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Nykaa SKINgenius Sculpting & Hydrating Foundation Review Vs MAC Face & Body Foundation
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| Nykaa SKINgenius Sculpting & Hydrating Foundation Review |
While the beauty market is flooded with products for
oily or combination skinned people these days, you would find it really hard to
get a foundation for yourself in budget if
your skin is normal-dry. Mostly because, almost all foundations in the
Indian market these days settles to matte finish. My skin falls in the
normal-dry type and naturally, I had no option in the budget foundations. Also,
since I like my foundations to be sheer, buildable and natural-looking, I had
finally decided t get myself MAC Face and body foundation which is the holy
grail for dry skinned people like me (Read
review of shade C4 HERE and C3 HERE). But spending 2500/- INR for 50 ml of
product is as heartbreaking for me as it is for you L
Naturally, my excitement was on the high when Nykaa SKINgenius Sculpting & Hydrating Foundation was released!
I ordered shade 03 Warm Sand. Read
on to find out how it fared and is it similar to MAC Face and Body foundation!
Nykaa
SKINgenius Sculpting & Hydrating Foundation claims to be a sculpting and
hydrating foundation with weightless texture and luxurious longwear formula. It
also claims- Seamless melting into skin, color staying true and a
radiant-lit-from-within glow.
Price:
Rs. 575 for 30 ml
This foundation comes packed in a no-nonsense beige-hued plastic squeeze-tube with a
black screw-on cap. The tube is housed inside a pink carton box. The shade
name in printed on a sticker on the carton as well as the squeeze tube.
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| Nykaa SKINgenius Sculpting & Hydrating Foundation Review |
The other shades available in this range are 01 Pure Ivory, 02 Almond Beige, 03 Warm
Sand, 04 True Tan and 05 Golden Honey. I picked Warm Sand because it didn’t
seem too pale or too orangey and felt ok for my wheatish-fair skin (MAC Face
and Body C3 complexion/ Studiofix NC 40)
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| All Swatches Nykaa SKINgenius Sculpting & Hydrating Foundation |
I must say I was pretty pleased when I swatched this
for the first time. The consistency was almost as runny as MAC Face and Body
foundation but it was loaded with pigment. I swiped it across my jawline and
Warm Sand blended seamlessly into my complexion. I was confused because even
MAC F&B in C3 blends beautifully into my skin and Nykaa Skingenius
foundation in Warm sand seemed much warmer in comparison. But both matched
effortlessly in my facial skin (What more could I want!)
Texture
wise,
both MAC F&B and Nykaa Skingenius Foundation are runny. But the former is definitely a tad runnier. There is a mild
fragrance in the Nykaa foundation which goes away after blending.
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| Nykaa SKINgenius Sculpting & Hydrating Foundation Review Vs MAC Face & Body Foundation |
Below are swatches of both foundations side by side.
While MAC F&B in shade C3 is a warm
beige, Nykaa SKINgenius foundation is
warmer with an oh-so-slight tinge of peach in the beige.
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| Swatches: Nykaa SKINgenius Sculpting & Hydrating Foundation Review Vs MAC Face & Body Foundation |
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| Swatches: Nykaa SKINgenius Sculpting & Hydrating Foundation Review Vs MAC Face & Body Foundation |
When I blended both on the back of my hands, MAC one
blended in faster, while the Nykaa one took a little longer maybe because of
its slightly thicker texture. Neither of them settled in lines and both gave
beautiful dewy finish without any cakeyness! I kept them on for 6 hours and
during that time, I could not guess which side had which foundation on. I
sweated, neither of them transferred. There was no stretchy feeling from either
of the two foundations.
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| Swatches: Nykaa SKINgenius Sculpting & Hydrating Foundation Review Vs MAC Face & Body Foundation |
When I used both on my face, I noticed that neither of
them was able to cover the bad bout of red tiny pimples I am having these days
with a single layer. But they were almost covered when I layered up (although
not fully). Nykaa SKINgenius Sculpting & Hydrating Foundation is almost as
buildable as the MAC Face and Body foundation although it definitely takes a
little more time than the latter to blend in completely. The effect was dewy, but definitely not shiny and a very comfortable finish! With a slight brush of
concealer like LA Pro HD concealer (Readreview HERE) and topping the foundation with a finishing powder (Only on
required areas) for evenings, I would love to use this foundation as a base for
both day and night wear.
Overall, I am SO glad that finally I have something in
budget to use as base which compares so well with MAC Face and Body. I believe,
every dry skinned beauties (with not a very problematic skin) should get this
bottle in their purse! Another plus point is that the shades True Tan and
Golden honey would cater to deeper skin tones as well. I wish they include even
more shades in future J
I would post a picture of my face wearing this foundation
once the bout of pimples fades away J Till then, tell
us if you have tried this foundation as well!
Am I repurchasing this? Are you kidding me? YES!!!
6 comments
Eyeing this since long... Read many reviews, but none could convince me fully.. But thanks to you, finally I am getting this..
ReplyDeleteThis would suit you perfectly! 😀
DeleteThe one reason I stayed away from this is because it is for dry skinned people!! So glad that it works as well as the claims.
ReplyDeleteYou may as well try it as a daily wear one Krupa. The finish is really not oily, but just hydrating. Try in winters 😀
DeleteI was so wanting a real review of it as nykaa reviews are generally paid and biased..glad I stopped by to read it post..I AM GETTING THIS!
ReplyDeletePlease share your views as well 😍😍😍
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