L'Oreal Magic Nude Liquid Powder Review
From the Brand:
Get the ultimate un-makeup look with Magic Nude Liquid Powder Bare Skin Perfecting Makeup with SPF 18. Revolutionary liquid transforms on contact, leaving a soft powder like finish. This foundation is so amazingly lightweight it's like wearing no makeup at all! Just shake and apply - it's magic!
Retails for: $12.99
Where to Buy: Anywhere drugstore makeup is sold, such as Ulta stores and Ulta.com, Walgreens.com, CVS.com, Target, Walmart, and grocery stores
My Thoughts: This stuff is really quite an interesting makeup. The term liquid powder sounds weird, but it does dry to a nice powdery finish. Not an overly dry looking super matte finish, but like it's been softly powdered very naturally. I love it. The color matched my difficult skin pretty easily, although I think I got lucky in that respect. The bottle is a little difficult to gauge color, but it's not that off from how it dries. It can oxidize just a tad, and I could see that being a problem on more oily skintones. So make sure you purchase it from a retailer that will let you exchange for another color if it doesn't work out for you.
It does feel quite weightless, too. I didn't even feel I had anything on. It's definitely wet when you first apply, so there's that sensation, but it in no way feels cakey or thick once it's set. If you've got the right color to go with your skin tone, it's pretty natural looking on the skin as well. It was able to even my skin tone out without covering my freckles to the point where it was obvious I was wearing foundation. My skin is really hard to find a match for, since the freckles make my face appear much darker than my neck which is pale from no contact with the sun and devoid of freckles. I have to put a lot of bronzer on my neck or wear shirts that minimize the appearance of a pasty neck.
My only concern is with how long this foundation lasts. I would give it a solid 5-6 hours before it does start to break down. And that's with my dry skin. Again, I'd be a little hesitant with oilier skin tones. I think it applies best to the skin with a buffing style brush, like the one I use in the video from Real Techniques. It was too thin to apply with my Qosmedix makeup sponge or Beauty Blender. It seeped into the sponge too much. Also, since the sponge was damp, it interfered with the formulation. The foundation went on a bit splotchy and didn't set.
Final Verdict: This is one of my foundations I keep in my collection for days when I just need to throw on something to look nice for a little while, such as for a meeting or one of my kids' school functions. It's pretty inexpensive when compared with high end products, so I don't mind having it on hand for just a whenever kind of look. It's a total holy grail product for me as far as drugstore products go.
Want to see it in action? Check out this review video!
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. I love how the foundation glides over my skin and gives me buildable coverage. The silicone base also means it will last all day. This was the first product in this little trio of makeup magic that I tried, and I was instantly hooked. I first talked about it in my March Favorites post and video, and although I've spent the better part of a month trying a myriad of other foundation brands, this one still stands near the top of my list.
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