But this foundation really lived up to and even exceeded my hopes. It does set to a really nice, natural matte finish but feels really lightweight on the skin and isn't tacky at all. It has a nice medium but buildable coverage and provides enough coverage to cancel out any redness or dark marks on the skin without feeling heavy or cakey. The foundation does definitely last a really long time too without any need to touch up. When I'm having a good skin day, i can almost wear this all day with very little concealer or powder.
As i have pretty dry skin, i can't make any promises on oil control but it has a really nice wear time and does not oxidise on the skin at all from my experience, which is a problem i know oily girls have with foundations.
The 'Matte' claim is completely true also but without it being how i expected it. I half expected it to be super dry and uncomfortable on my skin and would sit as a powdery layer on my skin but this it totally different. It sets how i like it, not tacky at all but certainly not drying and i can wear it everyday for weeks on end and find it doesn't dry my skin out at all which is a dream. I do, as always, wear a light moisturiser before my foundation but some still are too heavy for my skin. This sits beautifully and doesn't cake up even when you build up a few layers.
Another bonus with this is it is literally the best colour match for my skin i have ever had from a high-street brand. And as far as I'm aware they have a pretty large shade range. (For reference, my colour is 11 Vanilla). If i try another foundation and can think i love it and then I'll go back to this and suddenly realise how wrong the other looks on my skin. It is such a gorgeous colour and has both pink and yellow undertone selections, which is perfect as foundations always seem to be too much of either for my skin. For my everyday foundation, this is definitely a favourite.
I don't have any qualms with the packaging either, i am more then happy to squeeze out my foundation and i find that i use a more precise amount if i do it slowly with the bottle. For me, it's somewhere between a pump and a bottle without a pump, so it's not too bad at all. I really like the little details on the back about the coverage and finish, it's a really nice touch to be able to make a choice whether the foundation fits to your criteria before you buy. I'd love it if L'Oreal brought out this across the whole brand as as far as I'm aware, it is just on this foundation.
L'Oreal for me is on the higher end of drugstore, it's not super affordable but it is worth a try in my opinion. This specific foundation is actually cheaper then i remember it, and it's currently on Boot's' website for £7.99.
I would 100% repurchase this product and i really enjoy using this on a daily basis and don't feel like I'm wasting my money by using it so often. I hope you understand what i mean by that!
I'm sorry for my recent hiatus from blogging, i am stocked well up with work recently and am struggling to juggle my everyday life with my work as it is, but I'll try and blog a bit more often in the next few weeks. I also hope i'll be able to blog in advance because i have lots of things i'm excited to tell you about at the moment so hopefully i'll be able to get it up as soon as possible.
Thankyou so much for you patience guys, i appreciate every read!
Jo x
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