NARS Sheer Glow Foundation Review

It's finally here! I'm going to talk about my holy grail, all-time-favorite, comfort foundation. This foundation is called sheer glow, but it is not sheer at all! The coverage is pretty decent, medium, buildable to full coverage. Now, when you see reviews online, most of them wouldn't recommend this foundation for oily skin. I have oily skin and I am loving this foundation. I swear by it!

The foundation doesn't come with a pump, you can buy it separately for 10$ (I never did, because I think it's a waste of money and I don't have problem pouring this foundation as it is not so watery). The reason why I have two different colors is because I first bought this foundation when Sephora had a 20% discount, and Ceylan was the lightest color they had at that time. I knew the color wouldn't match my skin but I bought it anyway because it was like now or never. I would never be able to purchase this foundation with full price (72$) so I bought it anyway. I did some reasearch before I bought this, and overall I saw good reviews, and I was so into NARS cosmetics at that time, so I forced myself to buy it. Guilty. 

The next thing I knew, I loved it. The color Ceylan is only slightly darker than my skin (my real NARS foundation shade is Gobi) so I used it anyway. Then I found a good deal online for this foundation in the color Mont Blanc. Mont Blanc is lighter than my skin but I knew it would be a perfect color if I mix it with my Ceylan. So I got Mont Blanc and now I've been mixing those two color together to achieve my perfect color. I mix them together with 1:2, Mont Blanc: Ceylan. 

You can also notice that the square cap can be taken out, leaving only the small cap. It is a perfect option when you are travelling, to save some space. 

Back to the performance, this foundation gives you a dewy finish but not so over-the-top glowing. I do find myself oily through out the day, especially in my T zone. What I do is just blot my face with oil absorbing film and then boom. My makeup will look good as new. The oil film did not take any of my makeup and this foundation could stay on my face for like 12+ hours. Long lasting, nice coverage, nice finish, nice consistency. The price is a bit overwhelming, but let me tell you something. It. is. worth. it. If you want to invest something in makeup, invest in a foundation, and if you ask me, invest in this foundation. End of conversation. This will change your life. I am an extremist for this foundation, so don't say anything bad about this foundation or imma slay you. 

JK.

Have a great week everyone :)

Ax

Estee Lauder Double Wear Foundation Review

So this time I'm going to talk about Estee Lauder Double Wear Foundation. You may have heard of this foundation before, lately I've seen a lot of beauty gurus talking about this in youtube. Now I know this is no new foundation. This foundation has been around for a long time. The reason I got this is because Casey Holmes on youtube said that this is her holy grail foundation and I've read great things about this foundation. I only got to try this foundation last week when I was visiting Sephora ION. I picked up this foundation for 52$ or 56$ (so sorry I forgot! and I used 10% discount from my points) , considering it pretty cheap compared to other high-end like NARS or Makeup For Ever. I got mine in the color Sand. It was the lightest color available in store.

Now, I think the packaging is super nice and luxurious but this packaging has no pump and that is a big problem because this foundation is li.qui.dy. This is foundation is super liquidy, it glides from the bottle so easily. I usually end up with too much foundation on the back of my hand. And I don't think they sell separate pump like Nars, or do they? Estee Lauder, if you're reading this, please.

So, as I said before, this foundation is super liquidy. You know I like to pack on my foundation, I remind you, you cannot pack on your foundation with this one. My first time using it, I use a generous amount on my face (as I usually would with my other foundation) and blend it with beauty blender. While I was doing my brows, I realized I ended up with super caked face. Like super cakey, I had to remove my foundation and start over again. With this foundation, a little does go a long way, so I started over again with a thin layer. A thin layer is enough to cover my acne scars, the redness around my nose, and even some of my dark circles. Needless to say, this foundation is FULL coverage. F.U.L.L. coverage, despite the liquidy texture.

This foundation also set almost matte on my face (I have oily skin). I don't like matte foundation because even though I have oily skin, I love the dewy look, I love the shine, and most of the matte foundations that I've tried tend to catch on my dry patches. But this one, this one is amazing. I don't know about it but I really love the finish it gives. And I realized when I draw my brows (I use Anastasia Brow Wiz), I feel like drawing on paper. Like literally drawing on paper. It dries into your skin so nicely. It is however, not suitable for everday look, because this foundation is on your face. Like people can tell you have foundation on, but in the good way. ;)

And this foundation lasts all day. I did my makeup at 9am and wore it until 7pm and I did not once touch up. Insane. I only blotted once and the makeup did not move a bit. I do feel like this color is a bit dark on my skin. I'll buy another one in lighter color. I hope more people recognize this foundation because this stuff is bomb dot com.


Ax

NARS All Day Luminous Weightless Foundation Review

What better way to start my first post other than reviewing NARS’ latest foundation.

"Wow, that’s a mouthful." My first thought when NARS announced their new foundation on Instagram a month ago. All Day Luminous Weightless Foundation. A long name, but is it as good as it claims?

I bought this foundation from NARS flagship store in Tangs Orchard. This foundation is not available at Sephora (yet). But you can find them at all NARS boutique. This foundation costs 75$ including GST, 3$ more expensive than the sheer glow and sheer matte. This foundation hit our stores last week, I came in today and they only had a few left for each shade. I was so lucky, I got mine in Light 3, Gobi, and it was the last stock. God bless. 

NARS is taking their packaging to another level with this one. I have no complain about the packaging. It has a pump (!!!), and that glass bottle, c’mon.

I pumped it onto the back of my hand and it is so liquidy. And note, you have to shake this foundation well before use, otherwise you can see it separating. The packaging stated that one pump can cover your whole face. Some people can cover their whole face with one pump, but I like to pack on my foundation (guilty). I used one and a half pump. It gives medium coverage and dewy finish ( I have oily skin) . They also suggested to apply this foundation with fingers, but I just don't like using my fingers and I used my trusted beauty blender. It covered my redness but not my acne scars. I would say this foundation is more sheer than the sheer glow.

I think this foundation is perfect for everyday use. Definitely lightweight, luminous, and stays all day. I wore the foundation from 10 am - 7pm and it looked just fine. I did not touch up at all, I only blotted once. The long long name definitely covers the performance.