Today I put my Clarins Extra-Comfort Foundation on my entire face. I found the finish and texture are very similar to Clarins Everlasting Foundation. It has a medium to full coverage, the lasting power is superb--for more than 9 hours, and the texture is creamy and easy to blend. So far I do not see any different between Extra-Comfort and Everlasting Foundation. But it's 15 dollar more expensive than Everlasting foundation!! Maybe it's because of the anti-ageing formula which makes it so expensive. Will keep trying my new Extra-Comfort foundation and see.
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Friday, 27 September 2013
Monday, 23 September 2013
FOTD: Revlon Color Stay for Normal to Dry and Almay TLC Foundation
I decided to wear two foundations on my face to compare. They are both long wearing foundation with good coverage. I put Revlon Colorstay on left side of my face while Almay TLC on the right side.
I have them both in shade buff. They both have super good coverage and staying power. I am very happy with their performance today.
Revlon seems to have a tiny bit better coverage than Almay. But it's not easy to detect. I wore them today to go hiking under sun for an hour and they both stayed very well. They did not leave any mark around my nose where I put my sun glasses. They both stayed for more than 8 hours without touching up.
It's 15 degree in Toronto today. Humidity 72 %.
Saturday, 21 September 2013
Dior Nude foundation and Dior Fusion Flawless Foundation first impression
It's a long day today and I tried my two new dior foundations this morning for around 3 hours. I do not call it a review, neither a FOTD, it's just a first 3-hour impression.
I put Dior Fusion Flawless Foundation on left side of my face while Dior Nude on the right side.
I did not have good impression on these two foundations in the first 3 hours. To me, Dior compact foundations are much better than liquid foundations.
The texture of Dior Nude liquid foundation is thicker than Flawless foundation. I think it should be the other way around because the foundations which claim to be flawless are usually thicker while foundation with more natural looking are thinner, liquidier and runny (such as Revlon Nearly Naked).
I like thicker and creamier texture foundations because they are more emollient in general. However the Dior Nude liquid is very hard to blend on my face with my fingers. So far there's no foundations I have are not blendable with my fingers. I was also surprised that with its thicker texture, the coverage is very low. I do not feel the foundation dry, it's just hard to blend. I do not expect too much coverage on this liquid foundation, however I do hope it has more beautiful glow than my Guerlain powder foundations since Dior names this foundation as 'skin glowing makeup'.
In terms of Dior Flawless foundation, it's very liquidy. I had impression that it's much thinner and runnier than Revlon Colorstay foundation. The foundation for sure has better coverage than Nude foundation but not as good as my other higher coverage foundations such as Revlon Colorstay or Estee Lauder Double Wear. With one thin layer, the coverage is around medium.
All in all, I did not wear these two foundation long enough to tell if they are good or bad. However I do think the compact foundations are better than liquid foundations. By wearing both foundations in short 3 hour time, I do not feel anything superb. I think drugstore foundations can achieve such finish and look as well.
I will keep trying these two in the future as it becomes cooler here.
I put Dior Fusion Flawless Foundation on left side of my face while Dior Nude on the right side.
I did not have good impression on these two foundations in the first 3 hours. To me, Dior compact foundations are much better than liquid foundations.
The texture of Dior Nude liquid foundation is thicker than Flawless foundation. I think it should be the other way around because the foundations which claim to be flawless are usually thicker while foundation with more natural looking are thinner, liquidier and runny (such as Revlon Nearly Naked).
I like thicker and creamier texture foundations because they are more emollient in general. However the Dior Nude liquid is very hard to blend on my face with my fingers. So far there's no foundations I have are not blendable with my fingers. I was also surprised that with its thicker texture, the coverage is very low. I do not feel the foundation dry, it's just hard to blend. I do not expect too much coverage on this liquid foundation, however I do hope it has more beautiful glow than my Guerlain powder foundations since Dior names this foundation as 'skin glowing makeup'.
In terms of Dior Flawless foundation, it's very liquidy. I had impression that it's much thinner and runnier than Revlon Colorstay foundation. The foundation for sure has better coverage than Nude foundation but not as good as my other higher coverage foundations such as Revlon Colorstay or Estee Lauder Double Wear. With one thin layer, the coverage is around medium.
All in all, I did not wear these two foundation long enough to tell if they are good or bad. However I do think the compact foundations are better than liquid foundations. By wearing both foundations in short 3 hour time, I do not feel anything superb. I think drugstore foundations can achieve such finish and look as well.
I will keep trying these two in the future as it becomes cooler here.
