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My everyday staple!
I refuse to leave the house without this on. It works great. Gives a nice coverage with a naked feeling. Always looks like I have nothing on. I love it!
The foundation bottle really goes a long way, which is nice. It spreads really well and has never left me looking 'orange' or with a 'painted' face. For the anti-wrinkle part, I can't say whether it works or not, that's why it gets a 4/5 for effectiveness from me. The fact that this brand isn't animal tested and still stays on for a long time is really good. Overall, I totally recommend it!
This foundation goes on so smooth. Its not any other brands I have tried. It has good coverage and I didn't have to take a guess on which one would be best for my skin tone.
I really liked this foundation. I have been using a tinted moisturizer recently as opposed to foundation to try and have a more natural look, but I found this gave me more coverage with a lighter feel. I'm starting to get a few laugh lines and this didn't settle into them, and it didn't cake on my face. The coverage lasted all day as well.
I'm completely satisfied with this product and will be making it my regular brand. Thanks ChickAdvisor!!!
LOVE IT!!
I have been using this makeup for about 10 days now, and I have to say that i truly love it. The first thing that i noticed on Day-1 of use was that it doesn't have much of an odour, which I really liked (I’m so used to unscrewing the cap on a moisturizer and immediately ‘smelling’ it… not always a bad smell, but I prefer none at all). So I appreciated the very subtle fragrance to begin with. Then, upon trying it, I found that it goes on very smoothly and gives really good coverage without buildup… so it ends up really ‘working’ as a makeup, but not leaving me with that ‘I’m wearing makeup’ feeling (really good combination). I have a lot of imperfections in my skin, and this makeup does as well or better than ANY other moisturizer that I’ve tried (in at least 15 years) – I’d definitely recommend it to a friend, even though the price is slightly higher than some other moisturizers… it’s definitely worth it!
I am a test user. And below are my reviews:
Pros:
Very nice smooth, easy to apply. Covers blemishes perfectly and lasts pretty good (I am amazed actually). And I really liked how light it feels! Like it is barely there but definitely doing what it's supposed to do! SO yes. It does work.. Lines and wrinkles don't look deeper when you apply it.. The best thing is I did not have to use powder on it since it wasn't shiny. It looked even. All I have to do is use light pink blush to even out the color on my cheeks.
However when choosing color I say definitely try it on your skin first. It looks darker in bottle and charts. Playing with a tester before purchasing is a must. I say go one shade darker.. Or get two back to back shades so you can balance it when you are tanned and etc. I am getting one darker shade!
Oh and it has a pump!! Hygienic and you don't spill it around..
Cons: Again.. Color chart is off. Make sure you test it before purchasing it.
I received this product through ChickAdvisor and I don't think I've ever tried Marcelle brands before but I was quite impressed with this foundation for these reasons:
1) sheer and easy to blend evening out skin tone = doesn't look like heavy caked on foundation
2) very smooth with a nice finish.
I'm not sure how much the price is but I read somewhere it was around 22$ which seemed like a lot for something so small (the size I received) but then again I noticed I wasn't using too much of the product per application. As for anti-wrinkling, I can't really tell but it did leave my skin looking smooth. I have red scarring on my face so those are generally harder to cover up but it did pretty well on mild blemishes.
I'm not sure I will continue to use this product because I've never really been a fan of foundation. There is one negative thing about this product and that is the smell. I couldn't stand the smell. I can't even really describe it. I didn't really seem to notice too many users complaining about the smell so maybe I'm just sensitive to something particular in it. But other than that, I would definitely recommend this to a foundation user needing little to moderate coverage.
After using this for 2 weeks, I can definitely say I'm a fan! It went on so smoothly and didn't irritate my skin at all. The texture was thicker than I'm used to but didn't feel heavy on my skin. The colour matched my skin tone perfectly and rubbed in easily. I also loved the fact that it didn't look like i was wearing foundation. Best of all, my friends asked me what I'd been using on my skin - they said my face was glowing.
I'm sold. I'll definitely continue using this foundation.
I just got my sample to try and I love this product......at first when i tried it was a little heavier then my normal makeup but after a few tries I love the way it blends into you skin and and you hardly notice you have it on. I love the idea of the pump....you don't have to worry about using too much you can get the right amount. I recommend this product 100% it makes your skin feel soft.
Thank you Chickadvisor for letting me review this product! Prior to receiving this product, the foundation that I absolutely swore by was Future Skin by Chantecaille (a rather exclusive make up line from France that is now available at Holt Renfrew).
I wanted to make sure that I did a fair and non-biased review of this product so I recruited several of my co-workers to review my foundation during the week. On two days I wore the Marcelle foundation, on two other days I wore the Chantecaille foundation. And on one day I even wore half on one side or my face and half on the other side of my face. Here are the results.......
Both were equally effective!!! They couldn't tell the difference between the Marcelle or the Chantecaille foundation. Coverage was equally good and neither product settled into the fine lines around my eyes (which both products claim). This was a pretty hard pill to swallow considering that I've been using Chantecaille's Future Skin which goes for approx $80 (for 30mL). Marcelle's foundation is $23 (for 20mL). Even when you factor the difference in volume, Marcelle is still less than half the price of Chantecaille!
Although Chantecaille boasts the use of botanicals and aromatherapy aspects in their products, based on the feedback from my esteemed peers (not to mention the significant price difference) I will have to say that I'm making the switch to Marcelle. Who would of thought that I would switch from a boutique store to a drugstore brand. But it's more affordable, readily available and best of all - it's Canadian! =)
These reviews are the subjective opinions of ChickAdvisor members and not of ChickAdvisor Inc.