Kryolan TV Paint Stick - Review

Today is 12-12-12 - rejoice to be breathing on this once in a 100 years opportune date!!!!

Now getting back to my post - when stylecraze was closing its online shop I redeemed my points and bought a product which I was longing to get for quite some time but wasn’t sure of what shade to purchase. Since I had points to redeem I thought I’d take a chance, I did some Google search to find out closest match to Indian skin tones and bought the shade FS 38. Here begins my take on this product sought by professional make-up artists and specially for TV photography where it is important to hide all blemishes and give a flawless look.

Kryolan TV Paint Stick

What the company claims
“Successfully proven cream make-up in stick form. The special base of TV Paint Stick allows gentle make-up application that provides effective covering at the  same time. The KRYOLAN assortment of more than 250 color nuances for selection is truly extraordinary - which makes this preparation indispensable for stage, film, TV and video work.
TV Paint Stick is available in a variety of more than 120 shades.
Available in a handy twist-up cylinder.”

The Product
The Kryolan TV Paint stick is a foundation that comes in a twist up stick form. The stick is thick (the diameter is about 2.5 cm) and is grey in color. It is easy to twist up and back down making it super easy to carry around. The product can be applied with fingers, foundation brush or foundation sponge. There is no smell and the texture is thick and creamy.

Kryolan TV Paint Stick

My Experience
The Kryolan TV Paint Stick is said to be a great product. I remember the make up artist used this on my face at my wedding and looking at how well she had covered all scars I had specifically asked her to let me know her secret product (which she did!). The foundation needs proper moisturization before application without which your skin’s dry areas will start becoming flaky. Now that is a problem for me because any moisturizer normally breaks me out and without moisturizer this product does not work at all specially now that winters have settled in.

Kryolan TV Paint Stick

So what I do is use a anti-acne cream from Himalaya as the base. Then I take a wet foundation sponge, and then take very small amount of the foundation on the sponge and simply wipe it all over my face. It is important to note that only a small amount of product is needed at a time and you can build up on areas that need more coverage.

Kryolan TV Paint Stick

FS 38 is a shade that is tad bit light for my skin but if I apply it properly it looks fine and brightens up my face. The trick again is to have a well moisturized face. I think FS 36 would have suited me better but both FS 36 and FS 38 are shades for normal Indian skin tones (neither too fair nor dark). I use my Basicare Duet Foundation Sponge to give me a flawless finish after I have applied enough product on my face (you can check the detailed review of the Basicare Duet Foundation Sponge HERE)

Kryolan TV Paint Stick - FS 38 - For Indian Skin Tones

The amount of product in this stick is very good and will last a long time. The best part is that the expiry of the product is also 4 years so you have enough time to use it up!

Another great thing about the product is that it is water proof, yes it will stay on your face for a good 8 hours and beyond. So if you are planning to go to a party or wedding then this could be your product for the night!

Swatches
I have applied a lot of product to show you the shade. This amount is actually enough to cover the face if you don’t have too many blemishes.

Kryolan TV Paint Stick FS 38 Swatch

The blended swatches below have not been blended completely – this is just to give you an idea on how the product evens out the skin and hides my veins which otherwise stand out prominently on my hand.

Kryolan TV Paint Stick - swatch blended - under flash

Kryolan TV Paint Stick - blended without flash

Details at a glance
Packaging: thick twist up stick – easy to carry and apply
Fragrance: none
Coverage: high
Texture: very thick creamy
Price: Rs 800 (25gm)

What I like

• great coverage with small amount of product
• spreads easily with a wet sponge and with a foundation brush
• easy to carry about
• huge amount of product
• large variety of shades available (I think there are over 120 shades!)
• water proof

What I don’t like

• dry patchy skin if not moisturized well
• I wish it could give a dewy finish because despite my oily skin I like to have  dewy fresh look

I am currently using this TV Paint Stick only on days when I need heavy coverage. This will become my go to product in summers when I won’t need a moisturizer.
Have you tried the Kryolan TV Paint Stick?

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