Because I am such a vain person and because a girl’s got to have her makeup stash updated every once in a while, I am in search of the next best foundation out there.
Although admittedly, I already have quite a few bottles in my
stash, I must admit I am such a sucker for quality makeup.
High end brands such as Benefit, Too Faced, Urban Decay, Shu
Uemura, MAC, Bobbi Brown (and the list goes on and on) can be your best bet
when it comes to coverage, I could not really have myself use them daily. Let’s
admit it, we girls, we save the best for special occasions. And in times like
these, we wanted to get our hands on something that we can use daily but does
not bore a huge hole in our pockets. That is why God allowed people to invent
drugstore makeup. Not too fancy but also not something that will give you
breakouts.
I love my NYX foundation for daily use, but I guess I am at the
point of my life where I wanted to check out something new. So, one day, I decided
to check out the mall near me and purchased the new L’Oreal Paris Lucent
Magique Liquid Foundation.
The season is changing and we are about to welcome summer. I love summer.
I love how it gives you that dewy, glowing skin. So, I found myself sporting a
dewy, sun-kissed makeup look every day. My NYX Stay Matte But Not Flat
foundation could not give me that glowing finish unless I stop blotting and
slab on tons of highlighters, I would not be able to achieve this look.
So, I am ecstatic to discover this Lucent Magique foundation. As
stated on the box, it is a light-infusing foundation making you glow from
within. My shade is in G4, I don’t know what that is but it has a yellow
undertone perfect for morena like me (if you are MAC NC40 then this is great
for you too!)
Let us start with the packaging, who here doesn’t love rose gold? L’Oreal
is able to package this foundation elegantly with a tapered glass bottle, rose
gold pump and a clear plastic cap. The tapered glass bottle allows you to hold
and pump the product out with so much ease.
It costs Php845.00 for a 30ml bottle, quite expensive for a
drugstore makeup, but hey, this is L’Oreal!
Coverage wise, one pump is all you actually need. It has a medium
to heavy coverage but is surprisingly lightweight. The foundation is not creamy
and is tad runny which I don’t really mind because it is very blendable and is
easily absorbed by the skin. Put on another layer and you would not need
concealer!
Here is my bare face, notice how uneven my skin is. I have lighter complexion
in the middle of my face and darker complexion towards the edges. I also have a
few blemished that I need to conceal.
Because this foundation is runny, I like spreading it all over my
face like this and using my favourite liquid foundation applicator, Real
Techniques Blending Sponge, I lightly pat the product for even distribution.
Here is one layer of the foundation, immediately you can see that
it is able to even out my skin tone and I now require minimal concealing.
Here is my face with a second layer of this foundation. I’m not
sure if it registers in the camera, but I was able to save myself from using
concealer today. LURVE IT!
Now for the endurance test, it’s now 7:20 in the morning and I wish
to be able to report that this foundation stayed the entire day.
It is now 11:00 in the morning. And I have already walked under the
sun for about 10 minutes (and believe me it is humid out there!) and this is
how I look. I notice that my chin and sides of my nose is starting to get oily
but I refrained myself from blotting the oil off. Just for the sake of this
review. Well, not bad, not bad at all!
I wear glasses and as soon as I removed them, I saw this, ulk! I
know, but because I did not blot, this tends to happen. My nose bridge
accumulated foundation due to the glasses. No worries, I just have to clean it
up and all will be well.
I just have to mention that I love how this shade is really close
to my skin tone! Look at this shot of my face and neck, not bad ‘eh?!
Here is a photo with and without flash, can you tell if I am glowing
or not? =)
Overall, I am in love with this product and I will definitely
re-purchase as soon as I have used up this bottle! If you are like me, who
needs to wear makeup on a daily basis, who is not blessed with flawless and
even skin, you might want to grab a bottle (or two) of this L’Oreal Lucent Magique
Liquid Foundation now before your shade runs out!
If you like the makeup I have on, here’s a list of the products I
used:
FACE:
Benefit Porefessional Balm (Primer)
L’Oreal Lucent Magique Liquid Foundation in G4
NYX Born to Glow Liquid Illuminator in 02 Gleam
Revlon Powder Blush in Wine Not
EM Cosmetics Chiaroscuro (nose contour) in Medium
EYEBROWS:
Etude House Easy Eyebrow Pencil in 02 (brown)
Etude House Brow Gel in 02 (light brown)
EYES:
Props and Tools Customized Eyeshadow Trio (Peachy highlighter for
the inner corners, Chocolate Matte Brown for the outer corners, crease and
lower lashline and Shimmery Wine color as eyeliner)
*No mascara today
LIPS:
Nivea Lip Balm – to moisturize
The Face Shop My Lips Eat Cherry Aqua Tint
LA Girl Forbidden Love Matte Lipstick
Disclaimer: This is not a sponsored review.
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