Hey guys!
So, I went out for dinner for my sister’s birthday, and
decided to go back to my old friend, the L’Oreal Lumi Magique. I’d completely
forgotten about this foundation, and I can’t believe I did. So I decided it was
about time I wrote down my thoughts on it.
I really wanted to try the True Match foundation that I see
everyone raving about but when I went into Priceline I couldn’t find a colour
light enough to match me. So I moved onto the Lumi Magique and the match I
found was pretty damn close. It’s $33.95 at Priceline, which may seem expensive
to anyone not in Australia, but if you are in Australia you’ll know that that’s
pretty normal (which might make you groan a little in frustration, I know I
do). If you are somewhere like the U.S., I know that it goes by a slightly
different name, on the Ulta website it has it listed as True Match Lumi Healthy
Luminous Makeup, and the shades are different (or at least have different names),
oh, and it’s only about $8.
THE POSITIVES:
This has a beautiful dewy/natural finish and the coverage is
perfect for my needs. I don’t usually have a lot of blemishes, just the redness
that I’ve mentioned a few times before, and this covers it all nicely without
looking cakey. It’s so light and beautiful feeling on the skin. I love that
most of the time I don’t even need to set it with a powder. I will only set it
with a powder when I’m going for a night out and I need to 1) look a little
more done up; and 2) have my makeup last for as long as possible without a
touch up.
I like that the bottle has a pump, and that you really don’t
need a lot to cover your face. It’s a light t medium buildable coverage. It’s
so moisturising, and even in these really dry months for my skin, it doesn’t
appear to cling to any dry patches at all. One of my favourite features is the
fact that I can apply this many different ways and get pretty much the same
finish. I’ve used my Beauty Blender, fingers, Real Techniques Expert Face
brush, Models Prefer flat-top buffing brush and just recently my LimeLily Duo
Fibre Stippling brush, which so far I think is my favourite with my Beauty
Blender coming in a close second.
THE NEGATIVES:
In some lights the foundation can seem a little bit too dark
for me, but as long as I blend it down my neck enough it doesn’t really bother
me. The price tag is a little disappointing too. In Australia $34 isn’t really
that much to pay for a foundation, and I have paid a lot more for less product (see
my Bobbi Brown review for an example), but it’s just such a pet peeve for me
that us Aussies have to pay so much more than most other countries. I mean,
come on Australia! The U.S. is paying $8 for this stuff and we’re paying $34?
That’s such bull. To be fair, this gripe is with pretty much all Aussie makeup
prices, not just the Lumi.
THE BOTTOM LINE:
The bottom line is that I am in love with this foundation. I
have loved it from my very first application. Yes, sometimes it can appear a
little too dark, but I make it work because it’s just so pretty! The positives
far outweigh the negatives for me, and I think it’s one of the best foundations
I’ve ever used, both drugstore and high end. I wouldn’t recommend this if you
like a matte finish, because, as the name suggests, it’s a very luminous
foundation, but if you like a natural/dewy finish this is for you! I say
definitely go ahead and give Lumi a try!
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