Just like many other girls, I'm always on the search for the best foundation. To be honest I don't actually have a full checklist to mark the best foundation, as long as doesn't feel heavy and tacky on my skin and makes my skin look more even and luminous, then I'll like it. I've never bought a high end foundation as I get bored very quickly, so I can't justify spending over £20 on a bottle of foundation.
Today's review is on GOSH's Natural Touch foundation, and I'm happy to say I like it! This foundation actually belongs to my sister but I found it the other day unused so I decided to give it a whirl.
GOSH claims their foundation has a light, soft and effective texture, contains mineral pigments to unify skin tone and leaves your skin looking natural and perfect. It looks invisible on skin but still manages to give you a natural and flawless finish by diminishing facial imperfections. It contains organic sweet almond oil to moisturise and nourish skin while vitamins A and E help prevent damage from free radicals. The foundation also contains an SPF of 8.
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GOSH claims their foundation has a light, soft and effective texture, contains mineral pigments to unify skin tone and leaves your skin looking natural and perfect. It looks invisible on skin but still manages to give you a natural and flawless finish by diminishing facial imperfections. It contains organic sweet almond oil to moisturise and nourish skin while vitamins A and E help prevent damage from free radicals. The foundation also contains an SPF of 8.
I actually think this foundation lives up to its claims, I'm not entirely sure how the texture is 'effective' but I do like the creamy smoothness of the foundation and how easily it blends into my skin. Although the foundation appears a tad thicker than most liquid foundations, it still feels fresh and light on the skin. I applied the foundation using my flat top foundation brush by aDesign and it applied beautifully.
Creamy smooth!
Sorry for the pictures not being upright, stupid blogger wouldn't upload the rotated pictures for some reason TT
My left cheek! My skin is rather blotchy (I think its from sitting next to the fire too often) and has some light scarring from past blemishes. I still get the occasional blemish even in my 20s (there's a spot next to the mole on the right.)
My right cheek isn't any better XD I also have a number of freckles on top of my cheekbones on both sides.
My skin didn't feel heavy or greasy when I wore this throughout the day, and this was without setting it with powder. My skin normally feels a little oily by the end of the day but my skin looked and felt no different at the end of the day when wearing this foundation. My skin also felt soft to the touch and there was no tacky feeling from the time of application to removal. Also some foundations leave my dehydrated, combination skin feeling a little dry and tight and sometimes even itchy, but this one didn't cause any problems. One gripe is that it does smell a little weird, but at least I can't smell it once applied.
The coverage with one layer was medium and even when I applied a little more to my under eye circles, it didn't look cakey or patchy, nor sunk into fine lines. I then applied a second layer for a little more coverage after letting the first layer set for a couple of minutes. The foundation still applied smoothly and the first layer was not disturbed. I mention this as some foundations, once set, are difficult to layer upon.
Left cheek again |
After applying the foundation, my skin was significantly more even in colour and the blotchiness was hidden very well! The blemish next to the mole is still visible but no longer looks as red. It covered my freckles lightly and made them less obvious but they were still visible. When I first applied the foundation, I thought it looked a little mask-like but the texture melted quickly into my skin and looked like real skin. However I did find it clung to a dry patch between my eyebrows but a little rubbing with my finger and leaving it for a while seemed to solve the problem.
I have this foundation in Vanilla, a yellow based shade suitable for fairer skin tones with yellow undertones. I believe this is the second lightest shade (I think Pearl is the lightest) but I find it a tad too yellow for my skin tone and is very slightly darker than my natural skin colour. I am thinking about purchasing this in Pearl as I really like this foundation. As for the SPF value, I never actually pay any attention to SPF in any foundations as I generally never wear a full face of foundation, but it's nice to know some protection is offered.
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So to summarise,
PROS
Lightweight, blendable foundation
Medium but buildable coverage
Doesn't irritate skin
Doesn't leave skin oily and tacky
CONS
Has an odd smell
Can cling to dry, flaky patches of skin
I would definitely repurchase this foundation as its one of the better ones I have used. Looking natural while still covering imperfections? Yes, please!
Just a note, I have primarily dry skin with an oily-ish T-zone and my skin loves the moisture this foundation supplies, hence I'm not sure if this is the best foundation for oilier skins.
Thanks for reading!
Jia
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If your skin is blotchy, try rose hip oil for even skin tone... but test it to see if you will break out or not as it doesn't suit everyone. It also helps with scarring :) You also need to make sure u wear sunscreen everyday so you don't get freckles. There are products that you can try to see if it removes your pigmentation. Try Skin doctor -Gamma hydroxy forte-Which might be too strong for some people.. or shiseido white lucent intensive spot targeting serum. Good luck ;)
ReplyDeletethank you for your recommendations! ^^ I may go find some rose hip oil and give it a go, the shiseido serum sounds interesting too ^^ ahh what we women do for beautiful skin XD
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