New Maybelline Fit Me Matte & Poreless Foundation Review

A brand new drugstore foundation has hit some of the stores,  and there are already plenty of reviews of it on Youtube. Drugstore foundations are incredible especially since they are more affordable and now there are so many different kinds to choose from. I love them and this is why I wanted to try this new foundation out myself. I am talking about the new Fit Me Matte + Poreless foundation by Maybelline. Yes, Maybelline already has a Fit Me foundation, which I have tried and I will talk a little more about my experience with the old formulation in a bit. The Matte and Poreless foundation's packaging looks the same as the original one, the only difference is the color of the Fit Me text is of a teal- blue color. I will have pictures in this post to compare the differences. Anyway, the original Fit Me foundation is still available for those people who actually liked it. Personally, the original made me look like a grease ball and my skin is pretty normal to dry skin. I did not like it whatsoever but I tried it a thousand times to make sure my feelings towards it was final. When I heard they came out with this new Fit Me foundation that claimed to leave the face matte and poreless, I immediately had to get it! I prefer matte finishes anyway and I don't know anyone who does not want to look poreless! The price is way cheap, I got mine from Walmart and I paid only $5.94 for mine!

I have been wearing this new foundation for a couple of days now, and honestly I love it!! It may even be one of my newest holy grail products. My former foundation was by L'Oreal and it was the True Match foundation and every now and then I would also use my Revlon Colorstay. Those are brilliant foundations still, but for now I will keep using this matte and poreless foundation and figure out if it will be one that I will be re-purchasing again since it will be a permanent drugstore foundation as well.

Here are the claims of the new Fit Me Matte + Poreless Foundation:

• Mattifies and refines pores
• Matches natural tone of skin
• Leaves a natural, seamless finish

My shade in this foundation is in 310 Sun Beige and it matches my skin tone perfectly. I am absolutely in love with the finish and I will agree with it's claim. When you wear this foundation, your skin looks like skin and it's very natural! My skin is normal to dry, but it is not extremely dry. I only get oily in my t-zone area through out the day, but nothing major. If you have similar skin as me, I highly recommend this foundation because with it, powder could easily be taken out of the equation! This foundation drys and sets pretty quickly, so if you take your time applying base, I suggest you start on one side first! The coverage for this foundation however, is a light to medium coverage. I do not feel like you can build this up too much because it is meant for a more natural finish. It may cling to any dry patches and definitely requires you to exfoliate before. Honestly, I have no problem with it because I do not have any dry patches and I do not have major problem areas to cover. I do not know if it is because of my skin care routine, but I am thankful for my skin. I feel like this foundation is a great every day sort of foundation, but only if you want a light weight kind of foundation that does not cover as much as the Revlon Colorstay would. This foundation feels extremely light on the skin and when it sets, it does not feel sticky at all! I highly recommend to use a primer though, because it just looks better and I always have to wear a primer anyway! 

This foundation also came out with the matching powder. I did not purchase it or felt the need to just because I felt like I could use any powder I already had. If you have more normal to oily skin though, I would recommend you to buy the powder and the foundation together for better results. The staying power is not phenomenal, but I do not wear make up for more than 8 hours. It lasts for a good 6 hours, and that's only when my face starts to become more shiny. I do not have a problem with touching up with a little powder, so it's no big deal! In the end, this foundation is beautiful and I highly recommend it to people with oily and normal skin. If you have extremely dry skin, I don't think this may work for you.

Now that I have raved about this product so much, I want to talk about the color selection that is available. The original Fit Me foundation came out with 18 shades and this new one only has 12. That is a con for those of you who have a darker complexion. Another con for this is the no pump deal, but to fix that, you can purchase a Mac pump because it fits perfectly.

For all of you interested in the differences between the original Fit Me foundation and the new Matte + Poreless formula, here are the comparisons.

Original Fit Me Foundation:

• More Dewey skin finish
• Wider color selection (18)
• Foundation consistency is more liquid-y
• Comes with SPF 18

Fit Me Matte + Poreless Foundation:

• Matte skin finish
• Color selection is smaller (12)
• Foundation consistency is liquid-y but slightly creamier
• Comes with NO SPF