Wednesday, 11 September 2013
Review: Yves Rocher Pure Light Foundation
When I saw it in the store first time, this foundation did not attract my attention. One reason is that it's housed in a very light plastic bottle. I prefer foundation to be packed in a glass jar since I feel it can preserve better the ingredients in the foundation. The other reason is because I did not believe this foundation can offer any coverage from its name. I prefer foundation to offer some coverage. To be a foundation cannot be called foundation if it offers coverage less than tinted moisturizers. Nowadays more and more tinted moisturizers and sunscreens offer light coverage which work better than some light foundations.
For some reason I ordered this foundation online one day. I read YR claimed this foundation gives a luminous and second skin effect. As a person with dryer skin, I always wish foundation can give me some luminous and glow finish instead of dull matte look. Therefore I decided to give it a try.
The foundation really gives a beautiful luminous finish on the skin. I did not detect any sparkles in the foundation. It is moisturizing on the skin and it looks moisturizing on the face. Your skin looks full of hydration and very healthy.
The coverage is actually quite good as a light foundation, it's between light to medium. But you do not see any powder traces on your skin. Your skin looks better and healthier. I agree with what it claims, it has a second skin effect.
The foundation comes with a pump and the bottle is very light which makes it very travel friendly. Though I prefer glass jars instead of plastic jars. For those people who prefer to bring foundation everywhere for touch ups, it can be your best choice.
YR light luminous foundation gives skin a hydrating feel (see above swatch).
Yves Rocher Pure light foundation ingredient lists:
Review: Rimmel Wake me Up Foundation
Rimmel makes very good foundations with affordable prices. This foundation is around $11 dollars. There are very few foundations retail below $15 dollars in Canada.
Rimmel's Wake me Up foundation claims to have anti-fatigue effect and radiant glow.
If you look at the above swatch, you may see some tiny shimmers there. These small particles does not make your face shine like disco ball. Because it's so subtle, you cannot detect them at all once you apply the foundation on your face. It gives a very healthy glow on the skin that everybody would enjoy.
The texture is not as runny as revlon nearly naked. I personally dislike runny foundation because it makes everything messy. The foundation feels like light serum which is very comfortable on your skin. It's very easy to blend with your fingers.
The foundation comes with a pump so that you can control the amount of foundation easily each time.
The staying power is good. It stays around 6 hours on the skin. On my normal to dry skin, it does not transfer.
One downside of this foundation is that the color selection is quite limited. I am around NC 20 and I wear the lightest shade. All Rimmel foundation seem to be having this problem with shade selection, otherwise I think Rimmel's foundation quality is one of the best in drugstore.
Overall, this is a good quality foundation with limited shade selection. It gives skin very beautiful glow but not greasy. It comes with a pump and the packaging makes this foundation to look more expensive than it is.
The ingredients list.
Tuesday, 10 September 2013
Review: Yves Rocher Flawless Finish Fluid Foundation
When it comes to foundation with flawless finish, the top three foundations come to my mind are Cle de Peau cream foundation, Clarins Everlasting Foundation and Estee Lauder Double Wear. They truly offer full coverage that make your skin look flawless. However sometimes they can be drier than other foundations and they can look like mask on the skin.
However YR Flawless Finish Fluid Foundation does not have that mask-y feel to it and it opens my view on flawless finish foundation.
When I first tried this foundation I was surprised by how thin and liquid-y it is comparing to my other foundations with high coverage and long staying power.
The foundation is slightly runny. It is super blendable. I did not use any accessories such as brushes or sponge to apply. I use my fingers to blend it same way as I apply sunscreen. The foundation looks good on the skin. It does not cover as well as my other high coverage foundations which can be doubled as concealers.
The foundation looks very natural on the skin. It does not give any matte look like other high coverage foundation, instead, it gives a beautiful glow on the face. It evens out the skin tone really well.
In order to see how it performs, I apply this foundation without any concealer. I do set it with a very think layer of translucent powder.
It looks nothing special on my skin during the first half hour. However after 6 hours of applying this foundation, I found it looks very beautiful on the skin. This foundation does not transfer or spread. The longer it stays on the skin, the more beautiful it looks.
Like I said before, it does not make or conceal the flaws on the skin. I was a little bit disappointed with this foundation at the first time. However it seems to "diffuses" the flaws on the skin. The imperfections somehow hind somewhere but you know you do not put tons of products on. It's a very weird feeling to me since I always expect foundation claims to have flawless coverage should hide and conceal all my imperfections with a 'light mask' feeling on my skin.
Overall, YR Flawless Finish foundation does help your skin look flawless in another way, rather than masking everything up.
However YR Flawless Finish Fluid Foundation does not have that mask-y feel to it and it opens my view on flawless finish foundation.
When I first tried this foundation I was surprised by how thin and liquid-y it is comparing to my other foundations with high coverage and long staying power.
The foundation is slightly runny. It is super blendable. I did not use any accessories such as brushes or sponge to apply. I use my fingers to blend it same way as I apply sunscreen. The foundation looks good on the skin. It does not cover as well as my other high coverage foundations which can be doubled as concealers.
