Foundations

Quick foundation review (mostly to remind myself what I've got so far and how they're measuring up!)


- Estee Lauder Double Wear Light Intensity 3.0. Looks very cakey and powdery on. Applied a tiny amount with a foundation brush and set it with translucent finish powder, but it made my skin look terribly dry. Had to go over again with moisturiser on a cotton pad. Maybe try different applications/mixing with other stuff?


- Illamasque 9 & 10. 9 looked a bit off to me but the sales assistant said it blended in perfectly. Then she took out the 10 and put that on, and said that the 9 had a pink undertone and therefore gave my skin a grey cast (then obviously it didn't blend in perfectly?) That bit of bs made me walk away, but now that I'm home and looking at my skin again, the 10 seems  quite nice. A bit thick though, although that could've been her application.


- Have Nars Sheer Glow in two shades to try still.


Also tried Benefit Boi-ing, but that looked very cakey and powdery, and didn't cover my undereye circles anyway.


Laura Mercier in Maloo (?) seemed quite good, although that could be cos the sales guy applied it with a very light hand and then set it with translucent powder. 


Ended up buying Illamasque undereye concealer. Doesn't really cover my undereye darkness either, but maybe I just need more sleep!