How Sephora's Clean Foundation Compares to Other Face Makeup I Use
One of my major gripes about foundation is I can tell I'm wearing makeup when I look in the mirror. I realise it's not fair to expect a product that's meant to cover skin imperfections to actually achieve this and then disappear, but it has more to do with the change in texture than any visible colour. Unsurprisingly, that means powders also get a "sorry, but no" from me, as do many setting products that seek to mattify skin.
However, tinted moisturisers and BB creams usually feel lighter and more natural-looking and, when I do opt for foundation, I'm always looking for formulas that promise dewiness. Now, this Sephora Collection Clean Glowing Skin Foundation made no mention of a radiant finish, but, when I opened the tube, I immediately could see it was much closer to a mousse-like BB cream than a watery foundation that'd finish matte. Already that was a good sign, but I decided to directly compare it to my other face makeup choices.
In the picture above, the top drop is foundation, followed by tinted moisturiser, followed by BB cream, and finally with Sephora's new foundation on the bottom. You can see that the consistency of the traditional foundation and tinted moisturiser are both much more liquidy than this clean foundation and the BB cream. (And I'm sure my creative director supervising in the background would agree.)