My number 1 requirement in a foundation is that it makes me look like I have nice skin as opposed to nice makeup. This looks like something that would be worth trying.
I love that you reviewed a foundation I already have and really like! This foundation works very well for me, and I am quite a bit older than you are with VERY dry skin. I don’t like heavy, full coverage foundations. This one helps me look as good as I can look. It’s definitely in my top 3. By the way, I think your eye look is great.
@@goow but it's not your top 10.... I have to tell you, you inspired me with your hair do on this video today...it's so cute but I would never wear it out. I'm a little older than you. but I did my hair like this cause hey.in these times, why not... anyhow love to watch you. haha.... stalker!
This is my favorite foundation. I buff it out with a Kabuki buffing brush after it sets a bit and that decreases transfer and makes it last even longer. Sometimes I use my fingers to apply it but a damp sponge is so fast and the finish is beautiful that way. If I feel that I want to buff it, I use a soft dense Kabuki brush just to polish my face. The finish is aways beautiful and it plays well with blush and bronzer. It does not settle into my fine lines and wrinkles. Thanks for the great review!
Shelly, your face looks flawless. The color match is spot on. Wow! I think your eyeshadow turned out perfect. Right up my alley. Another incredible video. I'll have to look up this foundation❣
I only brought 3 foundations to Ireland and this is one of them :) It's just gorgeous and so easy to wear. It was suggested in the comments and I'm so glad because Ilia wasn't even on my radar! And this is now one of my favorite foundations.
Geek Out of Water So glad you are enjoying the foundation. I checked out the color chart, and I didn't see anything with a light/warm undertones. The next shade after yours was light/with warm/peachy undertones. So, the color you have may be the one that would wotk. The finish on your face is outstanding. Then again, you are 43, and I'm the old lady of the group at 59! 😉 Hope you are having an incredible trip in Ireland. Enjoy the rest of your vacation!
Now we're talking, Shelly. This foundation looks really good. It doesn't look dry and cakey and polka dottie. Skin looks young. Makes me think of the It Cosmetics CC Cream? Also I have to agree with you on the Tarteist Palette. I never reach for that one because the colors just don't translate on the eyes as they are in the pan. Also they don't last on me. What's crazy is one of my favorite palettes is from Shop Hush and is the After Hours -Mauve 9 pan. These shadows last longer on me than any high end palette for $10-$12. it's crazy. If you don't have that one, you may want to try it. The pan colors and on the lid colors are spot on.
I just picked up the four "After" palettes from Bad Habit - I brought the After Party neutrals one with me to Ireland (and the Subculture and Prism dupes). Every Bad Habit palette I've tried has been excellent. This foundation came with me to Ireland, too :)
I love them both!! I'm almost out of this bottle of Ilia, which is fairly amazing because I have so many foundations that it's tough to get to the end of one!
You'd never know you didn't like your eye look because it's pretty :) I didn't have luck with this one, mostly shade wise and a bit of a reaction, but it looked great on you! I need the KVD brow powder - totally sold on that!
This looks like just the foundation I have been looking for. I like a light foundation that has a healthy glow. It definitely looked beautiful on you. Thanks for the review.
So natural and lovely! Really perfect shade on you too. Please update us on your experience using this with a setting powder. You aren’t the first person I’ve heard say the Tarte pallette is disappointing. I think I’ll skip this one, but your eyes looked beautiful (#skills). Let the mega fest continue! Woo Hoo!!!
Hi Yvonne! I've been wearing this one nonstop since I filmed this! Even brought it to Ireland with me :) I've been setting my whole face lightly and that definitely seems best on me - but after a couple hours the luminance is back and the foundation still stays in place, so I'm really loving it! It also plays nicely with dewy setting sprays. I've been using the Milani Make It Dewy with it.
I love this on you, but the wear down was worrying for me for the high cost of this. Thank you so much for your review. Lovin this series. Have you tried Kokie Foundation?
Yep I'm going to add this in a Foundation Follow-Up update when I get back from Ireland but the Ilia wears much better when I set my entire face. Then I either use a dewy setting spray if I want the luminance back right away, or give it and hour or so and it all sort of melds together and looks luminous again. I didn't have good luck with the Kokie foundation.
I’m so glad this was right after the Sunday Riley. You needed a pick-me-up after that debacle! I wonder if you set the Ilia with a powder that has a bit of luminescence like Hourglass Veil, or Sisley-Paris, if that would still retain the beautiful finish all day...
Oooooooh just the thought of that sounds wonderful! I might just pick up that Hourglass Veil to try it with this foundation! And - I filmed this the same day as the Sunday Riley! So I'm pretty sure it wasn't my skin causing the problem :) I love this foundation. It's in my top 3 for sure - and probably my #1 favorite finish of the moment.
I think this is my favourite foundation on you so far, I'm blown away at how it's not setting into any lines at all! How do you think this would do on oily skin?
Hi Alli! I think it could work really - because the luminance really isn't the same "dewy" finish as most. It's almost like it's light reflecting pigments as opposed to a wet finish. It completely sets and still looks luminous. If you can get a sample from Sephora I'd totally say, try it.
I’m thinking of purchasing this and was happy when I checked to see if you had reviewed it. Yay...you did. And you liked it;) I always need your opinion! Thanks, gorgeous🍃🌸.
Thanks and welcome! If you have any requests for review, just let me know, and you can find the master list of all of my foundation reviews and rankings here: geekoutofwater.com/foundation-fest/
Definitely grab samples! This is one of my top 3 foundations - I've been wearing it nonstop since filming this! I just wish the shade range was better.
