Lumi Healthy Luminous Makeup

I happened to buy this by chance at my local Target store, since my usual foundation was out of stock. Boy am I glad I did. After 10 years of trying to find a foundation for my 40+ year old (now 50) complexion, I've finally found the foundation that works best for me. This foundation goes on as smooth as silk, yet it doesn't feel oily. It brightens my skin and I swear it takes at least 5 years off my complexion. It doesn't settle in any of my fine lines, and makes my face look so smooth. I'm thrilled! And this is after spending countless $$$ on high-end foundations from the department store makeup counters. PLEASE, Loreal, keep this foundation in your collection, and don't change the shade or formula. You'll have a customer for life.

I have given this foundation more than a fair try, because so many people love it. However, I cannot stand this foundation! Using a brush with this foundation is the worst way to apply it because it streaks and shows brush marks. Using a sponge with this foundation you can sort of get it to smooth down, but it still leaves texture on the skin somehow. Once you coax it into a semi decent finish after probably fifteen minutes with a sponge, it never sets so it moves around on the face and if there is wind, your hair gets stuck in it like lipgloss! Yet somehow, it exaggerates my dry patches, making me look flaky despite my combo/oily skin. There is minimal coverage with this product, and I don't even feel that it gives me a bright luminous finish. Finally, I own both shades W1-2 porcelain/light ivory and W3 nude beige, and the gap between these shades is astronomical! the lighter shade is at least a shade too light for my skin while the darker shade is at least 2-3 shades too dark for my skin. The only positive to this foundation is that the warm shades are quite yellow-based, which can be difficult to find in a drugstore foundation. Try out the infallible pro-matte or pro-glow instead! They both wear MUCH better!