I haven't tried a matte foundation since high school but I just could not resist trying the Fenty range. I waited until I could go out to Sephora and swatch before purchasing the foundation and I ended up deciding to purchase the shade 350 which is described as being "for tan skin with neutral undertones" sounds right for my skin, looked okay. I'm very awkward around people and there were quite a few others surrounding the display so I wasn't able to swatch as leisurely as I would have liked to. It is not a bad color match but it's not indisputably my skin in a bottle kind of shade. Its not as neutral as I would like it to appear, currently due to some color I acquired over the summer it's hardly noticeable, but I have a strong suspension once my summer color has faded completely that the color will not be something I can easily wear on its own. I'm not too bothered by that because I'm a chronic foundation mixer anyway and I always struggle to find a single color that works. I find it to be more warm than a color labeled neutral should be and I notice a slight orange hue to the skin that I wish wasn't there.
For oily skins if you find your shade this may be a foundation hero for you, with a beautiful soft matter finish and amazing lasting power. I've applied it over oil and after nearly six hours there was no cracking or separation so if you have natural oils that like to appear throughout the day your foundation will not melt away with it. For my dry skin I see myself mixing this with my more natural finish foundation for longer wear and into my tinted skin bases for a little more coverage. When I run out of this bottle it is likely that I would purchase another because I think it's a pretty great value for that money, but I also hope that by the time I've finished this bottle they have released a more universal foundation formula that's not matte.