Beautiful finish on this one. Good shade match too. Bummer about the limited shade range. :( My Flower Beauty foundation has to be set with powder also, which I hate to do because I like the dewy finish.
Great review Shelly!! Makes me want to try it! I like lightweight foundation! My fav right now is NYX Born to glow, I’d love to hear what you think of it!! I really like your eye look!! I think it looks great on you! 💗
Hey gal, it looks pretty. My day gotta tell u i was shinning all over these swva mts today.......but i think i know why maybe 2 much concealor from elf, green, blue etc......i even used powder which i usually dont. The foundation was it just wanted your opinion. Thanks for all the videos!!
I love this eyelook on you! Even before you said anything about what palette it was I was thinking I want it! Lol. And your brows look so good with this KVD. Xoxo
Hi Lori! It holds up phenomenally well when fully set and really the luminosity does come back. I haven't been able to stop wearing this one since I filmed it! I will have it in a foundation follow-up discussing that point once I get back from Ireland. I'm in love with this one!
Shell can u try the too faced peach perfect foundation? I have tried porcelain and snow but I can't seem to get it right. They run darker than usual but I love this foundation! Stays all day on my super oily skin!!great video this foundation looks great on you
Hi Renee! Here's my review of porcelain - ua-cam.com/video/SNDcMbw352U/v-deo.html and I went back and bought snow when they released it. Neither one is a match for me, but they're OK if I mix the two. I've never been able to match any Too Faced foundations, but I like the formula of the Peach Perfect enough that I bought them both.
Sephora!! I hadn't even heard of it until one of you recommended it in the comments. I've taken it with me on 2 trips now - it's one of the 3 foundations I brought with me to Ireland. It's so pretty!
I personally don't think the grading should have shade range added to it. It's always good to mention if a company is failing as far as shade range because that is important but the shade has zero to do with the product itself. I'm glad you went ahead and gave this an A- but feel it deserves a straight A. I do understand why you add shade range in though. Being a reviewer you kinda "have" to. Also, would you maybe consider trying out Benefits Hello Happy soft blur foundation? I personally love cutesie things and well...that packaging lol !!!
Packaging always gets me!! I'll add that to my list! Thanks, Tamra! And yeah, reviewing things it's a fine line between critiquing based on my own personal usage (like, I always review with primer because I never wear foundation without primer) and being general enough that my reviews are applicable to other people beyond me. That's why I include shade range, because while some people watch my reviews specifically because we're close in shades, a majority of viewers are in the light and medium range. So a foundation that doesn't have a close enough match would be irrelevant even if I graded it an A for fair skin. It's never more than a quarter letter grade value, so at the end of the day the main components of the grade are how it looks and wears on dry and mature skin. (Another quarter-grade type thing is how it applies - it would get dinged for being finicky, but not so much that it seriously impacts the grade as long as it looks and wears well - like the Kevyn Aucoin from the other night).
You do a great job with your reviews! This was just a general statement not meant as a critique or anything. Also, after watching a few of the smaller UA-camrs do a review on that new benefit foundation, I think you will hate it lol. So maybe not a good one for you to review :P idk
Shelly, I recently fell in love with the Maybelline Matte and Poreless. They finally have a shade light enough for me! It’s not on your master list- have you tried it? It works beautifully if I use double SPF/ moisturizer.
I haven't reviewed it but I do have it! Haven't tried it in forever. I don't even remember what I think of it lol. I will have to revisit it! I should put it in a Foundation Roulette :)
Geek Out of Water I’d tried it when 110 was their lightest shade and wasn’t a fan. Now that I have the new lightest shade, and wear 2 moisturizer/ SPFs, and Pat the heck out of it, it’s BEAUTIFUL.
Hello! I may have missed it in your video, but did you mention what setting powder you used after applying the ilia foundation?? What did you use/recommend?
Hi Brianna! I used Laura Geller Balance & Brighten Powder in Porcelain - which is a long-time favorite, though my other favorite is the Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Finish powder, which I've been using more recently :)
Pretty foundation, color and just a hint of glow. Love it! FWI, you may know this , but I saw that QVC has Laura Geller Bal. and Brighten in Porcelain in the super size. The number is A288222, $38.44. I think she does this once a year....look forward to the next review!!!!!
I'm wondering if there is something about combining a primer and a serum formula. One would think that a serum would do better in closer contact or less diluted contact with the skin, maybe. Just a curiosity, but one I'm not likely to scratch soon at the price point ;)
Yes! It pops up again in one of these mega-fest videos... I just ran out of it actually. I use it more in the summer when I want a zillion layers of SPF :-D
Have you ever used Wen cleansing conditioner? I have always wanted to try it and was watching QVC and I am so tempted. I am a sucker for informercials, so I try to not impulse buy but please let me know....
lisaturtle13 I remember some years ago there was a lawsuit against WEN because people’s hair was falling out. I don’t know the outcome or anything else about it. I also don’t know if they’ve changed the formula since then. I would do some research into it before you buy it. Just thought you might like to know.
Yeah... I was one of the (thousands of) people that got some money in that lawsuit. I used Wen for 6 weeks and lost almost a third of the volume of my hair. I would stay as far away from Wen as possible. They settled the class-action suit with a no-fault disclaimer, but I had statements from my doctor and hair stylist and both advised me to never touch it again. There was never a consensus on what ingredient or reaction was causing people to lose hair, but it definitely happened. I'm still struggling with regrowth in a couple spots.
