Do you buy premium brand foundations

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I can't find anything to beat Gorgio Armani luminous silk foundation, one bottle lasts for ages, it's light and perfect for wearing everyday.
Worth mail ordering from selfridges!

minnie123

I have tried an unbelieveable amount of foundations cheap and expensive and the best in my opinion (cos I have stopped looking for anything better now) is Estee Lauder Double Wear Light (this is a newer lighter version of the original EL DW) I have tried the original EL DW too but much prefer the light version. It's seriously amazing and well worth the money (approx £25) I reckon a tube will last me about 6 months so in reality it's not that expensive. Estee Lauder will give you a free 10 day sample to try.

Before I used the EL I was using the Rimmel 25hr lasting finish which I thought was very good for the price but not perfect.

minerva_windsong

I wear Benefit Playsticks in Spin The Bottle, which is about £25.50 for a stick that lasts about three to four months. That sounds like quite a lot but it's the only one I've found that blends into my skintone and gives me good coverage, as well as actually helping to improve my skin - I used to get really bad breakouts but since I started using this it's calmed down a lot.

I like Estee Lauder's Double Wear Light as well, and have Lancome Teinte Idole on the 'to try' list.

onlyroz

I thought that wearing makeup every day (especially foundation) just clogged up your pores, dried up your skin, leaving you looking like a shrivelled prune by age 35...

nearlyrich

onlyroz wrote: »

I thought that wearing makeup every day (especially foundation) just clogged up your pores, dried up your skin, leaving you looking like a shrivelled prune by age 35...

I think you are correct I rarely wore make up before I was 35 to be honest and really only bother with a bit of mascara and a light foundation for work and a for going out do more to my eyes if I can be bothered.

dmg24

onlyroz wrote: »

I thought that wearing makeup every day (especially foundation) just clogged up your pores, dried up your skin, leaving you looking like a shrivelled prune by age 35...

A good foundation should do none of those things! I wore foundation regularly in my late teens and early twenties, and now I am in my early thirties my skin is better than ever.

The things that will cause what you describe are too much sun and a poor skin care routine. I don't know how wearing foundation would shrivel your skin?!

melancholly

onlyroz wrote: »

I thought that wearing makeup every day (especially foundation) just clogged up your pores, dried up your skin, leaving you looking like a shrivelled prune by age 35...

in an ideal world, i wouldn't wear make up. the reality is that i didn't get good skin (or even ok skin!). this means that i feel so self conscious without it that not using it isn't an option. if you're lucky enough not to need it, that's great, but not everyone who puts on make up is aiming to look like katie price or any named WAG/a drag queen. it can be just to cover up scars or spots or red patches or veins or any number of problems......

cleaning it off every day and using moisturiser, and as dmg says, using sunscreen should limit the impact.

happy35

i have been using a tinted moisturiser for a couple of weeks but definitely feel more confident in foundation

i have reasonable skin but really miss the perfection look that you get with a good foundation

I normally use Mac or Chanel vitalumiere but will have a look at Estee Lauder

I have an olive skin and find it hard sometimes to get a good colour that is not orange

catflea

I need good coverage due to various problems and I am currently using EL re nutrive which J believe is £72 (I didn't pay for it!) And whilst it is good, I don't think it does anything for me over and above the maybelline I was using previously. Once I run down my foundation collection I will have a go at doublewear as I've seen quite a few recommendations

minerva_windsong

onlyroz wrote: »

I thought that wearing makeup every day (especially foundation) just clogged up your pores, dried up your skin, leaving you looking like a shrivelled prune by age 35...

If you're not looking after your skin properly - things like not regularly exfoliating and moisturising, sleeping in your make-up, things like that - then maybe it can. If you are taking care of your skin and not wearing make up all the time and taking it off properly when you do wear it, then I don't see how it can damage your skin.