Loving or Loathing: Tarte, W7 Loreal

Hello my lovelies, how are you?

I hope you are all feeling well?

Today I thought I would share with you my thoughts on 3 foundations that I have been trying out over the past couple of months: Tarte Amazonian clay 12 hour foundation, W7 Genious drops foundation and Loreal Nude Magique cushion foundation.

Tarte Amazonian clay 12 hour foundation available here £34.50: Now, for me anyway, I think the price is rediculous, though you do get a brush with it which retails for $34 (£26.41) on its own on the Sephora webite which makes the price a little easier to swallow. However, I did purchase mine through QVC in a TSV (Todays special value) for £39.99 and is now up to the normal price of £55 here and is still amazing value.

I have heard so many good things about this foundation that I was unbelievably excited when I got it. The first time I tried it, I thought the shade was a little on the yellow side which worried me a little but when I applied it it melted into my skin and the yellow faded with it. It blended so beautifully that it was literally a pleasure to apply, having said that, I do want to try it in a differenet shade to see how that works for me. The formula is unbelievably light, so light that you genuinely can't feel it when you are wearing it, it just feels like your skin.
Now, having talked about the positives, I also have to point out the negatives: it definately doesn't last 12 hours (on me but that could be because I have only been using it in the warmer weather) though does fade in a nice way and not patchy.
It is sold as a full coverage foundation but I really don't think it is, I find it is more of a light to medium coverage and is buidable but, for me, I hate wearing full coverage as it feels and looks too heavy and cakey.
For me, it is just an OK foundation and does not replace my Estee Lauder Doublewear light foundation which I absolutely adore. I give it a 6/10 though that might change with a different shade and when I have wore it in the colder months. I can't recommend an alternative for this foundation as I have yet to try another form the Tarte brand.

W7 Genious Feather Light foundation available here for £6.23: I love the idea of these dropper foundations as it takes the guesswork out of how much to apply and it makes less mess as I apply a drop directly on to the brush.
The first time I used this, I fell completely in love with it, it gave amazing coverage, was easy to blend, great shade, felt so light and was a dream to apply but the second time was completely different, I hated it. I have tried it with different primers, without primers, with different brushes, with my fingers and with a beauty blender and I still could not get it to work the same way as it did the first time I tried it.
I was so gutted about this product and hope that it was down to this particular bottle. You can see my favourite W7 foundation in action here. 4/10

Loreal Nude Magique Cushion foundation available here for £14.99: I love the Magique blur cream and bought it at the same time as the cushion foundation in the hopes that they would work amazingly together but that was not to be.
I love the packaging, the ease of carrying around in my bag but, for me, I just could not bring myself to like it. I have tried it so many times in different ways that I thought I would be able to find a way for it to work. The formula is so sheer that even with 5 layers, I still couldn't see a difference, it literally diappeared into my skin but not in a good way, it also clung to my nose in patches. This was a terrible formula for me though as an alternative, I do like the Nude Magique Nude de teint and you can see that in action here in a FOTD. 1/10 and the 1 is for the packaging which I really did like.

Have you tried any of the foundations?
Do you have any recommendations that you think I would like?

It is that time where I have to say goodbye. 

Just remember that life is short, enjoy it and love one another.

Until the next time,

Ta Ta for now.

Luscious Lass

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