I've been testing out a new foundation over the past few days (Clarins Truly Matte) which I'm really liking. I'm fairly happy with my current foundation (Clarins Everlasting) but thought I'd give truly matte a go since the weathers starting to get warmer and my skin tends to be really oily in the summer.The base is described as a super-sheer, super-covering stay-fast, oil-free foundation that gives skin a perfect matte finish all day long. Even when it's hot! Coverage is described as medium to full but I'd say it's definitely more medium.
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| L-R 02 Pale Ivory, 05 Shell, 07 Tender Ivory, 08 Sunlit Beige, 10.5 Apricot |
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| Shade order as above |
Overall I really quite like Truly Matte but feel the coverage isn't quite enough for me at the moment. I think I'll be sticking with Everlasting for now and may come back to this when I have slightly less to cover.
They do have a pretty good shade range! :)
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I've been wanting to try this foundation for ages.
ReplyDeleteI'm very pale too and had never really swatched it (dunno why) but Pale Ivory looks like it would look okay on my face.
Will have to investigate further :)
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I love Clarins, but had not tried this yet - thanks for reviewing!!
ReplyDeleteI need a lot of coverage on foundation. Thanks for the review
ReplyDeleteWhat great swatches! Thanks so much!
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I'm surprised that they only have 5 shades. I wonder if that is for the brand as a whole, or just in your area? My skin changes so much during the seasons that I usually need to have 3 separate foundations to match Winter, Spring, and Summer.
ReplyDeleteP.S. Thank you for the visit, and the follow, Nat. Hope you have a beautiful day tomorrow.
My Beautiful Life, I'm not sure. There only seems to be six shades available online and only five at the counter I visited (they didn't have the darkest shade). It does seem like quite a small range though.
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great review! I'm looking for a new foundation at the moment, I just hope that I find one that works for my T-Zone (aka the bane of my life!)
ReplyDeletewill have to check Clarins out!
Julia @ Retro Jules
I usually use Skin Illusion, but it's $81 over here, and Strawberrynet doesn't have my shade in stock. I have anxiety so going into town to find a cheaper alternative, or samples for another foundation is out of the question. Your blog with the shade swatches is very helpful for me, as I was thinking I might have to use a different Clarin's foundation, basically whatever I can find cheaper online, and didn't want to buy the wrong colour! I was wondering how the Matte foundation held up with sweating? My workplace is very humid, I am not oily, but do sweat a lot when hot, and can only touch up once at lunch time.
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