Battle Of The Foundations: MAC vs Nars

MAC 'Studio Fix Fluid' and Nars 'Sheer Glow' foundations are always being raved about. I feel like they're 2 of the most popular foundations around at the moment and after trying them both I can see why. I really didn't know which one to go for when I was trying to choose my next foundation, but now that i've tried them both I know which one will be a staple in my make up collection...

I have combination skin; my T-zone is always oily and I get quite dry skin around my nose no matter how hard I try to get rid of it! I had been using the Revlon Colorstay foundation for combination/oily skin for ages and just decided that I wanted to try something different. So I decided to go to MAC and give the Studio Fix Fluid a go. I like high coverage foundations which is why I decided to go for that one.

I got the shade NW13, which was the closest match to my skin colour, however I find that it comes out which quite an orange tone - which is annoying as the other alternative was far too yellow. But as Summer was coming up, I was just hoping to get a bit of a tan on my face so that it would suit me more! Although this is just a personal opinion - I could just have a strange skin colour!

Bottle Appearance: 4/5

Coverage: 4/5

Staying On Power: 3/5

Smell: 2/5

Price: 4/5 (£22)

Would I buy again? Yes

I found the coverage of the foundation really good, which is what I look for the most in foundation. However, I found that it stuck to my dry patches quite a lot and was also quite shiny on my oily sections, so I found myself topping up my powder a lot more. But overall I really like the bottle (despite the fact it doesn't come with a pump - why!?!) It stays on reasonably well, but like I said you may find yourself topping up on powder throughout the day. It smells quite strong for a foundation, but that isn't really something that bothers me.

I got the shade 'Deauville' which suits my skin tone perfectly! I only purchased this a couple of weeks ago, but i've definitely fallen in love with it already.

Bottle Appearance: 4/5

Coverage: 5/5

Staying On Power: 4/5

Smell: 4/5

Price: 3/5 (£31)

Would I buy again? Yes

Again, what annoys me about this foundation is the fact that it doesn't come with a pump. I didn't bother buying one with the MAC foundation as it's slightly thicker, but Sheer Glow is a bit runnier and I felt like I was wasting so much every day so I invested in a pump. But, the lid doesn't fit on when the pump is on! Which I think is so stupid, as if you want to carry it in your handbag with the pump on you might expect to get a leakage... I'm not sure if MAC foundations are the same when they have a pump on?

Apart from the pump situation, I think that the appearance of the bottle is really nice and classy.. The coverage is amazing - I don't have to use that much to get a great coverage, it stays on all day really well and I don't have to top it up throughout the day, and it doesn't really smell of anything which is a plus!

Overall I think that Nars Sheer Glow is the winner for me. Although it is quite pricey, and nearly a tenner more than MAC Studio Fix, I really think it's worth it as it's the best foundation i've tried. I do really like the MAC one and would purchase it again, but now that I have tried Sheer Glow I think I will be sticking to this for a while! I'm interested to see how long the bottle will last me!

What's your favourite foundation? Have you tried either of these?