4U2 Posh 2 Way Brilliance Powder Foundation

Hi loves!

Happy Saturday! 

Tonight, my mom will be back from her two week pilgrimage in Europe. I don't really know what she got me for my pasalubong but I'm just happy she'll be back soon. I'm excited to see her pictures from her new digicam. After all these years, she finally learned how to use a cam. I can't wait to check out the places where she went, especially the ones in Italy.

But anyway, let me just leave you with a short post about this sample size foundation powder I got last January...

4U2 Posh 2 Way Brilliance Powder Foundation

I got this for free when I bought some items from 4U2 in Watsons, Ayala Center, Cebu.

Here's what's labeled at the back:

This is available in 3 shades.

Though this is only a 2g sample, it has a small applicator. But it's too small for me so I don't use it. :P

It's like 1 inch long in all sides.

Here are the swatches:

on paper

on my arm

I like the shade I got because it's warm toned. It perfectly suits my yellow-toned skin. It feels lightweight and silky yet gives a medium coverage (can be heavier when applied with a wet sponge). I use this on top of a BB Cream and it performs rather well on my skin. Didn't experience caking, breakouts nor skin irritations. It doesn't have oil control though.

I'm not sure how much the full-size is and I'm not even sure if it's already available in its full-size.  I do like it and I would buy one if its affordable.

Have you tried 4U2's Posh 2 Way Brilliance Powder Foundation yet?
What about their other foundations?


Cheers!

DAWN

Review : L'Oreal True Match Super-Blendable Two Way Powder Foundation in Vanilla Ivory

Hello, beautiful people! :D

Lately, I've been using a lot of powder foundations. Some of you probably know that I like using liquid foundations because I am into makeups with heavy coverage since I have so many blemishes to hide. But since I started working, I barely have time to retouch and my skin just gets so oily with liquid foundations that I had to try something new.

So for now I am applying a thin layer of BB cream and this:

L'Oreal True Match Super-Blendable Two Way Powder Foundation in Vanilla Ivory

It has SPF20 and PA++

Contains 9g and costs Php995.00.

Product Description:

The two way powder foundation that precisely matches your skin texture and tone. - Matches your skintexutre: This Superblendable texture glides perfectly and melts onto your skin with no make effect. - Matches your skin tone: Thanks to Opti-Match Technology, the shades match perfectly with your natural skin tone, and don't fade away. - 8H radiance without shine: Enhances your skin's natural radiance , SPF 20/PA++

And here are details at the box:

This product is actually quite pricey for me so I really hoped that it will deliver good results.

At first swipe, I noticed that the powder is really fine and silky very easy to apply and blend. I'm also happy that the shade I got is of yellowish tone because most western drugstore brand usually come in pinkish shades. Though their warm tones are very limited. I believe this one is the lightest shade available here.

The packaging is quite nice. It looks very clean and light. Though it doesn't seem durable enough. I feel like the mirror will fall off sometimes.

But the sponge is really good! It catches the product quite well and spreads it nicely onto skin.

Here's a swatch of the powder on my arm:

And here are before and after shots of my face. Didn't use any BB cream or concealer at the after pic.

I believe it has a medium coverage. Covered the light acne scars and the redness of my face easily. The finish is matte and it really blends well with my skin tone. The coverage is buildable though and wetting the sponge also gives it extra covering power!

And here's the finish on my face!

Lasting power of this product is pretty decent but it doesn't have oil control. Even though it promises 8 hours without shine, I get so oily after 2-3 hours! But this product never gave me breakouts or other skin irritations.

So here's a summary of pros and cons for me regarding the L'Oreal True Match Super-Blendable Two Way Powder Foundation in Vanilla Ivory:

LIKES:

♥ Warm tone blends well on my skin

♥ Very silky

♥ I like the coverage

♥ Has SPF20 and PA++

♥ The finish is matte but doesn't look flat!

♥ Lasting power is decent

♥ Available locally

♥ Didn't give me breakouts

DISLIKES:

♥ Not much oil control

♥ Quite pricey

♥ Limited shades 

Will I buy again?

I don't think so. I have found other powder foundations that has better oil control with almost the same results. Anyway, I'm still willing to try and experiment with other foundations too so just comment below if you have other suggestions.

Have you tried L'Oreal True Match Super-Blendable Two Way Powder Foundations?

What do you think of it?

Cheers!

DAWN