Stargazer Liquid Foundation, White

Being extreemly pale I always struggle to find a foundation that matches my skin tone. I have bought a lot of foundations which despite being the palest shade in the range are always too dark for my skintone. Fed up of dark foundations, but not wanting to waste the money I'd spent buying them all I thought I would try this white foundation, combining my existing foundations with this to match my skin colour.I'm so happy I bought this as it works perfectly. I mix approx. half the Stargazer Liquid foundation with a highstreet or high end foundation (usually high/medium coverage) using a beauty blender to buff it in. Due to the low price point I wasn't expecting much from the coverage or longevity but it actually works really well on my skin, I haven't had any breakouts or dryness and it lasts as long as my normal foundation does. On it's own it's a little tacky on the skin and doesn't blend brilliantly but as a mixer it's perfect.I would definitely recommend this to anyone with fair skin who struggles to get a match, not only can you tailor your foundation colour to your skin but it makes expensive foundations last so much longer.

Damnit, I really wanted to like this, considering its cheap and readily avaliable, but just no. It's so thin and patchy, with a really horrible consistency which clings to any dry skin on the face. I have no idea how other people managed to make it look passable. I tried building it up in very thin layers over my usual base of sunscreen and moisturiser, but no luck. So I removed all products from my face and tried again, but it was still patchy. The only way I found to make it anything like actual white was to put a huge amount on and then powder, but it was so thick and cakey I could literally scrape it off. I had to use 10 times as much as I usually use of my normal foundation to get anywhere with this. It has pretty much no pigment when it's blended out, and blends out to basically nothing. I tried my fingers, a brush, and a wet sponge to put it on and they all just made it patchy or scraped it off.I'm giving it two stars because in a very tiny amount it's okay to mix with my usual foundation to lighten it, even then it starts to mess up the consistency and cling to my skin in a weird way. I don't even have dry skin but this foundation makes it look dry. Just.. avoid! Get a coffee instead.

So this is the first white foundation that I have ever owned. I have pale skin and have always hated how when I buy foundations from shops, I tend to buy from big chain health and beauty stores, that I was forced to buy foundations that were around the same colour as my skin tone or slightly darker. This isn't terrible and I was fine with my old foundation as the texture was nice and I needed the coverage but I have wanted a foundation which is paler than my real tone for several years, I feel pale skin is pretty and delicate so I thought I'd give this product a try.It definitely gets the right effect, at first I combined with my other foundation so that it was paler but it still retained the texture of the foundation, however after using it for a short while I still wanted to be paler so I have been applying it on its own. For me the change is quite subtle with a fine layer I don't look unnaturally pale although I have over done it once or twice, so this product is versatile and not just suitable for pale skin as mixing it with foundations works amazing. If you buy a foundation that you feel is a shade or two too dark then this product will help you use the foundation and get the shade you want. If applied on it's own the texture could be better in my opinion, I feel it is a little too lumpy and uneven but once you've got it on that's not an issue.If the texture was a little more my cup of tea then this would be a 5/5 review instead.

As a very pale girl I thought this would be ideal. I would mix a little in with my usual foundation (im so pale even Porcelain and Ivory is way too dark) and it would look fine after first applying it, but as I went on to continue the rest of my makeup, I'd notice the foundation caking and clumping together, so I thought I'd try it just on its own (maybe it was my foundation making it do that) but no if anything my foundation stopped it caking up even more, mixing with moisturiser didn't help either. This would be fine for Halloween as coverage is very good but maybe it's not the best for everyday use.

Like a lot of people I find it hard to find foundations that are not too dark,and having bought some rather expensive foundations to cheer myself up (bought on-line due to illness)I was very disappointed to find they where too dark.As they had been opened I knew I couldn't return them so thought that was money down the drain.I looked online for a solution where after a million suggestions of mixing it with moisturiser I was guided to this product.It arrived fast,but I was still dubious with it being labeled more of a toy that make up.I was very impressed with the bottle and instead of one of those awful pumps that squirt either too much or none at all there is a spatula connected to the lid-make up producers take note!It looked as if it where made for the purpose I needed it for.It mixed amazingly well with the foundation and did not affect the stability of the foundation,leaving it the exact shade that I needed-wonderful.Mixing it on the back of my hand was no hardship,but I did use another spatula type applicator I had.So now I have make up that I can adjust as I please,if I ever get a tan I don't have to worry about new make up.Considering the cost of make up,this is a cheap way of saving yourself from the dreaded 'Tango' look.Every make up box should have one!