Merit Clean Volume Mascara vs Jane Iredale Pure Pressed Base

These are different products, not substitutes: Merit Clean Volume is a volumizing mascara, and Jane Iredale Pure Pressed Base is a pressed mineral foundation. Buy the Merit if you want fuller-looking lashes with a long-wearing black formula. Buy the Jane Iredale if you want medium-to-full, buildable coverage with SPF 20 and a semi-matte, skin-like finish. Owners rate the Jane Iredale highly (4.7 from 2,866 ratings) and call it a long-time staple that evens tone without settling into lines, though many say the powder refill cracks and crumbles and is messy to travel with. The Merit is a straightforward single-purpose mascara with no shade range to worry about.

• Choose the Merit Clean Volume if you want a black volumizing mascara that holds its look through a long day.
• Choose the Jane Iredale Pure Pressed Base if you want one pressed powder that covers, evens tone and adds SPF 20 in a refillable compact.