Black Radiance Complexion Perfection Foundation

This past weekend really reminded me again why I don’t reach for drugstore makeup first. Often I have to visit two or three stores to find the product I want, the prices are often not much less than brands like MAC (and vary greatly from store to store–Maybelline’s Lash Stiletto was $7.99 at CVS and just $5.74 at Walmart), and to be quite frank, the foundation selection sucks. I get that many brands probably can’t spend the money on research and development to have a wider variety of foundation shades and still keep their prices low, which is why I just suck it up and spend more on foundation (ok, and everything else). Many of the brands simply give you a shade name or some generic picture to give you an idea of what you might get, but very few mention undertone. And then on top of that, you can’t test it before you buy it—and who wants to play the back and forth game of trying it out and returning it?

Black Radiance Complexion Perfection Foundation is surely not perfect–it only comes in like four shades, but if you just so happen to be one of those four shades AND don’t require a ton of coverage, you’re in luck. Sort of. You’ll get a nice, sheer coverage that helps to even out your skin tone and minimize the appearance of imperfections (if you don’t have many to begin with). I set it with Becca Fine Loose Finishing Powder (it’s all about the high/low concept) and really liked how my skin looked. The smell is a little off though—a bit “mediciney” for my tastes. I got it for $6.87 at Walmart. Not a bad foundation given the price.