Beauty Product Reviews
Not a fan
This will be the first negative review I've ever left on any product. Because while not everything I have tried has worked for me, I understand it might work for others. However this wasn't just "not right," this was the worst foundation I have ever used.. and I am comparing to wet and wild here as well.
It started out looking full coverage, but very oily and slick. I tried patting it in more and more, using a beauty blender to soak up the excess, ans eventually putting the slightest dusting of translucent powder on it (note: this was tarte's amazonion clay powder and it works wonders on the oily sections of my combination skin without ever drying or caking.) Within twn minutes i noticed the foundation had dried and caked, seeped into every fine line and pore, migrated under my eyes and formed creases, and crusted over the acne I have on my chin. Then within 3 hours, the coverage was gone and all that was left were creases and cake dry patches.
So over the last few weeks, I have tried everything I can to make this formula work for me. Beauty blender, different brushes, fingertip application. 4 different primers, and adding an extra dose of hydrating serum to the dry patches it was clinging to. Mixed it with a serum foundation that i rarely use because it's too dewy (goldilocks, right? Woes of combination skin).
I so badly wanted to love this, and wanted to have found my ride or die affordable foundation. But this has so many problems that effected both my oily and dry spots, I see no way now for it to redeem itself in my eyes. Spending the extra buck (or 50) on high end foundation is worth it though, considering the rest of The Ordinary's line is stellar and I'm saving so much on my skincare products.
Honest review from a diehard The Ordinary fan.
Side note: I also tried their silicone primer, and it made things worse.