Last week, my friend sent me a picture of a finished jar of foundation. It was scraped clean. Every last bit had been used. I was very impressed. So I got to thinking – What was the last foundation I finished?
What impressed me further, was when she told me that she would repurchase it, because she was so happy with it. And I wondered again. Was there a foundation I loved so much I’d finish it AND repurchase?
Well, actually I have! And you have to tell me yours 😉
Ok, I have no photos to accompany this, but I have finished foundations before. They were powder foundations and I used to use various brands like Kanebo Media, Revlon and a few other Japanese ones. I was such a creature of habit that I’d repurchase the same product over and over! I used the powder foundation (then called a 2-way powder) from The Body Shop for years, buying the refills when I ran out, until they reformulated the product and I didn’t like it anymore. As you can imagine, that was in my early days of wearing makeup, when all I had was one pan of powder foundation, 1 blush and 2 lipsticks. I always had more than 1 lipstick 😀
In more recent years, the answer is a no. I haven’t yet finished a liquid foundation although I’m currently coming close to finishing 3 – The Cle de Peau Radiant Fluid Foundation, the Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum and the Lunasol Skin Modelling Liquid Foundation. I should use them often, just so I can finish them – it’ll be a badge of honour LOL
Another foundation I can forsee myself finishing is the EX-1 Invisiwear Liquid Foundation which I’ll tell you about another day. I enjoy using it, and it is one that I will eventually run out of.
I’d actually be more than happy to finish and repurchase these foundations that you see in the picture above. I’d shared with you previously, a post about my favourite foundations, and most of them are featured here too.
I never blogged individually about the Urban Decay Naked Skin foundation but it’s one of the better products I’ve used from Urban Decay. And the Bobbi Brown Skin Nourishing Glow Foundation and the Shiseido Synchro Skin Lasting Liquid Foundation are both fairly new, but very nice products.
The problem for me is quantity (too many, I should trim) and using too little product each time. I use between half to a pump, depending on the texture of the foundation, and I only use it once a day. Coupled with my roving eye and soft spot for foundations (or base products in general), I’m not surprised that I haven’t yet finished a bottle of liquid foundation! 😛
Have you finished any foundation recently? Would you repurchase it?
I think I’ll pull out 1-2 of my favourite ones and use them exclusively till I’m through. Or until I get bored. Whichever comes first LOL! Now, your turn – tell me what’s the last foundation you finished and if it’s something you’d buy again?
Paris B
Last foundation was Parure Gold by Guerlain. I loved it so much but didn’t want to repurchase because of the price. Got myself the a Chanel but regretted because the tone is pinkish. But I have to live with it because I no longer believe in spending too much on makeup.
OMG I loved the texture of Parure Gold at the counter, but when they told me the price, I felt faint LOL! Guerlain foundations are very nice too I’d agree. But so luxe, even the price is luxe. Sigh… Maybe can try Bourjois next? It’s fairly affordable (often goes on sale) and is very good!
Last foundation was G.A Luminous skin. I will repurchase it, but after I finish my other foundations. btw, YouTube don’t send me notifications for new uploaded videos anymore (notification bell is pressed), I must search each channel, one by one, for new videos, any idea?
Hmm good question about YouTube. I’m sorry I can’t help because I don’t really watch nor subscribe to YouTube videos. But I found this thread that indicates that the notifications might be broken so you aren’t the only one! As for foundation, I remember trying the GA foundation many years ago, but couldn’t find a proper match for my skin so I sold it. Now, I’m dying to try it again, but we no longer have GA here 🙁
My Becca Aqua Luminous foundation is finishing soon and I will repurchase. I just love how it made my skin (as stated on the bottle ) luminous. Love it.
Ooh Iza, I’d been curious about this one! Was tempted to pick it up a little while ago, thanks for reminding me haha!
I used to be able to use up my liquid foundations. I used up a bottle of Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua and others I forgot, before blogging. Lately, I haven’t been able to. Too many. I have however used up 2 Lancome Miracle Blanc powder foundations, have repurchased and will repurchase. The shade match is perfect and I like it 🙂
Once they multiply beyond 2 bottles, we’re goners LOL! It’s getting hard to actually finish any makeup but I’m making a nice dent in my Hourglass powder which I’m happy about because I think it’s very good. The problem will be when I have to repurchase, and then balk at the price 😛
It ‘s winter here in the UK and i have just finished the Dior Star foundation. I absolutely love wearing this one in the winter time.
It’s very light weight with a luminous matte finish. Gorgeous. Doesn’t feel like you’re wearing any foundation at all. (I hate feeling foundation on my skin)
It’s coming into Spring now and i will re-purchase it; however, i do not use Star in the summer because my skin is quite a bit oilier through the t-zone so i either powder foundation through the t-zone or my Chanel Perfetion Lumiere Velvet. This is more of a medium coverage and stays put quite well. I have repurchased this one twice as well.
