Foundation

[Anonymous]

What's the best solid foundation and worse solid foundation​ you've tried and why? I've only tried two the amazonian claystick which wasn't as good and it breaks down on my skin granted it looks good in pictures...but real life ? not so good. The other one was IT Cosmetics confidence in a compact it looked nice and the "solid serum" consistency was good... it took quite a bit to layer it to full coverage as opposed to the claystick but it looked dewy and natural it did not separate especially when i set it with powder and wore well. the best for me was the It cosmetics confidence in a compact. the worse Tartes Amazonian claystick I'm just looking to try full coverage solid foundations since liquids while good tend to not mesh well with my skincare routine.

[tteibel]

I love the Bobbi Brown stick foundation. It starts out as medium coverage, and a little goes a long long way. It does not oxidize, and there are a ton of shades. You can build it up to full coverage if you wish. I put it directly on my face in a war paint pattern (just for fun), then use the Bobbi "full coverage" brush to buff it to where it needs to be. I have really acne prone skin that does not play nice with silicones/siloxanes, and this doesn't break me out at all. If my skin becomes oily, a blot will straighten it out, but the formula does not break down. I also have never experienced problems with any transfer. I love it. 

I have used some bad, bad formulas. (Looking at the Tarte stick and the crazy orange it turned.) I used to love Chantecalle's stick foundation, but they discontinued it around 2013. Thank goodness for Bobbi Brown!

[Kemz]

With the Bobby B foundation stick do you find it best to use powder foundation to set it,  or the Matte coverage suffices?

[tteibel]

If you want a true matte finish, powder would be best. It has a finish that is very much like real skin, not matte, not shiny.

[Anonymous]

Thanks I'll definitely give it a go. Oh also..Did you suffer separation upon powdering with the bobbi brown stick?