Happy new year and welcome...
So
I've recently come back from being away over the christmas break. I spent it in Cyprus where the weather was fantastic.
Now,
I am the type of person who really does not understand what it means to
pack light. I took two foundations with me, who needs two foundations?
Me. One of them was the YSL Youth Liberator foundation.
I hadn't heard much about this foundation until I read Anna’s VDM
blog and I was intrigued. I'm the type of girl who will say to myself,
'right you do not need more foundations, wait until you finish at least
one of the many bottles you already have.' Did this work? No it did
not. I love my bases so I decided I would go to Boots and give this a
try. The lady at the counter explained that you have a choice of colours
and undertones, however I now know there are only seven shades
available.
There
is B, BR or BD, from what I can understand this relates to your skin
undertones. B is a more neutral based colour, BR is for more
pinky/rosey undertones and BD is for more golden/olive undertones.
Initially the lady matched me to B70, however this was far too dark and
showed up more pink on my skintone. Eventually we settled on BD50 which
is a perfect match.
This
base has incorporated the Glycanactif complex into it, which is the
same ingredient used within the serum YSL released last year. This is
meant to help with anti-aging and making the skin more luminous looking.
It also has the added bonus of SPF 20.
The foundation comes in a thick glass bottle. I know that some people don't like travelling with glass bottle products. However, I took this with me to Cyprus and it survived the journey both ways. The lid to the bottle is plastic and the foundation can be applied via the pump attached.
Coverage wise, I would say it's definitely medium to full. I use my Real Techniques expert face brush to buff this in or a damp Beauty blender.
One pump usually covers my whole face and neck area. When I first put
this on I wasn't taken back. However, give it half an hour to really
settle onto the skin and Wow, it looked amazing. I had flawless, even
and luminous skin. Once applied I usually set my foundation with Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder in Diffused Light and it tends to last for about six to seven hours. I use this foundation as an all round everyday product. It looks equally as good during the day as it does in the evening.
If you’re in the market for a new foundation I would
definitely recommend this one. I purchased mine at boots for £37.00 with the added bonus of receiving points on my advantage card.
What are your thoughts on this foundation?
