I've been curious about Clarins foundations for sometime now, perusing my local Boots I saw and tried out Clarins Everlasting Foundation+ which I have briefly mentioned in THIS POST. I had mixed opinions about this foundation not only including the shade i was matched but also about the finish, so I went back to the Clarins counter for a second attempt at the foundation but this time at House of Fraser at Westfields.
I was shade matched a second time and this time, it was 109 Wheat. I think is the perfect colour match for my NC25-NC30 skin. It was 3 shades lighter than the previous (112 Amber). Still undecided about the finish, the lady at the counter kindly provided a few sachets of samples. Now I've had a few goes at the foundation, here are my thoughts.
As with the previous shade, this one applied pink toned at first but with time I felt the shade transform to match my skin, which was interesting.
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| Clarins Everlasting Foundation+ Review |
The coverage is definitely medium to full, it covers a reasonable amount of redness, scarring and hyperpigmentation. It sets to a comfortable soft velvety powdery finish.
On my combination skin, it lasts about 4-6 hours before my skin begins to eat it up and tear apart the foundation. I found that using a primer before and setting powder on top definitely helps the wear last longer on the skin.
There is one unforgivable downside to this foundation however - it transfers! Onto clothes, cups, fingers, faces. Everything your skin becomes in contact with. Setting the foundation with powder seems to reduce the amount of product transferred but it still does transfer.
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| Clarins Everlasting Foundation+ Review in Amber |
Because of this, I have made up my mind not to purchase this foundation. While the finish is comfortable and it looks great in photos, the transferring pigment is a bit of a shame and not something I would appreciate in a foundation. I will be sticking to my favourites from NARS and Giorgio Armani...
I have not given up on looking for a Clarins foundation that suits me though... I have my eye on Clarins Skin Illusion Natural Radiance Foundation next. Have you tried Clarins foundations? Any of these you recommend?
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Livia | The Skin and Beauty Blog
No I haven't but I am always curious about it. I just tried the new NARS All Day Luminous FOundation and while I LOVE it so much i hate the fact that it transfers on anything my face touches hahaha I have to set it well with a powde. Great post btw xx
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Thanks for your comment. I hate it when foundations transfer, I have the NARS All Day Luminous Foundation as well, which I always set with powder. It transfers less after setting. Clarins transfers with and without setting. It makes you self conscious about bumping into things throughout the day!
ReplyDeleteAwww no :( Too bad it transfers BUT the coverage is amazing! Doesn't look thick (in the pictures) at all :)
ReplyDeleteMaybe I should give it a try.
ReplyDeleteI highly recommend it. Let me know how it goes!
ReplyDeleteFinish looks nice but disappointed to know it transfers. Nice review.
ReplyDeleteIt actually looks nice and natural, just a shame about transferring.
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