Lancome Teint Idole Ultra Wear 24hr Foundation Review

On 2nd July 2017

Lancome Teint Idole Ultra Wear, AKA the foundation that took away NARS Sheer Glow’s holy grail status! Yes, it’s been about 5 years since I declared that I had finally found “The one” in liquid foundation form. But for some reason NARS have been out of stock of so many shades in Sheer Glow, mine (Fiji) included. I held out hope that it would be back but to quote Eminem ‘Stan’ “It’s been Six months, and still no word.” So as you might have read here that I was lured into the Lancome life. And it’s good, I mean really really good!!

I can’t recall ever owning any makeup from Lancome, it’s a brand that I associate with more mature ladies and that puts me off, I wanna be young and hip ya know! And I realise that at 32 I’m probably classed as a mature lady (Ha!!) and saying things like “young and hip” do nothing to help my cause!!

Anyway, I’m on my third coffee now, and it’s obviously sending me on a tangent so I digress.

Here’s a breakdown of why Lancome Teint Idole Ultra Wear is my new *BAE (Hip?)

Coverage

Starting with the most important factor. Lancome Teint Idole Ultra Wear 24hr Foundation is a medium coverage foundation that can be built up to achieve a full coverage. This is my personal favourite. It has the ability to do this while leaving skin looking natural and completely flawless, it’s a foundation that could make you forget to conceal on a good skin day. But there is no cake in sight.

Shade range

Lancome get’s a 🙌 for its 40 shade offering here!

Application

I prefer to apply most foundation’s with my fingertips, always have. But I’ve tried this out with a few different tools, and it applies well with most brushes/ beauty blenders. Depending on your preferred coverage, I hazard a guess that Teint Idole will respond well to most application methods. Side note- it dries down pretty fast so quick blending is key.

24 hour wear?

Did I test this claim for the sake of this post? No. Who is wearing foundation for 24hours though? And why??? Bold claim b*llocks aside, this does have serious staying power!! My skin is normal/dry/dehydrated from 17000 coffee’s, and it stays put very comfortably from morning to evening without powder.

Lancome Teint Idole Ultra Wear 24hr Foundation Review 2

011 Beige Cristallin

Suitable for?

As mentioned above it suits my normal/dry skin and lasts well without caking. Those with oily/combination skin will get on great with the oil free formula.

Price

The standard high-end foundation price of £31.50 for 30ml. And totally worth every penny!

You can find Lancome Teint Idole Ultra Wear 24hr Foundation in most department stores and online here

*I hate myself a little bit for using that term!

Five products I will forever repurchase

By Natalie

On 29th July 2015

In Beauty, Reviews

I believe that I have written about/reviewed each of these products individually in the past, in fact I know that Nars Sheer Glow and ‘Alien’ have been mentioned approx 657 times each! But as I was sorting through my Make-up drawers fishing out the empties (All of the above have bitten the dust FYI.) I decided that I would pop up a very quick post on these in particular and let you know why I will definitely be replacing them!

*Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua

Can you see the scuff on the left of the bottle? Yeah, that was where I attacked it with scissors to try and get the very last bit out, didn’t work out too well as Chanel evidently do some tough ass packaging but it proves how much I really love it! (or how desperate I was not to have to fork out over thirty quid for a new bottle!)

I love it because it’s light but not overly dewy, can be built to a good medium coverage and leaves a velvet finish. I do tend to favour the lightweight formula foundations in Summer and because this has good staying power (even without powder) while still being natural looking it remains a firm favourite.

*Benefit Hello Flawless Oxygen WOW

I love this for the reasons that I love the Vitalumiere Aqua, it gives the same amount of coverage but it is slightly lighter in consistency (it sits in the middle of MAC Face and Body and VA), and it leaves a more dewy finish on the skin, so although they are similar I do need both!

*NARS Sheer Glow

It needs no introduction really, this has cult status for a reason…I’ve written, reviewed, and raved about it sooo many times so I’ll leave any links still available to those posts below. In a nutshell, it is a medium coverage foundation with a satin finish that leaves skin looking flawless! For me, it was where the search for the foundation holy grail ended.

*Bourjois Bronzing Primer

Supposedly a dupe for the famous Soleil Tan De Chanel which I’ve never tried so can’t give an opinion on that but it’s definitely believable what with Bourjois owning Chanel. A whipped mousse style formula that although at first glance looks pretty scary in colour it blends like a dream leaving you with subtly noticeable bronzed skin and a great base for foundation! Another thing to mention is the scent of this is sooo delicious it just smells like a holiday in a pot!!

*Thierry Mugler Alien EDP

It was just in my last post that I mentioned how I wear this perfume 90 percent of the time day and night, it’s been out for ages now so I’m sure most of you know what it smells like. It is slightly heavy and more night time appropriate but not so much that it is overbearing to wear during the day although it might be for some. As with the NARS foundation, this has been one of my favourites for many years now, If you would like to read more about my obsession click here.

Which products do you always repurchase?
xxx

The Best of Bourjois ~Top 3 Products

By Natalie

On 1st January 2015

In Beauty, Reviews

When it comes to drugstore Makeup I love Bourjois. I find as a general rule when drugstore cosmetic shopping if in doubt go the Bourjois route (if you’re American you will get a lot more out of that sentence than the Brits, or not ahem!) Because they rarely put out a disappointing product.I actually can’t think of one off the top of my head. If my arm was twisted I’d have to say I’m not a huge fan of the classic ‘chocolate bronzer.’

Here are my all time favourites.

1.Healthy mix radiance reveal foundation

I actually love this foundation so much that I often pick it over my higher end ones. For me this is a perfect all seasons base. It blends so easily (I like to apply this with my fingers), gives light/medium coverage which can be built into a decent medium with a satin finish. Bourjois claims that it lasts up to16hrs which is just silly! I get around 5-6 hours without powder before my beautiful nose redness starts peeking through.

2.Volume one second mascara

A mascara with balls! Seriously though I had high hopes when I picked this up and I wasn’t disappointed.The rubber brush/tiny ball combo works wonders on my mid length crossed over lashes. It gives separation, length and volume that lasts the day without smudging/flaking (I have the non-waterproof version)Although it goes without saying that the 1-second claim is just daft. It does the job quickly with minimal wand wiggle-age needed.

3.Bronzing Primer

I honestly thought this had a better name until just now. I shall use the French.The Bourjois Base Lissante Soleil (better) is currently my obsession! Supposedly a dupe for the much hyped Soleil Tan de Chanel or whatever it’s called nowadays!? I never gave into that hype because I didn’t think I was missing out on a mousse formula bronzing primer, how wrong was I? Although the colour and consistency are quite scary at first glance, the Bourjois version blends into the skin like a dream! It leaves a smooth matte base for foundation which it then lends a hand to give a

Although the colour and consistency are quite scary at first glance, the Bourjois version blends into the skin like a dream! It leaves a smooth matte base for foundation which it then lends a hand to give a surprisingly subtle, bronzed, healthy finish.

So far I have only used this as a primer but apparently, it works well as a contour so I’m going to have to give that a go!

NB: I’ll be damned if there is a base product on this planet that smells this delicious!!

NB2: I over scooped in the above swatch picture…a little goes a long way with this.

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