I'm in the middle of testing foundations, too, and the Bourjois Healthy Mix has been my HG for years now. It's also carried on the Walgreen's website (for a bit more than ASOS). Thank you so much for doing such a thorough job!!
So excited to see all of these reviews and comments about foundations! I am 62 and getting pigmentation spots on my cheeks, as well as enlarged pores on my nose. Angie, you are so thorough - making videos during application, and later a review! Thanks!
If you like light coverage foundation and you have dry skin, you will LOVE Skinn Cosmetic's Plasma Fusion Nourishing Serum Foundation. I bought the medium set for around $15 (I actually think it was $12.99) and it includes 2 medium foundations - one is a little lighter than the other. It was a great deal - couldn't pass it up. I also bought 2 6-pan palettes and love them sooo much. The pigmentation and blendability is amazing and the shadows are very large.
Thanks Angie - another exceptional video! I also like the Bourjois Happy Light Foundation. It's great that your family are so honest because that is what you want ... and also young people still have good eyesight and can usually spot any issues. Sue
Another very thorough review. I am surprised that some of the higher end ones didn't rate better but I also know the drugstore has some really good products. ♥ Elle
Great review Angie! Big thanks to you for all of the reviews you do because they have really helped me decide what is best for my own "mature skin". I'm 55 and went through a rough time finding what works and I'm still on the hunt for a foundation that just rocks my world. I think those days are past for me lol...but I still have some hope that I'll find the holy grail foundation for my skin someday. Menopause was like a wrecking ball lol and 9 yrs. later, it hasn't stopped...groan. Thanks again...love your videos!
Fabulous Ang! You completed my to do list of foundations to try with one exception. The Guerlain Lingerie one. I am so excited. I now know I want to get the Bourjous next:) Awesome info as usual!! Thanks for continuing to keep us informed:)) I just tried the Makeup Forever Matte Velvet and it's ok but still not what I'm looking for. Currently loving the IT CC, IT Celebration powder and Covergirl 3-in-1. I think with the anti aging products my skin had changed from oliy/combo to comb/dry. I also been loving the Clarisonic Aria (my skin had never felt so clean) and the Josie Maran serums all of them! They are amazing and really healing my skin. Hugs!
Awesome, Angie! I can't get over how meticulous you are in your testing! It's really so helpful. I've been using the Revlon Colorstay and have many of the same issues. I'll be trying the Estee Lauder when the Revlon is finished! Thanks, as always, for pointing me in the right direction! By the way, your hair looks gorgeous!
Bourjois has some amazing products! I moved to London from Seattle and can not get enough of them. They work great for my 40 yr old skin, and being made in France under strict EU laws, you know the product is great quality.
You gave the best REVIEW on youtube ..thank you for letting us see how it looked up close and after 10 hours. I have to be honest with you I couldn't get over how good your skin looked in every one you tested out. Funny I loved them all on you
Your videos and research are fantastic! I can not tell you how much I appreciate all the effort you put into trying different things and showing us the results. I just glean a wealth of information from you even though I have combo to oily skin! Thank you so much! Another great test of foundations and I will be looking for the next round! I hope you are having a great weekend!!!
Excellent video and so helpful! Can't wait to see more. At 53 I have combination skin. Kat Von D's lock it foundation is my holy grail followed by Estée Lauder double wear. I might try It cosmetics. I use the CC cream and really like it. K
Thank you for saving me from buying the NARS! You are terrific Angie! Bourjois is one of my favs as well. Hope you can try the Boscia BBCream in the next group testing...
Thank you Angie for your research! I was recently color-matched at Sephora and was going to get samples of several of the ones you mentioned in not having liked, so you saved me some time/work, thx! I too have been on the hunt for a HG foundation. I loved Lancome's Teint Idole but cannot wear it for its chemical sunscreen w/my hyperpigmentation. Additionally, I think the Revlon Colorstay wore great and looked really well at the end of the day on you :)
Best ever...Mary Kay CC cream! Feels good going on, and for as long as you wear it. Leaves your skin crazy soft after you remove it! No blotches, just perfect! Light to medium coverage.
Chanel is also a great foundation and they give very generous samples. I've been using it recently and love it! I'm 62 yrs old and have combination/oily skin. Chanel carries formulations for all skin types.
Hi Angie - try washing your beauty sponge with Dove soap. I've been using that on my beauty sponge and brushes for months now and it works great! I agree about the poor coverage of the Naked. I really enjoy the Healthy Mix as well. I wish the colors were better though. Great video!
Another fantastic video Angie! I wear Mac Studio Fix powder as my foundation and I'm 52...I want to jump back into liquid foundation to see if it will make my skin look fresher. Thanks so much for doing all of this legwork, it really is very informative! xo Beth
Omg. Thank you so much! I had never heard of Bourgois and it is awesome for old dry retin A skin. I am amazed. After you spoke about it, I looked up the brand online and lots of women love it. I would really like a video showing some other products in the line. After searching for a year, my foundation quest is over!
Thanks I bought Bourjois first time today and absolutely love it .It is my favorite one. My 7 year old boy commented how nice my skin looked today. Our kids opinion does matter.Thank you I bought it because of one of your recommendations.
I am not surprised that you loved the Bourjois Angie! It is probably in other comments somewhere, but Bourjois is owned by Chanel which is of course the brand of your current HG!
I am so glad the Bourjois foundation won this round as I adore this brand for dry skin. The other brand I relied upon for my wedding was another drugstore foundation: Rimmel Lasting Finish foundation which I can thoroughly recommend too.
