{"id":11832,"date":"2013-03-04T08:30:16","date_gmt":"2013-03-04T00:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mywomenstuff.com\/?p=11832"},"modified":"2018-11-01T09:32:45","modified_gmt":"2018-11-01T01:32:45","slug":"burberry-longwearing-velvet-foundation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mywomenstuff.com\/2013\/03\/burberry-longwearing-velvet-foundation\/","title":{"rendered":"The Burberry Velvet Foundation is very promising on paper but falls short on delivery"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Burberry Beauty Longwearing Velvet Foundation<\/strong> was released some time last year together with their Autumn\/Winter 2012 collection<\/a>. Burberry, having started out with a relatively small selection of products, doesn’t do many limited edition items. The only one I know of so far is their Summer Glow palette<\/a> from 2012. Every other “new release” has been made permanent to build up their colour selection.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I had sampled the original Sheer Luminous Foundation back when they first launched but I was far from impressed. I found it too oily and too “luminous” for my skin and that’s saying a lot you know. I generally have drier skin (thanks, aging skin!) so you would think something like that would work on me. But it didn’t, slipping and sliding everywhere and I recall that it oxidised too.<\/p>\n However, the Velvet Foundation is supposed to be longwearing, adhere better to skin and give a radiant matte look. Burberry says that this one is targeted at those with oily-combination skintypes who need something that won’t slide off at the first sign of oil. Ah, but does it live up to its claims? This combination-dry skinned gal will tell you \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Um… no, it doesn’t. That’s my answer in a nutshell.<\/p>\n The Burberry Velvet Foundation comes in a matte packaging which I can tell you is a billion times better than their fingerprint magnet that is the shiny Sheer Luminous Foundation. The tall metal cap embossed with the signature Burberry checks gives off an elegant, chic vibe.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n It clicks in place, you might be pleased to know, so there’s no risk of it falling off. The body is a frosted plastic which feels sturdy but for the asking price, I personally prefer the use of glass for foundation bottles. I like the heft and luxury associated with glass.<\/p>\n The nozzle is also well thought out. Twist it one way and it locks shut so there’s no danger of accidentally spilling it, and turn it the other way to dispense the foundation. I can’t really fault the packaging. Thought has gone into it to make it aesthetically pleasing and practical and for that I will give them full points.<\/p>\n There are 8 shades available, all rather confusingly named Trench. Trench isn’t the name of the shade, if you are wondering. The number that follows is what distinguishes one shade from the other. The Sheer Luminous Foundation starts with 1 and the Velvet Foundation starts with 2 so the shades available are Trench 201 – 208. I take Trench No. 201<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Burberry Velvet Foundation Trench no. 201 Left: Swatched heavily, Right: Blended into skin<\/em><\/p>\n Trench No. 201 is a pale shade with more pink than yellow tones in it. As the colours get darker, there is more yellow in there, but if you are fair skinned with significant yellow tones, you will have a problem finding a good colour match. Part of the reason too lies in its texture.<\/p>\n I don’t have a problem with colour matching because my skintone pulls more pink\/neutral than yellow so No. 201 is fairly accurate. The reason I say that people may have problems finding a colour match is because the Velvet Foundation isn’t a sheer foundation. Like many longwearing formula, I find that it has quite high coverage and if you can’t find an accurate colour match, the difference in tone will look too stark.<\/p>\n Here’s the before\/after face shot with the Burberry Velvet Foundation.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n You may notice that the coverage is quite high in the Velvet Foundation. It does cover up redness, and marks and evens out the skintone significantly. In fact, I sometimes can just wear this foundation without adding concealer over blemishes. Its pretty good in that regard. However, you may also notice that it does draw a bit of a veil over the skin. If I wear the Burberry Velvet Foundation, I MUST wear blush or my skin loses its definition. That said, it makes a very good canvas for colour. I do experience a tiny bit of oxidisation over the day which isn’t very significant.<\/p>\n