If you watched my foundation collection video, you know that I have a lot of foundation. Probably more than I should. Whoops! But the challenge that I talk about over and over again is that most foundations are not light enough for me. And if they are, they oxidize immediately and then become too dark. So many companies think they go light enough (or even dark enough), yet only end up covering the middle of the skin tone spectrum. So when I find formulas that are light enough or dare I say, even too light, I jump for joy! Here are two foundations I recently tried that have a super pale shade suitable for my Casper-like coloring.
1. EveLom Radiance Perfected Tinted Moisturizer in Alabaster – From the swatch on my arm, it
seems a bit darker than the Dolce & Gabbana, but trust me this is as
ghostly as I need it to be. The formulation is absolutely divine and while the
name says it is a tinted moisturizer, it wears like a true foundation. The
coverage is quite significant but still allows my skin to show through – a feat
that many companies try to achieve but few rarely master. I initially tried the
Eve Lom Radiance Lift Foundation and found it to be a bit too shiny for my
oily skin, but the finish was beautiful so dry skin would probably love it. The
Tinted Moisturizer is a better bet for oily skin with a finish that leans a bit
more natural satin, so a setting powder will still
be necessary. As far as staying power, it lasted all day for me with minimal
touch ups needed. I found it a bit too heavy on extremely hot days, but now
that the weather is cooling down, I can see myself getting a huge amount of
wear out of this.
2. Dolce & Gabbana Perfect Luminous Liquid Foundation in Classic 60 - This may actually be one of the top 3 palest foundations I’ve ever tried and
I love it for that! As I stated in my foundation video, the reason I tend to
prefer paler foundations is that it allows me to wear bronzers and finishing
powders to warm up my skin. Often when I purchase foundations that seem to be pale enough, I am unable to
wear any of my favorite aforementioned powders over top because my base makeup almost
always oxidizes. My oily skin is always a bit hesitant to try anything with the
name “luminous” in the title, but I read such great reviews on this foundation so I decided to
give it a go. I do find it works best when worn over a primer or if
applied to bare skin, my skin needs to be a bit wet with moisturizer so that it
buffs in perfectly. Though I was hesitant about the “glow” factor as implied by
the name, the finish is more of a natural radiance than overly shiny. I do need
a loose powder through my t-zone but other than that it wears for a
good 6-8 hours on my skin.
*pr samples included
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