These videos are awesome, thank you so much! I really love the detail that you give. I have super dry skin so it's really hard for me to find a foundation that doesn't settle into my lines and pick up every tiny piece of dry skin.
Thx Angie! I appreciate you putting yourself out there to help all of us who are struggling with problems associated with mature & aging skin. Your videos are fun, well organized & informative. In the future, would you please consider telling us the shade for each foundation? My skin tone is lighter than yours & it would be help me hone in on my correct shade. Additionally, I was wondering if you noticed that the foundations you tried, w/the exception of Revlon & Bourjois, looked a bit blotchy or uneven immediately after they were applied? Was this a real effect or something to do with the camera &/or lighting? Many thanks!
When filming I show the color I'm trying, but this time it ended up being edited out (people always complain these videos are too long...) I'll put all the colors in the info. box when I get back from vaca. I'd say they were probably blotchy and uneven (some even after applying 2 coats).
I'm not surprised by the outcome of this test. That's the foundation I use daily, even when I had oilier skin, it worked fine for me. When I get more redness I use the 1,2,3 version; and only when I get angry red skin I use Bye Bye Redness from iT cosmetics. Love your reviews, very helpful. :)
Great Job Angie, I cracked up listening to some of the comments your daughters made about the various foundations you had tried. Kids can be brutally honest. I was really excited to watch this video since I too have been battling dry skin these past two years, especially this year since I started using Retin A. Nars Sheer Glow is a lot of hype, but I found that if I apply it very lightly it works better. If you apply it too heavy it does seem to stay tacky. The Neutrogenia Healthy Skin is a nice foundation (nice but not fantastic) and it has an spf as well. I like to use that one in the summer over my sunscreen. However, unfortunately I have not found a foundation that I really love either so basically, I have resorted to using a BB cream most days. Have you every tried Tarte Amazonian Clay Powder foundation? I am intrigued by that one, and would love to know how that one works on dry skin. If you decide to test more foundations, can you test that one. Thanks again.
Thanks so much for the foundation reviews Angie. I have been meaning to try Bourjois product for ages now. This item is next on my to try list. You look great by the way.... :)
Angie! You are hilarious! I haven't laughed this hard in years! OMG, I can't wait to watch again just for the laughing I know I will do! You are the best Angie. You're my girl!
Hi! I share the dry skin problem with you and often find foundations that just make the dry areas stand out. I finally found a super cheap and affordable foundation that wears really well and seems to get the job done for my dry skin! It's called "Wet n' Wild Cover-All Cream Foundation" I am a young user of this product so I don't really have wrinkles or fine lines for it to settle into but I do have pores and this foundation seems to stay afloat rather than sinking into them! The claims on this product are: *All Day Wear *Medium to Full Coverage *Light-Weight, satin-matte finish *Visibright TM complex reduces the appearance of wrinkles and rejuvenates skin. This foundation doesn't really feel caked-on when I wear it. After a day in school, I don't really notice any spots wear it's rubbed off or become shiny. It stays on pretty nicely for me and still looks good after Gym class! 😄 I get it at Walmart for about $4. I wear the shade "817 Light Pale". Before I apply this product, I apply "Garnier Broad Spectrum SPF 20 Sunscreen Ultra-Lift Transformer Anti-Age Skin Corrector" which is really moisturizing for my skin type. I strongly recommend that you try these two together! I don't usually wear a setting powder with them and it stays on fine. Some days when I go without the Garnier product, I still feel like I look the same as I would with it on. Very affordable and I hope it works for you if you decide to try it! 😊
I love how detailed you are in your videos! It's so funny when you said that the Nars would make your face collect dust and other things! I have not tried the Nars, but today for the first time I tried using the Revlon Age Rewind, and all this stuff is sticking on my face, like black specks and little hairs.. even though I powdered it. I just thought that was funny because it's never happened in my life and it was happening to me at the very moment you were saying that about the Nars in this video haha
You don't have to spend a fortune to get good makeup. Bourjois is produced in the same labs as Chanel so it's not surprising that the quality is good. Even though I have a decade on you, powder foundations are still my favourite. I'd like to suggest Lily Lolo, a popular English brand of mineral makeup now available in N. America. Great colours, especially for fair skin, lightweight, buildable coverage, and excellent lasting power on my very combo skin. I gave up liquid foundations when I discovered that several of the mineral powders gave me gorgeous coverage and didn't turn my T-zone shiny by noon. Even in the dead of a Canadian winter, with a good sunscreen/moisturiser, LL is not drying on my cheeks. Love your channel!
I really love your reviews, Angie! You're always so thorough. btw...Bourjois is available in the US through Drugstore(Dot)com and on Walgreens(Dot)com. My fave formulation from Bourjois is the 10 Hour Sleep Effect b/c it worked the best on my dry mature skin (it doesn't cling at all to flaky patches - not one bit). However, you may not like it b/c it's more of a sheer to light/medium coverage.
If you haven't already, you need to try the Lumene CC cream. I love it. Lasts all day. Feels good on the skin. Although it may be medium and not sheer coverage.
The Revlon ColourStay can be buildable to an even coverage which covers absolutely everything if you use enough. I used it religiously for years, however when my skin changed with age, the product dried my skin out overtime till the point where I had to stop using it. If your skin is normal and not prone to drying this product is the ultimate blemish cover foundation and has the perfect balance between dewy and matte - creating an even satin finish.
