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57 reviews
Almay Smart Shade Makeup Reviews
#506 in Foundation

Description

Almay's Smart Shade Makeup provides a shade-sensing technology, that originally starts out white in application, but adjusts to the right kind of shade for your skin! Key ingredients include grape seed, ginseng and Ginkgo biloba to help nurture your skin back to health!
People choose Almay's Smart Shade Makeup for their hypoallergenic and dermatologist tested reputation, as well as correct matching to their skin tone.

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    1.5/5
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    Recommended? Fugheddaboutit!
    October 15, 2008

    Almay Smart Shade Makeup-Had me from hello as far as the commercial was concerned. A foundation that was going to match my skin tone without the added hassle of trying different shades or mixing to get the right one. I bought it along with the concealer and headed home to try it out!
    When you squeeze it out it's a light color, not thick at all smooth to put on. You have to be careful to make sure you are really rubbing this in or you will get some orange tint around the edges. I consider it someone sheer-less because it does not have that heavy make up feel, but a little too sheer-less. In other words, I know that we woman do not want to feel or look like we have make up "caked" on but part of the point of wearing make up is to achieve a different look then before you put it on. I didn't feel that my face looked any different without the makeup as it did with it. Had it not been for my husband pointing out the orange streak on my face I don't think he would have noticed I was even wearing it. So that left me disappointed.
    If you have perfect baby skin and you are looking for a slightly tinted moisturizer with some SPF benefit this may be for you but it wasn't for me.

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    2.7/5
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    August 05, 2008

    In terms of natural looking color yes, it works, dosn't look like your wearing makeup at all, but honestly i wasn't too impressed with the results, some days it worked pretty well, other days soso. i tend to get blemish and it didn't cover them like my regular foundation did. so i would only recommend this product to someone who already has a great complexsion, otherwise to me all its good for is sun screen!

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    4.3/5
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    April 12, 2008

    I'd been wanting to try this makeup for quite a while but kept putting it off because I was skeptical of how well it would really work. But I saw it in a value pack that included a tube of the smart shade blush, and figured since it was such a good deal I'd go ahead and give it a try. Finding foundation that will match my super pale pink undertoned skin is a tricky task and I was doubtful that the lightest shade was going to be light enough for me. But this product really surprised me! It looked a bit too dark immediately after applying, but within a couple minutes it had adjusted to match my skintone perfectly - no streaks, no yellow or orangish hue to it, not too pink like many foundations I've tried in the past - it just looked like my skin in a slightly better state than it is when I am not wearing any makeup. It is very lightweight and sheer, definitely not for those seeking moderate or heavy coverage.

    The only negative thing I've noticed about it is it seems to accentuate my dry spots a bit, but not as much as other foundations and not enough for it to detract from the things I love about it. I suspect that putting on some moisturizer before the makeup will help take care of that, too.

    Updated On: October 02, 2008

    So, the color doesn't match AT ALL anymore since cooler weather has hit and my skin is fairer than it was when I was using this before. Maybe if they had an "extra light" shade, too. I still like the natural coverage but perhaps not so good for those of us who are uber pale.

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    3.8/5
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    August 16, 2007

    this foundation matched my skin tone perfectly i bought the light-medium and i was suprised at how well it matched.
    i would definitely buy this foundation again.

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    4.3/5
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    June 28, 2007

    I just love this product. I don't get breakouts often and so this is great if you want a sheer, very natural, "you can't tell I'm wearing make up but I don't normally look this good"-look. I tried this on and even my boyfriend was impressed how well it evens out my complexion. It is really quite awesome.

    I am about to run out of my current tube (and I got it a long time ago), and I will definitely be getting a new one as soon as I do!

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    3.5/5
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    April 26, 2007

    I was pretty skeptical about this...I mean, a foundation that magically matches to your skin tone? When the product comes out of the tube white with little bluish beads, my doubts increased. But, lo and behold, it actually did change from white to foundation color! Blends great with pretty sheer coverage, but no streaks or orange tone. Holds up well for the day. Love this product!

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    4.2/5
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    Anonymous
    February 15, 2007

    I kept seeing the commercials for this and I just had to try it! It's $18.49, which is expensive to me, but I heard nothing but good things about it, so I splurged big time. Honestly, I love this product! It comes in three shades- light, light/medium, and medium. Most foundations have 20+ to chose from! This is truly, a "colourless" foundation. There is no stress from trying to pick the right shade like "ivory" or "classic ivory" and so on. You have three choices, and you really can't go wrong! They say it's best for dry skin types, but I'm usually complex, and it works just find for me. It has SPF 15, which we should all be wearing all the time! The bottle is also really compact and easy to take anywhere. It's a 30ml bottle for $18.49, so compare your other makeups and decide if you think it's worth it for you or not. Almay is a great product name that I trust.

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