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Old 05-24-2023, 09:43 AM
 
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Does anyone have any experience with these products? I’m highly interested in them but they are only available online. I have a very bad track record of color matching makeup with online purchases. The fact I would have to ship these back vs walking into a store to return has me hesitant. Many of the reviews are paid for reviews so I’m getting mixed feedback. I would love to hear from someone who has actually tried this product!
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Old 05-25-2023, 06:53 AM
 
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If you're interested in them because of the more natural no-makeup makeup look, maybe consider Merit Beauty, which you can try at Sephora. I love love love Merit. It's my go-to everyday look.

I was curious about Jones Road, but then I saw so many reviews stating that the Miracle Balm separates in the container and looks messy. Ick.

The only thing I feel that Merit is missing is some sort of setting powder. And I'm not particularly fond of their mascara, so I use my tried and true L'Oreal Lash Paradise.
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Old 05-25-2023, 07:29 AM
 
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Does anyone have any experience with these products? I’m highly interested in them but they are only available online. I have a very bad track record of color matching makeup with online purchases. The fact I would have to ship these back vs walking into a store to return has me hesitant. Many of the reviews are paid for reviews so I’m getting mixed feedback. I would love to hear from someone who has actually tried this product!
A lot of the reviews also say that this make up is highly scented. With some saying it smells like old lady. Highly perfumed.

I have mainly seen a number of the influencers use the foundation completely wrong. It is not a high coverage foundation. It’s more like a very heavy tinted moisturizer, as in highly moisturizing. A lot of emollience. If you have really dry skin, like me, and don’t need to cover tons of stuff this might be fine.

I have walked away from foundation and tinted moisturizer completely. I don’t need it, and I really don’t like it. With my very dry skin I have put together skin care that works, and when I start adding things into it to tinker — it just doesn’t work. I’m either way too oily, which I’m always like how does that happen, or it’s not moisturizing enough. And I really only have two spots of redness from the rosacea. I don’t need foundation.

I discovered glossier stretch concealer. Works under my eyes, and is my exact skin shade, I mean exact G 12 is perfect. So a little bit of that on those red blotches and they’re gone.
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Old 05-25-2023, 02:48 PM
 
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If you're interested in them because of the more natural no-makeup makeup look, maybe consider Merit Beauty, which you can try at Sephora. I love love love Merit. It's my go-to everyday look.

I was curious about Jones Road, but then I saw so many reviews stating that the Miracle Balm separates in the container and looks messy. Ick.

The only thing I feel that Merit is missing is some sort of setting powder. And I'm not particularly fond of their mascara, so I use my tried and true L'Oreal Lash Paradise.
I really disliked the Merritt myself. Purchased a few items and ended up returning them all. They made my face itch and also within an hour I looked like I hadn't put a thing on. Not in a good way.
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Old 05-26-2023, 08:52 PM
 
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Does anyone have any experience with these products? I’m highly interested in them but they are only available online. I have a very bad track record of color matching makeup with online purchases. The fact I would have to ship these back vs walking into a store to return has me hesitant. Many of the reviews are paid for reviews so I’m getting mixed feedback. I would love to hear from someone who has actually tried this product!
Aren't they expensive for what they are? I would google a dupe for them. I can't stand something like that on my face and I find the balm messy. I like Laura Geller's baked foundation which I swipe on quickly using a big
brush. Got it really cheap on Black Friday deals with free shipping. But you might like the balm if you have drier skin.
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Old 06-06-2023, 11:48 AM
 
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A lot of the reviews also say that this make up is highly scented. With some saying it smells like old lady. Highly perfumed.

I have mainly seen a number of the influencers use the foundation completely wrong. It is not a high coverage foundation. It’s more like a very heavy tinted moisturizer, as in highly moisturizing. A lot of emollience. If you have really dry skin, like me, and don’t need to cover tons of stuff this might be fine.

I have walked away from foundation and tinted moisturizer completely. I don’t need it, and I really don’t like it. With my very dry skin I have put together skin care that works, and when I start adding things into it to tinker — it just doesn’t work. I’m either way too oily, which I’m always like how does that happen, or it’s not moisturizing enough. And I really only have two spots of redness from the rosacea. I don’t need foundation.

I discovered glossier stretch concealer. Works under my eyes, and is my exact skin shade, I mean exact G 12 is perfect. So a little bit of that on those red blotches and they’re gone.
Thanks for pointing out that it’s highly scented. This likely won’t work for me then as I have dry and sensitive skin.

I wear Ilia most days but for professional reasons like a more professionally put together look. I have a lot of red in my skin so I need coverage. Powders generally don’t last long
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