Can I tell you a secret? Use Nivea... yeah, that greasy feeling stuff... Put it on your face at night before bed and in the morning your skin's like a baby's butt... You can also use a THIN layer of it under your make up (the colourstay) and it will float on top, kinda like a tinted moisturizer. Then you can build it, as you say. :)
I'm new to YT and seem to have found my way to every 20-something (not an ego boost) comparison and tutorial available. I REALLY enjoyed your thorough testing and walk through for those of us born before 1999. LoL. I can remember when we sang that song and we thought it would never happen!
I love your reviews Angie! The bits of comic relief are so refreshing :) For drugstore I really like the Covergirl Outlast Fab 3 in 1. So far for high end Estee Lauder Doublewear is amazing for me.
Thank you so much for this video! My mom struggles a lot with age spots and uneven skin tone and this helped me find one that would be perfect for her :D
Great video. thank you. I'm 55 and wold love to find a holy grail makeup. I have to go back and look at your other foundation testing videos! I just finished a bottle of clinique even better makeup which I really liked and plan to repurchase . But before I repurchase I am going to force myself to use up some of the other foundations I've spent money on. such as E.L. Dblwear which everyone raves about but I find it very drying and too dry looking. I wore it today to my zumba class and then to work at my shop and uh. no it didn't look too nice after an hour of brink of death cardio.... I also have some Revlon something or other (not color stay) which is awful.... but I am not buying anything else until I use these dogs up.
You mentioned so many foundations. I have cystic acne and even when using a damp sponge, revlon colorstay in either the dry formula or the oily one( I've trier both cause now I'm on benzoyl peroxide therapy ), can cover my skin pretty descently. And I expected a different coverage out of many of the ones you tested. So I feel the need to ask you to use a more bouncy movement, more stippling motion to apply some of those foundations. I just think you would love their coverage a bit more and there is a good chance that you wouldn't feel that your money was wasted:):) and by the way your videos are awesomeee!!!!!
Very comprehensive review Angie. I did like the Bourjois foundation on you. I would like to try it at some stage. I need to use what I have before it goes off.
I have watched more than 20 of your videos. Many even twice. Love that you are pinning up your hair when you put on your makeup. Love the close up shots this year after each testing. My skin is sensitive like yours, but very very dry. I'm 52 had dry skin when young now dryer with menopause and retin A. Never tried bare minerals, but I find it foundation still too powdery looking. Love the CC cream love the Estée Lauder liquids. But I live in Miami so for summer I will use Jane iredale. I love this mineral foundation. Used at my dermatologist office. Please try this. It really is fantastic. I think it would be perfect for your skin once you stop using spiralactone and then may have some oily breakthrough. It really leaves pore less area. Great videos I will keep watching:)
Great review Angie! I´ll have to give the Bourjois another go. I did try the Bourjois "Happy Light", after watching a video, what a bad color match and I had alternative air particles sticking to my face. LOL!
Great review! How about testing some eye primers for mature skin? I have wrinkly eyelids and the UDPP is too creamy for me to blend out. I'm hoping to find something more liquid, thinking that would solve the problem. Thanks Angie!
Great idea! In the mean time, have you tried Too Face Shadow Insurance? It's not my fave because it's more liquid than I like, but it might be just right for you...
Hi Angie, I just found you. Watched a few of your videos. Great recommendations and advice. I'm a 51 year old mother of two boys (16 and 18). I've been on the hunt for a perfect foundation for my aging dry skin, also live in a dry climate (Colorado). I just got the Bourjeois healthy mix and like it a lot. Glad to see you reviewed many I was curious to try. You might want to try the Lancome Absolue Bx Makeup . I've been using that and really like it. So excited to have found your channel.
Thanks Angie for another great review. Your skin is amazing with or without foundation. Mine is very dry and everything I use just sinks into the wrinkles emphasising them! I will try the Bourjois Healthy Mix and see if my daughter notices her mum's smooth skin! Thanks Angie for all your hard work xxxx
***** Yes I have used the Teint Idole Ultra 24h and you will not like it lol, it is good coverage and dryer than double wear, of course I liked it but I still prefer ELDW. You might like the Tient Miracle but I have a feeling that that will make you oily. xoxo
You should try the Kat Von D foundation. Pick up a sample at sephora. It's got great coverage, not too sheer, is long lasting and applies easily with a beauty blender. It's a great foundation. I've tried SO many brands and this is my favorite for my combo skin.
Thanks Angie. Great reviews! I am also in my 50's and have been searching for my holy grail foundation. My skin has changed and, where I used to once look for oil-free foundations, I now feel that a foundation with some moisture for the dehydrated areas of the face is a better choice. Could you please tell me if the Bourjois Foundation is the Healthy Mix or the Healthy Mix 'Serum' Foundation. I see both at the drugstore here. Thanks!
Thanks Angie! Would love to hear your thoughts on the serum if you decide to review. Love your channel for us 'mature' women. The work you do to investigate ingredient lists, etc. is so helpful!
I always appreciate how thorough your comparison videos are. I just noticed this was a month ago. I had a couple that I wanted to see you do if you do another video of this kind as you did a couple last year. How about Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse, The Sephora spray on, (really big on YT lately) and super high end Koh Gen Doh--is supposed to be the be all end all, maybe a Holy Grail? The other 2 I thought would be interesting since they are different in format? Anyway I learned a lot form this. I am glad to see you gain so much popularity, you deserve it.
