3 New Bases

Charlotte Tilbury Givenchy Burberry Foundation

Foundation RotationI’ve gone overboard in the base/foundation department and currently have 3 that I’m extremely happy with! Dewy skin is my thing and all of these products deliver just that in their own way.

  • Charlotte Tilbury Light Wonder Foundation in Medium 6 – This looks, feels and screams healthy skin a tube. I love that it contains a bit more than your standard 1.0 oz bottle and the packaging is lightweight. I’d say this is a light to medium coverage foundation with a satin finish. It’s very luminous but in a way that the skin looks plump and fresh. I thought shade 6 would be too light for my NC30 skin-tone, somehow it blended into the skin and was a perfect match. Normal to dry skins would love this, if you are super oily you might want to try a sample and definatley set it with powder. I like to use a damp beauty blender or fingers to apply it.
  • Givenchy Teint Couture in 6 Elegant Gold – I didn’t research this before purchasing it but it was love at first application. I was testing the Dior Nude Air Foundation which was a total fail (settled into fine lines, sat on the skin, drying) so I exchanged it for this one and I’m so glad I did. This foundation has a semi-matte finish but again looks like skin. It can be medium to full coverage but the preference is up to you, less is more in my opinion. I think women make the mistake of using way too much foundation when it should be the opposite. Base should just even you out and then use a heavy duty concealer to cover up blemishes or hyper-pigmentation. The texture of this foundation is very creamy and easily blendable, I like to use a damp beauty blender to apply it.
  • Burberry Fresh Glow BB Cream in 03 Dark – For those looking for something light, luminous and radiant this is your guy. This is perhaps the best BB cream formula I’ve ever tried hands down! This is one of those products that looks beautiful as it wears and blends with your natural face oils throughout the day. It contains SPF 20 which is great for the sunny days to come including rosehip tea, and lavender extracts. It does smell like the traditional Burberry Beauty product but later dissipates. This is easy to rub on everyday and it looks best when applied with fingers, the heat from the finger tips really helps with blending it in.

All great choices if you’re looking to try something new. Unfortunately the new gel-serum foundations do not work with my skin so I think its best if I just stick to what I know. . .

  • J @ A Beauty Project

    Ohhh totally addingn this to my list. I like the sound of the CT one, especially since I go to about nc30 in the winters and hate foundations that are too drying or matte on my dry sensitive skin. What would you say is the nc35 equivalent for the CT foundation?

    • Yes! I lie between NC30 – 35 and It looked great on my skin especially after I applied powder and bronzer!

  • SALMA

    Want to try burberry BB as soon as possible x

    salmabeauty.blogspot.com

    • You must! It’s beautiful xoxo

  • Lily

    I want to try that CT and Burberry BB cream soon x

    http://www.pintsizedbeauty.com

    • I hope you do, they’re amazing!

  • Anu

    I heard about the givenchy one from your video. The burberry one sounds really good for my taste, but I was hoping to hear something more positive from Charlotte Tilbury for oily skin. Oh well.

    • Aww well I hope you find something that works and try a sample if you can! You never know if your skin will like the CT foundation!

  • Angeline Lee

    Need to invest in the Charlotte Tilbury foundation, it sounds really great and I actually have a few samples to try out!

    http://www.angerawrs.co.uk

  • Mary

    “Healthy skin in a tube” – um. yes please. Charlotte Tilbury; WHY YOU NO SELL IN MY COUNTRY. x
    http://thewhimsicalfox.blogspot.com.au

    • Um yea Charlotte, what’s up with that?! lol xoxo Hope you can get it somehow!

  • A Little Lilly

    Eeeks,I may have to give the Burberry BB cream a go! Great review! Lilly xx http://alittlelilly.blogspot.nl/

    • Thanks dear, you’ve got to try it out!

  • Axelle

    Going to keep that Charlotte Tilbury one in mind for when I visit London again. The search for that perfect glowy skin foundation is never ending, hahaha.
    – Axelle

    http://www.le-noir.weebly.com

    • I know the feeling love! lol good luck xoxo

  • Beauty Lyme

    Another CT Light Wonder fan here! xx

    • woooooohoooo! heyyyyy xoxo

  • nueyork

    I have heard so many things about the CT foundation! It sounds incredible. x

    nueyork.blogspot.com

    • It really is a nice base! xoxo

  • Vicky (blush and simplicity)

    I’ve been wanting to try out the Givenchy foundation for a while. Great to hear that you’re really enjoying it!

    blush and simplicity

    • Hope you get to try it soon it’s beautiful!

  • Silke Laura

    I was picking up a few beauty bits yesterday and wanted to pick up Charlotte Tilbury Light wonder.. but settled for Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk instead! Maybe next time. πŸ˜‰ Gotta love a new base!

    Laura || Laura London