Dream Urban Cover

After so many years, I found finally a first foundation which combines high skin protection with lightweight & comfort in one natural foundation. It offers optimal protection against urban aggressions such as skin oxidation and daily UV rays. There are so many reasons why I love it and I use it now everyday! First, in terms of protection, it has SPF 50 UVA & anti-oxidant, which makes me feel protected. Second, it has thin texture, which gives me a breathable sensation and moisturized feeling. Third, in terms of make-up result, it offers high coverage with radiant and natural look. Last but not least, the affordable price, less than 11$! I should stock several so that I can blend the different shades for the face contour and shaping. I chose the natural ivory shade. As you can see in the photos under daylight in the late afternoon, the bulk shade is a little bit lighter than my skin color, but the final shade on my skin is great after application and the color fit perfectly my skin ton. So, really a great product! I recommend all my girl friends to have a try :)

I have extremely dry fair olive skin, so finding a something that works with my texture and skin tone is a nightmare. I usually have to make my own. I use this as a mixer because it has a surprising amount of coverage and a nice watery texture. I mix 4-5 drops of this with a quarter size dollop of face cream and a bit of green color corrector. It applies and wears beautifully! This is a fantastic foundation on its own, but if you like a lighter look I highly recommend trying to make your own tinted serum/moisturizer. It plays very well with basically any water-based product.

Really happy with this foundation. Bought it thinking it would be good for every day wear and it's great for that. I apply it with a damp sponge and find it to blend out very quickly and easily and have a good medium coverage that dries to a demi-matte/satin finish that looks quite natural on the skin and feels weightless. The shade range is far too limited in my opinion, especially for a product that claims to be full coverage. Some people with sensitive skin may find it irritating due to chemical sunscreens and alcohol in the formula. Pros: -Looks like skin, very natural -Easy to apply and blend -Can vary the amount of coverage depending on the application method. Can go from sheer to medium (would not call this full coverage). -Feels very lightweight on the skin--no heavy "foundation" feeling -Doesn't sink into fine lines/wrinkles or pores -Broad spectrum SPF 50. I would never rely on a foundation exclusively for sun protection (you won't use enough or apply it evenly enough to get the protection advertised on the label), but it's a nice extra to give you a bit more protection over your regular sunscreen. -Wears pretty well on oily skin, though I do set it with powder and need to touch it up about half way through the day. That's standard procedure for me with all foundations, and this touches up well and easily. Even when I do get a little oily, the foundation doesn't separate or cake up anywhere. Cons: -Shade range is poor. Even in the lighter shades, there isn't enough variety of undertones for everyone to find the correct match, and don't even get me started on the deeper end of the spectrum which is nearly nonexistent. Maybelline can do better. I couldn't find a match and have to blend two shades together instead. I won't be the only one. -Advertised as full coverage and it isn't. That doesn't bother me because I prefer medium coverage, but if you expect this to be full coverage, you will be disappointed. -If you are sensitive to chemical sunscreens, steer clear of this. -If your skin is sensitive to alcohol in products, again, you'll want to steer clear.

This product comes really close to another foundation that I used for melasma coverage and sun protection. I don't think I'm allowed to name brands, but I was addicted to a maximum-coverage, high-SPF foundation I purchased at a very popular cosmetics store, both of which shall remain unnamed in this review. Sadly, life took a turn and as an unemployed mom, I could not warrant paying $40 a tube every month for only one of about ten beauty products I use on a daily basis. Going without sunblock and melasma coverage wasn't an option (ugh--job hunting and interviewing with a splotchy, sun-damaged face at the age of 46!) I tried a bunch of other foundations ranging in the $10-$20 price range and ended up finding this foundation in one of those Amazon suggested items list. Yay! I'm on my second or third tube of this stuff. There are lots of colors to choose from. I actually combined a couple of shades when my unintentional tan faded this fall. My only issue with the product is that my face is super-shiny. I have very oily skin, anyway, and any product with this much sunblock in it is bound to make my skin look greasy. On the plus side, if you are concerned about wrinkles, this product does a great job of hiding them and keeping your skin very smooth (versus dry and cakey).