I appreciate this review, since I have dry skin. I wanted to know how you found the right shade in the drugstore brands? I know that Bourjois can only be ordered in the US online. You and I do seem to have the same skin tone and coloring, so I would probably be okay with the shade you chose. But I always like to test a product in the stores. As for the makeup people in department stores giving you the wrong shades, that doesn't surprise me. I have had that experience too many times. For years I have been using Prescriptives Custom Blend liquid foundation. They are not in stores anymore, but have an online website where my formula is registered. It's pricey, but I get a shade blended to my skin tone with the coverage that I like.
I'm trying to test foundations as well. My high end choice right now is Clinique Superbalanced Makeup and so far I'm quiet pleased with it. I love the Revlon Colorstay for a drug store brand & was so excited to find one I like from the drug store. Right now, however, I'm trying the L'Oreal Visible Lift with Absolute Serum and I'm still on the fence with it. Unlike you, I do use a powder to blot my face probably once or twice a day. I've never found a foundation, high end or otherwise, that doesn't end up somewhat shiny by midday. Thanks for the great video!!
Not yet, but that's my next high end foundation to try. I saw where you loved it so much, so I will certainly be giving it a try. Thanks so much for your videos! I look forward to watching them!
Well the Bourjois definitely looked the best on you. Now you've done it...I'm going to have to have it. Wouldn't you know the drugstore foundation that looked the best can't be bought in the US. Sigh... For your next foundation round I would like to suggest Time Balm from The Balm. It's a cream foundation that is medium ( but buildable) coverage and works well with dry skin. It especially looks nice when applied with a sponge. It's long wearing on me. I would be interested to know your thoughts on it. You can actually buy it and color match it at Kolhs . They carry most of The Balm line now. It's $28.00 so not high end or low end. I have dry skin and I'm loving this stuff!
Hi Angie, great video.. Love your humor. Have tried many you have. Found good results also with Peter Thomas Roth if you can still find it .. It worked great . thanks for all the wonderful tips.. Had my 80 yr old mom with me Sunday and did a makeover on her with all the great tips form your videos. She looked 10 years younger and we had a blast.
Haha!!! dont you love the honest family test!?!? My fave is Nars Sheer Glow on me...:) On you I like the last one too!! Hugs! Thanks for this very thorough video!! xoxo CAROL
Thank's for sharing! You look great in this video! This weekend I've been mixing cover girl three in one and benefit oxygen wow and it's been beautiful ! Sounds weird but it works differently and one foundation is on the matte side but the coverage is good and the benefit is for more Glowey color matches very well and along with beauty blender the coverage is great!
Angie, thanks for another of your thorough reviews. One question.....did you set each of these with powder? That's where I run into trouble..the minute I apply even a light dusting of powder, my foundation starts looking dry and cakey. Perhaps you could test some setting powders for us!
Huge compliment, hubby thought you are 40. :-) Not that he watches these video with me, he walked past me while I was watching and I said, "guess how old Angie is" and without missing a beat he said 40.
I really like your videos, you're very informative. The Bourjois Healthy Mix looked great on you..ordering it! You have really great bone structure, beauty and poise :)
I'm in the middle of testing foundations, too, and the Bourjois Healthy Mix has been my HG for years now. It's also carried on the Walgreen's website (for a bit more than ASOS). Thank you so much for doing such a thorough job!!
So excited to see all of these reviews and comments about foundations! I am 62 and getting pigmentation spots on my cheeks, as well as enlarged pores on my nose. Angie, you are so thorough - making videos during application, and later a review! Thanks!
Your reviews are the best on RUclips Angie! So in-depth and really helpful. Thank you for that. So appreciated.
Your dedication to doing a thorough and fair critique of products is awesome!
For everyone who asked what color I used in the different foundations, they're all listed in the info box below the video.
If you like light coverage foundation and you have dry skin, you will LOVE Skinn Cosmetic's Plasma Fusion Nourishing Serum Foundation. I bought the medium set for around $15 (I actually think it was $12.99) and it includes 2 medium foundations - one is a little lighter than the other. It was a great deal - couldn't pass it up. I also bought 2 6-pan palettes and love them sooo much. The pigmentation and blendability is amazing and the shadows are very large.
Great video! As someone who is her 50's and has dry ski , I so appreciate this round of testing! Great job!
Thanks Angie - another exceptional video!
I also like the Bourjois Happy Light Foundation.
It's great that your family are so honest because that is what you want ... and also young people still have good eyesight and can usually spot any issues.
Sue
Another very thorough review. I am surprised that some of the higher end ones didn't rate better but I also know the drugstore has some really good products. ♥ Elle
Great review Angie! Big thanks to you for all of the reviews you do because they have really helped me decide what is best for my own "mature skin". I'm 55 and went through a rough time finding what works and I'm still on the hunt for a foundation that just rocks my world. I think those days are past for me lol...but I still have some hope that I'll find the holy grail foundation for my skin someday. Menopause was like a wrecking ball lol and 9 yrs. later, it hasn't stopped...groan. Thanks again...love your videos!
Thanks again for sharing. I love the way you are wearing your hair, showing the contrast is so pretty.
Fabulous Ang! You completed my to do list of foundations to try with one exception. The Guerlain Lingerie one. I am so excited. I now know I want to get the Bourjous next:) Awesome info as usual!! Thanks for continuing to keep us informed:)) I just tried the Makeup Forever Matte Velvet and it's ok but still not what I'm looking for. Currently loving the IT CC, IT Celebration powder and Covergirl 3-in-1. I think with the anti aging products my skin had changed from oliy/combo to comb/dry. I also been loving the Clarisonic Aria (my skin had never felt so clean) and the Josie Maran serums all of them! They are amazing and really healing my skin. Hugs!
