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Estee Lauder Double Wear Foundation Review

Estee Lauder Double Wear Foundation Review
Overall rating from 571 reviews so far:
4.5/5
Would use it again?
4.5/5
Did it do what it said it would?
4.6/5
Would recommend it to a friend?
4.5/5

Won't change color, smudge or come off on clothes. Feels lightweight and comfortable. Now the flawless look you see in the morning is the look you keep all day. Oil-free. Fragrance-free.
 

BENEFITS:
LONG-WEAR: 24 hours. Medium coverage. Our #1 makeup.
COVERAGE: Medium, buildable
FINISH: Natural, semi-matte
FORMULA FACTS: Oil-free dermatologist-tested

Website www.esteelauder.co.nz

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Estee Lauder Double Wear Foundation Review

Estee Lauder Double Wear Foundation Review

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Overall rating:
1.0/5
29th April, 2014
1 members found this review useful
Not for me...

After all the hype about this product... I really wanted to love it. But unfortunately I just cant! Big thumbs down for me.

I have quite oily, breakout prone skin. Everytime I use this foundation my skin breaks out worse than it ever has. The product itself slips around all day and needs to be touched up constantly. I definitely would not buy this again for the price it is!

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Jacque
29th April, 2014

It's nice to see a perspective from someone that doesn't enjoy it so much.. So much hype but from your skin type and experience it seems it wouldn't work for me either.

Overall rating:
1.0/5
20th July, 2015
1 members found this review useful
Overhyped.

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.

Tips: Get a 10 day free trial of this foundation to make sure it suits your skin and preferences.

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Kelly_A
12th September, 2015

loved your honest, informative review :)

Overall rating:
1.0/5
5th August, 2015
1 members found this review useful
I wanted to love this...

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!

Tips: Don't go near this if you have oily skin!

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chelseaadelaide
5th August, 2015

I agree - so hyped up but I didn't enjoy it!

Overall rating:
1.0/5
11th November, 2015
0 members found this review useful
Dissapointed :(

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.

Tips: Don't use this if you're using flash on your camera :(

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Overall rating:
1.0/5
15th August, 2017
0 members found this review useful
I hate this foundation

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.

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Overall rating:
1.3/5
19th July, 2014
0 members found this review useful
not a fan

So I got my free 10 day trial on this foundation I found that it made me more pail even thou it matched my skin tone. I found that it also made my skin flakey and I started to get break outs

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Overall rating:
1.3/5
10th April, 2022
0 members found this review useful
Orange Tint in 1C1, Caused Breakouts

Overall I was disappointed with this product. My main issue with it is that I bought it in the second lightest cool toned shade by I end up with this orange tint that does not suit me at all. Not sure if this is oxidation or just a bad colour. It's not the first light cool toned foundation that has given me this problem. Another thing I dislike about it is that I'd heard this foundation "looks like skin" but this was the opposite experience for me. Up close my skin looked cakey and oily (more oily than if I wasn't wearing this) and unnatural even when applying medium coverage with acne scars still visible. The only time I ever wear this foundation is on a night out where the lighting is dim. This is the only time I can get away with the orange tint and the oily/cakey look. Also, this product is very difficult to remove. I struggled to remove it with 2 different makeup removes one being my trusty micellar water. Removing this requires lots of cotton pads, makeup remover, and then a thorough cleanse with a good cleanser. I will say this product is definitely water resistant and transfer resistant. And finally, although this product says it is non acnegenic this is misleading as it is comedogenic. Gives me breakouts after I use it. :// And so I barely ever use it now. Waste of money on such an expensive foundation that so many people have raved about.

Tips: You don't need to buy the pump, just tip out a little at a time.

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Overall rating:
1.7/5
17th November, 2013
0 members found this review useful
Estée Lauder Foundation

Hard to get a colour to suit my skin colour. And when the staff member recommended one to me, it felt greasy and didn't feel comfortable at all.

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Overall rating:
1.7/5
21st January, 2014
0 members found this review useful
DW foundation

I personally think there are better long wear foundations out there. I have been trying a sample of this over the past few days and my skin has broken out in huge pimples around my neck and nose. Thanks goodness I asked to have a tester to use before I purchased it. However I did fine that it stayed on and didn't appear to wear off like some other foundations, there certainly was no need for me to use a primer which I always use with my colour stay, but can't say that the colour stay wouldn't stay on without a primer either (I have just always used one).

Tips: Always ask for a tester before buying any foundation as you need to be able to wear if a few times to see if it is going to cause break outs or if the colour changes over the day.

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Overall rating:
1.7/5
7th February, 2014
0 members found this review useful
Not for me.

I've been trailing different foundations over the last few months, and this was second on the list. Recommended to me from numerous people, and I'd read that the foundation that I was using is a dupe for this one.

Hated it! It didn't blend into my skin very well, and I tried numerous different application techniques (fingers, brush, sponge) but to no avail. It looked chalky, clung to any dry spots I had and sat in my creases. I'm almost pleased that I didn't like it though, because at over $80 a bottle it's the most expensive on the list of foundations I'm trying! The colour matched most of my face….except my nose. Never had such an issue before!

My little sister (23) and mum love it though. I'd definitely recommend going in and getting a 10 day sample before investing in a full bottle!

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