no, I used the maybelline stuff and there's no shimmer. I just edited my last post and linked to a review I did so you could see. :]

as of perfect shades...that's why I use revlon's custom creations. my skintone has changed 3 times this year, and I bought 3 different foundations to match - and none of them did. revlon totally changed that. medium/deep is for when my skin is lighter [right now], and deep will be for when my skin is darker [summer]. its the best foundation I've used, and I highly recommend it, ESPECIALLY because you're paying $11 for five shades of foundation in one container. :]

also, revlon has a pretty good mineral foundation. this one I'm trying next, and I've heard a lot of good things. their shades are a lot easier to deal with, but it has the annoying container with the brush attached to the lid - a la milani and loreal.

Ooh! Revlon Custom Creations! Is that the thing with the dial and you turn it to get your perfect shade?! Cause I'm dyyyying to know if that stuff actually works and is nice. I almost got it when I was out yesterday but resisted the urge.

And they have a mineral foundation tooo?! Eep! I've been so stuck in my little world of Matte Mousse and CG Mineral Powder for the longest time that I haven't been aware of all this stuff... I think I'll look into more Revlon stuff -- so many girls rave about it but I've never owned anything from Revlon. I'm ashamed.

When you say annoying brush attached to the lid, do you mean the things with like a big puffy thing on the top that you have to like... shake to get it to come through the brush? Cause I hate those bitches. They DO NOT WORK. Rawr.

Mhm. I've been raving about all kinds of stuff in the PR section on CM - go to that section more! and you can read all about the hell I've gone through with foundation in my blog - link is in the sig. :]

And yes, that's the one. Revlon is FAMOUS for how great their foundations are, and this one is pretty fucking great. Its basically my skin, but better. I highly recommend it. I love their pressed powder, too. CG compact just broke in two, and I HATE lugging around broken compacts, so I may buy the revlon powder that I used to swear by today...

I also had a foundation stick by them. it was my mum's, but she gave it to me, and it was perfect for me. It was the best foundation stick I'd ever used - I haven't had a stick foundation as good as that one since. I was sad to learn that by the time mum had given it to me, it had been discontinued.

and when I say brush attached to the lid, I mean how a brush is SERIOUSLY stuck onto the lid. not like, a shaker brush. those things fuckin suck, but are a lot better than the cursed "mushroom lid."

fav. powder:




my foundation [but in medium/deep]:




the mineral foundation:




example of brush on lid:

ICK brush on liiiid! *cries*

Ima get out sometime this week and get mahself some sick Revlon goodies! Thanks Puff!

Just don't get Bare Minerals, it's crappy! It broke me out and the the bismuth in it made me itchy.

Really?!!? My sister has it and loves it! Uh oh...

I would never use bare minerals...just not my thing.

And I'm glad you liked it all Gina! Hope you find something that works for you!