Awesome, Angie! I can't get over how meticulous you are in your testing! It's really so helpful. I've been using the Revlon Colorstay and have many of the same issues. I'll be trying the Estee Lauder when the Revlon is finished! Thanks, as always, for pointing me in the right direction! By the way, your hair looks gorgeous!
Bourjois has some amazing products! I moved to London from Seattle and can not get enough of them. They work great for my 40 yr old skin, and being made in France under strict EU laws, you know the product is great quality.
Just wanted to add that I'm grateful for your generous sharing of time and knowledge! Very thorough and helpful review and first impressions!!
You gave the best REVIEW on youtube ..thank you for letting us see how it looked up close and after 10 hours. I have to be honest with you I couldn't get over how good your skin looked in every one you tested out. Funny I loved them all on you
Your foundation reviews are the best! Much more organized and detailed compared to others I have seen. :)
Your videos and research are fantastic! I can not tell you how much I appreciate all the effort you put into trying different things and showing us the results. I just glean a wealth of information from you even though I have combo to oily skin! Thank you so much! Another great test of foundations and I will be looking for the next round! I hope you are having a great weekend!!!
Another excellent review video! Really good comparison. I am loving the EL double wear light so much, thanks to you! Keep up the great work, Angie.
Excellent video and so helpful! Can't wait to see more. At 53 I have combination skin. Kat Von D's lock it foundation is my holy grail followed by Estée Lauder double wear. I might try It cosmetics. I use the CC cream and really like it. K
Thank you for saving me from buying the NARS! You are terrific Angie! Bourjois is one of my favs as well. Hope you can try the Boscia BBCream in the next group testing...
Great video! I love that you really give the foundations a true "test drive'!
Thanks Angie. Always a pleasure to watch your posts.
Angie! Whatever you're doing, wearing, you're looking beautiful! Love the look today, you look great!
Thank you Angie for your research! I was recently color-matched at Sephora and was going to get samples of several of the ones you mentioned in not having liked, so you saved me some time/work, thx! I too have been on the hunt for a HG foundation. I loved Lancome's Teint Idole but cannot wear it for its chemical sunscreen w/my hyperpigmentation. Additionally, I think the Revlon Colorstay wore great and looked really well at the end of the day on you :)
Best ever...Mary Kay CC cream! Feels good going on, and for as long as you wear it. Leaves your skin crazy soft after you remove it! No blotches, just perfect! Light to medium coverage.
You look really pretty in this video. Just natural & healthy. Love all your videos! Thanks!
Great review as usual, Angie! You look beautiful - whatever you're using is working for you!
Chanel is also a great foundation and they give very generous samples. I've been using it recently and love it! I'm 62 yrs old and have combination/oily skin. Chanel carries formulations for all skin types.
Hi Angie - try washing your beauty sponge with Dove soap. I've been using that on my beauty sponge and brushes for months now and it works great! I agree about the poor coverage of the Naked. I really enjoy the Healthy Mix as well. I wish the colors were better though. Great video!
Another fantastic video Angie! I wear Mac Studio Fix powder as my foundation and I'm 52...I want to jump back into liquid foundation to see if it will make my skin look fresher. Thanks so much for doing all of this legwork, it really is very informative! xo Beth
Hey Angie, these videos are so helpful and enlightening!! I love seeing what you like (or not) and why - thanks for doing these!! HUGS Kim
Thanks so much for doing all this testing and showing us the results. I really appreciate your videos.
Omg. Thank you so much! I had never heard of Bourgois and it is awesome for old dry retin A skin. I am amazed. After you spoke about it, I looked up the brand online and lots of women love it. I would really like a video showing some other products in the line. After searching for a year, my foundation quest is over!
Oh my gosh, that's awesome! You know I didn't even look to see what else they had... I'll check them out and maybe do a review if anything looks good.
Thanks I bought Bourjois first time today and absolutely love it .It is my favorite one. My 7 year old boy commented how nice my skin looked today. Our kids opinion does matter.Thank you I bought it because of one of your recommendations.
I am not surprised that you loved the Bourjois Angie! It is probably in other comments somewhere, but Bourjois is owned by Chanel which is of course the brand of your current HG!
I am so glad the Bourjois foundation won this round as I adore this brand for dry skin. The other brand I relied upon for my wedding was another drugstore foundation: Rimmel Lasting Finish foundation which I can thoroughly recommend too.
These videos are awesome, thank you so much! I really love the detail that you give. I have super dry skin so it's really hard for me to find a foundation that doesn't settle into my lines and pick up every tiny piece of dry skin.
Thx Angie! I appreciate you putting yourself out there to help all of us who are struggling with problems associated with mature & aging skin. Your videos are fun, well organized & informative. In the future, would you please consider telling us the shade for each foundation? My skin tone is lighter than yours & it would be help me hone in on my correct shade. Additionally, I was wondering if you noticed that the foundations you tried, w/the exception of Revlon & Bourjois, looked a bit blotchy or uneven immediately after they were applied? Was this a real effect or something to do with the camera &/or lighting? Many thanks!
When filming I show the color I'm trying, but this time it ended up being edited out (people always complain these videos are too long...) I'll put all the colors in the info. box when I get back from vaca. I'd say they were probably blotchy and uneven (some even after applying 2 coats).
