NARS All Day Luminous Weightless Foundation Review

Bought this foundation in hopes it would replace my favourite Nars Sheer Matte as it has been discontinued but have been quite disappointed. I usually buy the shade Siberia in Sheer Matte and it matches me perfectly, however in All Day Luminous Siberia is no longer my perfect shade. The foundation does apply nicely, easy to blend and looks good in the beginning but quickly melts on my face as I do have oily skin. This foundation does not work well on the skin in high temperatures so bear that in mind. May work better if you do not have oily skin.

I have oily skin so I don't know why I bothered to buy this foundation, it literally lasts maybe an hour before I become an oil-slick, but it does definitely have a very lightweight feel, almost non-existent :-) I am the shade Siberia and it is super hard finding foundations that match my skin colour, but this is great! Since it is not good for my skin type I mix it with other darker foundations I have (don't want to waste $80). I found this foundation caused a few small breakouts on me too. Also it doesn't cover acne scars very well, It does however cover redness/discolouration, so that's a plus. It is buildable coverage too.

I find this foundation to be just what it says although I haven't tested the 16 hours of wear (I don't need to wear makeup for that much time). It goes on so well and blends super easily and it looks great on my skin. I have combination oily skin and I also find that it does not break me out or go patchy in my oily areas or look dry in my drier patches. I apply this with the sigma F80 flat top Kabuki brush and I have found that this gives the very best application.

I recently got 3 samples of this foundation to try from my lovely mecca assistant and so far im so impressed! I'm just about to purchase this in full size as my go to summer foundation! The shade range is amazing too! This foundation definitely will not last 16 hours though. I get 8-10 hours before i need to powder my t-zone (Oily/combo skin) but what i love is how lightweight yet high coverage this foundation is! And it blends like a dream!

So first the positives.... i would consider this full coverage as it says, it smells nice kinda like a warm honey smell, you only need the smallest amount (1-2 pumps) to cover your whole face. But it has so many negatives.... it rubs off with the most delicate touch.... you have an itch on your face? Don't touch it... you have to blow your nose? Don't think about it. You need to wear this all day and are prepared to not touch your face for anything? It ends up coming off in patches and its very obvious. Also the colour oxidises a lot, and the longer you have it the worse it is.

This is one of my favourite foundations - the colour match is really good for olive skintones (this brand in general), and great for oily skin. It does separate after a while so give it a good shake just in case.

I’m on my second bottle of this foundation and I still don’t know if I like it. I feel like it performs well in general, but when I need it to work it’s magic, it lets me down. If I’m oily it looks cakey, If I’m too dry it’s cakey. Rough patches? Breakouts? Hungover? Sooo cakey.

If my skins exfoliated, I use the perfect amount of moisturiser and only a small amount of product, it’s majestic.

Even though it’s supposed to be ‘weightless’ it is a high coverage formula and If you’re into a more no make up makeup look, I wouldn’t reccomend it. For daytime I usually mix in a small amount of primer or moisturiser (Essano clear complexion moisturiser works well for this) and this seems to help with any of the above cakey-ness issues mentioned.

I’ve never tried it with a sponge, maybe this is where I’m going wrong. I’ve been using small blush brush by elf coz seems to blend it out a lot nicer than my usual flat top kabuki and uses less product. In saying that the bottle itself lasts forever! I brought mine 6 months ago and there’s still A 3rd of the bottle left.

If I had to choose one Nars foundation, I’d still pick Sheer Glow for everyday wear.

I’ve been using another well-known brand liquid foundation for a few years and decided to have a change. I’ve never used Nars foundation before and got a sample of the All Day Luminous Weightless Foundation. I loved my sample and have decided to splash out for the full-sized product! It’s the most I’ve spent on foundation but this one’s a keeper.

I have combination skin, fair to medium skin tone (depending on the seasons) and am using the ‘Fiji’ colour. I’ve found it quite easy to apply, I currently use a soft round foundation brush (the Mecca Cosmetica Double-Ended Perfecting Brush is awesome). The thing I like about this foundation is that it is what it says, it feels weightless (I prefer a more natural look than a heavy or ‘caked on’ makeup look), it does last all day which for a face toucher like me is amazing. :) I often get quite oily around my T-zone even with foundation on, and I’ve found that I haven’t been as shiny halfway through the day with this one.

I use a bronzer to contour very lightly over it and then some highlighting blush to enhance that luminous look. I’m yet to find a good setting powder which I think would actually make the foundation stay on even longer.

Overall, very happy with my new venture into a new brand of foundation, I think I’ll have to save up to try other products from the Nars range now!