Geek Out of Water What?!?!? Oh no, that is awful :( I am so, so sorry to hear that. Thank you for letting me (us) know. I already struggle with hair loss and have actually been quite depressed about it, so that would be truly horrible for me. I can’t believe it... that is truly a horribly awful story. I am so glad I asked. I was ready to buy the gallon sized last night. The models look so good and I have hair envy of how luscious and bouncy their hair looks. Thank you again and I am so sorry for what happened to you!
Sharon Brady Thank you so much for replying and telling me about it. I do struggle from hair loss anyway, so that would be a nightmare situation for me. Not sure how I didn’t hear about the lawsuit, but I have now looked it up and I am so horrified. Thank you!!!!
thanks for this review, I am going to visit the new Credo store we have here in DFW area so I can get this one in person. I have had my eye on this for awhile.
I'm thinking this would be a good one to pair with the Milani Glow setting powder to keep that hyrated/luminous finish?? And yeah, it's a really lovely finish! (one of my faves you've done). The shade in the swatch looked kinda too orange/warm for a specified neutral-cool one, but on your face & in natural light didn't look overly warm at all. I'm so bummed this is a $79 (+ postage costs) foundation here, so outside my self-imposed budget limit. And that eye look - I'd never have known you used the mushroomy-mauvy-taupe row! - it turned out pretty, but really kinda bronzy (which did look nice on you but wouldn't on me, as I'm a tad cooler than you).
Yeah the eye look was fine but it wasn't at all what I had in my mind's eye! :-D Good call on trying the Milani Glow powder with this one - I will do that immediately when I get home. (I brought this foundation with me to Ireland but didn't bring the Milani powder). womp womp
You have me super curious about this one! I have dry mature skin and I feel the same way about foundation by the end of the night (Get it off!!!). It's a bummer that it needs to be set though so hopefully, you can give us an update if you are able to make it work with a different primer. As for the Tarte palette, I had the same exact experience. I ended up returning it. I felt like the shades were definitely different on my eyes than what I saw in the palette. I also felt like they easily muddied up. I haven't really found a Tarte palette that I really like though so maybe their formula just isn't for me.
This foundation has been in regular rotation since I filmed this! I'm loving it! Yeah I think I need to finally accept that Tarte palettes just don't work for me. This is the third that I've been completely underwhelmed with.
i'd say luminous, shelly. it is a very natural luminous and looks really good on you. have you tried any of the new brow "tattoo" fill in products? seems interesting as my brows are soooooooooooooooooooooo skimpy (it's an age thing, not a crazy tweezer thing) so i am wanting to try some of the products. hope all is wonderful for you. hugs! ~k
I've only tried one of the drugstore brow "tattoo" lines and it was OK if I used my own brow brush and not the clumsy wand that it came with. But I find that I don't really need my brows to last more than a day because I wash my face with the Clarisonic every night. The tattoo stuff survives overnight if you don't wash your brows at all but that's not typically how I do things. So it hasn't really been a product I reach for. The KVD pomade stays in place just about as well and is easier to wash off.
Geek Out of Water , ah ha! I was thinking that you were Irish ! ( those green eyes!😉)I will watch tonight! Love your reviews. I hope you're having a great time in Ireland! 🍀
I actually love the eye look. Will “attempt” to recreate it myself but I’m no good at eye makeup. That said... I know a gorgeous look when I see it. 💕💕
Great video, Hun! After the experience I just had - reviewed Jouer’s Essential High Coverage - I am desperate to find some beautiful foundations to test that perform nicely on dry skin. Desperate! I’ll have to pick this one up and give it a try! Doesn’t it just drive you nuts when foundation wears off in areas, especially without powdering? I’ve noticed this, primarily, on our radiant foundations. Why can’t they develop a radiant/hydrating foundation that stays as well as the matte ones do? That Jouer foundation...I swear, if I could wear it, I would; as it lasted until I removed it! Lucky oily skin peeps! LOL! Going to watch your Sunday Riley now. I adore her skin care products & had the foundation on my list to review, just haven’t gotten to it yet...hmmm. Wishing you a beautiful week, sweetie! *hugs* Shelbie =) 💚💋
Не похоже на оттенок texel. Сегодня я получила этот тон,он просто ужасный! Примерно как ysl b40,а я обычно использую b20. Что теперь делать с этим противным тональным?😔
I wish I could figure out which ingredients cause oxidation - because a few I really like oxidize on me (but not on most other people!) Like, what in my skin reacts with what ingredient? I wish I knew!
Geek Out of Water totally agree and have a review on my channel in case you are interested and have time to watch, your support for my very small channel would make me honored 🤗😌🌹
Ha I had never even heard of it until someone in the comments recommended it - and I'm so glad because I can't stop wearing it. Me, the queen of anti-luminous-finish.... but it's unlike any "dewy" foundation I've tried and is just so pretty!
Geek Out of Water It being a luminous finish is why I wasn't overly interested, even though it was suppose to be great for maturing skin. Hearing you say how much you love it and can't stop reaching for it, well I'm excited now!
Well crap! It would be a good one with a bad shade range! I'm a Caucasian with tan skin...I can't find my match at all...I hope more shades get released! Continue to enjoy Ireland as we enjoy a foundation mega fest! Thank you 😗L
I'm always hopeful when the smaller brands launch a product, if it gets popular and they have more revenues to work with, they'll expand shades. This is one of the 3 foundations I brought to Ireland :)
I have the tastiest pro palette and I put down my Mac paint pot in painterly then I don’t set it. I go in full pigment from the palette. Works better. Just go light handed and build. I will credit @tarababyz for teaching me that.