I bought this for my wife, and she absolutely loves it. She has a busy schedule, and this foundation stays matte and fresh from morning until dinner without needing touch-ups. It really blurs her pores and gives her skin a natural, smooth finish that isn't heavy or 'cakey.' It’s the one product she reaches for every single day!"

Let me start by saying that I love the Maybelline dream line. *Almost* everything they've released has been an absolute winner... Almost everything. Enter the Dream urban cover. Number one: This is *not* a full coverage product. I'm not even entirely sure why Maybelline marketed it that way. It's light coverage, verging on medium if you build it up. Speaking of building up, this product pills and slides so easily. Even with a ton of powder over top, it just wouldn't stay put on my (dry) skin. Its even hard to build up in certain spots (sides of nose) and it slides right into creases (especially on the eye lid). I bumped it up a star because I haven't used all my primers with it - maybe they'll be a winner in the mix. It's a water based product, so don't use it with a silicone primer. What this product does well: very little "sunscreen" smell, narrow product opening so it's harder to squeeze too much out of the tube, and finally - the shade range! They have a shade lighter than me, which is strange, because most drugstore products are too dark - and it has one of the darkest shades I've seen from a drugstore offering. Even better, their lightest shade leans neutral! Most drugstore/high-end products have a very pink-based lightest shade, OR (in rarer circumstances) they go in the opposite direction and offer a very yellow based product. Overall, I love the idea of this foundation. SPF in foundation (and not just the measly SPF 15 some brands use) should be way more common. The shade range is a step in the right direction. However, this has to be reformulated. It's almost impossible to use over anything else and even alone it *immediately* pools into lines/pores and migrates all over.

Love this foundation. Looks beautiful and doesn't crease or look cakey. Love the sunscreen protection also. Unfortunately, Maybelline has discontinued this product. It's mind boggling they would stop selling such a fabulous product. Super disappointed 😔.

I'm pretty impressed with this foundation. I buy so many foundations that don't live up to their promises. This one really does. Well, I guess not 100%--I don't think this is really full coverage. But it is very good coverage, and you can build it up if you want. It feels very lightweight on my skin. It makes my skin look really even and pretty. I can apply it really any way that I want-it looks equally good applied with fingers, a brush, or a sponge. I don't often find a foundation that I can say that about. The sun protection seems to work really well. It is pretty long wearing, too. It holds up well throughout the day. I can either powder it, or skip powder. It really works either way. It's a great foundation, especially at this price-point.

I am an oily combination skin and this spf50 foundation is lightweight and long lasting! Looks clean n complete even after 10 hours of wear. Got the wrong colour but I will get another one soon

Excelente cobertura y spa ríen ya de piel, muy buen producto

I never tried this when it was in local stores and now they don’t sell it any more. I really hope they don’t discontinue it. This is the holy grail of holy grails of foundation for me. It is the most natural looking foundation I have ever tried. Gives medium and buildable coverage and lasts all day. I use setting spray not powder and it doesn’t migrate or fade or bunch up in lines or anything. Doesn’t cling to my dry patches or accentuate my fine lines. I love this stuff so much I must have bought a year’s supply by now LOL.

Super marque de fond de teint!!! S'applique super bien même avec un pinceau a fond de teint ! Seule belle je me suis tromper sur ma teinte, je l'ai mélanger avec un autre fond de teint que j'ai de L'Oréal Paris, et le mélange de fond parfaitement !!! Il ne fait pas de peluche, laisse un teint naturel ! Si ont en mais plus c'est moins naturel mais ça fait propre aussi. 😀😀 Il est couvrant mais pas trop non olus, c'est léger, c'est sur sur un vélo boutons il va le réduire mais on sera qu'il sera la. Le prix est juste alléchant!!!

Me gusta mucho ..