I want to try out the Dior Airflash foundation next to wear with my powder foundation in the summer. We shall see.
Oooh Dior Star, that’s one from Dior I wasn’t smitten with but hearing that you love it in Winter makes me wonder if that might be why. A friend of mine loves Dior Airflash, but application can be finicky due to the spray and all that. I haven’t tried it myself. Wasn’t sure I was ready to get foundation over everything I own haha!
Hi Paris,
I just wanted you to know that i bought the Dior Airflash Foundation and i absolutely love it. Great for maturing skin like mine because it really does give that airbrushed look and no settling in any lines.
I don’t spray it all over my face rather, i take my full coverage foundation brush ( an ordinary one will not work) and Sray it onto the bristles and then blend into the face.
It is fabulous.
It sounds fabulous, Mandy! A friend of mine owns it too and has told me how wonderful it is, and what a lovely finish it gives the skin too. I’ll have to give it a try the next time I’m at the store, and see if the makeup artist will try it on me 😉
Giorgio Armani Maestro Fusion in 5.5. I’m 63 so it’s a little drying in the winter, but I just mix a drop of Kiehl’s Midnight Recovery Concentrate into it before I apply and I’m good to go. It’s very skin-like and gives a blurring effect so that my pores are invisible. The coverage is on the sheer side, but I hate a foundation with too much coverage – I tend to go to the natural look.
That’s a clever tip to mix a drop of oil into your foundation for a more comfortable wear, Deb 🙂 I sometimes do that too for my more drying foundations and it makes them wearable. I haven’t tried Maestro myself although I’ve heard lots of good things about it. I wish GA would return so I can try all their amazing bases!
For me, it’s Sofina Prima Vista Ange Powder Foundation that is targeted for Asian females in humid weather – it does seem to be least pore-clogging and least likely to lead to an oxidised oily look before the day is up for me at work.
I used to love powder foundation simply because it’s so easy and you don’t need to get your hands dirty, only the sponge 😛 Also, as my skin oils up, it actually looks better. I haven’t worn a powder foundation in ages! I shall try one in my stash and see if it still dries out my skin 😉
the last foundation that i actually finish years ago are the mac studio fix liquid and powder foundation. I just discovered full coverage foundation and was battling bad acne problem so that was my favourite foundation. Right now i have more than 20 foundation on my vanity(blame it on my roving eyes). I do seem to grab my favourite ones more often than others which are Estee lauder double wear, Guerlain Lingerie De peau, Guerlain bb cream, Hourglass Veil and Marc Jacob Remarchable( yes, even my favourites are a lot). Both guerlain is halfway finished so hopefully I can finish them. But then again, clinique perfecting foundation and Giorgio armani foundation are in my wishlist to buy next… sigh
LOL we share the same roving eyes for foundation. I’m always eyeing the next new one, never mind I have a drawer full at home! Ooh you reminded me of Guerlain Lingerie de Peau. It’s so good! I do find Guerlain foundation coverage to be quite high, which might be why I stopped using it for a while. But I’m going to dig up mine!
I’ve used about 90% of my bottle of Chanel Perfection Lumiere Velvet and I will finish it and repurchase it. I have tried so many high end foundations over the years (too many years!) but this is the creme de la creme in my opinion. It’s not heavy or thick but does a great job of evening out my skin, toning down any redness and I find I need very little powder on top, which is a bonus. I just hope it’s not discontinued at any point because it’s my HG.
I like that Chanel, Jane 🙂 I love how handy the packaging is too! I sometimes pull it out myself and am always impressed by how it looks. Definitely a keeper from Chanel
Urban Decay Naked Skin. :). I love the stuff! Not too heavy, the right shade, leaping bunny. I’ve been using it for ages and am unlikely to shift as it’s taken so long to find the right colour
Good pick Tubbs! I love that UD one too – it’s so comfortable to wear and for me, the shade is a perfect match!
Hmmm your friend sure is dedicated to her favourite foundation ?
I have finished quite a few before:
1. Bourjois – red cap. Can’t remember the name oops
2. Armani Luminous Silk
3. Chantecaille Future Skin
It feels like I’ve picked up the last bit of Helena Rubenstein this morning. I’m almost done with our twin favourite Cle de Peau. And I’m about halfway through my koh gen do. These are all current favourites picked up from travels and not found in Australia. I’m hyperventilating at the thought of having to replace them.
Yes, my friend definitely loves her foundation 😉 My bottle of CdP feels a little light. I have a sneaky suspicion I might actually finish that up, which would be quite an achievement, but which will hurt my wallet plenty! Am curious about the Helena Rubinstein one since you’ve raved about it so highly. I guess it’s time for you to make a trip to replenish? 😛
I have just finished the Chanel Les Beige Glow Cream! And just like you, because I used too little product each time, the small tube could last me more than a year. :S
Another one I have managed to empty was the Shu Uemura Lightbulb foundation, which was honestly, a little handful to apply to me but I still managed to finish it. Haha.
