Estee Lauder Double Wear Foundation Review

After finally clearing up a years worth of breakouts, I was left with the remnants, in the form of acne scarring on fair skin. Estee Lauder Double Wear sounded like my miracle, holy grail foundation - promising long lasting coverage. I don't usually post entirely negative reviews, but I Estee Lauder Double Wear did not impress me.

Firstly, it was difficult to get the right colour. There is a large selection of shades to choose from, but the shade I selected darkened/oxidised after half an hour on my skin. It shifted at least two shades, so my neck needed some serious bronzing. The formula was thinner than I expected, and without a pump, this product was beyond awkward to apply. I experimented with my fingers, a flat top brush and a beauty blender, and each application was a messy disaster. The foundation did not apply evenly, and built up around the edges of my face, where I wasn't needing coverage. I found it difficult to build up this foundation around areas where I wanted more coverage (chin and forehead). I don't usually reach for concealer, but this foundation did not provide the full coverage that I was looking for, so I applied concealer on my acne scarring and set with powder.

This foundation did last, but if I set with powder I never have an issue with any foundations not lasting. Although it lasted a solid 12 hours (I didn't need to wear it longer than this), the result was never flawless in the first place, so I was unhappy with the finish.

Overall I will not be repurchasing this foundation, nor finishing the bottle. It does not provide the coverage, finish or application that I am looking for, and regardless of price I have drugstore foundations that I prefer. For full coverage and long lasting foundation, I would instead recommend adding the Thin Lizzy concealer and Australis Fresh and Flawless powder alongside your regular foundation to add coverage and set it in place.

I feel like the ladies of the beauty community overhyped this foundation. I'm lucky I only got a sample.

At first, it matched perfectly, glided on and blended like a dream. I was in LOVE.

When I got home a couple hours later I was so embarrassed!! It had gone blotchy, it went really dark and I looked like a complete Wolly. I primed, I set and it still turned out terrible. Maybe I'll try it again with a different primer when I'm home all day

I really, really wanted to love this foundation. I'd heard such good things about it, everyone seems to think that it's amazing! However.... luckily, I got a sample of this to try before purchasing, and I'm glad I did. It went on smoothly and felt great, but within four hours I'd noticed separation in my T-zone, and at six-to-seven hours, my face looked like an oil slick. No amount of blotting or setting helped for more than a minute or two either!

This foundation will last on your skin all day long and still look absolutely flawless! It can look quite cakey so it may be best to use a hydrating primer underneath if you do have dry skin! other than that it works great for my oily skin and stays flawless all day long! doesnt get oily at all and all products that you put on top stay pigmented all day long too!

love this foundation. good things about it are: it is long lasting, great full coverage, easy to apply, doesn't transfer too much onto clothes, a little goes a long way, many different shades so easy to get a match. bad things: can dry skin out, very expensive for my budget so i use sparingly - however a little goes a long way and mine is lasting me a long time, can look a little thick and cake if you're not careful but I've been ok.

I am a foundation hoarder but was seriously lacking anything in my collection which provided all day coverage. This came highly recommended, so I picked up the lightest shade online with the hope that it would suit my pale skin.

The shade 1C1 cool bone is the lightest shade available in this foundation. It is a good match to my face, but (as is often the case), is far too dark for my neck- this means I need to bronze my neck to match the two together (something I generally have to do as my neck is white as snow). This foundation is comparable shade wise to Mont Blanc by Nars. Unfortunately this oxidised about a shade darker on me, so keep this in mind when you select a shade.

I found that this foundation works best with well moisturized skin and with a primer that has a bit of slip-either one which is moisturizing, or a silicon primer which doesn't set matte. I find that this foundation can emphasise any texture on my skin so I veer towards an anti-ageing primer (currently fusion beauty) as this offers some blurring along with a bit of hydration. I found that super thin layers were the way to go with doublewear as this can go super cakey otherwise. A little goes a long way and this sets fast so be sure to work in small areas blending in with a sponge as you go. Even though I don't typically have oil breakthrough with foundation I did with this one, so keep this in mind if you have very oily skin. I found that this looked best with my Hourglass ambient lighting powders to set- this gave my face a bit of luminosity whilst still having decent coverage. I think that a setting powder targeted more towards keeping the skin matte would help to control the end of day oiliness more effectively (I just don't prefer the super matte look).

Coverage wise this calls itself a medium, but I would class it more as medium/full, and you can build to a proper full coverage if you work in a couple of thin layers. While I still had about medium coverage at the end of the day I did find that this seemed to highlight all of the pores and imperfections on my skin once this had been on the skin for a few hours. I also didn't like the heavy greasy feel that this had at the end of a long day. I do think that this will be an amazing stage makeup, as from a distance this looks absolutely gorgeous on the skin. I didn't find that the foundation noticeably settled into my pores which is a common complaint for me. Unfortunately for me I think my skin has too much texture to really be compatible with this foundation so will probably not repurchase.

I have super duper oily skin. I also have acne scars thanks to PCOS, so I'm in need of good coverage. Non of the drugstore foundations last on my skin with both primer and setting spray on and they don't offer good coverage either. Plus almost all of them have neutral or pink undertones. Since I have an olive complexion, I need foundations with yellow undertones or have to do some heavy colour correction all over the face. This product does it all! My colour is cashew in this product and it is a perfect match for my skin tone. You can wear it light with a damp sponge or with a heavy hand give yourself full coverage. I even skip concealer if I go for a heavy coverage with this product. It goes smooth onto the skin and doesn't budge for hours. Since I'm super oily I powder my skin with a stippling brush and use a setting spray to make it last even longer. Oh and by the way, as much as I love its lasting power, it is difficult to remove for the same reason. So I use 'Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water in Oil' which is for waterproof makeup removal to get rid of this foundation followed with a non harsh activated charcoal based cleanser.

Only con I can mention is that it is expensive.

I am a huuuuuge fan of this. I would have to say if cost wasn’t an issue and I could pick any foundation I wanted I would pick this.

I love my shade and I’ve never ever felt let down by the solution. It’s one of the only foundations ever I have scraped the bottom of the barrel to finish it off... or more perhaps desperate that it hasn’t run out.

It’s a a nice creamy consistency but it covers my flaws in one go. I have a few pigment marks that need to be covered and this amazingly covers them with no touch ups needed.

It feels quite light and flawless to wear yet covers well which is another standout. Doesn’t feel greasy or oily and stays quite matte during the day so even with wear you don’t get that oily, cracked makeup look.

Coverage for me is full coverage I don’t have bad skin or a lot to cover but it does cover what I need it to well so I don’t often tend to go for anything else but medium coverage makeup.

It does everything I need and want from a foundation.. apart from being affordable. I use to use this all the time when I worked and we had 2 incomes nowadays there’s less time in between purchases given the price. It is amazing so if you can splurge for this go for it.

I used this foundation for YEARS after struggling to find one that would stay on all day. I've reluctantly recently switched foundations after realising I was matched in the wrong shade....it lasts really well on the skin but doesn't make it look cakey. Also don't love that it doesn't have a pump, so it feels pretty messy