Laura Mercier is adding another foundation product to the widely respected line. Launching on counters this April, look for Oil Free Supreme Foundation, a non-drying formula designed for providing ultimate coverage, comfort and wear for a flawless complexion.

Available in 12 shades, this pore-minimizing foundation provides a soft matte finish and boasts an 8 hour wear time. Key ingredients include aloe bardadens, green tea leaf extract, vitamins E and A, panthenol and silica.

To use, Laura recommends to apply this new formula with her foundation sponge or fingertips. For best results, pair with a foundation primer.

Oil Free Supreme will be on counter April 2012 at a retail price of $42.

When I get ready during the work week, I'm all about looking polished and perfect. I reach for products that are tried and true. Let's just say that I'm incredibly risk averse. On the weekend, if I leave Brooklyn, I'm a little less perfected and definitely open to trying something new, which is exactly what I did this past weekend.

Normally I reach for my Revlon Colorstay every morning (what can I say - I love full coverage!) but I took a chance this past weekend on Neutrogea's Healthy Skin Makeup and the Healthy Skin Brightening Eye Perfector after being introduced to the line at Robert Verdi's Fashion Week Retreat. Neutrogena is such a well-respected brand when it comes to skincare, but I'd never considered their color cosmetics before. Normally I reach for the flashier brands, but there's definitely a time and place for looking like (a better version of) your natural self.

The Healthy Skin Makeup provides enough coverage to keep full foundation-loving girls like myself happy, but also is light enough to let your skin breathe. It also packs some skin benefits, too, like SPF 20 and an exclusive antioxidant blend to help ward off free radicals. To keep you bright eyed, even after all those TGIF cocktails, the Brightening Eye Perfector boasts SPF 25, antioxidants, vitamin E, and chamomile. It even helps out with those pesky dark circles and puffiness.

This weekend was all about staying close to home and getting in some extra rest. How did you spend your time off?

beautyblender Blender Sponge Canister

$19.95 by Beautyblender at Beauty.com

I've always been the kind of girl to enjoy a medium coverage foundation applied with a sponge. I don't particularly like getting my hands dirty (especially considering I use Revlon's Colorstay foundation) but conventional sponges can deteriorate rapidly and don't always allow me to get into some of the more angular spaces on my face.

When I heard about the beautyblender sponge, I was a bit curious. Obviously, since it's hot pink, I wanted to get my hands on it, but beyond that - could a teardrop-shaped sponge improve my application that much?

After having the opportunity to try the beautyblender out, I have to admit that I am a believer. Not only does the large, round end offer a great surface with which to blend foundation, it also makes a great tool to lightly dot & "bounce" foundation across your skin, similar to stipling with a duo-fiber brush. The pointed end of the sponge makes it perfect for working under the eyes and around the nose.

beautyblender is offering a Sweetheart Special just in time for Valentine's Day - 2 beautyblender sponges and 10 single use cleanser packets for $28.95.

Have you used the beautyblender? Are you a sponge kind of gal or do you prefer a brush/your fingers? I'm dying to know!

There are very few specific products I can't live without - my ipod, Kathryn Kerrigan shoes, IGIGI dresses, and FACEAtelier Ultra Foundation.

My addiction to this foundation runs deep.  Firstly, whenever I use the product, I receive compliments on my skin which has not happened since I was a small child.  Between my ongoing battle with adult acne and my oily skin, I fet there was sincerely no hope for my skin.  That was, of course, until I got my Dashing Diva manicured fingers on this bottle.

Sure, the bottle is non-descript, and you probably haven't heard of the brand.  It doesn't have some flashy ad campaign with the latest up-and-coming supermodel wearing some seriously dangerous smokey eye.  Not saying anything against those other companies, but FACEAtelier doesn't need all that flash.  When a product is good, it sells itself.

Ultra Foundation utilizes silicone, the same ingrediently likely found in your primer, to make the foundation lay on top of your skin instead of settling into pores and wrinkles.  If it was good enough for Madonna's Confessions tour, it's certainly good enough for my evening of cocktails with the gals.

Five minutes with FACEAtelier founder Debbie Bondar and you're hooked on her infectious energy and passion.  She's determined to make good products better and truly serve the needs of the women she is marketing to.  With her common sense, business smarts and sharp wit, it's easy to understand how she managed to create a successful product without all the distracting flash.

FACEAtelier Ultra Foundation retails for $42.  I'm so convinced that every woman I know would love the foundation as much as I do if given the opportunity to try it that I'm offering 5 samples of Ultra Foundation right here on StyleITOnline.com.  Contest ends October 28 at 11:59pm, open to United States residents only.  Winners will be chosen at random and contacted via email for their shade preference and mailing address.

If you've tried FACEAtelier Ultra Foundation and love it as much as I do, I'd love to hear about it in the comments below.  If not, good luck!