Finally!! A foundation I love.. Illuminare!

[Scarlette]

I was shopping at Planet Beauty yesterday and found this little gem in a tube: Illuminare Ultimate all day foundation/concealer. I think this might be what Amanda (mod) showed me at one of her photoshoots and it was amazing. The foundation comes in three different finishes: Matte, semi-matte and moist. I can't find anything on the market that is matte enough for me, and when I tried this on my hand at the store, I knew it was what I was looking for.

It's waterproof, theatrical makeup (perfect for modeling, camera, etc.) it does have SPF 21 so it might not work THAT good for the camera, but I am going to experiment with it, but the coverage is so good I want to scream! It's oil-free!! It's only .5 oz of makeup in the tube, but a little goes a very long way. I haven't worn it enough to see if it's going to break me out, so I will update everyone on that. I can't wait to put it on!

 

[Duchess Ravenwaves]

Sounds great!

 

[michal_cohen]

im happy for you

 

[Thais]

Can we see before and after pics??

 

[BeneBaby]

Dude...I have this!! It is really great. A DOT covers your whole face and body..lol.

 

[Trisha.]

Sounds like a good find!

 

[Marisol]

Sounds like a great product!

 

[luxotika]

Cool! Let's see some before and after pics!

 

[MACmaniac]

Before and after! Before and after! LOL ..... Hope this works out for ya!

 

[waterlily777]

oh my god!!! this sounds great!! is it okay for acne skin?

 

[MindySue]

Intriguing..pics!!

 

[Jennifer]

sounds good! i wanna see a before and after, too!

 

[fawp]

That sounds really cool. Is it medium-to-full coverage?

 

[Leza1121]

Hi,

Many thanks for the post Krista. It never hurts to have another brand of foundation in my kit. How much is it?

 

[lauren84]

I can never get makeup to be matte enoug either..please post pics and let us know how much it is and if it has caused any skin issues!!

 

[Scarlette]

Ok.. update.. not good.

So, after the 3rd day of using it, I've broken out all over my face. Small pimples, not the big painful kind, but those little annoying ones. I must note that anything with sunscreen in it breaks me out, so I am not surprised. I actually didn't think that the product had sunscreen in it until I got home because the display for the product didn't say too much about the ingredients other than the fact that it's mineral foundation.

Bummer. =( I don't have a before picture.. ew..there is no such thing as "before" in my world. heheheh.. but here's a pic of my FOTD from the other day with me wearing it. My skin doesn't look that great there because I am covering up another break out from another product called Cover FX which is supposed to be what Angeline Jolie uses on her tattoos.

 

[finnya]

I tried it, too and like it.

But my skin can stand liquid make up with SPF, thanks to using Revlon ColorStay for years.

I mix the FFF with a little bit of my moisturizer. Otherwise, it is too opaque and add a hint of mineral finishing powder on top.

Have not tried the UAD foundation but will soon.

I am luvin it.