The Pump!!! LOL that was the best*** Of course I am watching foundation mega fest EVEN THOUGH somehow, the only stinking foundation I have been reaching for is the Cover Girl Healthy Elixir !! I have a ton of high end foundations and this is the one that I love...go figure...and hey soooooooo, I was just wondering if you were going to talk about KVD and the immunization thing. Just wondering if that will alter your feelings in any way moving forward/using her products or should it, IDK what are your thoughts, I know you are a HUGE KVD lover as I am as well. and for the record, Im not sure I give a crap what she does with her kid either way, I know thats possibly a cold-ish thing to say but its truth anyhow. Id buy her products if they were made with dog shit just my humble opinion
I get totally stuck on foundations too - I'm actual stuck on this one right now, ever since I filmed this! :-D As for KVD... I think of things like this the same way I think about a lot of professionals/celebrities/politicians/public figures... I buy her products because I like her products, and to that extent, her job is to make products and make them well. If she's doing her job in a respectable way, it doesn't much matter to me what she does in her personal life. I certainly have opinions on what she's doing (I'm am 100% on the pro-vaccination side of the fence), but as long as she's doing her job and doing it well, I will continue buying her makeup. I can say that it is irritating to see all the vaccination talk on every one of her social media posts - which to me is getting in the way of her doing her job - and if that continues, it might annoy me enough to step away from her products. I read her social media because of her makeup. But as of now her personal life is her personal life, and if people are so up in arms about it then they should work to put systems in place that would require her to vaccinate her kid. Social media comments won't change a thing. I agree with the sentiment most of these commenters have - that vaccination is a matter of the health of the larger population and not just one child - but if that's the cause you're taking up, changing KVD's mind isn't the objective. Systemic change is required. That's my take on it, for what it's worth.
Geek Out of Water I agree 100% i feel the same way about a surgeon. Often times people shop for a nice guy with a pleasant bedside manner, I personally don't care. If he is the best, than thats the guy I want cutting me. I don't care if he's a total &$?-"@!! I realize makeup isn't surgery but along the same lines I feel the same way. Shes the best. But man, she could have just shut up about it and did her thing and no one would have ever known what her plans were for her family. Why do people feel like they have to post every thought that comes into their head is beyond me. I left FB because i got so annoyed with that.
Shell see the eye look is stunning!! Just work with it girl!! Lmao tooooo much loot to boot! You need to do a video series called is it to much loot to boot lol
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My number 1 requirement in a foundation is that it makes me look like I have nice skin as opposed to nice makeup. This looks like something that would be worth trying.
That is such a great way to put it, Julie!!
I love that you reviewed a foundation I already have and really like! This foundation works very well for me, and I am quite a bit older than you are with VERY dry skin. I don’t like heavy, full coverage foundations. This one helps me look as good as I can look. It’s definitely in my top 3. By the way, I think your eye look is great.
Thanks, Ginny! This one has moved into a top 3 spot for me, too!
Your reaction upon finding the pump! Too cute!!
I just did the same thing when I opened mine for the first time today. Totally not intuitive that it pops off! 😂
This is an older video but really interested in this foundation, so glad I found this video and glad you like it!
Hi Kimberli! And I still love this foundation! :)
@@goow but it's not your top 10....
I have to tell you, you inspired me with your hair do on this video today...it's so cute but I would never wear it out. I'm a little older than you. but I did my hair like this cause hey.in these times, why not... anyhow love to watch you. haha.... stalker!
It’s a healthy glow...very pretty
This is my favorite foundation. I buff it out with a Kabuki buffing brush after it sets a bit and that decreases transfer and makes it last even longer. Sometimes I use my fingers to apply it but a damp sponge is so fast and the finish is beautiful that way. If I feel that I want to buff it, I use a soft dense Kabuki brush just to polish my face. The finish is aways beautiful and it plays well with blush and bronzer. It does not settle into my fine lines and wrinkles. Thanks for the great review!
This has become one of my top faves! It is so pretty!!
I actually think your eye makeup looks perfect for you. Very flattering if I'm being honest....
Thanks, Rebecca! I think it just wasn't what was in my head when I started. Not that it ended up bad.
Shelly, your face looks flawless. The color match is spot on. Wow! I think your eyeshadow turned out perfect. Right up my alley. Another incredible video. I'll have to look up this foundation❣
I only brought 3 foundations to Ireland and this is one of them :) It's just gorgeous and so easy to wear. It was suggested in the comments and I'm so glad because Ilia wasn't even on my radar! And this is now one of my favorite foundations.
Geek Out of Water So glad you are enjoying the foundation. I checked out the color chart, and I didn't see anything with a light/warm undertones. The next shade after yours was light/with warm/peachy undertones. So, the color you have may be the one that would wotk. The finish on your face is outstanding. Then again, you are 43, and I'm the old lady of the group at 59! 😉 Hope you are having an incredible trip in Ireland. Enjoy the rest of your vacation!
Now we're talking, Shelly. This foundation looks really good. It doesn't look dry and cakey and polka dottie. Skin looks young. Makes me think of the It Cosmetics CC Cream? Also I have to agree with you on the Tarteist Palette. I never reach for that one because the colors just don't translate on the eyes as they are in the pan. Also they don't last on me. What's crazy is one of my favorite palettes is from Shop Hush and is the After Hours -Mauve 9 pan. These shadows last longer on me than any high end palette for $10-$12. it's crazy. If you don't have that one, you may want to try it. The pan colors and on the lid colors are spot on.
