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Cover FX Power Play Foundation Review


     It's been a long time coming, but it's finally here, Cover FX's new foundation! The Cover FX Power Play Foundation, which boasts an impressive 40 shades, has options ranging from pink, golden, neutral, and even some olive undertones. The foundation is a buildable medium to full coverage with a modern matte finish, perfect for combo to oily skin types. It provides environmental protection, while remaining sweatproof, waterproof, transproof, and all day wear. The foundation has been formulated without parabens, sulfates, phthalates, fragrance, gluten, mineral oil, and talc. You are receiving 35 mL/ 1.18 fl oz of product for $44. Cover FX is a cruelty free and vegan company.

Review:


     As you all may remember from my review of the Cover FX Total Cover Cream Foundation, I've decided that from now on, that the format of my wear tests will divided up by wearing the foundation on it's own (if possible) for day, with setting powder on day 2, primer day 3, setting spray day 4, and a combo of the last three items for day 5, all for 8 hours each day. Noting that the first ingredient in this foundation is water, despite having silicone ingredients, I decided to use my Wet N Wild Flat Top Brush to apply the foundation during my wear test because a sponge would more than likely absorb the product, causing it to become sheer and requiring me to use more product. Lastly, I would like to state that during my wear test, I've been sick, and while I did give the foundation an honest review based on my experience, it is possible that this foundation would have worn differently, if I was feeling better and my skin wasn't so dry. I tried the shades N40 and G40 because I couldn't decide which one looked better XD
     On day 1 I was able to wear the foundation on its own, it took about a minute to dry down, but you could probably get away wearing this foundation without powder. Right away, I noticed that the foundation settled into my fine lines, it wasn't immediately obvious, but it was visible if I puffed out my cheeks. The frown lines that I have on my brow bone is where the foundation held up the worst. Not only did the foundation settle into my fine lines, but it creased significantly! I ended up having to blend away these creases several times throughout the day. My nose started getting oily about 2 hours into my wear test, but considering how other foundations have performed at the 2 hour mark, this foundation was holding up quiet decently. My forehead took a little longer to start getting oily, about 4 hours, but my forehead never looked terrible, by the end of the day, my forehead was more on the dewy side. Cover FX claims that their foundation is transfer proof, but I only feel as though this claim holds true when it's initially applied because the oil from our faces causes it to lift. When I blotted my nose, the tissue looked slightly tinted, but there wasn't an obvious signs of transfer, other days during the wear test are what made me question this claim.
     Day 2 proved to be quite interesting, I was absolutely sure, that setting the foundation would provide the results I desired, but sadly, I was wrong. To set the foundation, I used Cover FX Perfect Setting Powder in Light using the E.L.F. Selfie Ready Foundation Brush to work the powder into my skin. Initially, the foundation looked decent, but not great after I set it; the foundation was quite matte and somewhat heavy looking, this could've been from my skin being a tad bit dry from the cold I had. I'd say about 30 minutes in, the foundation, had not only set into my fine lines, but it had noticeably creased, which was quite frustrating. Until I had the opportunity to add more powder, I was blending out the creases with my finger, which took off quite a bit of product. About an hour and a half later, I was able to use my same kabuki brush to buff away some of the patchiness that occurred from blending with my finger. Before I was ready to go back out again, I decided that my best chances of making this product work with only setting powder would be baking everywhere, where creasing is prevalent on my face (baking is when you leave powder on your face to help insulate your body heat. The heat that normally radiates from our bodies will be trapped under the powder which will assist in drying out foundations or concealers). Baking certainly helped, but it was far from perfect, I still had to blend away creases with my finger throughout the day. If anything, baking only bought me an extra half hour, and resulted in the foundation looking heavier than before and looking concentrated in my pores.
     Using only my Urban Decay All Nighter Setting Spray on day 3, the results proved to be the same as other foundations I've tried using a setting spray with. The foundation creases slightly in my smile lines and the oils on my nose eat through the foundation.
     On day 4, I once again ran to my Cover FX Mattifying Primer for the primer portion of the wear test. It may not be my most favorite, but I know it's water based foundation friendly and I'm sure Cover FX formulates all their products to perform well with each other. Unfortunately, the primer did nothing to suppress my oils, by the end of the day, there was no denying I was oily. The foundation settled in my fine lines, creased, and worst of all, before the foundation started disappearing from my nose, you could see every pore on my nose because it darkened the pores trying to push the oil though. Needless to say I was not pleased and will not try wearing the foundation with only their primer again.
     I was very excited for day 5, even though I had no perfect day, I saw a lot of potential in the foundation and thought my combo of products would work. Day 4 certainly didn't disappoint, the foundation looked a bit heavy and extra matte after it was set, but it took 3 hours to see any kind of oil on my nose. By the end of the day, I looked satiny, but not at all oily, this foundation actually managed to keep my nose relatively matte for 8 hours. It did crease and settle some in my smile lines, but almost every foundation I've tried has this effect on me so I can't judge them too harshly on this basis.
     Just to give it a shot, I went ahead and applied the foundation with Beauty Blender on one of my off days to see how it performed and just as I expected, the sponge soaked up a lot of foundation requiring me to use a lot of product to achieve the look of fuller coverage, granted the final product was less cakey looking.