The foundation looks very natural on the skin. It does not give any matte look like other high coverage foundation, instead, it gives a beautiful glow on the face. It evens out the skin tone really well.
In order to see how it performs, I apply this foundation without any concealer. I do set it with a very think layer of translucent powder.
It looks nothing special on my skin during the first half hour. However after 6 hours of applying this foundation, I found it looks very beautiful on the skin. This foundation does not transfer or spread. The longer it stays on the skin, the more beautiful it looks.
Like I said before, it does not make or conceal the flaws on the skin. I was a little bit disappointed with this foundation at the first time. However it seems to "diffuses" the flaws on the skin. The imperfections somehow hind somewhere but you know you do not put tons of products on. It's a very weird feeling to me since I always expect foundation claims to have flawless coverage should hide and conceal all my imperfections with a 'light mask' feeling on my skin.
Overall, YR Flawless Finish foundation does help your skin look flawless in another way, rather than masking everything up.
Ingredients lists:
Revew: Yves Rocher Replumping Serum Foundation
YR Replumping Serum Foundation is a foundation infused with many natural skin care ingredients. It gives skin benefits while wearing foundation. The foundation is in a half-serum and half-foundation formula.
When I tried to pump the foundation out first time, there's no foundation coming out. It was a transparent liquid with slightly oily feel running out of the bottle instead. I suppose it to be the serum that has skin care benefits. It takes me to pump around 3 to 4 times until the foundation comes out.
The foundation was not liquid-y, it's has a light serum feel to it which I think it is because of the skin care serum in the foundation. It is very moisturizing on the skin that I feel myself wearing a skincare product instead of a foundation.
Though YR did not claim this foundation to be with great coverage, I feel it is the YR foundation with the best coverage. With one layer of this foundation, the coverage is medium. It does not look cakey if you put more layers on to build up more coverage and you never feel it's heavy on the skin.
The staying powder seems to be OK, it says around 6 hours on normal to dry skin like mine. If you sweat easily, you might need to blot it.
It has a light scent like all YR's foundations. Fortunately the smell does not linger. However if you are sensitive to scent you'd better to try it and test it out in the store.
Overall, it's a above medium coverage foundation infused with lots of skin care ingredients for normal to dry skin people.
When I tried to pump the foundation out first time, there's no foundation coming out. It was a transparent liquid with slightly oily feel running out of the bottle instead. I suppose it to be the serum that has skin care benefits. It takes me to pump around 3 to 4 times until the foundation comes out.
The foundation was not liquid-y, it's has a light serum feel to it which I think it is because of the skin care serum in the foundation. It is very moisturizing on the skin that I feel myself wearing a skincare product instead of a foundation.
Though YR did not claim this foundation to be with great coverage, I feel it is the YR foundation with the best coverage. With one layer of this foundation, the coverage is medium. It does not look cakey if you put more layers on to build up more coverage and you never feel it's heavy on the skin.
The staying powder seems to be OK, it says around 6 hours on normal to dry skin like mine. If you sweat easily, you might need to blot it.
It has a light scent like all YR's foundations. Fortunately the smell does not linger. However if you are sensitive to scent you'd better to try it and test it out in the store.
Overall, it's a above medium coverage foundation infused with lots of skin care ingredients for normal to dry skin people.
Wednesday, 4 September 2013
Review: Estee Lauder ESTEE LAUDER Futurist Age Resisting Makeup
I have been owning this foundation for more than 2 years. I recently rediscovered it from my drawer. This foundation is probably one of the foundations live up to what they claim.
The foundation is with SPF 15 and the active ingredient is octinxate.
The shade I got was soft ivory. It is a bit darker and pinkier than my skin tone. But once I blend it well it look OK on my skin. The shade is close to Japanese OC 10 shade.
The foundation is light on the skin. It's silky and liquid-y but not runny. You feel you are wearing moisturizer instead of foundation.
The foundation is super easy to blend, I applied this foundation with my fingers and it looks even on the skin.
The coverage is very good, it's medium to full coverage. The finish is not as matte as double wear. It's full coverage with luminous finish, which I like so much.
When first applied on the skin, it does not look as beautiful as other foundations. But as time goes by, the finish become more and more beautiful. It does not transfer and the lasting power is superb.
it does not settle into crease
If you dislike the disadvantages of EL Double Wear but love its staying power and superb coverage, you can give this foundation a try. The foundation has a pump (which DW has not), it contains SPF 15 (DW has only spf 10, and it looks like the new formula has none at all), it is light and easy to blend (DW is harder to blend), it does not settle into crease (DW is too dry for my under eye area), and the finish is flawless and natural radiant.