Ah that’s one I haven’t tried from Chanel. I tend to overlook the Les Beiges line a lot. Maybe it’s because they keep pushing a warm glow that translates as tan, and I’m not so into that haha! But I’m guessing this one’s good stuff? I never tried the Shu Uemura Light bulb foundation. I was interested, but when I went to the store, the SA couldn’t, for the life of her, explain the product at all, nor colour match me. So, I got irritated and left and never went back 😛
I love the Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturiser, Laura Mercier Candle Glow Foundation, Shiseido Synchro Skin Lasting Foundation, and NARS Velvet Matte Foundation! : )
I haven’t tried the Laura Mercier Candle Glow foundation but I’m with you on the rest! Good stuff!
Sighhhhhh…….. At any given time I have nearly 20 foundations/BB creams/CC creams in rotation. Most are really good and I would love to repurchase but I have only 1 face and so many more foundations to try ;-). However, the last foundation that I have consistently repurchased was from Prescriptives. And since they are no longer available easily, there goes that.
Perils of a beauty junkie! 😀 I totally feel you – no rational person has a drawer filled with just foundation bottles 😛 Gosh, you know what? I haven’t heard Prescriptives in ages! I’d never tried their stuff but I remembered people raving about their foundations where you could get them custom blended or something.
I’m coming very close to finishing my Armani Lasting Silk! Very gorgeous, would definitely repurchase, with Koh Gen Do Aqua foundation, they are the only 2 foundations I ever need 🙂
I bought a Koh Gen Do foundation in the little red tube, only to find I wasn’t sold on it despite the raves. Then my friend tells me I should have gone for the Aqua version. Sigh…
Makeup Forever Ultra HD, Armani Luminous Silk, Koh Gen Do Aqua (unfortunately not available in Switzerland… but I will certainly repurchase next time I’m in Japan). And Iope Cushion (also not available in Switzerland).
Ah another vote for Koh Gen Do Aqua! I was just telling another commentator above, that I bought the one in the red tube and am not crazy about it. I should have bought the Aqua version 🙁 We don’t get it here either, only in Singapore, so that’s that!
Koh Gen Do Aqua is a dupe for Luminous Silk, although it’s not silicony. But the finish is very much alike.
It looks like I’ll have to find a way to get hold of it! 😉 Thanks!
Hi Paris,
I have the same love for Lunasol Skin Modeling Liquid Foundation. However Kanebo counter has discontinued this range and they replace by their own Kanebo foundation. I bought their Kanebo Full Radiance Liquid Foundation. The finishing almost like Lunasol but the texture is more creamy ,a bit thicker but it provide a brighter radiance finish than Lunasol and pretty long lasting. Perhaps you can have a try on it and hope you will like it .
Hi Jazlyn, I came across rumblings that Kanebo had rebranded Lunasol, but also a comment that Lunasol was still around, and Kanebo was a separate brand! I”ll have to find out a little more. But thank you for sharing with me about the Full Radiance Foundation. I will have to take a look the next time I’m at a counter, as I love Japanese base makeup – they truly are the best!
The first foundation I have finished was Laneige BB Cushion Anti Aging. It worked really well when my skin was more dehydrated. However, can’t figure out what I did right with my skin recently, but the hydration seems to have improved and I actually like the feel of it now. On the down side, every foundation I try now will just dissipates and some will gather in my pores after two hours! 🙁
On the bright side, you know you can always depend on Laneige BB Cushion! LOL I haven’t tried the anti-aging one yet but I’ve heard that it’s pretty good compared to the regular ones!
I have finished and love Borjouis red cap (the one with serum on its name). Alas, repurchasing has been impossible, it somewhat like hunger games to find that product in my shade.
I’ve been using Borjouis CC cream and like it well enough. Good at evening my skin tone, sheer to medium coverage, looking like 2nd skin. The price tag isnt so horrid for daily wear, which is a plus. Same problems with shade and hunger games hunting tho. Wonderful.
Been in love again with Lucy Minerals powder foundation. Look like skin and decent coverage. Plus it settled beautifully. But dear Jove, it transfer like lice in toddler daycare. But i do love love how it looked like on my skin…..
The only foundation that I have finished using and repurchased multiple times is the L’oreal Lumi Magique Cushion (or Lucent Magique in Asian). It is one of the more affordable cushions that I can get in stores and not online. Since I have drier skin, the luminous finish of the cushion helps to make my skin look more hydrated and non-patchy. It does sometimes cling to dry patches but I would still continue to repurchase and use it, although I am currently trying out Korean cushions that I have bought online (because they are cheaper and have more variety, and they are new to me hehe~). I just love the convenient packaging and it is easy to use for make up newbies. =) I should probably branch out and try other products but I just feel like it is so difficult to find something that doesn’t cling to all the dry patches and still look good and natural on me. (Or I’m just a scardy cat and just hope I don’t spend money on foundations that doesn’t work then can’t use it and waste my money on it >.<)