L'Oreal Paris True Match Mineral Loose Powder Foundation, Soft Ivory, 0.35oz

Easy to apply. 5min makeup. Sunscreen. Excellent price. Good Value.EDIT: Still the one. I've resigned myself to mineral powders only. Or this powder only. This has such a natural look on me. That's hard to do when a product has sufficient pigment such as this one. In the summer I use a lite dusting kaolin based(silicone free) powder as a primer on my T-zone so I don't get shiny. I wished I'd tried this years ago, I'd have saved myself a LOT of money. New users please note this isn't a ' swirl, tap, and buff ' product. Its a ' DIP, STIPPLE, then BUFF.Steps1. Remove lid, unscrew brush(top) and remove inner seal. Or poke holes, you should see the perforations on the sifter. replace brush(top).2. With brush(top) screwed on SHAKE container once or twice no more or too much product is dispensed. USER BEWARE. Product will gather on the underside of brush top, the next step is important to avoid too much fall out. Step three is the messiest part. Another option is to put powder in another container.3. TAP container base on palm or counter once or twice so that powder settles on sifter. Next unscrew brush(top) and flip it over. Note: you will see powder on the underside, that's how creamy this powder is. Tapping of base helps mitigate this but it seems, with this container, agitation of any sort seem to release a lot of product. This may be why people complain about the 'mess'.4. DIP brush(top), or brush of choice , lightly onto sifter container portion and pick up the amount of product you desire. Dip brush as often as you need to. NO NEED TO SWIRL AND TAP. The harder you press the more product the brush will pickup. So start slow. This product has a fine 'creamy' mill. This product adheres to the brush without any 'swirling' motion. You can swirl but the brush will pickup, possibly, more product than needed. You shouldn't try to use the lid as its ,not apart of or useful in the process. Its just a lid. This isn't that other national brand. You can tell I'm not a fan.5. STIPPLE and tamp product onto face were you want coverage, then6. BUFF to distribute product , swirl if you must, on face to get the even coverage you desire.Less waste and mess. There will be mess but significantly less and likely on your robe or current attire. If you wear foundation products loose powders and such that happens anyway.More coverage?: repeat at step 2 or 4-6.Too much product in and on sifter level?: Replace brush top then gently swirl container in hand like you would a glass of fine wine. Gently. Even easier. Replace brush top with lid. Use a separate brush( I use wet n wild Kabuki Brush, Flat Top Blending Brush, For Liquid & Mineral Foundation) and Tap the side of the foundation container while you hold it in your hand. Note the sifter is removable use a file or finger nail to gently pry the sifter pan up at the outer edgeEasy. This product lasts all day. Some may need to prime and/or set depending on ones skin and/or skincare products, environment etc. Also its a great value because the product lasts a long time. As a side note sometime around 2018 Loreal had extended shades at Wally world. I didn't know they even existed let alone their availability. My best shade, in this formula, would be between N7 classic tan and N8 Cappuccino. It doesn't exist but I mix the two for a 'dark golden beige' tone. Note: C6 Soft sable too dark and has a red/violet/grey tinge on me. Around 2020 I saw the writing on the wall, Wally world (website) had the extended line (fair/ light thru dark/deep shades) on clearance, and the kept the original 12 shades in the lineup, you know I cleared the shelf of the shades I could use [n6 Honeybeige+n8 Cappuccino]. Minerals are inert so no worries but its a unfortunate many have few options in powder foundation let alone clean options at mass retailers. Either we are limited by the shade range or we settle for a formula/formulation that is lacking in performance. Loreal if your reading this please bring back the BARE NATURALE / TRUE MATCH MINERALS eyeshadows, blush, finishing powder, all your 'clean' products, please KEEP YOUR WINNING FORMULA, and of course since where all worth it maybe add back more foundation shades. If anyone cares , IMO, The Age perfect products w/Minerals are too luminous and 'blurring', yet has no coverage nor does the user have control of overall finish. Most colors lean warm. No offense to Loreal and not to discredit the True match liquid flagship but not everyone is a fan of liquid makeup in general.Forgive me in advance, I used the true match liquid 'grid' to get a rough estimate of intensity. That grid appears in accurate in terms of depth, monitors can vary, and then again this True Match collection is more about addressing undertones. Again, for give me the lighter shades I'm uncertain about.Intensity:Soft Ivory N1-2Light Ivory W1-2Natural Ivory C1-2Nude Beige W3Natural Buff N3Creamy Natural C3Natural Beige W4-5Buff Beige N4Classic Beige C4-5Sun Beige W6-7Classic Tan N6-7Soft Sable C6Anyway always a Loreal fan,Your worth it.2/8/25. They really discontinued the whole line. Ridiculous. L'Oreal you got consumers waiting.

This is my go to concealer for its quality and durability. I can’t find it in stores so glad I could get it here.

My favorite lightweight powder foundation!

I have been using this foundation daily for the past three to four months. I had previously been using the original L'Oreal True Match liquid foundation (in C1 Alabaster), which I really like, but really wanted to try this since it is probably better for the skin.I purchased this in the Natural Ivory shade, along with the concealer, mineral finish, blush, and mineral glow. I feel the foundation shade matches very closely to my skin.At first, I was not that impressed with this makeup because I have oily skin and it would wear off halfway through the day. I also had to learn how to apply this since I was accustomed to using liquid makeup.That brings me to the packaging and included brushes. The brushes are terrible. They need to do away with them. I use my Real Techniques Buffing brush for the foundation, which I pour out into a flat lid from a face cream pot that I saved. It's got more surface area for swirling the brush. The shaker pots that the makeup comes in are too small for proper swirling and makeup gets stuck in the grooves of the inside lid, which also serves as the handle of the brush. Very impractical.I have to go over my face twice with the foundation to get good coverage and I still get very shiny by day's end but I'm too busy to reapply and, frankly, don't care by that point, anyway. My boss does sometimes ask me if I'm sweating.I do think that, since I began using this makeup daily, my skin has improved. I have fewer dark spots. I have always had occasional break outs and still do, so nothing changed there. I do feel better about using this vs. the liquid, however, still use the liquid for occasions when I need makeup to last (i.e. weddings, holidays, etc).Edit (6-20-16): This container has developed several cracks, some of which appear to go all the way through. I've never dropped this one but it has been jostled around a bit while inside my makeup bag. I accidentally dropped the container for the Soft Focus Mineral Finish and it shattered. I was able to salvage some of the powder but, again, these containers are not good at all.

I like it, the exact coverage I was hoping for