Clinique Beyond Perfecting Foundation + Concealer Review

I am soooo pale. It is really, really difficult to find foundation that doesn't 'orange' me, so when I found out that Clinique did really fair colours, I couldn't wait to give it a try.

The shade was ok, it was still a bit orange, but not terrible. I possibly could have lived with being a bit orange, but it was the overall experience with it that really turned me off.

This was supposed to be full coverage, with excellent staying power (like Double Wear... but Double Wear makes me SO ORANGE, which is why I can't use it unless it's mixed with something else).

I found it to be really drying, and it totally sunk into my pores even when I was wearing the best primer. It didn't stay put, and had a real chalky look to it - it just sat on my skin in a very obvious way.

I also wasn't a fan of the applicator - you had this little opening at the top, and all product needed to come out using this applicator. It's a massive pain if you've got break-outs, I don't want to use an applicator (and then put it back into the bottle!) when I've got bacteria on my face, but you don't really have a choice. It was also a massive pain to not be able to pour some out to mix with another foundation to maybe get a better match.

I wouldn't buy this again, I really didn't like it at all.

This product really can't be worn on top of moisturiser alone, it needs a primer and setting spray and applied by brush not finger. When I tried it in store I was convinced it was my new go to but it has been the opposite since using it once I got home, super sad. It doesn't sit well on the skin. It's easily transferable for hours. It also doesn't conceal alot and highlights pores.

I had high hopes for this foundation considering all the good things i have heard about it. However, it just didn't seem to work out well with my skin. I have quite fair skin so finding a colour that matched was hard, ended up getting the lightest shade in the range and it was still too orange for me. Definitely seemed to oxide darker and seemed to break up around my nose and cling to dry patches which just wasn't a good look. This foundation is very full coverage, but when used with a damp beauty blender it could be slightly more of a medium coverage.

I love this foundation/concealer. It provides fantastic coverage, flawless finish, natural “unmade” look and buildable. I changed though as I found this rubs off REALLY easily if you haven’t set it, meaning lots of makeup finger marks everywhere + it literally falls/melts off your face throughout the day needing frequent top ups.

I was told this one was a less drying full coverage foundation. Was lucky enough to grab a sample from Farmer’s Clinique store. Although the shade wasn’t a perfect match, i still managed to get away with it from using a little powder.

It feel amazingly light on my skin... It didn’t feel thick nor heavy at all. My skin could breath. The foundation was silky smooth and easily spreadable.

Coverage was definitely a nice moderate to full. It failed to hide all my freckles, but i haven’t yet found a full coverage foundation that suits my dryish skin type anyways, so nothing to lose there.

Because my dryish skin, i can’t usually use matte foundations without it forming obvious creases after a while. Although this foundation did feel hydrating enough, I still had the foundation highlighting my fine lines beneath my eyes, and bring up a couple of flakey dry skin, but it wasn’t too obvious. I think i could get away with using it...

Overall a nice full coverage foundation that would be suitable for those with normal to oily skin.

I got this in the shade Linen and it was a perfect match for me. Light skin with yellow undertones. I love this foundation!! Very thick creamy consistency, buildable coverage from medium to full coverage, easy to blend, no need for concealer unless you have a lot of imperfections or want to highlight with a lighter colour. It has lasted me a long time as well, the thick consistency means I don’t need to use a lot of product. It drys to a natural matte, so you can use a light powder on top and it won’t look cakey or you can leave as is and it won’t look too shiny. No weird smells and no skin irritations on my sensitive skin. Would recommend and would buy again!

The packaging on this product is probably my biggest hate, do much of the product was in reachable when I got near the end of the bottle, but in saying that I got through the product fast because I loved it. A little goes a long way with this product, with freckles I hate this product was great at covering them, I got to the point where I was using it as a concealer as I was going through it do fast and with the price, you want it to last!