L'Oreal Paris Visible Lift Blur Foundation

The exquisite Andie McDowell for L'Oreal
Visible Lift Blur Foundation
$12-$!6 at drugstores ($16 in Greenwich...naturally)

I think Andie McDowell is the epitome of an actress who has aged gloriously.  I'll have what she's hawking...any day of the week.

I have been really happy using Dior's Forever Foundation this summer...that is until a bumped into a few uncharacteristically humid days. This has been the summer of all New Yorker's dreams, cool temps, blue skies, sunny weekends and almost NO HUMIDITY. (After a punishing N.E. winter, we are taking this as our absolute due.) 

All of a sudden, I was looking greasy instead of glowing and started scampering through my handbag in search of powder or blotting papers.

Ruh-Roh.

L'Oreal recently launched their "new" Visible Lift Foundation and enhanced it with "blur technology".  If I had to venture a guess, I would say blur=silicone. Personally, I'm not as phased by chemicals as I probably should be...If you take umbrage to it, I would skip this one. I was in CVS yesterday, so of course I wasn't leaving without it.  

I tinkered with the two deepest shades...I have actually tanned a bit for the first time in 6 years because the weather has been so temperate.  I have also given up on bronzing powders, since I find them too matte and aging, opting to "fake" my tan with darker foundation.  I toyed between the two darkest shades, Honey Beige and Classic Tan, (women of color will be completely out of luck.)  I opted for Classic Tan, the deepest, since I usually err on the lighter side and almost always, well, err.

I quite liked it when I applied it this morning.  It has a light, gel like texture and I found it very easy to apply.  I would describe the coverage as light to medium.  My skin looked flawless and dewy, just the way I like it to.   8 hours later, it is still intact, without a whisper of oiliness.  So why when I looked online, did I see lower review ratings than I would have anticipated???

Simple explanation--most of the reviewers who found it "oily", "splotchy" and "soon invisible", were 18-21 year olds, with self professed oily skin. 

Seriously???

Why are these young women buying a foundation that is intended for skin that wants to be lifted and blurred??? Would you rush out and buy whatever Taylor Swift or Selena Gomez were wearing??? I think not...Thus, the skewed reviews. When I searched the over 35 crowd, the reviews were much more positive.

For a $16 foundation, I have zero complaints--except that I wouldn't mind paying $12 bucks for it, but in honor of this gorgeous summer, I won't quibble about anything at all..

Diva Divined...

xox,
DD