I ran out of my favorite winter daytime moisturizer. Like, really ran out, as you can see by the ravaged bottle on the left. This was a real disaster because I can't find Boscia products anywhere here in Madrid. Usually I stock up on this stuff when I'm in the states, but this summer I thought, come on, there's got to be decent moisturizer in Spain. Right? So now of course I had to spend days researching, reading reviews and recommendations on beautypedia (I totally trust Paula) and makeup alley, and trying out all the samples I could get my hands on. (I may have mentioned it here before: I'm a chronic researcher.) But this is a tough one, it had to have the right spf for rainy grey winter days, it had to be lightweight but still moisturizing, it had to have a natural matte finish that leaves you neither shiny nor flat, it had to be gentle and non-comedogenic for my sensitive and acne-prone skin, and it had to deal well with sweat so I could get through my morning ballet class without any weird meltdowns. That's a lot to ask.
But I found it! And in case any of you out there have similar requirements I thought you might be interested. Big thumbs up to MAC Studio Moisture Fix, it does everything I wanted, plus it smells so lovely and fresh it makes me just a wee bit happier in the mornings.
Ugh. I ran out of my moisturizer (for acne-prone, but sensitive skin) and have been going through new ones. Boscia was one I've been wanting to try. I've never thought of MAC for moisturizer. I kind of associated MAC with heavy makeup (at least for me, in my teenage days).
ReplyDeleteI have the same MAC associations as you do and never would have thought of checking them out for facial products, but honestly I'm so glad I did. 9 months later I'm still using this stuff and still loving it. For the sunny summer days I wear something with a higher spf, but in the winter and when it's cloudy, I go with this. let me know if you try it!
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