I just picked up the four "After" palettes from Bad Habit - I brought the After Party neutrals one with me to Ireland (and the Subculture and Prism dupes). Every Bad Habit palette I've tried has been excellent. This foundation came with me to Ireland, too :)
This Ilia Foundation and Concealer are on my wish list 🙌🏻🌟
I love them both!! I'm almost out of this bottle of Ilia, which is fairly amazing because I have so many foundations that it's tough to get to the end of one!
Excellent review Shelly! I have this one too and it's definitely in my top 3! Thank you!
Beverly Saylor lovely foundation, the only downside for me it oxidize on me. Have a review on my channel in case you have time to watch 🤗🌹
Really? Usually foundations oxidize on me but this one didn't. Thanks I'll check out your channel
You'd never know you didn't like your eye look because it's pretty :) I didn't have luck with this one, mostly shade wise and a bit of a reaction, but it looked great on you! I need the KVD brow powder - totally sold on that!
I haven't reached for my ABH brow powder in weeks and weeks, and that's been my holy grail for years. I'm in love with the richness of the KVD powder!
I actually LOVE your eye makeup in this video!!
Thanks, Elizabeth!!
This looks like just the foundation I have been looking for. I like a light foundation that has a healthy glow. It definitely looked beautiful on you. Thanks for the review.
It's so pretty. It is my most often reached for foundation since filming this review! And one of the 3 I brought to Ireland. :)
Another great foundation review. You have me sold. I really would like to try this one.
It's so pretty! I've been using it constantly since I filmed this. It's one of the 3 I brought to Ireland :)
So natural and lovely! Really perfect shade on you too. Please update us on your experience using this with a setting powder. You aren’t the first person I’ve heard say the Tarte pallette is disappointing. I think I’ll skip this one, but your eyes looked beautiful (#skills). Let the mega fest continue! Woo Hoo!!!
Hi Yvonne! I've been wearing this one nonstop since I filmed this! Even brought it to Ireland with me :) I've been setting my whole face lightly and that definitely seems best on me - but after a couple hours the luminance is back and the foundation still stays in place, so I'm really loving it! It also plays nicely with dewy setting sprays. I've been using the Milani Make It Dewy with it.
Geek Out of Water hope you are having the time of your life Shelly! Safe travels and ENJOY 🍻🍻🍻(That’s supposed to be Guinness!)
Looks gorgeous on you -- very glowy --best colour match ..!
Love your makeup. You're very pretty. Great video. Thanks
Your fun and i like outside lighting but i wont ser mine i have dryyyyyyy skin
I love this on you, but the wear down was worrying for me for the high cost of this. Thank you so much for your review. Lovin this series. Have you tried Kokie Foundation?
Yep I'm going to add this in a Foundation Follow-Up update when I get back from Ireland but the Ilia wears much better when I set my entire face. Then I either use a dewy setting spray if I want the luminance back right away, or give it and hour or so and it all sort of melds together and looks luminous again. I didn't have good luck with the Kokie foundation.
Everything looks very pretty on you Shelly!
Thanks, Dawn!
WOW! The Ilia looks fantastic on you!
It's in the running now for my favorite foundation. I haven't put it down since I filmed this.
Great Video...I need to get some of this foundation....Thank you for the recommendations.
I’m so glad this was right after the Sunday Riley. You needed a pick-me-up after that debacle! I wonder if you set the Ilia with a powder that has a bit of luminescence like Hourglass Veil, or Sisley-Paris, if that would still retain the beautiful finish all day...
Oooooooh just the thought of that sounds wonderful! I might just pick up that Hourglass Veil to try it with this foundation! And - I filmed this the same day as the Sunday Riley! So I'm pretty sure it wasn't my skin causing the problem :) I love this foundation. It's in my top 3 for sure - and probably my #1 favorite finish of the moment.
I think this is my favourite foundation on you so far, I'm blown away at how it's not setting into any lines at all! How do you think this would do on oily skin?
Hi Alli! I think it could work really - because the luminance really isn't the same "dewy" finish as most. It's almost like it's light reflecting pigments as opposed to a wet finish. It completely sets and still looks luminous. If you can get a sample from Sephora I'd totally say, try it.
I’m thinking of purchasing this and was happy when I checked to see if you had reviewed it. Yay...you did. And you liked it;) I always need your opinion!
Thanks, gorgeous🍃🌸.
This is one of my favorites especially in the winter! It is so pretty!
Thank you, I discovered your channel last week and am loving your reviews!
Thanks and welcome! If you have any requests for review, just let me know, and you can find the master list of all of my foundation reviews and rankings here: geekoutofwater.com/foundation-fest/
Love your foundation reviews!
I have been wanting to try this foundation. I think after this review I’m going to get a couple samples to see if there is a shade for me. Thank girl
Definitely grab samples! This is one of my top 3 foundations - I've been wearing it nonstop since filming this! I just wish the shade range was better.
Have you tried the Estee Lauder Perfectionist Youth-Infusing serum foundation? I think you might like it. I prefer it to the Double Wear.
Not yet but it is on my list to try, Jennifer! Good to know!
Geek Out of Water Hmmm...just noticed a new luminous foundation from Lawless at Sephora. My 50-something dry skin thinks I need to try it as well.
Beautiful finish on this one. Good shade match too. Bummer about the limited shade range. :( My Flower Beauty foundation has to be set with powder also, which I hate to do because I like the dewy finish.
Great review Shelly!! Makes me want to try it! I like lightweight foundation! My fav right now is NYX Born to glow, I’d love to hear what you think of it!!
