained my list of wishes to my M.A.C. consultant and she quickly responds, "What you want is Studio Fix. It's like a foundation, like a powder, coverage, perfect."




M.A.C. Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation


The compact is heavy duty. It's matte black and fat. Delicious. The sponge is in a separate flip-up compartment underneath the pressed powder and the mirror. I like when they keep it separate - it helps the oil from the sponge not to sit on your powder, and make it messy.

And the coverage; amazing. I haven't tried it on its own, but only over my foundation so far. It really smooths and evens things out, and hides my pores and shine! I can reapply during the day without it getting thick, and it even helps to cover darkness under my eyes. At a price of $26.50, I would say it is definitely worth the cost. The amount of powder in the compact is above average, and with the coverage it provides, you don't have to reapply as often as more sheer powders.

See my picture below, about an hour after applying the pressed powder. And please forgive the dressing room photo... it had great light in there!

I think I have found the champion. For now.

Get it!

Onward and upward, ladies!