Review (3/5): Don’t love it but don’t hate it
This foundation is a tricky one. There are things I really like about it and things that I don’t.
I bought it in the shade 04 Honey. In the bottle it looks like an almost exact match to my skin, but when I put it on it’s much paler with a decidedly pink undertone, yet it doesn’t look orange or too pink in my skin. I prefer a neutral undertone though since my skin can be both yellow and pink.
I love the bottle and packaging. It comes in a frosted glass bottle with a pink pump and pink cap that snaps on tightly.
The coverage is much higher than I expected and it is heavier than expected for a luminous foundation.
It covers blue tones better than redness. I have typically had to build it up in areas I have more redness (and we’re talking average redness, not anything extreme) and doing this makes it look much heavier so I end up using a concealer instead. The problem with this lies in the finish.
So this foundation’s finish is very confusing and hard to describe. It is very glowy and luminous without being shimmery but it has the heaviness of a matte. I know, confusing.
Areas can look too greasy or too dry. It settles into fine lines and creases around the eyes and nostrils. For this reason this is not a foundation I choose for the daytime. It’s much too heavy and shiny for the day, which is a shame because I enjoy it’s longevity. Once I set it with some powder around the eyes and my nostrils I really enjoy it for a night out.
I should also mention it is heavily perfumed with a floral scent so those sensitive to scented foundations will likely want to give this a pass. It’s not bothersome to me personally but fragrance can irritate really sensitive skin.
All in all I don’t use it as much as I hoped I would and probably won’t repurchase based on that and how heavy it is. At 36 I want a foundation with decent coverage but a lighter feel. It’s also not the easiest foundation to completely remove and when I wear it I have to use a cleaning oil and a cleanser both AND a miceller solution.
I have combo skin that can be prone to breakouts with certain brands but I haven’t broken out from this foundation.
I enjoy Holika Holika’s BB cream which is why I gave this a shot (and I like a luminous foundation) but I’ll probably stick with the BB cream in the future since it’s lighter.