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I'm not surprised by the outcome of this test. That's the foundation I use daily, even when I had oilier skin, it worked fine for me. When I get more redness I use the 1,2,3 version; and only when I get angry red skin I use Bye Bye Redness from iT cosmetics. Love your reviews, very helpful. :)
Great Job Angie,
I cracked up listening to some of the comments your daughters made about the various foundations you had tried. Kids can be brutally honest. I was really excited to watch this video since I too have been battling dry skin these past two years, especially this year since I started using Retin A.
Nars Sheer Glow is a lot of hype, but I found that if I apply it very lightly it works better. If you apply it too heavy it does seem to stay tacky.
The Neutrogenia Healthy Skin is a nice foundation (nice but not fantastic) and it has an spf as well. I like to use that one in the summer over my sunscreen.
However, unfortunately I have not found a foundation that I really love either so basically, I have resorted to using a BB cream most days.
Have you every tried Tarte Amazonian Clay Powder foundation? I am intrigued by that one, and would love to know how that one works on dry skin. If you decide to test more foundations, can you test that one.
Thanks again.
Thanks so much for the foundation reviews Angie. I have been meaning to try Bourjois product for ages now. This item is next on my to try list. You look great by the way.... :)
Angie! You are hilarious! I haven't laughed this hard in years! OMG, I can't wait to watch again just for the laughing I know I will do! You are the best Angie. You're my girl!
Wow! Was hoping to say that is Bourjois! Jus the perfect foundation! Loving the pump, great price and I am getting it usually from ASOS.
Hi! I share the dry skin problem with you and often find foundations that just make the dry areas stand out. I finally found a super cheap and affordable foundation that wears really well and seems to get the job done for my dry skin! It's called "Wet n' Wild Cover-All Cream Foundation" I am a young user of this product so I don't really have wrinkles or fine lines for it to settle into but I do have pores and this foundation seems to stay afloat rather than sinking into them! The claims on this product are:
*All Day Wear
*Medium to Full Coverage
*Light-Weight, satin-matte finish
*Visibright TM complex reduces the appearance of wrinkles and rejuvenates skin.
This foundation doesn't really feel caked-on when I wear it. After a day in school, I don't really notice any spots wear it's rubbed off or become shiny. It stays on pretty nicely for me and still looks good after Gym class! 😄 I get it at Walmart for about $4. I wear the shade "817 Light Pale". Before I apply this product, I apply "Garnier Broad Spectrum SPF 20 Sunscreen Ultra-Lift Transformer Anti-Age Skin Corrector" which is really moisturizing for my skin type. I strongly recommend that you try these two together! I don't usually wear a setting powder with them and it stays on fine. Some days when I go without the Garnier product, I still feel like I look the same as I would with it on. Very affordable and I hope it works for you if you decide to try it! 😊
Excellent reviews! I always wanted to try any Bourjois foundation but haven't done so yet. Now I definitely have to! Thanks so much!
I love how detailed you are in your videos! It's so funny when you said that the Nars would make your face collect dust and other things! I have not tried the Nars, but today for the first time I tried using the Revlon Age Rewind, and all this stuff is sticking on my face, like black specks and little hairs.. even though I powdered it. I just thought that was funny because it's never happened in my life and it was happening to me at the very moment you were saying that about the Nars in this video haha
I liked the detail that you provided for each of these foundations. Thank you!
You don't have to spend a fortune to get good makeup. Bourjois is produced in the same labs as Chanel so it's not surprising that the quality is good. Even though I have a decade on you, powder foundations are still my favourite. I'd like to suggest Lily Lolo, a popular English brand of mineral makeup now available in N. America. Great colours, especially for fair skin, lightweight, buildable coverage, and excellent lasting power on my very combo skin. I gave up liquid foundations when I discovered that several of the mineral powders gave me gorgeous coverage and didn't turn my T-zone shiny by noon. Even in the dead of a Canadian winter, with a good sunscreen/moisturiser, LL is not drying on my cheeks. Love your channel!
I really love your reviews, Angie! You're always so thorough. btw...Bourjois is available in the US through Drugstore(Dot)com and on Walgreens(Dot)com. My fave formulation from Bourjois is the 10 Hour Sleep Effect b/c it worked the best on my dry mature skin (it doesn't cling at all to flaky patches - not one bit). However, you may not like it b/c it's more of a sheer to light/medium coverage.
If you haven't already, you need to try the Lumene CC cream. I love it. Lasts all day. Feels good on the skin. Although it may be medium and not sheer coverage.
The Revlon ColourStay can be buildable to an even coverage which covers absolutely everything if you use enough. I used it religiously for years, however when my skin changed with age, the product dried my skin out overtime till the point where I had to stop using it.
If your skin is normal and not prone to drying this product is the ultimate blemish cover foundation and has the perfect balance between dewy and matte - creating an even satin finish.
Can I tell you a secret? Use Nivea... yeah, that greasy feeling stuff... Put it on your face at night before bed and in the morning your skin's like a baby's butt... You can also use a THIN layer of it under your make up (the colourstay) and it will float on top, kinda like a tinted moisturizer. Then you can build it, as you say. :)
I really hope to have such amazing skin when I'm the same age as you are, gorgeous lady!
I'm new to YT and seem to have found my way to every 20-something (not an ego boost) comparison and tutorial available. I REALLY enjoyed your thorough testing and walk through for those of us born before 1999. LoL. I can remember when we sang that song and we thought it would never happen!
Loved that song (& Prince)! Remember New Years Eve 1999? Everyone thought the world was going to end from computers not knowing how to count to 2000!
great video! you were cracking me up! that Nars foundation, omg!