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Tuesday, 3 September 2013
Review: Yves Rocher Comfort Cream Foundation
This is probably the only foundation with the largest amount in my foundation collections. As you can see from the above picture, it contains 40 ml. When foundation become more and more expensive with less amount contained inside(some of the foundation are around 20 ml only ), Yves Rocher's cream foundation seems to be with very good value, especially when it's 50% off.
The foundation is stored in a heavy glass jar, which makes it a fancy look. The packaging and the texture of the cream foundation reminds me a lot of Kanebo Lunasol Skin Modeling Cream Water Cream Foundation.
The texture of the foundation is creamy and watery. It's a cream, but not as heavy thick as some other cream foundation I had. It's definitely not as heavy as bb cream or mousse foundations, it's a little bit like Revlon Color Stay Whipped Foundation texture.
You can see the texture of the cream foundation from the photo above.
The cream foundation feels very light on the skin. You don't feel yourself wearing any makeup. It's hydrating, blendable and it does not settle into creases.
The coverage is medium. It does unify the complexion, and conceal "small" imperfections and red blotches. It you have more flaws, you may want to add concealers on the top.
As to the finish, the foundation give the skin a luminous and youthful look. It does not have any shimmer inside of the cream foundation, but the look is really luminous and healthy.
Since the foundation is store in a jar, it's not as easy to get the product out as the foundation with a pump. It can be unsanitary as well. However because of the texture of the cream foundation, the application is very easy. You can apply the foundation on with fingers or anything else, the finish is always beautiful.
It's not oily but hydrating. Nonetheless I suggest people with normal to dry skin to use because of its luminous finish. I think combination to oily skin people would find it too shiny for them.
Overall, it's a very good foundation which gives you beautiful finish and decent lasting power with no difficult makeup techniques required.
The ingredients list with expiration date.
Monday, 2 September 2013
Review: Revlon New complexion one step makeup
This cream to powder foundation has a different finish from Cover Girl Aaqua
smooth compact. Revlon's finish is either matte or glowy, it's in between.
As you can see from the swatch, the foundation has a slightly dry feel. If you do not blend it carefully, it can be cakey and can accentuate dry patches on the skin.
The coverage is great. In fact this compact foundation can work as a concealer.
It does take time to blend since it seems to dry fast on my skin. But the finish is good and the coverage is superb. The shade I got is slightly pinkier than my skin tone.
Does it deserve the name "one step" ? Yes and No. I say yes because it has very good coverage and you can skip the concealer; I say no because it takes time to blend.
Review: Guerlain Parure Gold Powder Foundation
Guerlain has a makeup base with concentrated pure gold. It says gold is one of the best
anti-ageing ingredients. It may be true, but I do not care if makeup products are multi-functional or not. What really matters to me is the finish.
This powder compact is ultra luxury. The black color gives it a classy look. The compact contains only 9g of powder, which is very expensive--especially the price tag is above $80 CAD.
The powder is ultra creamy, therefore I can apply it easily with my fingers without being cakey or uneven.
The above is the swatch of this powder. The finish is luminous and glowy like cream foundation.
It feels very comfortable on the skin and it does not accentuate dry patches on the skin at all.
The coverage is medium and buildable. However it seems not to stay long on the
skin. After 6 hours of wearing this powder I feel it spread a little bit.
Overall, this is the best powder foundation for normal to dry skin in the winter time. The finish is great but the staying power does not impress me.
Review: Gurlain Parure Pearly White compact foundation spf 20 pa++
Guerlain Parure Pearly White compact is not a new product. It has many different generations and I am not sure which generation I got. What I can be sure is that it's not the latest one. It's an Asia exclusive product and I bought it from Strawberrynet.
Housed in an elegant silver compact, this powder is slightly scented. There are 3 different types of compact. Guerlain claims that the silver compact has the brightening effect; while gold and black ones are more hydrating.
As you can see from the above picture, the compact has two parts. The upper one is the foundation while the bottom one is for highlighting. This design reminds me of RMK's compact foundation. The highlighting part of RMK's compact foundation is more shimmery while Gurlains' has a satin finish.
See how finely milled the powder is.
I feel the powder is a little bit dry on my face. If I do not put enough moisturizer prior to applying for the foundation it can be a little bit cakey. But the cakiness is not obvious, only if you look at the face very closely can you notice that.
The coverage is above medium. It has the potential to be full coverage if you moisturize well your skin.
The shade 32 ambre cristal white is a light color with yellow under tone, which is best for nc 20 Asian people.
What I like about this compact is I can have both highlighter and foundation in a small portable compact. The great coverage with the spf are big plus to me since I do not apply any cream or liquid foundation before powder foundation. With the body shops' s mineral kabuki brush, it speeds up my makeup time. The sponge included in the compact does not work as well as brushes.
I think people with oily to combination would enjoy this powder foundation. However, people with normal to dry skin can wear it in the summer time--as long as you moisturize your skin well.
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