Final Thoughts:

      I'm really glad to see that Cover FX labels the foundation as buildable on their website, because I was going to have to harshly criticize the coverage. It does take quite a bit of building to get it to full coverage and even then the foundation feels like more of a high medium coverage.  I do feel as though building up the product, is a quick way to eat through your foundation, so I probably won't build it.
     At first, I sincerely thought people were exaggerating when they said the foundation bottle is hard to squeeze, but actually handling it in person, I've realized how wrong I was. In order to get product out of the bottle, I had to tip it over and shake it so the foundation would reach the nozzle. If the foundation isn't built up at the nozzle, you won't be able to squeeze product out, the bottle is made from a hard plastic.
     Overall I'm honestly shocked by how well this foundation looked on my nose. Between the oil control and beautiful modern matte finish, I have to say I really enjoyed this foundation. I only wish it wouldn't settle and crease in my smile lines, but perhaps using different products with this product will produce the results I desire.


If you've made it this far, I would just like to say thank you for reading my article! Your feedback matters a great deal to me, please feel free to message me through my email therobynvalentine@gmail.com regarding any feedback or questions you may have. Also while your here, I would greatly appreciate it, if you consider contributing to my website by making a donation to my Paypal using the email provided. Thank you again for all your continued support, it truly means the world to me.
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Physicians Formula Vegan List



     Looking at the number of individuals who've read my Stila Cosmetics Vegan Products List, I've been feeling encouraged to create more vegan products lists. It's a lot of work to put these lists together, but when I think about all the people I can help and the positive impact I'm making to help liberate animals from unnecessary suffering, it's all worth it. Over the past few weeks, I've been in contact with Physicians Formula, trying to put this list together. For the most part, I believe I've assembled a solid list, but it did take some digging on my part. It was confirmed over the phone, that their glycerin is plant derived and I was told over the phone and email that the brushes found in some of their products are synthetic. I am still a little skeptical, I will admit, I was told that their only non-vegan ingredients are beeswax, carmine, and lactic acid, but I was fortunate enough to catch lanolin in their ingredients. After I came across lanolin, I went back and started combining through their ingredients to make sure, that there were no more discrepancies, but I do believe that was the only one. I would also like to note that there are a handful of products Physicians Formula does confirm to be vegan, if you inspect the packaging, you will find some of the products labeled accordingly, but there are still a number of products who's vegan status is only confirmed online. I wanted to make note of it, in case anyone wants to be on the safe side and only buy products they personally certify to be vegan.



About the Company:

     Physicians Formula was based in Azusa, CA and started by leading allergist, Dr. Frank Crandall in 1937 for his wife Edith. Edith who lived with lupus, longed to find makeup that wouldn't irritate her sensitive skin. It was Dr. Crandall's mission to create a makeup line his wife could wear, that could perform similar to the cosmetics sold in department stores. Compared to the makeup available in the 1930's, Physicians Formula was a standout; avoiding the 132 irritants thought to be harmful at the time. Dr. Crandall believed that our skin absorbs the products we put on it (a fact that has been proven) and wanted to create a line of hypoallergenic makeup that was safe to wear. Dr. Crandall's mission to help his wife had a profound effect on the industry, Physicians Formula was not only the first hypoallergenic, fragrance-free and dermatologist-tested makeup in the industry, they were also the first to introduce SPF into cosmetics, and one, if not the first to sell bronzers (Dr. Crandall wanted to encourage people to avoid the sun and did this by creating a product that could replicate the look of sun kissed skin), sell completely organic makeup, and create biodegradable packaging for their Bamboo Wear line. The company was sold for the first time in 1961 by Dr. Crandall's second wife who had become widowed. Physicians formula which is now owned by Markwins International Corp., continues to run the company in Dr. Crandall's vision, creating makeup that won't irritate sensitive skin and avoids harsh chemicals.