I love your reviews! So much good information. Thanks for all the work you put into these for us.
I love your reviews Angie! The bits of comic relief are so refreshing :) For drugstore I really like the Covergirl Outlast Fab 3 in 1. So far for high end Estee Lauder Doublewear is amazing for me.
You put alot of work and time into your videos which gives us alot of great info. Thank you for that
Thank you so much for this video! My mom struggles a lot with age spots and uneven skin tone and this helped me find one that would be perfect for her :D
Really outstanding vid. I'm having a hard time finding a good foundation too. This will get me going in a good direction. Thanks H&F, great job.
Great video. thank you. I'm 55 and wold love to find a holy grail makeup. I have to go back and look at your other foundation testing videos! I just finished a bottle of clinique even better makeup which I really liked and plan to repurchase . But before I repurchase I am going to force myself to use up some of the other foundations I've spent money on. such as E.L. Dblwear which everyone raves about but I find it very drying and too dry looking. I wore it today to my zumba class and then to work at my shop and uh. no it didn't look too nice after an hour of brink of death cardio.... I also have some Revlon something or other (not color stay) which is awful.... but I am not buying anything else until I use these dogs up.
You mentioned so many foundations. I have cystic acne and even when using a damp sponge, revlon colorstay in either the dry formula or the oily one( I've trier both cause now I'm on benzoyl peroxide therapy ), can cover my skin pretty descently. And I expected a different coverage out of many of the ones you tested. So I feel the need to ask you to use a more bouncy movement, more stippling motion to apply some of those foundations. I just think you would love their coverage a bit more and there is a good chance that you wouldn't feel that your money was wasted:):) and by the way your videos are awesomeee!!!!!
Your video's are fabulous! I have learned so much from you, keep them coming!
Very comprehensive review Angie. I did like the Bourjois foundation on you. I would like to try it at some stage. I need to use what I have before it goes off.
What a helpful video! I think you look so beautiful in this video, Angie. Thanks!
I like the Revlon Colorstay,it looks good on you,the Bourjois is very nice,it looks like it stayed on well.Thanks for the great reviews.
I love the comments from your daughters - so funny. Leave it to our children to be brutally honesty - I love it.
Glad to see the thrifty beat out the spendy in this case. I also like the whipped Colorstay in the glass jar.
I agree. I would be very interested to get your view on this foundation!
I have watched more than 20 of your videos. Many even twice. Love that you are pinning up your hair when you put on your makeup. Love the close up shots this year after each testing. My skin is sensitive like yours, but very very dry. I'm 52 had dry skin when young now dryer with menopause and retin A. Never tried bare minerals, but I find it foundation still too powdery looking. Love the CC cream love the Estée Lauder liquids. But I live in Miami so for summer I will use Jane iredale. I love this mineral foundation. Used at my dermatologist office. Please try this. It really is fantastic. I think it would be perfect for your skin once you stop using spiralactone and then may have some oily breakthrough. It really leaves pore less area. Great videos I will keep watching:)
Thanks for the recommendation! I've been meaning to try Jane I for a while now. I have a friend with rosacea and she LOVES it. I'll check it out soon.
Great review Angie! I´ll have to give the Bourjois another go. I did try the Bourjois "Happy Light", after watching a video, what a bad color match and I had alternative air particles sticking to my face. LOL!
Great review! How about testing some eye primers for mature skin? I have wrinkly eyelids and the UDPP is too creamy for me to blend out. I'm hoping to find something more liquid, thinking that would solve the problem. Thanks Angie!
Great idea! In the mean time, have you tried Too Face Shadow Insurance? It's not my fave because it's more liquid than I like, but it might be just right for you...
Great review. My favorite foundation so far has been the Shiseido Sheer and Perfect.
Hi Angie, I just found you. Watched a few of your videos. Great recommendations and advice. I'm a 51 year old mother of two boys (16 and 18). I've been on the hunt for a perfect foundation for my aging dry skin, also live in a dry climate (Colorado). I just got the Bourjeois healthy mix and like it a lot. Glad to see you reviewed many I was curious to try. You might want to try the Lancome Absolue Bx Makeup . I've been using that and really like it. So excited to have found your channel.
Thanks Angie for another great review. Your skin is amazing with or without foundation. Mine is very dry and everything I use just sinks into the wrinkles emphasising them! I will try the Bourjois Healthy Mix and see if my daughter notices her mum's smooth skin! Thanks Angie for all your hard work xxxx
I hope she does, June! It's so nice to get a compliment from them!!
Great video as usual Angie, I have reviewed the Lancome tient vissionare long time ago and I didn't like it either.
xxx Nisha
Did you try any of the other Lancome foundations? Wondering if I should go back and try to Idole or Miracle... xo
***** Yes I have used the Teint Idole Ultra 24h and you will not like it lol, it is good coverage and dryer than double wear, of course I liked it but I still prefer ELDW. You might like the Tient Miracle but I have a feeling that that will make you oily.
xoxo
***** Try both.
so happy i stumbled upon your channel ... so nice to find a channel for us "mature" women
Hi Angie,
The Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum formula is the nicest for mature, dry/combo skin IMHO.
xo
Great video,Girl! I am gonna look into getting the Bourjois Foundation,It looks great on you!
You should try the Kat Von D foundation. Pick up a sample at sephora. It's got great coverage, not too sheer, is long lasting and applies easily with a beauty blender. It's a great foundation. I've tried SO many brands and this is my favorite for my combo skin.
