Clarins Skin Illusion Natural Radiance Foundation SPF 10

One of my Favorites!

I started using this foundation after being a fan of Clarins Everlasting Foundation. I was over my matte-phase and wanted something a little more natural and radiant so I gave this a try. I've been using this foundation for the past six months and no matter what foundation I try, I always come back to this one! It has a light to medium coverage with a satin finish; not too matte and not too dewy. It is slightly moisturizing, which is just enough for my oily skin. As a makeup artist, I use this fairly often on my clients, especially those with mature skin. It defuses the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles and blurs imperfections and blemishes. I usually prefer full coverage, but with this foundation I feel like the illumination properties makes my skin look fresh and flawless. I myself do not powder this foundation and find that it will last about 6 hours without having to be rebuffed. I've used powder on it before and it looks slightly cakey that way, so I would definitely recommend embracing the glow and not use setting powder. The only thing I could say disappointed me regarding this foundation was the lack of yellow undertones. I used Sand 108 and it was still a little too peachy for me. As a reference, I use 117 in Makeup Forever HD and Sand in Bobbi Brown foundations.

August 15, 2012