Foundation Friday for Over 50s
This is the 3rd post in my new series called “Foundation Friday for Over 50s” in which I’ll be testing a different foundation every friday for over 50 year old skin! In the past I’ve tried around 70 foundations and of those I’ve liked about 5-7 which just shows how hard it is to find a foundation that looks good on more mature skin (or it shows how picky I am. . . )
Older skin comes with it’s own phối of problems lượt thích uneven tone, age spots, enlarged pores, surface roughness & wrinkles, và I’m sad khổng lồ say I’ve got them all. So the ideal foundation would help to lớn disguise those things and hopefully make my skin look better than it really is! So check back every friday to lớn see if I’ve found the elusive “holy grail” foundation yet. . .
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Today’s foundation is Bourjois Healthy set Serum ~ $13 for 1 oz., comes in 6 shades ~ Available in the US on Amazon.com*
Bourjois Healthy set Serum Foundation Looking It’s Best (Just Applied Over Primer with Mattefying Finishing Powder to Set)
I reviewed Bourjois Healthy mix Foundation about a year ago và on that day it was the winner & I liked it very much, especially for dry skin. When I posted that review, many of the comments were that if I liked the Healthy phối Foundation, I’d LOVE the Serum version. Nisha at Sugarpuffandfluff (on youtube) sent me a sample in No 53 Light Beige.
“Its fresh và instant blending gel texture blends and glides onto the skin for an even, natural finish with no mask effect. Imperfections are erased, signs of fatigue are smoothed và the skin’s radiance is boosted for up to lớn 16 hours*. . .Made from an instant anti-fatigue vitamin-rich fruit therapy formula with litchi, goji berries và pomegranates.”
It comes in an air-tight plastic bottle with a pump dispenser.
Ingredients:This is a water & silicone base that contains some denatured alcohol and a pretty strong fragrance. It also contains vi-ta-min e, & fruit extracts. Does not contain sunscreen.
Application:I tried the Bourjois Healthy set Serum two times with different application methods. First I tried applying with my fingers which was slightly smeary so I buffed over that with a flat-top kabuki brush và that made it look quite nice. The 2nd attempt was with primer and a damp blending sponge.
1st Application with Fingers and Flat-Top Kabuki Brush
Coverage:
This is a light coverage foundation that’s supposed lớn leave a semi-matte finish. The coverage is quite light, so you will need concealer, and it’s not really buildable lớn fuller coverage, so it’s best for days when you want a more natural look.
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2nd Application Using Blending Sponge, và Primer
Finish:
The finish is definitely NOT what I would hotline semi-matte… it’s more of a soft radiant finish. To mattify I mix it with IT Cosmetics Bye Bye Pores HD Powder. It quickly became shiny and remained too shiny for my liking throughout the day.
It Looks Great Right Out of the Tube when First Applied. . .
. . . But becomes Increasingly Shiny as the Day Progresses
Pores và Wrinkles:
Pores looked fine at first, but it settled into them as the day wore on leaving the lovely trắng polka-dot look. It settled into forehead wrinkles right away when applied with the sponge.
It Immediately Settled into Forehead Wrinkles when Applied with a Sponge
It Settles into Pores After Just 5 Hours
Wear:
It says it’s a 16 hour “radiance booster” so I don’t know if that means 16 hours of wear or 16 hours of shininess…
It’s mostly Worn Off at the 10 Hour Mark
Phone Test:
Not too bad. . . It passes the phone test
Flash Photography:
The Verdict:
This isn’t the worst thing I’ve ever had on my face, but it’s not the best either. There’s actually something about this foundation… (I even got a compliment on it)! Looking at the all day wear pictures, it seems lớn look nicer as it wears off. The pictures at 5 hours look the best khổng lồ me from a distance, but the up close at 5 hours is not good so it’s a quandary. The price is nice, but the alcohol và the scent are giảm giá breakers for me. I could probably tolerate those things if it didn’t settle into wrinkles and pores.
The tìm kiếm continues. . .
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