Bring your own spotlight: L'oreal Lucent Magique

My friends and I have a bit of wish: We do hope that we could walk around everywhere we go with an invisible spotlight from a good angle and be illuminated with this so we can look amazing in photos.

Tall order, yes? And quite ambitious, too.

"Lit from within" was L'oreal Lucent Magique's promise --- as we have discovered from a Parisian afternoon with the folks from the French brand. I knew I've heard of this variant last year through

BDJ Box {where I am a beauty ed.} and through Liz' blog. I've known L'oreal as a brand all my life --- I've started being "vain" with it --- and even if I can now afford more high-end brands, I always come back to this drugstore love of mine.

What I Love about L'oreal Lucent Magique:

The Texture and Consistency. As it has been with previous renditions of the L'oreal foundation {it's always refined every year, as I noticed, the last one being with pearls}, this is just of the right texture. It's smooth without being too runny. It is more fluid than I'd like it to be, as I expected it to be more mousse-y like BB creams but it was as liquid as it could get.
The Coverage. I would say that L'oreal Lucent Magique is of medium coverage, which is enough for every day "I'm-this-perfect" look. I had expected it to be sheer, given its light-reflecting capabilities but it wasn't. Medium coverage means you can build up and make it heavier whenever you wish to.
The Finish. Would you believe I don't use powder with this? And in this heat, too! I know! You know how I discovered I didn't need to use powder with this? I got out of my house without patting on finishing powder and after four hours, my face still looked glowy and dewy but not too oily. I have been, however, not at all oily for the past five months so that's a point to consider.
The Price. At Php 845 for a 30 ml bottle, this comes off as affordable. If you have yet to find your HG foundation, this is something that's nice to try.
The SPF. This is really just an added bonus but hey, why not?
The Tone. During the afternoon thing with L'oreal, I wanted to switch my bottle for something of the Golden tone but no more stocks were available so I just let it be. As I tried N2 Pure Porcelain, I realized it was just right. Even my friend C, whom I have shared this bottle with in one of our impromptu makeup sessions exclaimed that it is a very good product to use. This coming from someone who is a MAC C30, a rare shade for Filipinas.
The Pump. Always a good choice.

Plus my current favorite, Lancome Juicy Tube in Rosita Tangerine

What I Don't Love:

The packaging. I used to peg rose gold as a very sophisticated color but this bottle doesn't feel high end to me. I am not sure why :(
I have three pimples on my face now. I haven't had pimples in a long time so this comes as a surprise.
Longevity. There are brands which last all day. It's not bad at half a day but it could do better.
It doesn't work well with my shu uemura Tsuya skin underbase. Nor my Benefit Porefessional. :s It seems to appear cakey and weird.

Recommendation:

This is a foundation that's versatile for both everyday use and on special occasions, just pile on the coverage. All in all, I would say that if you don't have yet a bottle as your go to foundation, this is a good ally.

What's your go-to foundation? Tell me! :)
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