Too Faced - Born This Way Foundation - First Impressions
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| Too Faced Born This Way foundation in Warm Nude, Nude, Vanilla |
Item: 1 oz. / $36 / toofaced.com / Ulta
18 available shades
Claims (taken from TF website): Born This Way is an oil-free foundation that masterfully diffuses the line between makeup and skin. For coverage so undetectable, you can’t see the makeup and you can’t see imperfections—all that’s left is naturally radiant skin that looks like you were Born This Way.
Delivers?: Yes. Started with solid medium-high coverage off the bat, easily built to full coverage. Demi-matte finish on my skin while still looking very skin-like. Detected no scent.
My Skin: Often varies from dry to very dry, acne.
Foundations I regularly use:
- Tarte Rainforest of the Sea Foundation Light Sand
- Urban Decay Naked Weightless Foundation 2.0
- Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation (red pump) 52 Vanilla
- Maybelline Fit Me Matte + Poreless 115 Ivory
Ingredients:
Water (Aqua) (Eau), Cyclopentasiloxane, Glycerin, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, Isododecane, Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate, Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone, Hexyl Laurate, Dimethicone, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Magnesium Sulfate, Diphenyl Dimethicone, Tribehenin, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Polysilicone-11, Propylene Carbonate, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Cocos Nucifera Water, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Rhododendron Ferrugineum Extract, Alcohol, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Lecithin, Pistacia Lentiscus (Mastic) Gum, Butylene Glycol, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Hyaluronate, EDTA, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenoxyethanol. May Contain/Peut Contenir (+/-): Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499). *Vegan-friendly *Formulated without parabenslica Dimethyl Silylate, Lecithin, Pistacia Lentiscus (Mastic) Gum, Butylene Glycol, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Hyaluronate, EDTA, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenoxyethanol. May Contain/Peut Contenir (+/-): Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499). *Vegan-friendly *Formulated without parabens
Please excuse my especially unkempt brows. I don't normally do my brows besides cleaning them up anyway, but I completely forgot.
My foundation-less face! My cheek acne was healing well, but suddenly came back again.
One layer of foundation. I'd feel very comfortable going out with just this much!
Close ups of my cheeks from the one layer in natural lighting.
Next is a terrifyingly lifeless picture of my face in natural lighting (spot layered the foundation, Tarte Shape Tape Concealer applied under eyes) that shows absolutely every detail of my face when zoomed in, followed by 3 close ups of my face in window lighting.
Lastly, this is my full face of makeup, did not powder my face.
Final Thoughts
- I really like this foundation, and I'll 100% be purchasing it when the best opportunity strolls along.
- My boyfriend was amazed by how flawless my skin looked while still looking like skin, and he was impressed that my face felt soft and not sticky, as if nothing was on it. However, for someone who likes a more natural finish, this might look a bit heavier than expected.
- I applied some to his face as well, since I had 3 samples to be thrown away LOL. He said it looked cakey on his skin since he has more crevices and texture (note: he has very large pores) but it felt like nothing was on his face.
- I applied my blush with a brush and it still went on smoothly and blended out well despite my face not having been powdered underneath.
Overall, I encourage you to try a sample of the foundation before purchasing. While it seems to have worked well for me, I've seen and heard many mixed reviews that it largely depends on your skin type, especially things about clinging to dry patches and not working quite as well for oily skin.
I did like how this felt but I wasn't able to fully wear the foundation out, so only take this "first impressions" as a reference in, say, color match: do your research, always read and watch a variety of reviews online, and always, always take a look at reviews from people who didn't like the foundation before you buy.
Sorry if this first impressions seems kind of pointless.
Sorry if this first impressions seems kind of pointless.
makeup
- no primer
- Too Faced Born This Way Foundation #Vanilla
- Tarte Shape Tape Contour Concealer #Light + Maybelline Fit Me Concealer #Sand
- NARS Unfiltered I Cheek Palette #Me First
- Smashbox Full Exposure Mascara
- Too Faced La Creme Lipstick #Bon Bon
- Anastasia Beverly Hills Modern Renassiance Eyeshadow Palette: Raw Sienna in the crease, Love Letter in the outer V, Primavera on the inner lid, Cyprus Umber as "liner," Vermeer inner corner of the lower lid.
