{"id":838,"date":"2016-05-07T13:43:27","date_gmt":"2016-05-07T13:43:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uscgnews.com\/go\/doc\/4007\/?p=838"},"modified":"2020-07-30T04:13:37","modified_gmt":"2020-07-30T04:13:37","slug":"2816138","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uscgnews.com\/go\/doc\/4007\/makeup\/2816138","title":{"rendered":"Review Illamasqua Skin Base Foundation."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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I bought this foundation over a month ago, in the hope I\u2019d be one of the first bloggers to review it. I finally got it after over a month of waiting! This is not at all Illamasquas fault, the delivery company Yodel are incompetent so they finally sent it the third time with Royal Mail (not much better) and it arrived!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Obviously, by now you will have seen a fair few of these reviews but I\u2019ll give my two cents anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I bought this foundation for a few reasons, mainly due to the fact that it\u2019s designed to be undetectable in photographs. It doesn\u2019t contain an SPF and therefore doesn\u2019t give you the chalky, pale face that some foundations give off in photographs. Because of my blog, I take a lot of photographs and I\u2019m sometimes unhappy with how my skin looks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is meant to give a full yet natural, glowing coverage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don\u2019t live near an Illamasqua counter, so I bought this using the Skin Base Shade Comparison chart which in theory, is a great idea! I\u2019m an NW20 in MAC foundations so I selected Skin Base 4 which it recommended. When I got my product through the post, I instantly knew it was the wrong colour. It was far too light, and after seeing other reviews I now know I should have got Skin Base 8 or thereabouts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So how did I overcome this? Well whenever I tan, I have a back-up darker foundation which I mix in to my normal \u201cmatched up by a MUA\u201d foundation to give me a bit of a healthier look. For this, I use Bourjois Healthy Mix foundation (no. 54) which works so well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think on it\u2019s own, Skin Base might be a little too thick and rich for some so I would definitely recommend mixing it with Healthy Mix if you like a more natural look. I like a fuller coverage foundation so personally, Skin Base alone would probably work well for me. I have applied it alone, and I do like the way it blends in and sets but it is slightly too pale to see if it actually would be ideal used alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Skin Base is a little bit more expensive that the foundations I usually use \u2013 \u00a325 for 30ml and then I have to add packaging and shipping costs on to that as I don\u2019t live near a counter (that I know of\u2026)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think by mixing it with a cheaper foundation such as Healthy Mix (\u00a39.99) it makes it a bit more economical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall, I do think it\u2019s a lovely foundation but I can only really comment on it mixed with Healthy Mix. I have a few scars where I\u2019ve had blemishes in the past, and this covers up any imperfections completely whilst still looking healthy and not at all thick and cakey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019d like to see full reviews on the foundation alone, both Lily and Caroline have done great posts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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