Revlon ColorStay Foundation - Normal/Dry Skin Review

I needed a new foundation and a friend recommended this one for my dry skin. It goes on well and gives a good coverage and lasts pretty long to! Overall I was happy with the product and am still using it :)

I have read so many rave reviews about revlon colorstay foundation. Alot of people seem to love it. My first impressions of it: it is quite thick and dried very quickly once it was on my skin. I know this is a common trait of long wear foundations. With my old foundation I could dot it all over my face and take my time blending it out. Not so with this one. I had to apply very small amounts and blend each part of my face one at a time. Kinda annoying and time consuming and found it a little hard to create a perfect base because of this. Felt a bit patchy and thick. Yes this formula is very thick. The coverage was great. I think the good coverage of colorstay is what alot of people seem to like. But I definately felt like I had alot of product on my skin and it was thick or nothing. No in between. I stuck with it even though I wasn't initally that impressed or enjoying it on my skin. I was waiting for something to change and hoping i would see what all the buzz was about. by the end of the first week my skin was in a shocking state. It was so dry. I have never had such bad lizard skin! And when i used my cleanser to remove it would sting, same with my moisturiser. My skin was red and sensitive. over the last two days of wesring colorstay my skin got alot worse very quickly. I stopped using the colorstay. it took me 2 weeks to get my skin balanced and back to normal. But i shed dry skin that whole time.it was super gross. so needless to say. I am not a fan of this foundation!I something in that formula definately reacted on my skin. Since my experience was the exact opposite of loving it. I did some more research into it. And discovered the oily/combo skin formula seems to be a winner with alot of people. More so than the dry formula. But I personally wont be giving the other one a shot after the mess this left my skin in.

The positives: it is pretty heavy coverage to cover blemishes if thats what you are looking for. And definately long wearing. Just not for me and my skin. won't be purchasing this again.

This is the foundation I am using at the moment. I admit I am a Revlon girl, but I find this foundation isn't flash for me as by the end of the day most of it has come of and you can tell my skin is really dry. Too be honest I think after this I might need to find a new brand altogether.

I love this foundation, i have it in medium beige and its perfect for my skin tone. I apply it with a face sponge, and it goes on great.

This foundation has REALLY good coverage, it's more affordable than MAC Studiofix however I find that it's a little bit too heavy.

Love this foundation, it gives good coverage without feeling heavy. No need for constant touch ups all the time.

i have tried many foundations throughout the years but i always come back to this one i love the coverage it gives and it last all day however i have noticed it does dry out patches of my skin if i do not moisturize properly before i apply it

I love the dry/normal skin Colorstay-it gives good coverage (not too thick but Not a light coverage either) and I prefer over a Maybelline one I tried aferwards which was more oiley. Is a great formula and seems to stay on well, just make sure you get your colour matched as there are quite a few similar colours it can be confusing

I thoroughly enjoy using this foundation because it gives me a natural glow, a subtle shine and a medium coverage which is exactly what I wanted from this revlon colorstay.