For the past couple of weeks I’ve been waiting for
Maybelline’s Dream Velvet Foundation &
Dream Blender to come in the mail since I’ve run out of foundation. I was
chosen & sent these products for free to review through
ChickAdvisor.
Maybelline’s new
Dream Velvet Foundation is said to be a hydrating matte foundation that
leaves your skin with a 100% velvet-smooth finish. I received this foundation
in the shade Classic Ivory 20. This foundation
is best used with their new Dream Blender
Sponge. I was very excited to try this since I’ve never used a whipped foundation
before. I started by putting the Dream
Blender under the tap to get it wet, then squeezing it to remove some of
the water in a towel. This sponge does not expand like other makeup sponges or
seem to retain water like the others. I followed the instructions listed on
Maybelline’s website, and put a little bit of foundation on the back of my
hand, and dipped my Dream Blender into
it to gather some product and then applied it onto my face.
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Maybelline Dream Velvet - Classic Ivory
(Back of my hand) |
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| Application of Maybelline Dream Velvet - Classic Ivory(Back of my hand) |
The first thing I noticed was that a little bit of the
product goes a long way – which is awesome. But then I noticed how the Dream
Blender doesn’t apply the foundation nicely onto my skin – it just pushes it around on your face. It didn’t
blend it at all, so when the foundation was set, it looked very caked on. It looked FLAWLESS, but I noticed about 2 hours later that my foundation was
actually flaking off. But the rest of skin just looked packed with makeup. I always wear moisturizer before applying any
makeup, and I’ve used the same one for a while, so I know that’s not the issue.
I began to wonder – was it the Dream
Velvet Foundation or the Dream
Blender that I didn’t like? The next day I tried the foundation again, but
I used my BeautyBlender to apply it.
It applied much better, but maybe because the BeautyBlender sucked up more of the product that the Dream Blender did, and was able to spread
it across my face with a lighter touch and a more flawless outcome.
The Dream Velvet
Foundation isn’t my favourite foundation that I’ve ever used and I would
definitely not replace any of my current foundations, but on a random day where
I’m feeling risky or need a quick makeup application I would probably reach for
it (just because I have it). However, I will never use the Dream Blender sponge
again. It’s too thick of a sponge, and felt more like squishy rubber? It’s really
just a very condensed sponge. I say splurge and get yourself a Beauty Blender if
you’re looking for a makeup sponge.
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