My collection of the three today are from pure fortunate swaps (well, I did splurge on the YSL.) These foundations are deemed to be the Holy Trinity of all foundations. All three promise a dewy, lightweight and skin-like finish for dry skin. They all have a slight yellow undertone that complements me, can be built very easily, and never air out dirty laundry like flakes, dry spots, or cakey tendencies. For me, all three have very interchangeable results on the skin but deliver as promised. With good luck, I seem to have a foundation for every shade of the season.
The first, YSL Le Teint Touche Eclat in B30 ($55) is the right match for my current NC25 tone. It's the most yellow out of BD10 (too light), BD40 (still too neutral), and B40 (completely beige and leans a tad pink.) This one is more of a medium coverage, so shade match is a must. It has SPF 19. It is also the most heavily fragranced. The result is very dewy (borderline wet) if you do not set with a powder. It lasts for 8 hours resolutely.
The second, Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation in #4 ($58) is around an NC20, and looks deceptively pale in the bottle. Like YSL, the bottle is a luxe glass that will live on my vanity if only for display purposes. The finish is satin with a sheer to light coverage and makes the skin look almost creamy. It has no SPF. This is the foundation used on set of Downton Abbey. You may notice that every lady looks like she has flawless skin sans makeup.
Finally, Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua in B40 Desert ($45) is my go-to shade for NC30. It has SPF15. It comes in a rather unassuming plastic square bottle that needs to be shaken vigorously before application. The coverage and finish is rather similar to Luminous Silk, but just a tad lighter. This one definitely looks like skin, meaning that it sometimes can't cover red spots without the help of another coat or concealer and can fade faster than the others. I'd also like it if it had more yellow tones. I don't notice any strong scents with this one.
From left to right: YSL, Armani, Chanel swatches indoors under indirect lighting.
This is under direct sunlight (my skylight). You can see that they all thankfully have yellow undertones. It's really hard to justify the prices otherwise.
With all three, it feels a little painful to use at all, but two pumps is usually more than enough to batter the entire face and neck. Surprisingly, I reserve these for every day usage because they look so natural and radiant, especially for the winter. With concealer, anything is possible for a night out, but I still prefer a fuller coverage like NARS Sheer Glow or MUFE HD. To be honest, MAC's or MUFE's Face and Body will yield you a similar result, if not a little less radiant.
It seems a bit ridiculous to spend money on a foundation that isn't full coverage and full force, but these do their job of creating "perfect skin" better than "perfect makeup" on the face. They are undetectable on the skin, and we like to keep things nice and secretive in the spendy country club, don't we? Out of all three, my favorite is YSL for its moisturizing feeling that could translate to pore-suffocating in the summer. For now, my dry skin welcomes it the most.
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There's no reason and rhyme for you to run out and try one or all of them, but they are beautiful and you may have a hard time going back to drugstore if your skin is relatively clear and normal. I don't recommend them at all for oily skin or anyone with acne scarring or severe hyper-pigmentation.
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There's no reason and rhyme for you to run out and try one or all of them, but they are beautiful and you may have a hard time going back to drugstore if your skin is relatively clear and normal. I don't recommend them at all for oily skin or anyone with acne scarring or severe hyper-pigmentation.
That's all for today, have a great Halloweeeeen!
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