Estee Lauder Double Wear Foundation Review

I am a total mineral foundation addict and generally stay away from liquid foundations. I love the way minerals make my skin look.

However I really wanted to try something totally different and I kept seeing the ads everywhere for Estee Lauder double wear and thought let’s give it a whirl!. I am really pleased I did. I was a little worried that this would be too heavy for my skin and cause problems – I have quite sensitive skin and its prone to over-reacting to new products.

I went and got myself colour-matched as I didn’t think I could trust myself to get this right and ended up with the shade Sand.

I do love the glass bottle that it comes in its a lot more elegant than the foundations im used to however I didn’t like that there is no pump so you just have to pour out the foundation you need – but im no stranger to sometimes messy foundation applications ! /

I started with my usual routine, moisturiser followed by primer and then applied the Estee Lauder double wear with a foundation brush. I poured a little bit of foundation onto the back of my hand and used the foundation brush to apply. I worked on a side of my face at a time as it does set quite quickly. At first I thought it was going to be too heavy and look to made up but I was pleasantly surprised. The colour was actually a perfect match for my skin and working in little sections of my face at a time and quickly blending achieved a flawless finish. I consider this a medium-full coverage ( I personally think moving more towards full coverage) and finishes to a matte type finish. I was very pleasantly surprised how this turned out my skin it looked clean fresh flawless but I don’t feel it looked cakey and it didn’t show up any dry patches or imperfections. It didn’t cause any irritation and it didn’t feel tight or anything on my face like wearing a mask. I didn’t even use any concealer with this so was very pleasantly surprised.

It wore impressively well, my whole work day and then some easily. I love the wear on this and it still looks just as good at the end of the day as it does at the beginning.

The only downside to this for me is the removal required a bit more effort than I’m used to with the mineral foundations but the pro’s far outweighed this one con for me so this is definately my new holy grail product.

This is the best foundation I have tried, and I have tried alot. What makes it so great is it lasts a longtime on my oily skin. It doesn't look cakey at all which is great if you want to build it up to a full coverage. I can get a full 8 hours out of this before it starts to fade which is awesome. And another bonus is the colour does not oxidize at all.I have sensitive skin and this does not cause any reaction whatsoever.

OK so I got sucked in by the hype of how well this foundation is meant to be in the terms of full coverage. After getting colour matched (which was free) and it was found that I was the lightest shade (NC1) the wonderful counter sales lady gave me a small pottle (without me asking + she added a pottle of take it off remover too) of it which overflowed! Literally! The liquid spilled all over me when I opened the pottle it was so easy flowing. Although I also brought the full bottle whilst there as I don’t get into a city to be able to purchase normally, plus I had read so many good reviews about it I felt that I didn’t need to trial it.

The application of the foundation is a bit full on, as I am used to wearing lighter BB creams more now a days or my beloved Elizabeth Arden foundation. It’s formula wasn’t as thick as I expected (which is why I resulted in spilling over myself) and it is definitely a foundation where you should start off light and build up the coverage, I went a little heavy handed and found that using a foundation brush was better than my sponge but the normal amount of BB cream I use was far too much for this foundation and had to remove some excess with tissue, which was a little upsetting as I had paid $82 for this bottle of foundation, I didn’t really want to waste any at all. But now I have gotten used to the formula I know how to apply it properly and evenly without any waste.

Coverage, wow ok the hype is right it is amazing, the best coverage I have ever had from a foundation and the colour is spot on. Blended into my neck you can’t tell I am wearing anything. Even the husband commented that my skin looked like a porcelain doll and was flawless, which made me giggle a bit as he never says things like that.

Long-lasting? Yep! its good quality all right, it has a long lasting effect that lasts from 5am through to 8pm, when I remove my makeup, it never moved nor smudged off and still looked as flawless as when I was setting it first thing in the morning, I could very easily wear from work to evening without need to reapply or touch up.

Bottle design is very classic, with a chunky opaque glass bottle and gold toned lid it’s very pretty in its chic little way and being a high end product it takes pride and place on my makeup organiser at the top.

The only problem I found was that my super dry skin wanted to absorb the foundation into my pores, even with the use of a primer I still ended up with dry areas that soaked up the liquid making small white spot marks over my cheeks up close, and around my nose and chin line was flaky. The whole foundation gave my face a tight feel as if I was wearing a mask it wasn’t uncomfortable it’s just that you know you are wearing it. However with these issues I still love it, the dryness is down to my skin and I just need to find the right primer and make sure to treat my skin to some good hydration.

To be very honest, I was never interested in this foundation when all the hype and frantic behaviour started because it was just another over-priced foundation in my eyes. "Its just going to break me out like all others do and make my acne worse" were my thoughts.

Well stay tuned for the revelation!

I decided what the heck and went to get colour matched in the hope it would do for me what its been doing for so many others. Magic!

I think the consultant felt sorry for me looking at my face because I walked away with much more than 10days worth of a sample. After using it just once... wow... instance difference in my skin and that full coverage!

I prime my face with ELF primer just ever so lightly because I have really oily skin and then I apply the foundation with my fingertips. No I'm not uncivilized to not use makeup brushes, my acne doesnt allow me to get a flawless finish with brushes.

The foundation dries and sets really quickly so I have to work fairly fast to smooth it onto my face. I use to wear about 3 layers of foundation to cover my pimples and scarring but with DW I only need one decent layer applied evenly, and then any areas that havent been covered I apply another layer and blend it in. I find that eventhough DW dries and sets pretty quickly it really adaptable when you want to apply more layers because its blends beautifully.

I proceeded to bankrupt myself and purchase this and will be using this for the rest of time! I love the smell of DW, I love the creamy smoothness of foundation during application and I LOVE that is stays glued to you face the entire day. Not even a shower will make it budge. The best part is that is doesnt break me out and I've been getting the most amazing compliments about my skin because people dont understand what happened. I have never received compliments about my face, ever! One day I just appeared with almost perfect skin.

I recommend this from the bottom of soul to girls who are struggling with acne, scarring and low self-esteem due to being shy about their acne. DW has given me a new confidence about my self and not I'm not constantly checking my makeup to ensure it hasnt melted away. Just apply and forget about it!