the search for the perfect foundation…
June 5, 2006
for a while now, i have been searching for the perfect foundation for my wedding. i am looking for something that will give me the "j. lo glow" (but not oily and greasy, there's a very fine line there,) medium coverage (enough to smooth out my complexion and even out my skin tone, but still allows my natural skin shine through,) nothing with spf (spf does not photograph well b/c flash will bounce off of it and create a very obvious white-face-dark-neck effect,) and something that is moisturizing enough for my dry skin. that shouldn't be too hard, right? well, not quite.
here are some of the ones i tried:

giorgio armani luminous silk foundation - instyle's best foundation is definitely close to its hype. it created a very soft glow on my face, but surprisingly enough was a little dry for my skin.

laura mercier oil-free foundation - another super popular foundation. being oil-free, it's a little drying for me. it's not glowy on its own and the lady at the counter did not match my color correctly. i might have to go back and try again.

shu uemura water perfect smoothing water-in fluid foundation - i love that this foundation is very moisturizing on my dry skin. coverage is sheer to medium, which is good enough for me. the makeup artist that worked with me did an excellent job in getting the right shade and making it dewy with the shu uemura face powder sheer in pearl, but by itself, it's not that lumunious.
there are some good contenders here, but i still haven't found the "perfect" one yet, so the search continues… do you have any suggestions?
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Shopaholic D | June 5, 2006 at 1:56 pm
Hey girlie!
I recently got a makeover at Mac and was surprised at how light their foundation was. I’m also a big fan of Bobbi Brown – I pretty much only use their skin care products.
HTH, Diana
PS I changed my blog name, so if you get the time, could you please change it to “Shopaholics Anonymous”? Thanks hun!
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Susan Ulep | June 11, 2006 at 8:09 pm
I recently went to a makeup artists for my friend’s wedding who used to work at Gene Juarez and she custom matched my foundation to my skin tone. You might want to checkthat out too. It was only $27 for a bottle! She said normally they sell it for more but she has a discount.
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H | July 26, 2006 at 6:00 pm
Chanel Vitalumiere gives a nice dewy finish and should be fine for dry skin. I find that at least. medium coverage I would say (I use the pump fluid, not the creme version).
I actually don’t know if it has SPF, I don’t think it says on the package.