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MAC Face and Body is a lightweight, water-based foundation offering a natural, buildable, dewy finish that enhances your skin’s look without heavy coverage.
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Editorial Summary: MAC Face and Body gives you that no-makeup, fresh skin vibe with a lightweight, dewy finish. It’s super easy to layer and apply with your fingers, but heads up—if you’re oily or breakout-prone, it might not be your jam. Longevity is meh on oily skin, but dry or combo folks seem to love it. Overall, a solid everyday foundation if you want that natural glow.
Methodology: Analysis based on 50 Reddit quotes from makeup-focused communities, covering user experiences, application tips, and skin type suitability, collected to represent diverse opinions and up-to-date user feedback.
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i am more of a fan of the natural/dewy look, I like my skin to look like skin. Currently I use MAC face and body or L'Oreil Infallible Pro Glow with my fingers ( I prefer the finish I get when I use my fingers, it blends with my skin better). For primer I use Becca Backlight Priming Filter or Charlotte Tilburry Hollywood Flawless filter and they are ok, wouldn't repurchase. I then set my nose with Glossier Wowder (also ok) and spray some rosewater to set.
i am more of a fan of the natural/dewy look, I like my skin to look like skin. Currently I use MAC face and body or L'Oreil Infallible Pro Glow with my fingers ( I prefer the finish I get when I use my fingers, it blends with my skin better). For primer I use Becca Backlight Priming Filter or Charlotte Tilburry Hollywood Flawless filter and they are ok, wouldn't repurchase. I then set my nose with Glossier Wowder (also ok) and spray some rosewater to set.
(For example, MAC foundations and I don't get along very well. I'm somewhere between NC and NW and 15 and 20 and I've tried many of their foundations to no avail).
MAC studio fix foundation is incredible and blurs the skin. Sometimes it clings to dry patches if I didn’t skin prep enough but it looks amazing
MAC Studio Fix and Studio Sculpt (Face and Body was a miss for me)
Previously I’ve tried MAC Face and Body and the Koh Gen Doh Aqua foundation but neither held up very well on me during these hot summer days.
My favorite summer and hot weather foundation! Light, buildable coverage; best applied with hands.
MAC Face and Body is my go to for about 10 years. I’ve tried Kosas, Nars, BareMinerals, RMS, glossier. Keep repurchasing Mac!
Surprising I had to leave ELDW to go back to my teenage foundation of Mac Studio fix. ELDW was settling too much into my lines and was too matte. studio fix is way more hydrating without being oily for me and it gives a very natural look when used sparingly!
Love love love this. The finish is a bit dewy but I just dust key places with a little setting powder. I honestly haven’t found anything that looks as close to real skin.