Almay Smart Shade Makeup

I'm a huge fan of anything and everything having to do with beauty and/or skin care. So, from time to time I'll probably be blogging about some of my favorite must-have items. The first of which, is Almay's Smart Shade Makeup. I tried it for the very first time, today. And I must say, I'm impressed. Really impressed. I've NEVER found a foundation that matched my skin so well. Lately, my makeup is always too white. I sometimes feel like I'm glowing in pictures, because my makeup is too light. Almay gives you three choices in color: light, light/medium, and medium. I decided to go with light/medium. A little short-sighted on Almay's part, in my opinion, since I don't think everyone will fall into one of three different color categories, but I digress.

First of all, the tube is very small (1 fl. oz). But let me tell you, a little bit goes a long way with this stuff. It's consistency is that of a light moisturizer, which is nice. It even looks like lotion when you dispense some of it, with tiny little color flecks. But as soon as you start blending it into your skin, Voila! It adjusts to match your skin tone. The thing I love best about this, is that it's very light, so you don't feel or look like you're wearing a lot of makeup, yet the coverage is still good. Also, I used to hate it when my old foundation would stick to my pores, and you could see it if you looked close-up. Now, I don't have to worry about that anymore. And it's oil-free, which is always a plus with my combination skin. It also has SPF15. Although I usually apply my own SPF under it anyway. Andy even said he noticed a big difference, and gave a thumbs-up approval. Now, you KNOW it's got to be good if a guy notices!!

The best price is at Wal-Mart: $10, which is where I purchased mine. If anybody finds a lower price, please let me know!