I really wanted to like this. I was looking for a product free of parabens and other nasties. The color is perfect for my Casper white skin and it goes on smoothly. The only problem is that my face is like a grease pit by 10 am! This product is clearly not meant for oily skin.

It is the best ever. It goes on beautifully with my prescriptives "everything brush". It is the only makeup as of yet, that matches my pale skin without looking jaundiced. Thanks Alison. Also, my husband said how beautiful my skin looked.

Forget everything you've previously read or heard about this foundation. Reality Base has been completely reformulated into one of the most natural looking light to medium coverage foundations that I've ever come across. Its completely talc, oil, and gluten free (an incredible bonus for the allergy prone!) I'm very fair and I wear shade #1 in this. It is a lovely true ivory, without any pinkish tones. It does a great job of evening out my skin tone and covering redness. I have tried foundations from Revlon to Armani and this product gives me the closest to natural skin finish than any other I've used. When I wear this people comment, but not about my makeup, instead they comment on my beautiful skin (and no my skin isn't nearly perfect, its just Reality Base doing its job of "looking real"). If you're tired of "gloppy" obvious foundation. You have to try this... you'll fall in love! -just signed me "finally foundation satisfied"

Wouldn't we all love to have a foundation that leaves the face flawless, silky without looking made up? Here it is - what I call my "no makeup" - it produces a minor miracle. Alison Raffaele's Reality Base Foundation is oil free and glides on like a soft breeze chasing away unevenly pigmented skin and minor flaws. I'm a fair skinned one so I opt for Skintone 2 or 3. No waiting as there is with other foundations for it to "set" so blush, eye shadow, etc. can be applied. A matte finish is almost instantaneous. I swear by my makeup sponge so this is my method of application, beginning with a little of this sheer foundation and then adding more if I wish. An addition is seldom needed as even though the makeup is super sheer, the coverage is super complete.