Armani LUMINOUS SILK FOUNDATION 4.5

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Linda Cantello, Armani’s global makeup artist and advisor says that it’s like instant coffee! It is Luminous Silk dried and made into a powder, and it then reconstitutes itself when it’s applied to the skin. It’s quite incredible.

Also, I credit the light (but not at all watery) liquid texture that blends like a dream for leaving my skin smooth and never cakey. Thanks to its undetectable coverage, this foundation is the true embodiment of a “my skin, but better” foundation. The formula adds a glow to foundation with its super fine particles of pearl. It looks a little like a bronzer in the pan but it is an all over powder and it gives a thin film that melts into the skin delivering a luminous glow. The texture becomes one with the skin and is excellent for blurring fine lines and pores – everything looks kind of airbrushed. Shade 4 How to choose your shade And when I'm in a pinch, aka too lazy to clean my makeup brushes, I can even use my fingers to apply and blend out this foundation without any noticeable lines of demarcation. The same can't be said about most foundations I've tested, so it's something that I appreciate from Armani. Apply a small amount of foundation using a blender brush to even skin tone and create a polished look. Ingredients GLOW My skin has a glow with this foundation, without looking too dewy in the t-zone, which I have found very rare with dewier finish foundations! It’s radiant in all the right areas, but still dries down and sets and feels like wearing nothing.

I have the powder in shades 4, 5.5, 6.5, 8 and 11.5: Luminous Silk Glow Fusion Powder Shade Range – 4, 5.5, 6.5, 8, 11.5 For the record, the L’Oreal True Match lumi foundation is supposed to be a drugstore dupe for this product. I have not used that foundation hence I cannot compare but I know tons of beauty bloggers who support this opinion. Here is shade 4 in the Glow Fusion Powder: Armani Luminous Silk Glow Fusion Powder Shade 4 Swatch Shade Swatches A smoothing and firming fluid foundation with SPF 20. Inspired by silk lycra, Designer Lift is a lifting foundation that supports smoother skin and the appearance of a lifted effect. Armani’s unique micro-fil™ technology drapes the face with an ultrafine micro-lifting matrix. This elastic matrix seals in a high concentration of exclusive emollients and velvet filters that immediately lift, soften, and firm the skin surface. A blend of two micro-fil powders illuminates the look of the skin, and it’s custom-formulated with exclusive Prussian blue pearl pigments to assist with intense depth and luminosity, reviving skin and correcting color irregularities, while also relieving dullness—creating a soft-focus effect that emits a youthful-looking glow. Once done, keep an eye out for sponsored posts on your feed. It could take minutes, hours, or even days to show up for you.

Depending on the shade you choose, you can use it as a highlighter, bronzer or finishing powder. Choose 2 or 3 shades lighter than your Luminous Silk Foundation to highlight and 2 or 3 shades darker to warm the complexion or define the features. When I have more shades, I will update you on that! Using Glow Fusion Powder as a Bronzer I do not love the fact that it is so pricey and also I would not recommend this product for people with very oily skin who do need to set their makeup with heavy duty powder since powder tends to take away the luminosity of this foundation away, which is the best part of the product. If you are not a member yet, you can sign up and build your profile so you won’t miss on future offers. I know that there are few people who thought that this was a bronzer launch, however, I can confirm that this is, in fact, an all over powder and you simply need to choose the same shade as you use a shade that works with your Luminous Silk foundation. My shade is 4. Thanks to its glowy finish, Armani Luminous Silk is ideal for dry, normal, and mature skin types — even oily skin like mine. Anyone with oily and acne-prone skin can also enjoy this iconic foundation with a little finessing.If you choose a deeper shade – this is shade 8 for me – this Luminous Silk powder makes the most beautiful skin-perfecting bronzer. It’s also stunning as a lid smoothing eyeshadow. I am kind of obsessed. Shade 4 for all lover powder, Shade 8 as a bronzer Where to buy Armani Luminous Silk Glow Fusion Powder

Woman&Home Beauty Counter is also offering free samples of Armani Luminous Silk Foundation to select users. If you’re a regular around here, you will know that I am not big on powder. In fact, with a few exceptions, I generally try to avoid it. However, the Armani Luminous Silk Glow Fusion Powder is different! Here’s what you need to know! If you're not 100% sure of your closest match, take the 30-second shade match questionnaire listed as “Find your shade” under the colors. LONGEVITY I have worn this foundation for 12+ hours and it looks exactly the same at the end of the day, with only some slight fading around the corners of my nose.

I am shade 4.25, light with peach undertones, and it matches my skin perfectly. It’s the best shade match I’ve ever found. There are 30 shades available and a range of undertones. Select Marie Claire Beauty drawer members have been selected to receive free samples of Armani Luminous Silk Foundation. Hear me out: I already expected this foundation to deliver a radiant glow to my face, but I have very oily skin. Since I start to look greasy after 2 to 3 hours of wear with just a setting powder, I'll use a face primer and makeup setting spray when I want my foundation to last all day in the summer. PHOTO FRIENDLY The Armani Luminous Silk foundation is one of the most best looking foundations in photos (while still looking flawless in real life). I think this is a great wedding and bridal foundation, because it looks perfect in pictures, flash and no-flash. It’s hard to find a great peach undertone in a foundation and shade 4.25 is perfect! I do wish they’d come out with one level lower, a shade 3.25, for my super pale winter skin. I’ve been mixing in a bit of their shade 2 (fair, peach) when I am more fair.

Silky, lightweight fluid foundation for seamless application. Create your natural-looking glowing skin look with multi-award winning LUMINOUS SILK foundation, an oil-free fluid with exclusive Micro-fil™ technology which helps to sculpt and brighten the skin, improving texture and blurring imperfections. The formula is infused with glycerin to provide all-day hydration.

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The coverage is medium but it is easily build-able. I can apply one layer on my skin (blended with my trusted beauty blender) and I find it covers most of my skin flaws like redness and uneven skin tone. For places, where I do need heavier coverage like on my post-acne scars, I do need to build up another layer on that particular area with about half a pump and it does not look piled on or cakey.