I really like your eye look!! I think it looks great on you! 💗
I've got the Nyx in my bin to review!
Hey gal, it looks pretty. My day gotta tell u i was shinning all over these swva mts today.......but i think i know why maybe 2 much concealor from elf, green, blue etc......i even used powder which i usually dont. The foundation was it just wanted your opinion. Thanks for all the videos!!
Say hi to Virginia for me, Susan! I miss home but Ireland has been wonderful so far! :-D
I love this eyelook on you! Even before you said anything about what palette it was I was thinking I want it! Lol. And your brows look so good with this KVD. Xoxo
Thanks, Missy!
It is a pretty perfect color match for you. It looks great. Will you try it again with setting the entire coverage and see how it works then?
Hi Lori! It holds up phenomenally well when fully set and really the luminosity does come back. I haven't been able to stop wearing this one since I filmed it! I will have it in a foundation follow-up discussing that point once I get back from Ireland. I'm in love with this one!
Hi Shelly! Oh see, now I'm going to have to get this one! Thanks! I hope the trip is going well. I am loving the pictures on IG. 💖
Shell can u try the too faced peach perfect foundation? I have tried porcelain and snow but I can't seem to get it right. They run darker than usual but I love this foundation! Stays all day on my super oily skin!!great video this foundation looks great on you
Hi Renee! Here's my review of porcelain - ua-cam.com/video/SNDcMbw352U/v-deo.html and I went back and bought snow when they released it. Neither one is a match for me, but they're OK if I mix the two. I've never been able to match any Too Faced foundations, but I like the formula of the Peach Perfect enough that I bought them both.
Geek Out of Water me to I love it!!
wow, wow, wow. Sign me up. Where do I get this stuff?!
Sephora!! I hadn't even heard of it until one of you recommended it in the comments. I've taken it with me on 2 trips now - it's one of the 3 foundations I brought with me to Ireland. It's so pretty!
I personally don't think the grading should have shade range added to it. It's always good to mention if a company is failing as far as shade range because that is important but the shade has zero to do with the product itself. I'm glad you went ahead and gave this an A- but feel it deserves a straight A. I do understand why you add shade range in though. Being a reviewer you kinda "have" to.
Also, would you maybe consider trying out Benefits Hello Happy soft blur foundation? I personally love cutesie things and well...that packaging lol !!!
Packaging always gets me!! I'll add that to my list! Thanks, Tamra! And yeah, reviewing things it's a fine line between critiquing based on my own personal usage (like, I always review with primer because I never wear foundation without primer) and being general enough that my reviews are applicable to other people beyond me. That's why I include shade range, because while some people watch my reviews specifically because we're close in shades, a majority of viewers are in the light and medium range. So a foundation that doesn't have a close enough match would be irrelevant even if I graded it an A for fair skin. It's never more than a quarter letter grade value, so at the end of the day the main components of the grade are how it looks and wears on dry and mature skin. (Another quarter-grade type thing is how it applies - it would get dinged for being finicky, but not so much that it seriously impacts the grade as long as it looks and wears well - like the Kevyn Aucoin from the other night).
You do a great job with your reviews! This was just a general statement not meant as a critique or anything. Also, after watching a few of the smaller UA-camrs do a review on that new benefit foundation, I think you will hate it lol. So maybe not a good one for you to review :P idk
Yay first!! I saw this online and wondered how it looked and wore so thank you! LOL, you're so cute w the hidden pump
I brought 3 foundations with me to Ireland and this is one of them :) The 2nd one is also from this mega-fest... good things ahead! :-D
Geek Out of Water oh I'm so excited! Can't wait to see what's next
Shelly, I recently fell in love with the Maybelline Matte and Poreless. They finally have a shade light enough for me! It’s not on your master list- have you tried it? It works beautifully if I use double SPF/ moisturizer.
I haven't reviewed it but I do have it! Haven't tried it in forever. I don't even remember what I think of it lol. I will have to revisit it! I should put it in a Foundation Roulette :)
Geek Out of Water I’d tried it when 110 was their lightest shade and wasn’t a fan. Now that I have the new lightest shade, and wear 2 moisturizer/ SPFs, and Pat the heck out of it, it’s BEAUTIFUL.
Hello! I may have missed it in your video, but did you mention what setting powder you used after applying the ilia foundation?? What did you use/recommend?
Hi Brianna! I used Laura Geller Balance & Brighten Powder in Porcelain - which is a long-time favorite, though my other favorite is the Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Finish powder, which I've been using more recently :)
Pretty foundation, color and just a hint of glow. Love it! FWI, you may know this , but I saw that QVC has Laura Geller Bal. and Brighten in Porcelain in the super size. The number is A288222, $38.44. I think she does this once a year....look forward to the next review!!!!!
😮😮😮Thanks, Linda!! Checking now - I've almost hit pan on my LG!
I'm wondering if there is something about combining a primer and a serum formula. One would think that a serum would do better in closer contact or less diluted contact with the skin, maybe. Just a curiosity, but one I'm not likely to scratch soon at the price point ;)
It's definitely interesting and I'm guessing you're right!
Very helpful! Thank you!!
What a beautiful foundation! Are you still using the Elf Shield primer?
Yes! It pops up again in one of these mega-fest videos... I just ran out of it actually. I use it more in the summer when I want a zillion layers of SPF :-D
I can't find it in store so I'm going to order it online. I need a ton of spf in the summer lol.
Can never have too much!!!
