Ladies, does the search for the "perfect" foundation ever end? Well, let me tell you, I've dedicated way too much shopping time to the notion and if I am honest... I think I must secretly enjoy it.
A couple of days ago, I found myself in familiar territory trawling through my 'Foundation Graveyard', an old shoe box of foundations accumulated over many months (maybe, years!) convincing myself that, yet again, I NEED another foundation, an 'even better' one...
That leads me onto my most recent purchase; "Clinque's Even Better Makeup Foundation". This foundation has an SPF 15 and claims to even and correct the skintone. A 30ml bottle retails at £24.00 and given this is on the pricier side and my past tendencies, I decided to purchase a 15ml sample from eBay instead for £9.99, including postage.
Notoriously, I am the lightest shade in any foundation line-up, but as I've been wearing a subtle layer of fake tan recently, I ended up purchasing the shade '03 Ivory'.
Now, fortunately I don't have problematic skin, well not unless you count being a shade lighter than Casper problematic anyway, so I am not entirely sure that I am best equipped to comment on its ability to "even and correct". That said, I do have a fair few freckles and some redness on the area around my nose, so I'll make a judgement based on how well it covers both of those. My skin, generally, seems to be a most inconvenient combination of predominantly dry with an oily t-zone.
Pre Application: Before applying, I rub on a light layer of my Clarins Multi-Active Day Cream and apply the foundation using my Real Techniques Buffing Brush.
Application: The foundation has a creamy texture, is relatively thick but blends easily and provides a medium-full coverage which is buildable. It smells pleasant, doesn't feel or look cakey and gives a pretty flawless finish. After just 1 layer, I actually look quite dewy and my collection of freckles have covered pretty well, but I did find myself reaching for the concealer to conceal the redness. Still, no biggie! Once fully applied, I used a mineral finishing powder on my t-zone.
Post Application: Its now lunchtime and the foundation has been on for about 5 hours. Staying power in general is a little disappointing to be honest and I was expecting a little more. My forehead is looking slightly patchy and the foundation has worn off on the area around my mouth. Thank the BLT sandwich for that!
A quick touch up (a very small amount of foundation) and my skin looks flawless again.
In summary...
Had I purchased the full size version of this foundation, I'd have been a little gutted to say the least and I don't think it'd be long before it was banished to the foundation box. I wasn't totally happy with the staying power particularly as I haven't been very active throughout the day! That said, I didn't need very much foundation to cover my entire face and it did give a nice finish, if only for a couple of hours. Another positive is the colour match, I usually find the colour range in the higher end foundation brands to be very dark, but even though I picked a darker shade, it matched my tan pretty well.
Contrary to its name, I disagree this is an "even better" foundation and more a case of "thou doth protest too much". Sorry, Clinque!
Have you guys tried Clinque Even Better Foundation? What did you think?
Have you guys tried Clinque Even Better Foundation? What did you think?
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