Carter Beauty By Marissa Carter Half Measure Dewy Foundation - Meringue, 1.01 oz

I was very excited to try this as the reviews are mostly positive. The color is a great match for me. Even though I knew it was light coverage, I was disappointed that this felt as though I might as well wear nothing at all. The bottle is the worst aspect. The second time I opened it, the foundation was too thick to squeeze out of the applicator. When I reinserted the applicator, all of the foundation inside the bottle puddles out of the bottle. No idea how this is supposed to be acceptable packaging.

This foundation is described as lightweight and moisturizing, when in fact it is more cakey and thick. It is definitely buildable coverage but it is not lightweight. It also has a strong scent to it, and the pigment is a little off. I would normally wear this color but it turned out to be more organge-yellow.

I thought maybe I could get away with the sticky toffee (only shade offered) as a summer “me with a tan” shade, but it’s just WAY too dark for me as anything work all over the face. I might be able to still blend it into ones too light or use in contouring, but I’m less likely to use it based on the color than any part of the product itself.I do purchase more expensive “dew skin” products regularly, so I was hoping this could be a more affordable version of dew skin BC for me, but it didn’t impress me enough in general to want to rebuy it in the lighter shade that might match me.I have pretty sensitive skin with breakouts from some soaps and detergents, and it didn’t make me break out at all. So it does seem sensitive skin friendly.There are no funky scents or scent issues.I slightly dislike the packaging on this for the product that it is.It’s in a serum type of packaging- so a glass bottle with a silicone cap and a glass dropper.Except the product is way thicker than any serum that you would ever buy.So the product is hard to suck up- like it took me a few tries to get the hang of it and I use other thin serums and essential oils and droppers all the time on the daily so it was 100% how weirdly thick this is to be paired with a dropper. Once in the dropper it was also a little hard to then dispense into your hand.It also makes a mess being dispensed this way, and then the cover that’s light pink ends up with brown foundation all over it when you close it.It took me three times washing hands to get it all off and I also had to clean up the bottle. I kept thinking it was just really unexpected way to package foundation, and not in a good way. It seems really inefficient to use it and transport it, and it’s so thick and sticky that it’s bound to leave a bunch of product all left unused all around the bottle unless you have a silicone beauty spatula to clean it out at the end.The glass is also impractical for travel or taking on the go in a makeup bag or purse.At the end of the day I would have preferred a packaging more in like with a squeeze bottle with pump top and that would have been faster, cleaner, and more portable.While I didn’t mind the consistency, scent, or coverage of the foundation, it didn’t win me over enough to want to buy it in a lighter shade for myself.Overall I’m underwhelmed by it.

If I could go back, I would probably choose a shade or two lighter than the one I got. Aside from me picking out the wrong color, I actually like this foundation. It feels really light weight and works wonderfully on my dry skin. It's not drying at all and doesn't emphasize my dry spots either. It lasted 8+ hours which is plenty for what I will ever need it for. It leave a light dewy finish which I appreciate because I don't like matte finish foundations. It has a light finish that's slightly buildable. The main issues with my skin is I have a lot of red so as long as that's covered I'm happy. The other thing I loved was that it did not cause any irritations or breakout which is always a plus.

Lightweight feeling, I personally got the wrong color so it doesn’t look right, the tone is to cool. But it does not feel caked on.

It's never easy to match online with colors but I have been successful in the past with other brands, unfortunately it was not the case with this one. tone done from what you think you would pick. I think this would have been five star had I picked the right color but it doesn't look the same to me in person as it does on the listing.

I really like this foundation and plan to use it more in the summertime when my skin has a tint of tan. However, the texture of this product is great and I like the amount of coverage it provides. It doesn't leave your skin feeling oily nor dry, it is the perfect mix needed for foundation. I would recommend!

I'm always looking for the perfect coverage foundation but so many I have tried either don't fully cover so have to apply loads or appears cakey or just doesn't last! My skin is awful to say the least, it's blotchy, oily, dry in places and just generally unable to face the world without a decent foundation to cover up all those lines and blotches we don't want people to see. It allows you to get just the right amount of foundation, without wastage. The colour Neutral - Natural was literally made for my skin tone. The perfect colour for a medium - fair skin tone. The foundation blends into the skin so well. It isn't either too matte or too sheer. Just perfect. Like a second skin. Where I have dehydrated areas on my face, this was highlighted a little by the foundation. However, it hid all my flaws - red cheeks, blemishes, dark circles and made me look and feel radiant.

i bought this foundation because i needed a darker shade after getting tan & this is honestly the best foundation i’ve ever tried. it doesn’t transfer, it doesn’t look orange like most foundations ive tried, the formula is amazing & it blends so nicely, it’s sweat proof & it looks so so natural. it covers all my redness & acne beautifully. it’s definitely a foundation i would purchase again and again.