I have to say that I got so many compliments on how good my skin looked when I wore this – so I would say that it looked pretty natural on me! I have to make the distinction that this isn’t a transfer-resistant foundation – so it will rub off on clothing or on your hand if you’re pressing hard enough.

It really has a skin-like finish and it doesn’t have that obvious mask or caked-on look that so many long-wear foundations can have. This isn’t a matte finish foundation – it’s more of a natural finish, and I have to say that once I was done blending and applying, I absolutely LOVED how it looked on my skin. My hair kept sticking to my face, and so I did have to apply a finishing powder to the foundation which took care of the problem. Just after applying, I had to say that this foundation was slightly sticky. I also preferred to use my fingers for the application because I know that this foundation will dry hard on the brush and then the final product on my face will be streaky. The foundation is medium coverage and dries really quickly so it’s best to work in small parts of your face instead of doing everything at once. The colours in the Pro Longwear collection run a little darker than usual – instead of an NC 35 like I normally am, I am an exact match for NC 30 with this foundation, so keep that in mind if you’re ordering online.

Mac pro longwear powder pressed review