Gabriel Cosmetics(Extra Light Beige) - Dual Powder Foundation Extra Light Beige

I love it

I got the lightest color and it's perfect (Extra Light Beige). I was initially worried that it would be too dark because in the past when I would look at the makeup in the health food stores, the lightest color was always too dark. Luckily things have changed since then with many of the natural brands. I am very fair, obviously, and it can be hard to find colors light enough for my skin, not to mention the fact that often even the lightest color would often be orangey from the get go. But not with this one. The Extra Light Beige is truly a neutral with no pink or yellow undertones that I can detect. Moving on from color, the next most important characteristic to me is feel. I hate those grainy powders (think original Covergirl way back when). I also hate powders that don't seem to stick. Well this one is neither. It is silky smooth and goes on in a lovely fashion depositing the powder smoothly. You can either dab your powder brush into the compact or use a powder puff. I use a sponge puff as I find if I use a velour puff, it is too easy to get too much powder on it. Some have have mentioned pressing this powder into their skin, but I haven't tried that yet. After I've spread powder all over, I go lightly over it with a big brush to remove any excess. Voila! I'm done. I have dry skin and I moisturize before using this powder.

I like the quality of ingredients, but the extra light beige isn’t those with very pale tones. It looks decently light beige but when applied to my skin, gives a dirty look, because it is not very pale in tone. Almost looks like I got a smudge on my face. You can see the color difference from the pan and then on the white sponge. How it looks on the sponge is similar to how it looks on my skin. I am very pale - neutral with some redness. For reference, I wear 0.1 in smash box hydrating liquid foundation.

I've been using Gabriel pressed powder for almost a year now. I discovered it at a Wholefoods supermarket and have been hooked since. This product provides plentiful coverage that can be layered on to meet your coverage needs yet it is soft and light-weight. My skin feels like it can breath. Plus no talc, no shine! I actually had the opportunity to meet the creator of this line recently. His name is Gabriel and he is a Venezuelan make up artist who resides in Miami and created this line to be safe and natural for your skin. Gabriel had bad skin growing up and wanted to create a line of products that wouldn't harm the skin or cause breakouts. Really nice guy, really nice product. This particular Amazon seller sells the pressed powder for 13 dollars and change which is a steal you can expect to pay almost 25 dollars at Wholefoods. Get yours now, I promise you'll love it as much as I do.

This is an amazing foundation. I was very impressed by how long lasting it was and how it didn't cake up or move around. For the price it's a great deal. I decided to try it because my other pressed foundation is so much more expense. More than double the cost of this. It didn't last long. It lasted just over a month. The only thing I did not like which is a huge issue for me are the color choices. I'm ultra pale. The extra light beige was still pretty dark. It makes my face look dirty. It has a muddy tint to it. I stay pretty pale all year so this won't even work for me in the summer. Unfortunately I won't be buying this again unless they can come out with a lighter shade. Which I hope they do!