Labeled vegan by company:

  • Charcoal Detox Cleansing Stick $9.95
  • Killer Curves Mascara $10.95 (All shades)
  • RefreshMint Cucumber & Bamboo Eye De-Puffer $9.95
  • Rosé All Day Oil-Free Serum $14.95
  • The Healthy Foundation SPF 15 $14.95 (All shades)
  • Vitamin C Brightening Facial Oil Stick SPF 30 $9.95
  • 24-Karat Gold Collagen Serum $14.95

Vegan:

  • Argan Wear™ $12.95 (All shades)
  • Argan Wear™ Ultra-Nourishing Argan Lip Oil Duo $12.95
  • Argan Wear™ Ultra-Nourishing Argan Oil $14.95
  • Argan Wear™ Ultra-Nourishing Argan Oil Bronzer $14.95 (All shades)
  • Argan Wear™ Ultra-Nourishing Argan Oil Face Powder $14.95 (All shades)
  • Argan Wear™ Ultra-Nourishing Illuminating Argan Oil $14.95
  • Bronze Booster Glow-Boosting Airbrushing Bronzing Veil Deluxe Edition $15.95 (All shades)
  • Bronze Booster Glow-Boosting Baked Bronzer $14.95 (All shades)
  • Bronze Booster Glow-Boosting Pressed Bronzer $14.95 (All shades)
  • Bronze Booster Glow-Boosting Season-to-Season™ Bronzer SPF 20 $14.95 (All shades) 
  • Bronze Booster Glow-Boosting Sun Stones $14.95 (All shades)
  • Bronze Booster 2-in-1 Glow Boosting Bronzer+Highlight $14.95 (All shades)
  • Brow Last Longwearing Brow Gel $10.95 (All shades)
  • Butter Highlighter $10.95 (All shades)
  • Charcoal Detox Cleansing Stick $9.95
  • Conceal RX™ $9.55 (All shades)
  • Concealer Twins® $8.95 (All shades)
  • CoverToxTen50™ Wrinkle Formula Face Powder $12.95 (All shades)
  • Eye Booster™ $10.95
  • Eye Definer Automatic Eye Pencil $5.95
  • Eye Definer Felt Tip Eye Maker-Ultra Black $7.55
  • Eyeshadow Quad $7.95 (All shades)
  • Gentle Wear 100% Natural Origin Bronzer $13.95 
  • Gentle Wear 100% Natural Origin Pressed Powder $13.95
  • Hypoallergenic Lipstick $6.95
  • Killer Curves Mascara $10.95 (All shades)
  • Le Velvet™ Foundation SPF 15 $12.95 (All shades)
  • Magic Mosaic® Multi-Colored Custom Blush $10.95
  • Mineral Wear® Talc-Free Cushion Corrector + Primer Duo SPF 20 $16.95 (All shades)
  • Mineral Wear® Talc-Free All-In-1 ABC Cushion Foundation SPF 50 $16.95 (All shades)
  • Murumuru Butter Blush $12.95 (All shades)
  • Mineral Wear® Talc-Free Mineral Loose Powder $13.95 (All shades)
  • Mineral Wear® Talc-Free Mineral Liquid Foundation SPF 15 $11.95
  • Mineral Wear® Talc-Free Mineral Face Powder SPF 16 $13.95 (All shades)
  • Mineral Wear® Talc-Free Mineral Airbrushing Pressed Powder SPF 30 $13.95 (All shades)
  • Mineral Wear® Talc-Free Mineral Airbrushing Loose Powder SPF 30 $13.95 (All shades)
  • Mineral Wear® Talc-Free Mineral Airbrushing Bronzer-Light Bronzer $13.95
  • Murumuru Butter Bronzer $14.95 (All shades)
  • Organic Wear Bright booster Oil Elixir $14.95
  • Organic Wear™ Lip Treatment $7.95
  • Organic Wear® 100% Natural Origin Tinted Moisturizer SPF 15 $11.95
  • pH Matchmaker pH Powered Lip Gloss $9.95
  • Powder Palette® Mineral Glow Pearls-Pearl $10.95
  • Powder Palette® Multi-Colored Custom Bronzer-The Bombshell Collection $13.95
  • RefreshMint Cucumber & Bamboo Eye De-Puffer $9.95
  • Rosé All Day Oil-Free Serum $14.95
  • Shimmer Strips Custom Eye Enhancing Extreme Shimmer Gel Cream Shadow & Liner Trio $11.95
  • Shimmer Strips Custom Eye Enhancing Extreme Shimmer Shadow & Liner $11.95 (All shades)
  • Super CC Color-Correction + Care All-Over Blur CC Cream SPF 30-Light/ Medium $14.95
  • Super CC Color-Correction + Care CC Concealer SPF 30-Light/ Medium $12.95
  • Super CC+ Color-Correction + Care Cream SPF 30 $14.95 (All shades)
  • Super BB All-in-1 Beauty Balm Concealer $12.95
  • Super BB All-in-1 Beauty Balm Cream SPF 30 $14.95 (All shades)
  • Super BB™ All-in-1 Beauty Balm Powder SPF 30 $13.95 (All shades)
  • Super BB #InstaReady™ Contour Trio BB Stick SPF 30 In Bronze $12.95
  • The Healthy Foundation SPF 15 $14.95 (All shades)
  • Vitamin C Brightening Facial Oil Stick SPF 30 $9.95
  • Youthful Wear™ Cosmeceutical Youth-Boosting Spotless Powder SPF 15 $13.95
  • Youthful Wear™ Cosmeceutical Youth-Boosting Spotless Foundation SPF 15 $14.95
  • Youthful Wear™ Cosmeceutical Youth-Boosting Illuminating Face Powder $13.95 (All shades)
  • 24-Karat Gold Collagen Serum $14.95
  • #InstaReady Face Primer SPF 18 $12.95
  • #InstaReady Full Coverage Concealer SPF 30 $10.95 (All shades)
  • #InstaReady Eye Primer Duo-Matte & Shimmer $11.95

