I'm going to start this post straight off by saying I don't actually know what I think about this foundation yet. I don't feel wowed yet but there is still time...
I got this for myself as a birthday treat last weekend when I was in my birth town of Chester (its so pretty there). I got the foundation from Debenhams with 10% off so it was around £33 instead of £36 which isn't a massive saving but its better than nothing.
I got colour-matched by the lady at the counter, matched me to B10. I think the colour match is perfect for my skin. I actually thought this colour would be a bit too yellowy but its not.
One thing I do love about the foundation is the packaging. It is lovely and I don't think I would need too much convincing to just have it on my dresser for "display purposes" if the foundation itself in the end doesn't suit. The foundation comes in a lovely misty glass bottle and it has a pump which is amazing! I don't know why foundations don't come with pumps? I makes no sense to me.
Anyway onto the application...I have worn this foundation on three different occasions and I will briefly explain my experiences with each:
Wear 1: I used my standard pre primer and post powder of Soap and Glory One Hell of a Blot Primer which is great with all my other foundations but the Chanel Les Beige's just seemed to slip off my parts of skin within a few hours of me putting this on, I also had a really shiny t-zone :(.
I had to re-powder around my nose in particular as it looked red and almost as if I hadn't been wearing any foundation there at all. I also wasn't too keen about how it felt on my skin, it didn't feel light and moisturising, even though it is meant to be.
Wear 2: I used a different primer, the L'oreal Matte Gel and the foundation seemed to sit a little better on this and I wasn't getting as much shine coming through. However, I still felt paranoid about my nose so I put EXTRA foundation and powder on but felt I still needed concealer after a few hours.
Wear 3: This was probably the best out of the three. I used the L'oreal primer again and this time used a new powder to set my makeup, by Lush. Overall the foundation stayed on better but I did blow my nose at one point in the day and the foundation looked cakey and dry around my nose after this and I don't usually get that with my other foundations.
I am currently still not sure what I think. I am going to try a few combinations of wearing this and also try applying with a beauty blender.
Let me know your thoughts on this foundation if you have tried it!
This foundation looks so gorgeous, even the packaging just makes me want to get it haha. I like how you've shown the foundation on 3 separate occasions because sometimes it's hard to tell with just one use. Lovely review :)
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Thanks Angie! I actually have worn it a few more times this week and its been a little better. If you have really dry skin im not sure this would be a good choice :/
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