Have you ever used Wen cleansing conditioner? I have always wanted to try it and was watching QVC and I am so tempted. I am a sucker for informercials, so I try to not impulse buy but please let me know....
lisaturtle13 I remember some years ago there was a lawsuit against WEN because people’s hair was falling out. I don’t know the outcome or anything else about it. I also don’t know if they’ve changed the formula since then. I would do some research into it before you buy it. Just thought you might like to know.
Yeah... I was one of the (thousands of) people that got some money in that lawsuit. I used Wen for 6 weeks and lost almost a third of the volume of my hair. I would stay as far away from Wen as possible. They settled the class-action suit with a no-fault disclaimer, but I had statements from my doctor and hair stylist and both advised me to never touch it again. There was never a consensus on what ingredient or reaction was causing people to lose hair, but it definitely happened. I'm still struggling with regrowth in a couple spots.
Geek Out of Water What?!?!? Oh no, that is awful :( I am so, so sorry to hear that. Thank you for letting me (us) know. I already struggle with hair loss and have actually been quite depressed about it, so that would be truly horrible for me. I can’t believe it... that is truly a horribly awful story. I am so glad I asked. I was ready to buy the gallon sized last night. The models look so good and I have hair envy of how luscious and bouncy their hair looks. Thank you again and I am so sorry for what happened to you!
Sharon Brady Thank you so much for replying and telling me about it. I do struggle from hair loss anyway, so that would be a nightmare situation for me. Not sure how I didn’t hear about the lawsuit, but I have now looked it up and I am so horrified. Thank you!!!!
thanks for this review, I am going to visit the new Credo store we have here in DFW area so I can get this one in person. I have had my eye on this for awhile.
Nice! Let me know how it goes! I can't stop wearing this one :-D
I'm thinking this would be a good one to pair with the Milani Glow setting powder to keep that hyrated/luminous finish?? And yeah, it's a really lovely finish! (one of my faves you've done). The shade in the swatch looked kinda too orange/warm for a specified neutral-cool one, but on your face & in natural light didn't look overly warm at all. I'm so bummed this is a $79 (+ postage costs) foundation here, so outside my self-imposed budget limit. And that eye look - I'd never have known you used the mushroomy-mauvy-taupe row! - it turned out pretty, but really kinda bronzy (which did look nice on you but wouldn't on me, as I'm a tad cooler than you).
Yeah the eye look was fine but it wasn't at all what I had in my mind's eye! :-D Good call on trying the Milani Glow powder with this one - I will do that immediately when I get home. (I brought this foundation with me to Ireland but didn't bring the Milani powder). womp womp
You have me super curious about this one! I have dry mature skin and I feel the same way about foundation by the end of the night (Get it off!!!). It's a bummer that it needs to be set though so hopefully, you can give us an update if you are able to make it work with a different primer. As for the Tarte palette, I had the same exact experience. I ended up returning it. I felt like the shades were definitely different on my eyes than what I saw in the palette. I also felt like they easily muddied up. I haven't really found a Tarte palette that I really like though so maybe their formula just isn't for me.
This foundation has been in regular rotation since I filmed this! I'm loving it! Yeah I think I need to finally accept that Tarte palettes just don't work for me. This is the third that I've been completely underwhelmed with.
Very pretty, it has kind of a candleight blurred finish.
That's such a pretty description!
i'd say luminous, shelly. it is a very natural luminous and looks really good on you. have you tried any of the new brow "tattoo" fill in products? seems interesting as my brows are soooooooooooooooooooooo skimpy (it's an age thing, not a crazy tweezer thing) so i am wanting to try some of the products. hope all is wonderful for you. hugs! ~k
I've only tried one of the drugstore brow "tattoo" lines and it was OK if I used my own brow brush and not the clumsy wand that it came with. But I find that I don't really need my brows to last more than a day because I wash my face with the Clarisonic every night. The tattoo stuff survives overnight if you don't wash your brows at all but that's not typically how I do things. So it hasn't really been a product I reach for. The KVD pomade stays in place just about as well and is easier to wash off.
So awesome that you found a big winner after such an epic disaster! :)
Right??! I'd say it's worth the suffering :-D
You look beautiful foundation color looks great on you
That foundation looks really nice! I want some now😉
I only brought a few foundations with me to Ireland and this is one of them! The one I'm reviewing tonight (Thursday) is one of the others!
Geek Out of Water , ah ha! I was thinking that you were Irish ! ( those green eyes!😉)I will watch tonight! Love your reviews. I hope you're having a great time in Ireland! 🍀
I actually love the eye look. Will “attempt” to recreate it myself but I’m no good at eye makeup. That said... I know a gorgeous look when I see it. 💕💕
Thanks, Damaris!
This is beautiful on your skin!
Thanks, Timbra!
Great video, Hun! After the experience I just had - reviewed Jouer’s Essential High Coverage - I am desperate to find some beautiful foundations to test that perform nicely on dry skin. Desperate! I’ll have to pick this one up and give it a try! Doesn’t it just drive you nuts when foundation wears off in areas, especially without powdering? I’ve noticed this, primarily, on our radiant foundations. Why can’t they develop a radiant/hydrating foundation that stays as well as the matte ones do? That Jouer foundation...I swear, if I could wear it, I would; as it lasted until I removed it! Lucky oily skin peeps! LOL! Going to watch your Sunday Riley now. I adore her skin care products & had the foundation on my list to review, just haven’t gotten to it yet...hmmm. Wishing you a beautiful week, sweetie! *hugs* Shelbie =) 💚💋
It seems like there are far more foundations for combo to oily than for normal to dry! I bet the oily people say the same thing though :-D
I think the word you're looking for is Beautiful 🌷
Не похоже на оттенок texel. Сегодня я получила этот тон,он просто ужасный! Примерно как ysl b40,а я обычно использую b20. Что теперь делать с этим противным тональным?😔
Hi Marija! Are you able to return it? I hope so! Вы в состоянии вернуть его? Я надеюсь, что это так!
