Foundation Search - Lancome Teint Idole Ultra Wear

 
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Lancôme - Teint Idole Ultra Wear Foundation
£31.50 - Buy HERE
 
 
Available in 40 shades, this full coverage foundation apparently lasts for 24 hours without feeling cakey or transferring. It also has an SPF of 15.
 
Your local Lancôme counter will happily give you a generous 5ml of product to test at home and it's plenty of product to get a few days wear out of to see if it suits your skin.
 
I got a sample in the shade 02 - Lys Rose, which wasn't an exact match as it was slightly pale, but close enough to not make me look too ghostly!
 
I'm very happy with the texture and consistency of this foundation - it blends nicely and although I did notice a slight perfumed scent on application , it's not too pervasive and doesn't linger.
 
I liked that it was reasonably matte and I didn't need to wear powder over the top. However, because it feels slightly matte, I felt that it did sink into my pores a bit which made them more visible and only slightly gathered caked around any dry patches. But this wasn't too obvious and it wouldn't be a reason for me to discount this foundation out of hand.
 
Although I didn't wear this for a 24 hour period it did last all day. Another bonus for me, was that because it's quite mattifying, I didn't get oily around my t-zone during the day either.
 
I think that the only problem I had was that it didn't have as much coverage as I was expecting for a full coverage foundation.
It's not perfect - but it's going on the short-list as it pretty much ticked all of my boxes in my foundation search.


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