MAC Pro Longwear Foundation Review

I recently went on a MAC makeup shopping spree after reading all the great reviews on BR about MAC products. When at the counter the MAC man suggested I use the Pro longwear foundation. I have been really happy with this foundation. It gives a medium to full coverage that is buildable without being to heavy or cakey. It goes on really nicely with a foundation brush and drys with a natural not too matte not too dewy finish. It stays on my skin all day and goes perfect with the studio fix powder and matte bronzer. I prefer this as an everyday foundation as it hasn't made my skin change breakout and really lasts. It is great that it comes in a pump bottle to avoid any mess.

This is the first MAC foundation I have bought and used and I am pleasantly delighted by it. It gives me a nice medium coverage that is has a quite natural finish to it. I find it perfect for myself as it is a foundation I can wear during my day to day life but also when I am going out at night time. It is a lightweight and creamy formula that stays on all day despite feeling like a have nothing on. I apply it with either a flat-top brush or beauty blender but find applying it with a beauty blender gives it a more flawless finish.

I have had this for about 4 weeks now, and I am still undecided if I actually like this foundation or not.

Everyone who has seen me with it on has said how natural it looks and how well it blends into my own skin. When I look in the mirror, I personally don't think it looks that great.

I use about 4 - 5 pumps of the product to get the coverage I am after. I also use a real techniques brush to apply it (I had been using the XO Beauty Flat Top brush to apply it, but found the application of the foundation took too long).

One positive I can take from this foundation is how long wearing it is. I usually do 10 hour shifts at work and when I get home I notice how much my foundation has last (this may have something to do with the fact that I use a primer and a setting powder on top of the foundation).

I got colour matched at a MAC counter but like I have said before, I am still not sure if the colour is right for me. It is a NW 40 (which is the same colour I use in the MAC studio fix), but to me it seems to be a lot lighter than the studio fix foundation in the same colour. Everyone else reckons that it matches me perfectly, but I don't know.

I am going to give the application of this another go with a real technique sponge (when I receive it). Until then, the rating is going to stay the same)!

I've been using this foundation (NW25) for at lesat 8 months now and I have no intentions of changing.

I first started using this because it had full coverage and I had horrific acne and oily skin at the time. It covered very well and I loved it.

Now I am on a medication which dries my skin out, and I no longer have the acne issues. This foundation is still great on my changed skin type.

Another great thing is that I don't take my makeup off to go to the gym, and even after heaps of sweat this stuff stays on my face. I never need to touch up my foundation.

Pro Longwear is sent from the heavens. I have the shade NW18, which is a warm-neutral undertone, and a little bit darker than NW15. I got it colour matched and the girl did a fantastic job as it is a perfect match for me. I apply with a duo fibre stippling brush and it gives a gorgeous airbrushed finish, but still looks quite natural and skin-like, just better! It's slightly dewy, but easy to mattify with a translucent powder. I generally just apply one layer, which is a nice medium-full coverage, but it can be built up to quite a heavy full coverage, although it can be overdone and end up looking cakey if you use too much. I often wear this foundation during ballet classes, and despite sweating and wiping my face, it still stays in place and doesn't start looking funky which is seriously impressive. With a setting powder and finishing spray, I find this foundation easily lasts 10+ hours, and lasts even if I take a nap during the day and have my face against a pillow! My skin is normal to oily, and it doesn't dry my skin out or get shiny anywhere. The pump only releases a small amount of product, so I use 2-3 pumps for medium coverage or 3-4 for fuller coverage. I will be repurchasing this foundation for the rest of my life, I love it to bits.

I don't know if I got a bad batch but I just didn't love this foundation. In a big MAC fan but this just didn't work on my skin. I have combination skin and I found that by the end of the day it had gathered around my cheeks and chin and looked cakey. I've never had this issue before and I've never had to powder throughout the day but I think this could have helped. I also found it was ally of work to buff it into the skin which I, once again, haven't found with any other foundation. There was such hype around this foundation I was expecting magic but I just feel disappointed. As soon as it's applied it looks fine but I definatly don't think it's long wearing.

This is a medium to full coverage foundation and is the foundation I currently wear everyday. My shade being NC25. Ive used nearly half my bottle in about 4 months. I find it drys fast so make sure you have a good brush application and technique. I apply mine with a pointed foundation brush and brush it out with a stripling brush. I personally love this foundation as it covers my red spots and my uneven skin tone but dosent leve my face looking like it been covered in a plastic coating of falseness haha.

My new holy grail! This is a medium coverage that can be built up to full coverage. I love that this has an inbuilt pump, it saves so much wastage. This goes on my skin smoothly, I can use it with a beauty blender or a brush and still get a great result. It covers up my redness nicely, and doesn't cake or flake. It is long wearing throughout the day, and I don't have to worry about it wearing off during the day. They have a great colour range.

I find this always oxidises on me and looks awful by midday. I prefer most of the other MAC foundations to pro long wear

I can easily wear this foundation everyday. I have freckles & the last year or so I have struggled with acne. This definately covers my freckles & depending on how bad my breakouts are I will use a concealer aswell. I like that you can build it up depending on how much coverage you need.