I have been waiting for this! As a bit of a newbie to MAC foundations, I’ve only recently discovered how brilliant Pro Longwear Waterproof is – if you love a mid to high coverage that makes your skin look utterly flawless, that’s the one, I’m enjoying discovering more coverage options. MAC Studio Waterweight is similar in texture to Dior Air or bareMinerals bareSkin foundation – it’s that very light feeling coverage that somehow manages to give an element of prefecting with SPF30 but still lets your own skin look ‘real’ and not terribly covered. But, the difference is that this is a gel-serum consistency so not quite as ‘wet’ as the other two.
I have only the tiniest pot and it’s actually been blended a bit on the warm side for me, but I did have the product applied in store and it’s virtually my perfect base. Like both the other brand foundations that I mentioned, it’s best applied with a brush so you can really buff it over the skin. The finish is a matte-sheen.. (so less sheen than matte but not quite fully matte!) and it has a blur element, but I’d like to experiment more with my shade before I can really say how decent that is. The wear lasted several hours on me.
I think if you already love MAC bases, this is going to really be an asset in your kit – if you haven’t discovered MAC bases yet, then I would genuinely suggest this is a good place to start for absolutely any age skin. It’s launching in September for £25.50.
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This looks exciting! I hope they release it in a light enough shade for me as I find NC15 or NW13 don’t always look right!
Mary-Ann xx
Angel Flicks
This looks good! I love MAC but have always found the foundations a bit on the heavy side x
I’m so excited for this! I’m a big fan of MAC Pro Longwear, I can’t wait to try this new foundation in store xx
That sounds amazing. I’ve used Bare Skin before and really like it, but I want to try this MAC version out as well.
Very intrigued by your comparisons in this post. Hope to try this soon for my kit.
I cant wait for them to come out!!!!
Nicci
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I really did not like the pro long wear (sorry, not sorry) The shades just don’t sit right on my skin and I found it so difficult to blend! I am a Mac snob though so will defo grab a sample pot and give it a try ☺
I got to use these on several shows last season including Chalayan. They’re really lovely and we were a bit obsessed with how they looked on the skin.
Thanks so much for this blog post, however I do wonder which is the best foundation with moderate cover and Spfort and fit both for daytime wear to work and evening out too……please do help……currently I really love the Suqqu foundation from Japan…..it’s perfect except for the price tag :/ :/