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 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!

I brought the foundation from the Estée counter and I thought I was in love with it :( until my acne started going crazy! (Usually I don't get it really bad) but it was giving me huge swollen pimples that hurt and so I stopped it and my skin cleared up! (Had already gone through half a bottle). the application of the product wasn't very good either, if you didn't blend within 0.5 seconds you were left with orange lines as it oxidised. I used this once for a ball and the SPF turned the girl whiter than paper in every flash photo. I feel like I wasted $69 on a dissapointment.

For starters it is so expensive, and the formula is so thick, it doesn't come with a pump but is an additional extra feature so even more expensive and the design of the bottle sees that you overspill all the time wasting product.

After so many good reviews I grabbed a bottle after being colour matched at a EL counter, but after only one application I was ready to pass it onto someone else, lucky for me one of my friends has been a doublewear user and lover for years and is the same shade as myself so it found its way into her hands.

It was like I had applied a thick layer of latex across my face, it felt rigid, and mask like I hated the feel, and every movement made a wrinkle set in the makeup. I can only assume it was due to my skin type being combination that made it such a pain, I applied using a brush and it was awful, tried with a sponge and it just went patchy. However, it looks so good on other people, my friend has oily skin and it looks amazing on her.