I am a fan of all things long-wearing and waterproof. I love messing with make-up but once I'm out the door I want something low-maintenance – something I can rely on. This foundation is definitely one that makes it to the top in that sense. It is full-coverage, buildable (if you do it little by little), economic, and stays put until you take it off. In case you have dry skin make sure your skin is well moisturized before you start applying foundation (or use a moist blender to apply) – as with all long-wearing foundations and concealers, it tends to make dry patches much more visible. And you gotta work fast before it dries. I mainly use Beauty Blender or my fingers to apply it and I've never had any problems, though.
Unfortunately, as much as I loved it I had to sell it because the lightest shade currently available (Light #46, for pink undertones) is not pale enough for me. Also it looks more yellow/orange when applied on face than straight from the bottle. So be careful - you might want to go a little lighter in shade. I read Kat von D used to have a paler shade (Light #42), which has been out of stock for quite some time now, but should be back in stock this Fall, as mentioned here. I can't wait! Once I have it I will surely do a review on this as well!
The bottle it comes in is pretty awesome in terms of visual design, but I find it to be a little too big for 30 ml – not my first pick when travelling. I do like it has a little cap that will keep it safe & hygienic, but the cap gets lost easily.
I've heard its drugstore dupe is Revlon Colorstay foundation – which I also own, like, and use – but Colorstay #110 Ivory is lighter in shade, and matches me very well. I tried mixing the two, but somehow I was never satisfied. Kat von D is too thick to really blend. I got more streaks while using Revlon, but Revlon one I use is oily/combination version, which might be the culprit here. Kat von D feels a little sticky, but that is also one of the characteristics for long-wearing heavy-duty foundations, I assume, and does not bother me personally (the stickiness is similar to MAC Pro Longwear).
I'm a little disappointed because Kat von D seems to be this edgy rock chic gothic brand, which kinda makes one assume pale goth girls are covered, but sadly not Snow-whites like me. Looking at the shade range it seems there is quite good selection of different kinds of "medium" shades... I don't know how about the darker end of shades, but there is room for a couple of different paler shades there. I really hope Light #42 will be my match.^^ Fingers crossed!
Edit: there is now several new lighter shades, #41 Light for neutral undertones, #42 Light for neutral undertones, #43 Light for warm undertones, #44 Light for cool undertones, #45 Light for neutral and #45 for cool undertones.
+ Kat von D does not test on animals
+ Full coverage
+ Long-wearing
+ Little goes a long way
– No SPF
– Bulky
Bang: 🌟🌟🌟🌟 4/5
Buck: 💰💰 💰💰 4/5 (35 $ on their website, more expensive in Europe)
Website: http://www.katvondbeauty.com/complexion/foundation/lock-it-foundation/20005.html
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