My exposure to Anna Sui cosmetics is quite limited. I had quite a few Anna Sui eyeshadows and I must say they are pretty good stuff. I don’t use them much because I’m fickle and flit around different brands and products often, but I do still like them. I also like the Anna Sui Full DX mascara for vava-voom lashes! However, I’d never paid attention to their foundations or base makeup.
Recently, Tongue in Chic offered me a chance to try the new Anna Sui Moisture Rich Fluid foundation – newly available in August 2009 as part of Anna Sui’s Fall/Winter 2009 collection. I picked it up in BO-1 which is the 2nd lightest shade and is relatively neutral although there are beige tones. This makes it more suitable for Asian skintones.
The frosted glass bottle is one of the prettiest I’ve seen! Just look at it – the signature Anna Sui rose. (doesn’t the rose match the rose on the Matryoshka doll?) The dispenser under the black cap is a pump which squirts out quite a lot in 1 pump. 1 pump is more than enough to cover my whole face.
The texture of this liquid foundation is quite um… liquid. So it spreads easily and is light to the feel. I reckon from the name that it should not dry out skin and is rich with moisture. Truly, it did not dry out my skin and is said to contain anti-oxidant enriched botanical ingredients; but the oil control properties weren’t quite wonderful. Although I dusted my regular Lavshuca loose powder over it to set, I still got a little bit oily in the day.
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