Review of Revlon ColorStay Mineral Mousse Makeup SPF 20 (Shade: Fair 010)

OVERALL RATING:  

• EXCELLENT 
• GOOD
• FAIR
• NOT GOOD
  

PRODUCT PROS:

• Matte finish (not "shiny")
• Lightweight air-whipped texture (not "oily")
• Marketed as staying on your face for 16-hours without need for touch-up, and actually seems quite true on my face
• Gave my face a subtle nice glow and sheen, probably from the mother-of-pearl and topaz (ground gemstones) in it
• Relatively cheap for ~$15 compared to high-end brands
• Ingredients list is pretty good (no comedogenic ingredients that I could identify, see below for full list)
• Convenient packaging; easy dispensing
• My skin did not react in a bad way to it (no redness, etc)
• Nice, pleasant powdery smell

PRODUCT CONS:

• Difficult to spread out evenly over dry patches on my face
• Fair 010 was a little too lightish and a bit pinky-white for my skin tone (very pale with golden undertones); the next shade of Fair/Light 020 was too pinkish beige.

MORE THOUGHTS:
I was looking for a foundation for my facial skin that also had SPF (sun protection factor). This had SPF 20 and an ingredients list that made me excited to try it out (full ingredients list below). I tried out the two lightest shades: Fair 010 and Fair/Light 020. The Fair 010 was the best match, although it still did not completely blend in well with the rest of my skin tone. It tended to accentuate the small dry patches near my nose, but not too noticeably. The texture is definitely like a lightweight, whipped mousse; much different from your traditional oily liquid foundations


I tend to get quite oily on my T-zone, and this helped control the shine throughout the day without looking fake. In fact, over the course of the day, it provided a subtle glow and sheen, like the surface of a pearl. This is probably because it has mother-of-pearl ground into it, as well as other gemstones like topaz and quartz (see full list of ingredients below). I really, really liked that aspect of this product.

I also became very excited to see that Silk and Vitamin E are some of the other ingredients. I was also pleasantly surprised to see that White Lily extract is also another ingredient in this product. White Lily (Lilium candidum bulb extract) is traditionally used to treat ailments like burns, and is used in wound healing and treating irritated tissue, as well as revitalizing the skin.


However, since it sort of dries into a mousse upon contact with my skin, it's difficult to spread out evenly over my face. Hence, I definitely would not recommend this product for people with dry skin or dry patches on your skin. It would be much better suited for people who naturally have oily skin.


Since I mainly need a product to cover up the ruddy, dry and darker colored patches near my nose/cheeks, I sadly don't think I will use this product anymore. But if you're more oily overall for your entire face, I would recommend this product!




















INGREDIENTS:
Titanium Dioxide (3.8%), Zinc Oxide (2.0%), Dimethicone, Cyclopentasiloxane, Isodecane, PEG/PPG 19/19 Dimethicone, Aqua (Water), Caprylyl Methicone, Trisiloxane, Silica, HDI/Trimethol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Adipic Acid/Neopentyl Glycol Crosspolymer, Silica Silycate, Cyclohexasiloxane, Mother of Pearl, Topaz, Quartz, Cymbidium Grandiflorum Flower (Orchid) Extract, Lactobacillus/Eriodictyon Californicum Ferment Extract, Lilium Candidum Bulb Extract, Malva Sylvestris Extract (Mallow), Serica (Silk), Tocopherol Acetate, Dimethicone/Silsesquioxane Copolymer, Alumina, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Glycerine, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Trihydroxystearin, Methicone, Alcohol Denatured, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Ammonium Polyacrylatedimethyl Taurate, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Polysorbate 20, Polysorbate 80, Ethylene Brassylate, Caprylyl Glycol, 1,2 Hexanediol, May Contain (+/-): Mica, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499)

MY SKIN TYPE:

• Sensitive
• Combination (oily T-zone, dry cheeks/nose area)
• Redness/rosacea (?) around nose
• Large pores (since my middle-school days!) on nose and near cheeks
• Very pale with golden undertones (mixed Asian / Eastern European)