Stick/tube/solid foundation recommendations

[milla]

@ LemonM.: Oh to be in England now that April's here, blah dee blah (and  I will be 60 if I get there...). It sounds great, bet you can't wait to see the little one.
@Anne: I looked on the Easyjet website to see if there were any flights from Finland to the UK and I did not see any, but I am sure there are other airlines that do a reasonable deal, so you have to come!

[LemonMyrtle]

So, don´t worry. I cannot show my passport to anyone nowadays or I have to kill them afterwards. Your feeling are quite normal.

Thanks for the reassurance and the giggles, Anne! I showed the photo to three people, hoping for cries of horror. One said, "It just doesn't look like you because you had to take your glasses off." Another said, "It's not too bad. You just look a bit scared." Neither of these was reassuring.

But my darling said, "That looks NOTHING like you. You NEVER look like that. EVER." Phew.

"Vivacious" is a perfectly wonderful word and not at all pretentious. You are free to vivate as often as you please.

Listy: what you say makes sense. I think I should stop lusting after a stick. I'm just not sure I can  It may well be one of those things I eventually add to the "Bin It" thread!

[LemonMyrtle]

For anyone who's interested (do I hear crickets?!) I've chosen my holiday foundation and it's in a tube.

It's Estee Lauder Double Wear Light. The tube is 4-1/2 inches long and flattish, so will pack easily, and the foundation itself is my complexion's new best friend.

I do like Estee Lauder. EL sales assistants are unfailingly helpful and always give generous samples.

I first tried Revlon New Complexion One-Step Compact Makeup which wasn't bad but didn't quite fit the bill. For my morning make-up routine I definitely like a thinner, liquid foundation as a base. However, the compact works well for a light touch-up during the day so it's living at my workplace.

[Ammie]

Becca makes a good stick foundation too.

[Angelcat47]

As does Kevyn Aucoin.

[makinalist]

I am so glad you found what you wanted!  I really didn't think there would be something out there for your needs, but I guess your persistence paid off!  Great job.

[SusieQ]

I see those EL tube foundation but never gravitated to them.  Perhaps, I need to investigate.  Let me how well it wears on you, LM.  Of course, you must let us about your trip, too. 

[Mim]

Lemonmyrtle - have you considered a pressed mineral makeup applied with a brush?  Works with oily skin and can be put in your carry on bag - not the little plastic bag - allowing more room for other must haves.
I have used Jane Iredale, Lancome, and my current favorite La Bella Donna.

[LemonMyrtle]

Thank you, Ammie and Angelcat, for more recommendations. I think I've blown my foundation budget for a while, though. I bought the EL Double Wear Light, the Revlon New Complexion and a new Revlon ColorStay Natural. Oops!

Listy, I ended up getting what you recommended in the first place really! Not a BB cream but something in a tube. I did try a BB cream from The Face Shop and thought it was very ordinary, although it seems to have good reviews. It was Power Perfection. I found it too mask-like.

Susie Q, it's a very thin foundation on, more like a tinted moisturiser but not so moisturising, if you like that sort of thing. I do.

Hello, Mim. I don't think I'm a mineral foundation sort of gal. I say this because even the commercials for mineral foundations do nothing for me and I once tried a Laura Mercier one and HATED it. Admittedly I haven't tried any of your specific recommendations and I just might when I've used more of the zillion of (well, three) foundations I have right now. I can see that it would be an ideal travel foundation for those whom it suits and thank you for your suggestion.