A few weeks ago I cleared out and tidied up my entire make up collection and was slightly ashamed by the number of foundations that I own. It was then that I realised the majority are L'oreal foundations, in different formulas and shades - yes I have a winter and a summer shade in all three of these formulas. My all time favourite foundation is still and probably always will be the Bare Minerals Ready Foundation but that's definitely not the cheapest, so I prefer to have some cheaper alternatives. I have tried lots of different brands, high and lower end but the L'oreal foundations are definitely my favourite after the Bare Minerals and work the best for me. I rarely feel like I need to try other foundations, even exciting new high end foundation launches don't really appeal to me anymore now that I have found these and would happily keep repurchasing them.
L'oreal True Match
The famous True Match foundation continually receives so much hype and the first time that I tried this foundation I completely agreed with all of the great reviews; I distinctly remember all of the, 'Oh this is beautiful's'. It has great coverage and stays on the skin all day. It also comes in so many shades so you should be able to find your true match... see what I did there? I would think that this foundation would work well on all skin types as it's quite a natural finish.
L'oreal Infallible 24 Matte
This foundation has received the most hype lately and has made an appearance on pretty much every blog in the last few months or so. I used this foundation so much earlier in the year that I have very nearly used up my 'winter' shade in it, as I used it everyday which is very rare for me. This foundation is supposed to be full coverage without being heavy and I would agree with this, it gives great coverage all day. I have normal skin that goes quite shiny throughout the day, which is still the case with this foundation so I'm not sure I fully agree with the matte claim but this isn't exactly an issue. When I first apply this foundation it does go on more matte than others and I do think I look slightly less shiny throughout the day when I use this but it's still not a matte finish for 24 hours. I find that I don't need to use much of this foundation and I can still get great coverage, which is really great. L'oreal Infallible 24 Stay Fresh
This is probably my favourite of the three foundations. When I knew I was going to write this post I started paying more attention to how my foundation actually looked close up throughout the day. I applied this foundation at 7am and looked in the mirror when I got home at 5.30 and it looked exactly as I applied it, only needing a little powder to help control shine if I wanted to. I was amazed at how good it still looked. The other two foundations have a great wear time too but this just seemed to be the winner. I think I've had the most compliments wearing this foundation too, with people saying that my complexion looks very fresh and healthy. Like the others it gives a great coverage but looks really smooth and natural on the skin.I now feel as though I have accomplished one of life's many make up dramas, by finding my perfect foundations. I've got a huge list of other make up that I want to try but I'm satisfied that I have found the one, or the ones... for foundation. Have you tried any of these or any other L'oreal foundations?
True match for me I loved but with my blemish prone skin it was hit and miss as to whether It would leave me feeling like I had a good coverage all day or not! Where as the 24 Hour infalliable stay fresh foundation is my absolute favourite of them too! It's so good for staying how you want it, the whole '24 hour' thing i kind of ignored when I bought it because really, when does a foundation ever stay put that long but I think this is probably the first that could (If I ever wore it for that long haha)
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Haha yes, I completely agree it does seem like it would last that long. I don't hear many people rave about it as much as the others which is surprising.
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I also love the bare minerals foundation but i feel like the powder one runs out so fast. Thanks for these great alternative recommendations.
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Yeah, I guess it depends how much you use.
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Once I get through a few of the ones I have open at the moment I'm definitely getting a Loreal one, probably the matte one, I've heard such good things.
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Good idea, it doesn't seem like you can go wrong with any of them.
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I think L'Oreal foundations are the best at drugstore. They have huge variation of products and shades, so there's more chance to find something that matches you skin. It's quite impressive as for drugstore!
ReplyDeleteI agree, definitely my favourite drugstore brand for a lot of things!
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