Facial Fridays – Avon Foundations

Happy Friday! Today’s post is another entry in my Facial Fridays series. This category has been woefully neglected these last few months, but what can you do.

Here are some Avon foundations that I’ve been using lately:

Ideal Flawless BB Cream in Light – Now, I know BB Cream purists are going to say that this is really just a tinted moisturizer. But, I’m okay with that because this is the only BB Cream I’ve tried that isn’t greasy or grey. This has SPF 15 and I usually wear this for races. Yes, I wear foundation for races, don’t judge. I set it with Lucy Minerals finishing powder and it seems to stay put until I sweat it all off. It’s kind of shiny dewy without the finishing powder. Coverage is just okay, but it’s not really supposed to be a high-coverage foundation. It’s got a smooth and thin-ish consistency so it’s easy to slap on and spread.
I don’t use moisturizer or primer when I wear this. I tried putting it over my moisturizer and it slid right off so now it goes on bare skin.
Avon claims that this will leave your skin looking better even after washing off, but I can’t say that’s the case for me. I would probably buy this again.

Ideal Flawless CC Cream in Light Medium– Yes, just another fancy tinted moisturizer. But it’s SPF 50 and the sun is blazing here in Los Angeles. I love that there’s an expiration date on this tube – I once had a Bad Experience with expired sunscreen so having this warning is fantastic.
The CC Cream is a little bit thicker than the BB Cream making it more foundation-y and I have to be a bit more careful blending it in. Coverage isn’t fantastic, but that’s not the point. Like with the BB Cream, I put it on bare skin.
Light Medium is the perfect match shade for me, which means it’s too dark. I like the floating head look, don’t judge. I would probably buy this again, although I do have a slight preference for the BB Cream (probably because of the shade).

Ideal Flawless Pressed Powder in Light Medium – It’s a standard pressed powder. I bought this because Avon was having one of those buy-one-get-one-half-off sales when I bought the CC Cream. It adds a bit more coverage to the CC Cream, but I don’t know if I would buy it again. Lucy Minerals is really my HG finishing powder so I don’t need anything else.

Smooth Minerals Pressed Foundation in Light Beige –  I wasn’t really too impressed with this, but I bought two because of one of Avon’s buy-one-get-one sales (see above). But! I recently went to the doctor for an annual physical, and the nurse taking my information noticed I hadn’t filled my Retin-A prescription in a couple  of years. “You don’t need it anymore,” she said. “Your skin is flawless,” she said. “Flawless” is not a word normally used to describe my skin. I don’t know why it looks so average in the mirror? I saw some photos of myself on Facebook when I was wearing this foundation and I did look smooth and even. I will definitely repurchase this.
The shade is a great match. I wear this over moisturizer and primer and apply with a flocked sponge. I don’t need a finishing powder for it and I can layer it nicely over my brown spots.

I don’t even go to the mailbox without at least a dusting of mineral foundation, so I almost went into panic mode when I realized that Lumiere Cosmetics disappeared. The Cashmere foundation was my HG! But I’m glad I have some other options now.

What’s your favorite foundation? Or are you one of those lucky people that doesn’t need it?