Perfection Lumière by Chanel.

I am back to the beauty! I hope you guys haven’t minded my little life ramblings lately; I’ve just had so much going on. Today I’m going to talk about an item I bought way back in February but I just haven’t had the chance to blog about it!

I’ve been using Chanel perfumes for a long time but this is my first venture into their make-up. My mum has used Chanel for ages but I personally didn’t like the consistency of her foundation and (stupidly) assumed all products would be similar. How wrong I was! I went to the Chanel stand in Debenhams and the lovely assistant helped me to choose Perfection Lumière, which is meant to be good for oily skin (á la me).

I went for the colour B10 and I have to say I was really impressed with how well this matched my skin! I don’t think I’ve ever had a foundation that blended so perfectly, and this gave me a lovely natural finish that is perfect for spring. The foundation is medium coverage and although I usually like full, it’s buildable to cover any redness or blemishes. Sometimes I find just popping a bit of concealer on those areas does the trick and doesn’t look too caked on.

The formula does have good coverage and is relatively long-lasting. However its matte finish isn’t really matte enough for me and I find myself having to re-apply powder throughout the day. Obviously this is good as it doesn’t dry your skin out too much, but it’s a bit of a pain having to keep checking if I’m shine-free (I’m usually not). I am aware that I have a really oily t-zone so this may not be the case for everyone but I was personally disappointed in this aspect.

All in all I do like this product but I think I’ve had better results with cheaper foundations, so I probably won’t be investing again! I’m gutted but I guess not all high-end foundation works for everyone! What are your favourite Chanel foundations? Have you tried Perfection Lumière? xo