Great review Angie and as always very helpful. Thanks, Angela
I would love it if you would try out the Colorstay for oily skin. It is actually more emollient and better for dry skin then the dry skin version.
Thanks Angie. Great reviews! I am also in my 50's and have been searching for my holy grail foundation. My skin has changed and, where I used to once look for oil-free foundations, I now feel that a foundation with some moisture for the dehydrated areas of the face is a better choice. Could you please tell me if the Bourjois Foundation is the Healthy Mix or the Healthy Mix 'Serum' Foundation. I see both at the drugstore here. Thanks!
The one I used is the Healthy Mix, but now I'm curious about the serum.
Thanks Angie! Would love to hear your thoughts on the serum if you decide to review. Love your channel for us 'mature' women. The work you do to investigate ingredient lists, etc. is so helpful!
Another thorough and great review, Angie! Hope you are able to find your Holy Grail!! Have a great weekend XXOO ❤️ Denise
Love how informative and detailed your videos are.
Thanks for the reviews! I use Bourjois~it's my holy grail :)
I always appreciate how thorough your comparison videos are. I just noticed this was a month ago. I had a couple that I wanted to see you do if you do another video of this kind as you did a couple last year. How about Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse, The Sephora spray on, (really big on YT lately) and super high end Koh Gen Doh--is supposed to be the be all end all, maybe a Holy Grail? The other 2 I thought would be interesting since they are different in format? Anyway I learned a lot form this. I am glad to see you gain so much popularity, you deserve it.
Thanks for the suggestions, Mary! I'll put them on the list for future foundation tests since that Holy Grail is soooo elusive!!
Great reviews you gave me a lot to think about. I had to keep pausing your video from laughing so much at your daughters' comments. :-)
RCMA and Ben Nye are film make-up artists' favorites for gorgeous skin~ and they are cruelty free as well
Very good video thank you for the time you spending for this test just for our information ! thank you again Angie!
I appreciate this review, since I have dry skin. I wanted to know how you found the right shade in the drugstore brands? I know that Bourjois can only be ordered in the US online. You and I do seem to have the same skin tone and coloring, so I would probably be okay with the shade you chose. But I always like to test a product in the stores. As for the makeup people in department stores giving you the wrong shades, that doesn't surprise me. I have had that experience too many times. For years I have been using Prescriptives Custom Blend liquid foundation. They are not in stores anymore, but have an online website where my formula is registered. It's pricey, but I get a shade blended to my skin tone with the coverage that I like.
I'm trying to test foundations as well. My high end choice right now is Clinique Superbalanced Makeup and so far I'm quiet pleased with it. I love the Revlon Colorstay for a drug store brand & was so excited to find one I like from the drug store. Right now, however, I'm trying the L'Oreal Visible Lift with Absolute Serum and I'm still on the fence with it. Unlike you, I do use a powder to blot my face probably once or twice a day. I've never found a foundation, high end or otherwise, that doesn't end up somewhat shiny by midday. Thanks for the great video!!
Have you tried Estee Lauder Double Wear Light? It doesn't get shiny... so no blotting needed.
Not yet, but that's my next high end foundation to try. I saw where you loved it so much, so I will certainly be giving it a try. Thanks so much for your videos! I look forward to watching them!
Well the Bourjois definitely looked the best on you. Now you've done it...I'm going to have to have it. Wouldn't you know the drugstore foundation that looked the best can't be bought in the US. Sigh...
For your next foundation round I would like to suggest Time Balm from The Balm. It's a cream foundation that is medium ( but buildable) coverage and works well with dry skin. It especially looks nice when applied with a sponge. It's long wearing on me. I would be interested to know your thoughts on it. You can actually buy it and color match it at Kolhs . They carry most of The Balm line now. It's $28.00 so not high end or low end. I have dry skin and I'm loving this stuff!
Hi Angie, great video.. Love your humor. Have tried many you have. Found good results also with Peter Thomas Roth if you can still find it .. It worked great . thanks for all the wonderful tips.. Had my 80 yr old mom with me Sunday and did a makeover on her with all the great tips form your videos. She looked 10 years younger and we had a blast.
Haha!!! dont you love the honest family test!?!? My fave is Nars Sheer Glow on me...:) On you I like the last one too!! Hugs! Thanks for this very thorough video!! xoxo CAROL
Loved the video on liquid foundations. Do you not like powdered mineral foundations? Just curious.
Some of my favorites are mineral powders, but when comparing I like to do apples to apples.
Thank's for sharing! You look great in this video! This weekend I've been mixing cover girl three in one and benefit oxygen wow and it's been beautiful ! Sounds weird but it works differently and one foundation is on the matte side but the coverage is good and the benefit is for more Glowey color matches very well and along with beauty blender the coverage is great!
Well done testing. Right now I am really enjoying the Revlon Age Defying firming and lifting foundation. Have you tried that one yet?
Angie, thanks for another of your thorough reviews. One question.....did you set each of these with powder? That's where I run into trouble..the minute I apply even a light dusting of powder, my foundation starts looking dry and cakey. Perhaps you could test some setting powders for us!
I love your reviews. Finding a foundation that works and is the correct color is the bane of my existence! LOL! So frustrating.
Huge compliment, hubby thought you are 40. :-) Not that he watches these video with me, he walked past me while I was watching and I said, "guess how old Angie is" and without missing a beat he said 40.
I really like your videos, you're very informative. The Bourjois Healthy Mix looked great on you..ordering it! You have really great bone structure, beauty and poise :)