Review/Swatches of Lakme Absolute Illuminating Foundation
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| Review/Swatches of Lakme Absolute Illuminating Foundation |
Hi beauties! You all are aware of my obsession with
dewy, healthy looking skin and my distaste for any product which causes a “mask
like” matte and heavy effect on skin. For this reason, I am always drawn
towards my favourite foundation till date- The MAC Face and Body Foundation (Read Review HERE) for the luminous glow it gives to my face (I have never tried
it on my body because hello? That tiny bottle costs a fortune! -_-) I had
recently also tried the Inveda BB cream
(Read Review HERE) which has become my
second favourite after MAC for its light soufflé like texture. But ever since
there have been ads of the Lakme “illuminating” range of products which the
company claims that the backstage experts at the Lakme Fashion week have been
using, I had been searching online for face products other than lipsticks and
eyeshadows. I finally found the “Illuminating” foundation in stock at Nykaa and
promptly added it to the cart. Much to my surprise, there is no review ANYWHERE
in the net on this foundation :-o Read on to know more about this foundation
and yes, all of its shades! ;)
Product
Name:
Lakme Absolute Illuminating Foundation
Price:
Rs.750 for 15 ml (That is pricey for a drugstore brand
but this is fraction of a price if compared to MAC Face and Body foundation)
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| Review/Swatches of Lakme Absolute Illuminating Foundation |
Ingredients:
Nothing mentioned anywhere on the outer carton, bottle or any e-commerce site.
Available at: www.nykaa.com
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| Review/Swatches of Lakme Absolute Illuminating Foundation |
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| Review/Swatches of Lakme Absolute Illuminating Foundation |
Shades
Available:
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Ivory
Glow:
A pinkish undertone porcelain white shade best suited to pale cool toned
complexions
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Natural
Flare:
A strong warm yellow beige best suited to fair to medium skin tones with
prominent warm undertones
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Beige
Glimmer:
A salmon toned warm beige best suited to medium-tanned skin tones.
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Honey
Beam:
Almost same like Beige glimmer but is a tad darker than the former. It will
suit medium to olive tones/ neutral undertone skin
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To my utter dismay, Lakme again has skipped considering deeper-bronzey skin tones L So this range does not have anything for deeper skinned beauties.
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My
Take:
Coming the shade and texture, I chose the shade Natural Flare because of the
strong yellow tones in it. It blends beautifully into my NC 37-40 skin tone
(fair to medium) Here is a swatch:
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| Swatches of Lakme Absolute Illuminating Foundation |
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| Review/Swatches of Lakme Absolute Illuminating Foundation |
Have
a look at the other shades as well.
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| All swatches of Lakme Absolute Illuminating Foundation |
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| All swatches of Lakme Absolute Illuminating Foundation |
The
texture is a cross between a liquid and a gel.
When dispensed, it feels runny and when spread it blends easily like a gel.
There is absolutely no patchiness or heaviness in it. As for the “illuminating
part”, the foundation has tiniest golden shimmer in it which are so fine that
the swatch couldn’t pick up (Thank goodness for that!) I believe these
nano-shimmers give that much needed glow to skin while the pigmented foundation
evens out the skin.
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Regarding pigmentation
and coverage, I don’t think it is wise to layer up too much on any
“illuminating” product and the sheer to medium coverage will not hide very deep
dark circles or blemishes. I felt this
foundation is best used when your skin is behaving properly with only slight
discolorations or dark circles which a corrector or concealer can cover. I
would also be perfect as a evening makeup when you need your skin to emit a
glow without using too many obvious highlighters. This foundation actually
reminded me of MAC strobe cream which is a cult favourite among makeup lovers
all around the world to give that natural looking illumination to skin.
The staying power is pretty impressive. It stayed on
for 6 hours on me after application.
Oily skinned people can also use this foundation because it settles to a “Comfortable-matte”
finish and is not overly dewy like MAC Face and Body. There is no obvious shimmer
on face except for the glow :)
Finally this is how the shade Natural Flare looks on me. There is no product (powder,
blush, highlighter, concealer, corrector) other than the foundation on my face
except for eye and lip makeup. It feels extremely lightweight on skin and I
love how it feels just like my own skin which is “brightened up”. Please note
there is no highlighter added :D But yes, dark circles and discoloration will
definitely show through, you will need concealers and correctors as mentioned
earlier.
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| Review/Swatches of Lakme Absolute Illuminating Foundation |
Rating:
4.7/5
Disclaimer:
The combined swatch images are taken from Nykaa with due written permission
from Nykaa team and LakmeIndia. All the other images are blog’s own.
We are very excited because we have an array of
reviews lined up of interesting stuff :D Stay tuned!
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