Last month I ran out of my trusty Laura Mercier Silk Crème
Foundation – and I was devastated when I went to repurchase and realised that
it has been reformulated! I was tempted to repurchase the new formulation but
decided after long being faithful to my fave high end foundation it was time to
jump out of my comfort zone and try something new. I asked some friends for
some recommendations and one said to try double wear as she swears by the stuff
and said that the coverage is fantastic! I had also heard that this product was
named the number one foundation in the UK so thought I had better give it a go.
When payday finally arrived last month I made a visit to my
local House of Fraser to the Estee Lauder counter to be colour matched. I
picked a great day to do this as they had 20% off, so managed to grab myself a
wee bargain. Now, I was wearing fake tan when I went to be matched which I know
is not a great idea for someone who can rarely be bothered to tan but I had a
night out coming up so I had no other option. The MUA at the counter matched me
to the colour ‘Pebble’ which is a very warm pink tone. This colour looked great
on my skin in the shop and matched my freshly tanned skin perfectly – although
I have tried this foundation with no tan and it made my skin a horrible grey
colour and looked very dirty on my skin. Lesson learned – I’ll never get
matched with tan on again!
I have to say though – when I can be bothered to tan – I
love this foundation! The coverage is the best I’ve ever had from a foundation
and it definitely lives up to its reputation. My main tip for using this
product would be a little goes a long way! One covering of this foundation on
your face is enough – if you start to go over, it can get too thick and can
start to look cakey on your face. When worked in properly it gives a very
flawless matte finish. This is great for me as I am not a fan of foundations
that are too dewy, I feel that they make my T-zone very oily far too quickly,
meaning having to do too many touch ups during the day. The double wear claims
to stay put for 15 hours. I haven’t worn this foundation for 15 hours straight
but for the times I have worn it (possibly 10 hours?) it has definitely not
moved from my face – and I have no doubt that their claims that it will last 15
hours are nothing but the truth.
Overall, this is a great flawless, matte, full coverage
foundation & it photographs well. It can feel a little heavy on the skin at
times so I wouldn’t recommend this for an everyday foundation but perfect for
any events, nights out or occasions that you may have coming up. I will 100%
repurchase this foundation…..just possibly in a slightly lighter shade next
time!
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