MAC Pro Longwear Foundation Review

I was introduced to MAC Pro Longwear Foundation a few years ago when I was battling uneven skin colours and tone. This was a god send to imperfect skin when I was attending weddings in the summer. It stayed on my face and once blended looked really natural (as if I didn't need to wear a heavy foundation), it also was sensitive on my skin and didn't clog up pores. The slight annoyance I did have with it is that there is usually about half a centimetre left in the bottom of it that the pump doesn't pick up. To solve this I have had to use a small eye brush to get it all.

After a horrible experience where the MUA at MAC mismatched me for studio fix (after spending the best part of $70 to find I look orange) I reluctantly went back to get re-done. This time I came away with a new shade which suited me much better and a pro-longwear foundation because the memories of studio fix were a bit too close for comfort. Since then I fell in love - it glides on nicely, isn't too thick and my flatmates couldn't even tell I was wearing foundation (this is the point, right?). However I have since learned that MAC has discontinued my shade NW13 in the pro-longwear so once this runs out it looks like I'll be going back to studio fix (eek!).

This stuff is my to die for! I love this stuff! I was using SPF Mac foundation then i was gifted this one by my mother!

I like this better because it has the squirt lid! (although the SPF one may come like this too) . It truely gives me a flawless look and i couldnt be more happier with it. With me it lasts for ages, i wore it out the other night and slept in my makeup and woke up and still looked good!

I covers all my imperfections and it matches me perfectly! I follow this with a MAC bronzing powder and gives a great full coverage that doesnt leave me looking cakey or orange!!

Overall i cannot say one bad thing about this and im quite critical! even though it is on the pricey side, i would definitely splurge out! Plus it doesn't run out fast!

On the advice of my friends, I purchased Pro Longwear. I have very oily skin, and had hoped this would be the answers to my prayers, but unfortunately I was let down. I find that it wears off my face within four-six hours, not the fifteen that is advertised. I've tried primed, unprimed, with and without moisturizer, I have tried everything but to no avail. I am slightly disappointed due to the price tag of the foundation, and will definitely have to reconsider whether or not I will repurchase it.

After bad experiences with MAC foundation for my school balls a few years ago (I looked orange) I was very skeptical about buying a MAC foundation, but with all the hype I had to give it another go. When I got home I was worried because the formula still looked quite orange, but when I applied, blended and set my foundation it looked FLAWLESS! I love this foundation and it is definitely long-wearing.

Just discovered this, after getting sick looking oily by the afternoon, every day. I have been using Revlon Colourstay for 10+ years! What attracted me to this product was solely that I own so many other Mac products which are all great quality, so I decided to ignore the $70 price tag of the Mac foundation and give it a go. I'm using powder of the top, as I was with the Revlon, but I am so much less oily it's amazing :) It lasts a lot longer, it doesn't come off on my clothes, and it's quite heavy so it's got great coverage. I have terrible skin so I don't mind looking like I'm wearing a lot of foundation - it's better than seeing pores and uneven skin tones. Final verdict = 100% sold on this product.

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.

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

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.

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.