Oriflame IlluSkin Foundation Review, Swatches and FOTD

Hey everyone,

Today I shall be reviewing an essential make up item which is key to any flawless make up. Yes I am talking about Foundation. Oriflame had sent me all their new launches for October 2014 and the foundation was a part of it. I have reviewed the mascara,eye liner in Black and the concealers. Today I shall be reviewing the Oriflame IlluSkin Foundation with swatches of all the shades and will let you know my experience of using the product. Read on to know more...

Ingredients:

Price: Rs.799/- for 30ml. Currently available on discount for Rs.599/- here

Oriflame's the One collection range of make up is divided into 3 categories:

Everyday Beauty

High Impact 

Long Wear

What does Oriflame say about the foundation:

HaloLight Technology to perfect and illuminate skin.

Buildable coverage for a fresh and natural finish.

Oil free formula means no shine

With SPF 20

The Foundation comes in a glass bottle which is tranparent and comes with a pump dispenser which  is purple in color. The cap is transparent and click locks. Hence you can easily travel with it. The pump is something which I absolute love as I have never used one and as far as I know only the expensive and high end foundations would provide one like this. The best part is that there is a lock so you can keep it locked when not in use so that it does not spill over from the bottle in case it is tilted for some reason when you are carrying it during travelling.

The Foundation is a part of the Everyday Beauty Collection and comes in 4 shades:

Porcelain

Nude Pink

Natural Beige

Olive Beige

Porcelain is the lightest shade and Olive Beige is the darkest according to their shade card. I liked the consistency of the foundation not very thick nor very thin just perfect in my opinion. I do have oily to combination more oily in fact. I used 2 pumps of pea sized amount for the whole face and neck. It provides normal to medium coverage and is buildable. As they have said that is oil free which is true but not completely matte it gives a lovely fresh look to the skin.

 I do use a compact/setting powder over it as my skin is oily. The shade I settled for was Nude Pink.In winters I could skip powder  as my skin gets dry. Hence I would say that those who have dry skin would have to use a moisturizer beneath it or it could get patchy. The foundation lasted for almost all day but the humidity made my face like a frying pan so I had to touch up with some powder. This foundation smells nice and is quite long lasting. It also contains SPF 20 which is good. I do not use foundation on a regular basis but this can be used daily or in my case I would use it when I am going out or for any special ocassions. This is a very good and decent foundation for everyday use and a must try when on discount.

The Good:

Easily available through an Oriflame Representative.

4 shades to suit every skin tone.

Attractive and upbeat packaging.

Comes with a pump dispenser which can be locked.

Contains SPF 20

Gives a fresh and matte finish but  not overly matte.

Coverage is buildable
Travel friendly.

The not so Good:

A bit pricey.

Dry skin beauties may find it drying hence a high grade moisturizer would be a must before application.
Contains parabens

Rating: 4.4/5

Oriflame IlluSkin Foundation is a perfect foundation for oily to combination skin and gives a decent coverage. It also makes you look fresh and has sun protection of SPF 20. This foundation is perfect for daily wear and a must try especially now when it is on a special introductory discount. Hence I highly recommend this foundation.

I hope this review was helpful and informative to everyone reading. Please leave a comment with your inputs and new bloggers/visitors may leave their blog links for me to check out.

Until next time.. Stay Beautiful ♥

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