Jolie in Illinois wrote me recently and asked please could I review the new Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Eraser Treatment Makeup.
Well Jolie that’s not a great chore as I was liking the looks of it anyway!
Jump for the word.
I’m currently having a love/hate relationship with Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Eraser Treatment Makeup myself. This is saying something as I have a deep dislike for drugstore foundation. On the note of aging…not sure I really need an age rewind foundation but hey you can never start to early right?
The foundation comes housed in a chubby little bottle with a soft, fuzzy little ball applicator on top. You simply twist and click to get the foundation flowing into the applicator and away you go! I’m a hands on kinda girl and I normally use my fingers to blend out foundation but I generally liked using this applicator for application. It really does kinda work like a little eraser, whisking away dullness and brightening up the skin as it goes. I dunno about fine lines but maybe it’ll whisk those away too! On a note of the applicator, germs, and bacteria…from what I understand it’s been treated so you can simply wipe with a tissue after you’re done and have nary a worry about bacteria growing on it.
I really like the way this makes my skin look. Flawless, bright, dewy…..quite pretty really! However, I hate the formula. It feels greasy and weird. It slips and slides around my face as I apply and leaves behind an oily film. It almost feels as if the foundation has a built in primer of some sort. Now that’s actually the good news as those with larger pores may find that this fills pores as it covers…but me…I just felt it was terribly greasy and gross feeling. Coverage is about medium I’d say but you may be able to go heavier with proper build up.
Overall, I could probably lean towards loving this if it wasn’t for the strange oily formula, that was a total deal breaker for me. You might wanna try it out in store as they have testers available but I don’t think you can get a proper feel for it unless you have a face full of it on. Larger pores, drier skin will maybe find it’s a great one. No pores, oily skin may not like it.
Ok, but needs serious work on the formula.
Anyone try?
Do tell me how you feel about Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Eraser Treatment Makeup.
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I might pick this up to try it.
steel def worthy of a try…it’s interesting, particularly b/c of the applicator!
I bought this today and I love it. It hides all my plemishes and I can’t tell that i am wearing make up . I love this product.
awesome Louise good to hear you’re liking it, glad you had great results
I just got this last night and you are correct- I have dry skin and large pores and this is a dream! I am not particularly enamored of the sponge, because I like to apply foundation with a brush; also I dislike the click-pen mechanism because you don’t have adequate control over how much product comes out. But the formula is fantastic so far (we’ll see in a week if it beats out my beloved Jemma Kidd).
fantastic pinkcrow. Did you feel a tiny greasy though after use? it left a bit of a film on my skin. I like to apply with my fingers actually so I end up dabbing on but blending with my fingers shrug…can’t get out of the habit
No, not really greasy at all. But it’s 4 degrees, dry and windy here so these are not the best testing conditions. We shall see how it performs in warmer weather.
hi pinkcrow I really need to concentrate on this a bit more b/c it leaves a greasy film on me..grrr!
Formula souds like the dream satin liquid!!
Did you look at the ingredients to see how similar they are? haha
Thanks for the review
i haven’t sara
must take a peek! Wish it worked a bit better, loved how it “erased” just hated the greasy film it left behind!
Have been using for about a week – full disclosure: over the age of 50, quite oily skin with mid-to-large pores and some redness areas. NO oily feeling at all for me, altho’ a little creamier than a “liquid” (IMHO) so I’m not certain about other “oil/grease” comments. I don’t use primer – simply because it’s been terrific without it, but may test w/my beloved Lorac AquaPRIME… or with the Age Rewind’s primer (worth a try – far less costly than Lorac!) Tried the primer tester at the store: felt a LOT like Lancome’s T-Zone gel powder (a great product but not a primer in my book) so I’m sticking with Lorac primer for now (UTTERLY diff feel/product).
Plastic bottle is nifty – tight lid – suspect safe in purse (fine in my cosmetics case!) Love the puffy sponge – I do swipe my finger over it to get to smaller areas.
Strongly recommend: bring a mirror with you to testers, and TRY THEM ON YOUR FACE (bring Q-Tips if you want) — I ended up with shade I would never have selected without doing this. See note below on testers, however!!
Note: I did not like the Foundation formula (not enough coverage, shades are slightly different). This Eraser Treatment is better for me, although it does go on a little lighter color than the Foundation tester of same name indicates. Take that into consideration if you test with the Foundation samples!
hi MF thanks for your detailed review! Sounds like it’s really working for you!
Thanks also for your tips on testing them in store 
I ike it very much so far but it’s a tad greasy for me but nice none the less. Your review will be helpful here I’m sure 
I’m 26 years old with dry skin. I dislike this product A LOT! Looks horrible on me. However I don’t think it feel greasy, I don’t even notice it on other then I hate the look. I am going to try again after I put some face lotion on and let that dry and see if it makes a difference. I don’t like face lotion though so really it wont make a difference in my use if I cant put it on without lotion.
hey twylightmom! Sorry to hear it hun! I have dry skin too. I actually liked the way it looked on but it felt greasy on my face a bit. could be you got the wrong shade? How does it look on? patchy? too light? have you tried primer before application? that might help!
I would love to try this if I could get the foundation to go in to th applicator!!!!!!!!!!!!
hi shirley squeeze and it should flow
loooved this rewind it helps not to look to made up and brightened my face ..over 40.
fantastic lisa, great to hear it
Maybe the clicker is broken on my bottle. I just bought it but can’ t get it out of the bottle!
sorry to hear diana, take it back and get a new one
Actually, I finally did get it to work…guess I needed instructions
I twisted the bottle about 10 times and it finally began to flow…I just turned 60 in January and I like the way it cover flaws…feels good on my skin as long as I don’t use too much…I just dab it on and smooth it out with my fingers
yay fantastic diana
glad you got it! I liked it but I felt it was every so slightly greasy! 
Im 57 and have large pores and some not so fine lines around my mouth. I liked the way it looked when I finally got it on. The sponge applicator kind of left lines on my face and i had to smooth it with my fingers. It did look sort of oily and my skin is normal/dry; so I put a mineral veil on over it and it looked great. Stayed put all day at work. I like it a lot. Not so crazy about the sponge though. Maybe im doing something wrong. Any suggestions?
hi aprille! Glad to hear you’re liking it. I had to smooth on with my fingers as well after use. The sponge is unconventional for completely application in my opinion! smoothing on with the sponge and blending out with fingertips works best for me
I just got it and after help from hubby on how to get it to work (blush) I LOVE it. I am 47 and getting those pesky fine lines and crows feet and while this does not eliminate them it does blur them. I was hoping that I would not have to use my fingers with the makeup but found that I did. The only other drawback that I noticed is that the coverage was not heavy enough in my problem areas. I have the red areas and large brown spots on my face and this did not cover them enough for me. These were the only drawbacks that I noticed. I was thrilled since I am trying to get away from my higher priced speciality makeup.
that’s fab cejay sounds like it worked great for u. I like it but it had a tad of a greasy film to me but aside from that it was nice!
what is the best foundation for large pores. i would love an airbrush effect. that would be a miracle.
not sure aprille as I don’t have larger pores sadly. I’ve experienced great results with BB Creams that are very nice and flawless looking however my pores are really small so I’m unsure what the best base is for larger pores
i just recently bought this and i was just wondering how many times do you move the clicker pen till the right amount of foundation comes out??????,every time i use it seems like i turn it about 10times but then tooo much foundation gets on my skin,making it look cakey
mmm took me about four turns julie. after that it flows fairly easy. It didn’t make me look cakey but it left a weird film on my face that felt greasy