Due to the rich pigment level in this foundation, the shade may appear darker when first applied. Furthermore, it allows the skin to breathe comfortably and the color stays put, even resisting sweat and humidity. This lightweight and moisturizing makeup is particularly suitable for combination to oily skin types as it covers the skin thoroughly without clogging pores. Providing full coverage, this product is perfect for those who want to conceal imperfections and redness in one go. Sits well on combination skin – drastically oily skin, I always think use an appropriate primer first whatever the face base.Ĭlinique’s Beyond Perfecting Foundation + Concealer is £25 online here.Clinique Beyond Perfecting Foundation Concealer is an all-in-one makeup product that works as both foundation and concealer. Loads of shades (21 at last count) and not too pricey at £25 for a 30ml bottle. Both the Dior and Lancome have more glow (Lancome’s has more of a “juicy” finish, Dior’s is a sort of velvety-glow) but I think that Clinique’s Beyond Perfecting is an excellent choice. Thoughts? For me, this joins the likes of Dior’s Foreverand Lancome’s Teint Idole Cushionin my “perfected skin” foundation arsenal. Perhaps a little flatter than some of the super-powered glow-givers, but I’d say it does fairly decently in the luminosity department. In terms of finish, Clinique’s Beyond Perfecting doesn’t give me a mega-watt glow like Guerlain’s Lingerie de Peau, or a juicy sort of dewiness like the Fusion Inkfrom YSL, but it does make the skin look flawless (“beyond perfected”, I suppose you could say) without any hint of heavy-handedness.Īnd it’s not dull , by any stretch of the imagination. You can see that the foundation comes up ever so slightly warm, in the pictures above – Clinique say “ Due to the rich pigment level that enhances this flawless coverage makeup, shades may appear deeper when first applied. Leave the foundation to settle just for a few minutes, this will allow the high pigment in the formula to adapt to your skin tone which is why you get such a flawless perfected finish.” This is quite true, actually – I found that after five to ten minutes, the shade I used (01, Linen) was a perfect match. Precisely what so many of us are looking for in a base, really. The makeup is virtually undetectable, but coverage is comprehensive. Everything looks a little fresher and more awake, which is always good news. Note the general evenness in tone and the great cleanup job that it does on the darkness around my eyes. Good for quick touch-ups, undereye concealing or, if you prefer a lighter-looking base, more targeted foundation application.įancy some before-and-afters? Firstly, the skin from “afar” (two feet): You can use the side of the applicator to spread foundation onto the skin straight from the glass bottle (though not to blend it, I’ve tried!) and then it can be used more accurately to dot extra makeup where needed. There’s a sort of doe-foot sponge applicator that turns the whole thing into a giant version of a concealer. I think that one of the standout points with Beyond Perfecting is the packaging – or at least the applicator. Enough so that it doesn’t cause any problems with my flakey chin patch (don’t ask) or eternally parched forehead. You can feel it going on and it needs proper blending (not just a slap-dash once-over with the fingertips) but it doesn’t sit heavily and I find it reasonably moisturising. Compare that to the Superbalanced (short square bottle), which doesn’t do tremendously well coverage-wise but still manages to sit on my skin like some sort of evil flesh-coloured liquified ear-wax, and we have a clear winner.īeyond Perfecting‘s texture is nicely lightweight, although nowhere near as light as something like Chanel’s Velvet or the dry-oil feel of Armani’s Maestro Glow. Beyond Perfecting (the long glass bottles pictured above) has a good, high-pigment coverage that works over dark undereye circles and areas of redness as well as leaving a general, very satisfying evenness to the skintone, but it doesn’t look heavy or cakey. Reasons behind this statement? Firstly the coverage. I’d plump for the Beyond Perfecting face base over the Superbalanced any day of the week. So here we are – if you, like me, were disappointed with the new Superbalanced Silk Makeup (full review here) then this sort of levels things out. The Beyond Perfecting Foundation and Concealer from Clinique has seen some love here on the blog before, but it’s never had its own standalone review.
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