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The Best Full Coverage Foundation

The Best Full Coverage Foundation

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What is the best full coverage foundation?

Most of us don’t have perfect skin. Some of us have acne, while others of us have redness. I fall in the latter category, and let me tell you, I pretty much always need a full coverage to cover that stuff up. While getting that coverage is important, it’s not all I look for a good full coverage foundation. I’ve owned lots of different types of foundations, from drugstore to high end, and when it comes to the overall best full coverage foundation, the Lancome Teint Idole Ultra 24 Hour Foundation takes the cake.

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Coverage

The coverage of this foundation is amazing! A lot of times I’ll have a little bit of redness peeking through my foundation, in which case I usually use a little concealer to cover up or I’ll just put on my Smashbox Photo Finish Color Correcting Foundation Primer  or my L’Oreal Studio Secrets Color Correcting Primer. Both of these are basically just green primers that cancel out the redness on my face. With this Lancome foundation, none of that extra stuff if necessary!

Coverage isn’t the only thing that should concern you when you’re looking for the…

Best Full Coverage Foundation

The other stuff is important too!

Best Full Coverage Foundation

Application

When it comes to applying this foundation, I usually just use a flat top Kabuki brush (like this Sonia Kashuk brush) or a stippling brush (like this Real Techniques brush). Both of these methods give you a nice clean, smooth application. No cakiness whatsoever. Alternatively, you could use a Beauty Blender sponge, but at the price of this foundation, it’s probably best not to use a sponge that’s going to soak up the product.

You could also use your fingers, which I have never actually tried with this foundation, but it probably works well. Sometimes your fingers are your best friend in makeup! You DEFINITELY want to finish this foundation off with a setting powder if you have oily skin. (Check out my setting powder alternative here). If you have dry skin, then you’ll probably be fine without one.

Finish

This is definitely a very matte finish foundation, so if that’s not what you’re looking for, then you might want to take a look at something else. Although, I will say that if you’re looking for full coverage (especially if you have acne bumps/scarring), you’re probably going to look your best in a matte finish foundation. The reason why is that foundations with any kind of shimmer or glow are going to highlight the imperfections on your face, bringing out those bumps or scars.

Something to note here is that just because a foundation has a matte finish doesn’t mean that your makeup with look flat. You can bring it back to life by adding shimmer on your cheeks with blush or a highlighter down your nose and cheekbones to highlight those specific areas and draw attention away from your problem areas.

Longevity

As the name suggests (Ultra 24 Hour), this is definitely a long lasting foundation. You’re not going to get problems of your foundation wearing off in a few hours like you might have with some drugstore foundations. That being said, while it does last a really long time, I’m not sure that it lasts “24 hours” because I’ve never actually tested that out.

Chances are, though, that you’ll never actually need it to last that long, so you definitely don’t need to worry about having to touch up your foundation throughout the day.

Bottom Line

This is an awesome foundation. And yes, I know… It does come at the awesome (yet not so awesome) price of $45.50. It’s not chump change, but you’ll find that spending the extra money is worth it. It’s definitely not a foundation you want to have as your everyday foundation, but rather something you’ll want to have for that special occasion here and there.

I hope you liked my review! If you are interested in buying this product, please click here.  If you have a better alternative, please leave a comment. I’d love to hear your opinion!

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