[REVIEW] Too Faced Born This Way Foundation

Hello guys! I'm back with another blog post! It's been a week since I last blogged.

This time, I'm gonna blog about one of the top foundations from Sephora and it's the Too Faced Born This Way Foundation in shade Porcelain. This product is also one of Too Faced best-sellers beside their Chocolate Bar Eyeshadow Collection (which I will be reviewing on a later date) and their Semi-Sweet Chocolate Bar Eyeshadow Collection.

This foundation is known for its natural finish with medium coverage and longevity. The product comes with a pump (thank goodness it doesn't come with a twistable cap) and it's more hygienic.

It has a smooth and creamy texture. It's a liquid foundation and claims that it's oil-free.

Also, the packaging is quite cute and classy.

Love love LOVE this foundation. It's lightweight and the coverage is very good (since it has a medium coverage). It feels like there's nothing on my face and it doesn't feel heavy or sticky at all.

The foundation claims that it has a neutral to pink undertone but it looks more like it has a yellow undertone, but it does look quite good on my red undertone skin. Somehow, it matches my skin. I'm not even sure if 'Porcelain' is the lightest shade, but it may be just a shade darker than my skin tone, but nevertheless, it doesn't look obvious at all.

As you can see, it has a very natural finish. It looks like 'My skin but better' type of look. It doesn't look cakey at all or too glowy/luminous. I think it's a good foundation for all skin types. 

Also, it is so easy to blend this foundation. Compared to my other drugstore foundations, this was the easiest to blend. It took me such little time to blend the whole foundation around my face. You also don't need to use a lot. A half pump is more than enough because coverage is amazing and it spreads well.

Well as for longevity and long-lastingness, just a bit of the foundation did slide off a little bit but it's not very noticeable.

I did do my house chores (laundry and washed a few dirty dishes) while having this foundation on so maybe that's why the foundation looked uneven.

It left some dry patches and some discolouration here on the upper right side, above my lip. It's probably the mixture of my sweat and the foundation (I know, disgusting).

Also, it has a strong and pungent smell (very fishy smell as well, which is weird). Thankfully, the smell faded off after like a few seconds of applying it.

I admit that I was very excited when it foundation says that it's 'oil-free' because I have oily skin but when I touched my nose (unconsciously), it was so oily, greasy and slippery. I distinctly remembered that I applied foundation, especially around my nose area because my T-Zone gets super oily throughout the day. 

Unfortunately, it's not oil-free at all. I used my Clean&Clear Blotting Sheet to test it out and to my dismay, my face was so oily, you could fry my face on a pan. Also, some of foundation patches came off and sticked to my blotting sheet, which was really disturbing to look at. I just added some mineral powder so my face won't be as oily anymore and no excess sebum will be produced.

Other than that, it's all fine. It's quite long-lasting (no need for re-applying throughout the day) and even though it has a strong, pungent smell at first, the smell fades away in a few seconds so no biggie.

Price: BND$53 (RM152)

Store Location: Sephora (any Sephora stores worldwide), Too Faced, Ulta, BeautyBay

Size/Amount of Product: 1.0oz (30ml)

Would I repurchase it? Maybe, but I'm still exploring other high-end foundations (currently) so if I hit pan on this foundation, I'll try out different foundations until I find the right one for me. So far, this one was good, but I know there is that one foundation out there that I haven't tried but it's perfect for me.

Pros:

-medium to high coverage

-natural finish

-lightweight

-easy to blend

-quite long-lasting

-hygienic

-suitable for all skin types

-suitable for yellow/red undertone

-no sticky or cakey finish

Cons:

-pungent, strong, fishy smell

-says it's 'oil-free' but it's not

-no sun-protection

-a little bit pricey

Overall Comment:

I love this foundation a lot, but it's not like the best foundation out there. It is one of the best, but not the best. It has almost everything I want or need in a foundation. It was a good experience trying out this foundation. It's lightweight, easy to blend, good coverage, natural finish and good skin match for me. It's a good splurge and worth the money.

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