I bought the Laura Mercier Silk Creme Foundation about a year ago when I heard a lot of good reviews about it indicating it would be perfect for my dry skin. Unfortunately I have to say I was incredibly disappointed with the product. I have since given it to my sister who likes it but I borrowed it back for this review.
I bought the shade Soft Ivory which was a teensy bit too dark but as it's a full coverage foundation I'd only were it for nights out and it wouldn't be noticeable at all. Soft Ivory is the palest shade available. I found it to be a little too yellow toned. I have this problem with companies that aren't British a lot!! I'm seriously pale and I'm mostly neutral toned.
It's marketed as "flawless natural coverage. Offering light-reflection properties which cause fine lines and wrinkles to optically vanish. A long wearing rich hydrating base." In my experience this is a load of rubbish.
It looks like a mask when applied and is the most unnatural looking foundation I've ever tried. Even when I applied it super thinly, there was still no hint of my own skin or a natural finish. Instead of causing fine lines and wrinkles to vanish, it sat in them and made them look even worse. It was definitely not long wearing. Every time I touched my face, a tonne of the foundation came off on my fingers even after setting powder. I didn't find it hydrating at all and I found that when I had dry patches, it caked around them. It also smelled really chemically and it kind of lingered. And despite it coming off easily when touching it, it was actually really hard to remove. It seems to be kind of waterproof but even oil based removers struggle to take it off.
And it costs a lot. At €48 I expected a lot more from this product. Even the packaging was a bit of a disappointment. For that kind of money I would expect a nice, hygienic pump bottle, not a toothpaste tube.
I really wish I could have liked this but unfortunately it just wasn't to be. I do like some of the other Laura Mercier products especially the setting powder and the tinted moisturiser. Luckily my sister likes it so it is going to a good home!!!
Do you like the Laura Mercier Silk Creme Foundation?? What's your favourite foundation???
Talk to you soon!!
Nel
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