Not Vegan:

  • Bronze Booster Highlight & Contour Palette $14.95 (May contain carmine)
  • Eye Booster™ Instant Lash Extension Kit (Contains beeswax)
  • Eye Booster™ Instant Lash Extension Kit + Brush Tip Kit-Black/ Ultrablack $14.95 (Contains beeswax)
  • Eye Booster™ Lash Contortionist Mascara $10.95 (All shades, contains beeswax)
  • Eye Makeup Remover Lotion (Contains lanolin alcohol)
  • Gentle Cover® $7.20 (All shades, contains isopropyl lanolate and beeswax)
  • Happy Booster™ Glow & Mood Boosting Blush-Natural $11.95 (All shades, may contain carmine)
  • Happy Booster™ Glow & Mood Boosting Blush-Rose $11.95 (All shades, may contain carmine)
  • Happy Booster™ Glow & Mood Boosting Blush-Warm $11.95 (All shades, may contain carmine)
  • Magic Mosaic® Multi-Colored Custom Pressed Powder $13.95 (All shades, contains isopropyl lanolate and acetylated lanolin alcohol, may contain carmine)
  • Matte Collection Quad Eyeshadow $7.25 (All shades, contain carmine)
  • Mineral Wear® Talc-Free Mineral Airbrushing Blush SPF 30 $11.95 (May contain carmine)
  • Mineral Wear® Talc-Free Mineral Correcting Powder $13.95 (All shades, may contain carmine)
  • Nude Wear Touch Of Glow Foundation $14.95 (All shades, contains lactic acid)
  • Nude Wear™ Glowing Nude Blush $12.95 (All shades, contains lactic acid)
  • Nude Wear™ Glowing Nude Bronzer $14.95 (All shades, contains lactic acid)
  • Nude Wear™ Touch of Glow Palette $14.95 (All shades, contains lactic acid)
  • Nude Wear™ Touch of Glow Stick $12.95 (Contains lactic acid)
  • Organic Wear® $9.95 (Contains beeswax)
  • Organic Wear™ Organic Rose Oil Lip Polish (Contains beeswax)
  • Organic Wear® 100% Natural Origin All-in-1 Beauty Balm Cream SPF 20 $14.95 (All shades, contains beeswax)
  • Organic Wear® 100% Natural Origin CC Color + Correction Cream SPF 20 $14.95 (All shades, contains beeswax)
  • Organic Wear® 100% Natural Origin CC Curl + Care Mascara $9.95 (Contains beeswax)
  • Organic Wear® 100% Natural Origin FakeOut™ Mascara $9.95 (All shades, contains beeswax)
  • Organic Wear® 100% Natural Origin Lash Boosting Mascara $9.95 (All shades, contains beeswax)
  • Plump Potion™ Needle-Free Lip Plumping Cocktail $9.75 (All shades, may contain carmine)
  • Powder Palette® Mineral Glow Pearls $13.95 (All shades, contains bis-PEG-12 dimethicone beeswax and carmine)
  • Powder Palette® Mineral Glow Pearls Blush $11.95 (Contains bis-PEG-12 dimethicone beeswax and carmine)
  • Powder Palette® Multi-Colored Blush $11.95 (All shades, may contain carmine)
  • Powder Palette® Multi-Colored Face Powder $13.95 (All shades, contains carmine)
