Cover Girl & Olay Simply Ageless Foundation: the Pros, Cons and Tips

My review of Cover Girl Simply Ageless started yesterday.

Pros: High SPF; excellent coverage; lasts all day; cumulative anti-aging benefits of Regenerist Serum; matte finish is a good look for oily skin; and affordable.

Recommended for: Oily to normal skin and/or very uneven skin tone (age spots, rosacea, spider veins, prominent birth marks or scars).

Cons: Tricky shade selection and application.

Shade Selection Tip: Whether it’s due to the (white) Titanium Dioxide, the white swirl signaling two-products-in-one, or an optical illusion created by the white swirl (which makes the color appear darker by contrast), you need to go three to four shades darker than usual in selecting your shade.

There are 15 shades of Simply Ageless running in increments of five from #205 (lightest) to #275 (darkest). The first time I bought Simply Ageless, I selected #205 because the colored portion appeared to match my skin tone. [I will use the rest of #205 as an under eye concealer.]

I next tried #220 which is three shades darker. Close but not quite. I finally found my match at #225 which is four shades darker than my first purchase. Wow! See what I meant about shade selection being tricky. Given my role at Ageless Beauty, I get lots of practice and usually hit my shade dead-on the first time.

Application Tip: Don’t use the included sponge. I found this foundation much easier to apply and blend with just a clean finger.

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