vikingwaffle

This is the single best product on the market.

I used this exclusively for roughly 10 years. Of course I tried other things in that time, but nothing ever came close and this was the reigning champ ever since I found it. It seems in the past 5 to 7-ish years, this is on again and off again discontinued. A hello to customer support who I've messaged every time it's been off the market as lately as a few months ago. I've been aggressively hunting for a replacement for the 2 years it's been off the market (and that I've been out of my personal stock) and there is none. Last time it went off market I bought as much as I could afford from what I could find near me and then I got as much as I could from scalpers paying as much as $20 a compact happily. This works real life magic that nothing else can do. My routine forever was to use a kabuki brush to dust it all over my face and a concealer brush to get any pimples that were cropping up. Add mascara and lip balm and you're good to go anywhere no matter what your skin decided to do that day. In my teenage years I had pretty bad hormonal cystic acne that's since passed, but this did wonders for treating and blurring it out whereas everything else just seemed to highlight and worsen. In my 20's I had more shine than I was happy with, dark circles, broken capillaries around my nose and some minor discoloration that this easily transitioned into sorting out. On a more regular basis in the summer this made sure I didn't get shiny even through a long day of physical labor sorting packages and in the winter it helped keep scaly patches of dry skin to a minimum. It also looks completely natural. Many other brands make shades I'm not sure actual skin can be, but this always looked like my skin, but better. On top of that, it feels super soft to the touch and if you have blackheads, it treats them throughout the day and a few days down the line your bare skin will look better. There are literally no downsides and steep upsides to using this. From a makeup perspective, it really does it all. Basically if you have skin, you have a use for this. I'm hoping that it being on sale isn't a bad sign and also that you're working on bringing the other colors back since I'm the kind of fair/light that always burns and never tans, so the light beige (which is currently the only option) kind of works, but when I, say, bring my hand up next to my face, it's pretty obvious it's not my shade. I will say, though, my most recent replacement attempts have been with Sephora and Bare Minerals, which I've been switching between and this darker shade *still* looks better than their formulas that are actually closer to my shade than this. And my skin looks better than it has in a long time after using this for a few days. I know a lot of people will say something or other makes this huge difference when you can't even tell when they're wearing said product, but people actually notice when I wore this. I still remember when I was on the last compact in my shade (which I was only using for special occasions at that point) I put it on for a party I was going to with my boyfriend. He noticed and said I looked especially pretty that day. To put this into perspective, he didn't notice when I got my eyebrows micro-bladed. I remember being happy to have it for a special occasion and how good it felt, but sad that I knew it was going to be one of the last times. I feel like I haven't felt "especially pretty" since this left the market and that's kind of why I'm so obsessed with it. If it were replaceable I wouldn't be. I don't know how on earth this isn't renowned as the single best piece of makeup in existence, but it should be. I'm not this way about any other kind of makeup, which more or less I find to be interchangeable with one other. This is different and special. It actually improves how I feel and therefore my life when I have it. And I'm not the only one who feels this way. Look at any site that reviews makeup or an old amazon page that used to sell this. Even on this page, I've seen a few other die hards who *really* love this. Please bring all the shades back and keep it.

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Lsorel

Not my shade

I got this as a free gift with my order- so I can’t complain too much- however for my pale skin it is much too dark. Hoping in the summer I can use it. I do like the size, it’s very compact and would be great for on the go touch ups. Formula does go on smooth.

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