  • Sexy Booster™ Ooh La La Sexy Eyes Trio $12.95 (Contains beeswax)
  • Shimmer Strips $11.95 (All shades, may contain carmine)
  • Shimmer Strips All-in-1 Custom Nude Palette for Face & Eyes $13.95 (All shades)
  • Shimmer Strips Custom Bronzer, Blush & Eyeshadow $12.95 (All shades, may contain carmine)
  • Shimmer Strips Custom Eye Enhancing Extreme Shimmer Eyeliner Trio $11.95
  • Shimmer Strips Custom Eye Enhancing Kohl Kajal Eyeliner Trio-Nude Eyes $11.95 (Contains beeswax and carmine)
  • Shimmer Strips Custom Eye Enhancing Kohl Kajal Eyeliner Trio-Universal Looks Collection $11.95 (All shades, contains beeswax and carmine)
  • Shimmer Strips Custom Eye Enhancing Shadow & Liner $11.95 (All shades, may contain carmine)
  • Shimmer Strips Custom Eye Enhancing Shadow & Liner Nude Collection $11.95 (All shades, contains beeswax, may contain carmine)
  • Shimmer Strips Custom Eye Enhancing Eyeliner Trio, Universal Looks $11.95 (All shades, contains carmine)
  • Shimmer Strips Custom Eye Enhancing Eyeliner Trio Nude Collection-Warm Nude Eyes $11.95 (Contains carmine)
  • Spotlight Illuminating Primer $14.95 (Contains carmine)
  • Summer Eclipse® $12.95 (All shades, contains isopropyl lanolate and acetylated lanolin alcohol, may contain carmine)
  • Super BB #InstaReady™ Filter BB Bronzer $14.95 (May contain carmine)
  • Super BB #InstaReady™ Filter Trio BB Powder SPF 30 $14.95 (May contain carmine)
  • Super CC Color-Correction + Care CC Powder SPF 30 $13.95 (All shades, may contain carmine)
  • The Healthy Lip Velvet Liquid Lipstick $7.95 (All shades, contains beeswax, may contain carmine)
  • The Smokey Eye Look Kit $9.95 (Contains beeswax and carmine)
  • #InstaReady™ Multi-Finish Eyeshadow $11.95 (All shades, may contain carmine)

References Cited:

“Physicians Formula Review: Just What the Doctor Ordered!” Maple Holistics, 26 Oct. 2017, www.mapleholistics.com/blog/physicians-formula-review/.

“We Are America's.” Physicians Formula, www.physiciansformula.com/aboutus.

YouTube, YouTube, 22 March 2014, www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqJ0-niDWlw.




If you've made it this far, I would just like to say thank you for reading my article! Your feedback matters a great deal to me, please feel free to message me through my email therobynvalentine@gmail.com regarding any feedback or questions you may have. Also while your here, I would greatly appreciate it, if you consider contributing to my website by making a donation to my Paypal using the email provided. Thank you again for all your continued support, it truly means the world to me.
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