Shiseido Skin Protect Stick Foundation SPF 35 Review

I was browsing the Shiseido counter a couple weeks ago when I saw the Shiseido Skin Protect Stick Foundation:

I was immediately intrigued because the Shiseido sunscreens are so popular and I rarely see a foundation with a SPF of 35. The foundation is a stick and you twist up the yellow piece on the bottom to push the product up.

The only problem with this foundation is that there are only 3 shades. 3 shades!!! And only 2 of them are actually colored, the third one is translucent/clear. Who makes a foundation in only 3 shades? Fortunately, or so I thought, the Ochre shade suited my skin. 

Swatch straight from stick

Swatch of foundation blended

I thought maybe this would be more like a tinted moisturizer and that's why there were only 2 shades, but no, this is like a light-medium coverage foundation. The product itself is super creamy and blends like a dream. It feels soft on the skin and not heavy or sticky. It doesn't even have a strong sunscreen smell. Score! The only problem is the shade I got didn't match my face exactly. I think this product has the potential to be an amazing summertime skin base, but Shiseido really needs to consider expanding the shade range. Until then, I will have to stick to my arsenal of reliable MAC foundations. 

Shiseido Refining Makeup Primer Has Me Pink!!

I wasn't planning to review this, since it was a small sample that I was just trying out, but it was soooo bad I had to tell you about it so you can save a few bucks!! What I am talking about? The Shiseido Refining Makeup Primer.

Excuse the poor photo....it looked clear on my camera!! In any case, I put a drop on my finger and the primer looked a bit pink. I blended it out and it still looked pink. I figured it would just fade away once blended on my face.

I was wrong. This primer made my entire face pink!! I waited 1 minute, then 2 minutes, then a whole 10 minutes for the pink case to go away. It didn't.

So finally I washed it off and proceeded with priming my face with my trusty MAC Prep + Prime.