Buttery is the word 😊
Can't wait to try this one! 😍👍
It's so pretty!!
Geek Out of Water Definitely want to try it and the new Benefit hello happy foundation 😃
I like this foundation but it oxides on me just like the Vivid foundation. Not sure why all of their foundations do that on my skin.
I wish I could figure out which ingredients cause oxidation - because a few I really like oxidize on me (but not on most other people!) Like, what in my skin reacts with what ingredient? I wish I knew!
Geek Out of Water totally agree and have a review on my channel in case you are interested and have time to watch, your support for my very small channel would make me honored 🤗😌🌹
It look beautiful.
Thanks, Janet! This one is still a favorite!
Damn you woman, this one was barely on my radar. Now, well we know what now. Now it's going in the cart. xo
Ha I had never even heard of it until someone in the comments recommended it - and I'm so glad because I can't stop wearing it. Me, the queen of anti-luminous-finish.... but it's unlike any "dewy" foundation I've tried and is just so pretty!
Geek Out of Water It being a luminous finish is why I wasn't overly interested, even though it was suppose to be great for maturing skin. Hearing you say how much you love it and can't stop reaching for it, well I'm excited now!
Well crap! It would be a good one with a bad shade range! I'm a Caucasian with tan skin...I can't find my match at all...I hope more shades get released!
Continue to enjoy Ireland as we enjoy a foundation mega fest! Thank you 😗L
I'm always hopeful when the smaller brands launch a product, if it gets popular and they have more revenues to work with, they'll expand shades. This is one of the 3 foundations I brought to Ireland :)
I have the tastiest pro palette and I put down my Mac paint pot in painterly then I don’t set it. I go in full pigment from the palette. Works better. Just go light handed and build. I will credit @tarababyz for teaching me that.
I'll definitely try that, Margaret! Thanks!
I like it
I feel that most of the more “green” beauty brands have really poor shade selections
I agree, totally!
Now that I think about it, that seems true from what I've seen, too. :-/
The Pump!!! LOL that was the best*** Of course I am watching foundation mega fest EVEN THOUGH somehow, the only stinking foundation I have been reaching for is the Cover Girl Healthy Elixir !! I have a ton of high end foundations and this is the one that I love...go figure...and hey soooooooo, I was just wondering if you were going to talk about KVD and the immunization thing. Just wondering if that will alter your feelings in any way moving forward/using her products or should it, IDK what are your thoughts, I know you are a HUGE KVD lover as I am as well. and for the record, Im not sure I give a crap what she does with her kid either way, I know thats possibly a cold-ish thing to say but its truth anyhow. Id buy her products if they were made with dog shit just my humble opinion
I get totally stuck on foundations too - I'm actual stuck on this one right now, ever since I filmed this! :-D As for KVD... I think of things like this the same way I think about a lot of professionals/celebrities/politicians/public figures... I buy her products because I like her products, and to that extent, her job is to make products and make them well. If she's doing her job in a respectable way, it doesn't much matter to me what she does in her personal life. I certainly have opinions on what she's doing (I'm am 100% on the pro-vaccination side of the fence), but as long as she's doing her job and doing it well, I will continue buying her makeup. I can say that it is irritating to see all the vaccination talk on every one of her social media posts - which to me is getting in the way of her doing her job - and if that continues, it might annoy me enough to step away from her products. I read her social media because of her makeup. But as of now her personal life is her personal life, and if people are so up in arms about it then they should work to put systems in place that would require her to vaccinate her kid. Social media comments won't change a thing. I agree with the sentiment most of these commenters have - that vaccination is a matter of the health of the larger population and not just one child - but if that's the cause you're taking up, changing KVD's mind isn't the objective. Systemic change is required. That's my take on it, for what it's worth.
Geek Out of Water I agree 100% i feel the same way about a surgeon. Often times people shop for a nice guy with a pleasant bedside manner, I personally don't care. If he is the best, than thats the guy I want cutting me. I don't care if he's a total &$?-"@!!
I realize makeup isn't surgery but along the same lines I feel the same way. Shes the best. But man, she could have just shut up about it and did her thing and no one would have ever known what her plans were for her family. Why do people feel like they have to post every thought that comes into their head is beyond me. I left FB because i got so annoyed with that.
Shell see the eye look is stunning!! Just work with it girl!! Lmao tooooo much loot to boot! You need to do a video series called is it to much loot to boot lol
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Geek Out of Water 😂😂😂
This foundation made my skin break out in acne like crazy! It's probably the coconut alkanes. Second ingredient. :~((
Wack and Snooze my skin had a weird reaction, too. Within an hour or so my face was itching but I tend to be sensitive to "green" ingredients.
Bummer! I don't like eating anything coconut but my skin doesn't seem to mind it.
Healthily-soft...😂🤣
Words. Failing. :-D
If you could do me a favor and just hate everything, my wallet would appreciate it! It is expensive when you like something!
LOL my wallet is usually sobbing over there in the corner 😂
The price is outrageous so since Im poor i dont need to watch this :(
I've got some drugstore priced foundations coming in the mega-fest too!