The Revlon PhotoReady Candid foundation has been knocking around for a while, and it was always one that I wanted to try. But when I saw they had a GLOW version, you know I just had to grab it immediately. I hadn’t seen anything about it online, partially on purpose but also I just kept seeing the original one everywhere. The claims for this foundation drew me in;
Show your glow! Incredibly lightweight and protective, this creamy dewy foundation evens your skin tone and minimises the appearance of things you’d rather not see while moisturising and giving you the dewy skin you’ve always wanted.
If you’ve been round here before, you know that I love a lightweight coverage and dewy finish. I have extremely dry skin so anything that gives me a glow I’m here for it. This set me back £9.99 and comes in 16 shades which isn’t great, the darker shades seem limited while the choice for light to medium tones is good. I went for shade 130 Ivory and I also picked up the Rose Glow Hydrating and Illuminating Primer in 001 Rose Quarts.
Firstly, the primer. Unsurprisingly, it smells like roses which isn’t a scent I particularly enjoy, but it quickly dissipated as I blended it out over my skin. It has oil beads which burst on contact with your skin to hydrate and the iridescent shimmers look natural under foundation or alone. As for longevity, I don’t know if it helped keep my foundation on any longer, but it does make it look smoother and obviously more glowy so its a win for me.
Next up I tried out the foundation, the pump is a welcome addition to a squeezy tube which makes it so easy to apply. My first impression was that it felt very thick, like it would give a full coverage however when I blended it out is sheered right out and give a very light coverage on first application. I used two pumps which covered my whole face with a light coverage, however I could still see my redness through so I applied another pump across the bridge of my nose and cheeks. It did build nicely and I was happy with the level of coverage. I will just point out, the scent of the foundation reminded me of children’s makeup, a little play doh-ey?! It soon went away, but did worry me when I applied it to my face.
I wore the foundation for eight hours and it lasted nicely all day, and kept the same level of glow despite not wearing any powder. I will reiterate, I have very dry skin and rarely wear setting powder of any sort, sometimes foundations can look dry by the end of the day but this one looked lovely. I would say it looked just as good by the end of the day which is not always a given, so I would recommend if you also have dry skin.
Are there any new releases at the drug store you’re loving recently? Have you picked up this foundation? Let me know!
Milli x
You look lovely! This foundation sounds pretty good – I’m not a fan of fragranced face products though to be honest x
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No I’m not a huge fan either but the scent went away pretty quickly, it was quite overwhelming at first though x
Sounds like one for the wishlist! Hopefully they’ll bring out more shades too 🙂
Anika | chaptersofmay.com
I hope so! Either that or the Superdrug website only had a few shades? I’m not sure but I really hope they bring out more soon!x
Looks good on you! I love a lightweight foundation and I don’t mind rose scented products. One to try for the future maybe. x
Zoey | http://www.zoeyolivia.com
Its really lovely, thanks for taking the time to comment 🙂 x
I have extremely dry skin too and like the same sort of finish as you, this looks great on you! I’m sure I’d love this but I’m not optimistic about finding a match with such a poor shade range x
I know its so disappointing to see such a limited shade range! I hop they bring out more as its a really lovely finish x
Have you tried the matching concealer? It’s really lovely and blends in with foundation so nicely!
Katie | katieemmabeauty.com
I haven’t! But I’ll be sure to check it out next time I’m in need of a new concealer thanks for the recommendation!x
I might have to give this a whirl for myself!
Danielle | thereluctantblogger.co.uk
It really is lovely, I think you’d really like it!x
This looks (and sounds) right up my street! x
Beautylymin
Anything for that glow!x
I’ve got this foundation for my friend for her birthday but never managed to ask how is it!
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Oh I hope she loves it too, I’ve been wearing it loads! Thanks so much for commenting:) x
Oooo I have to say both of these products look really good. I do not generally do primers and foundations from the drugstore but I did get a glowing primer from Cover Girl that I liked. I just may have to try these!
Allie of
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Anything for that glow Allie! Thanks for commenting 🙂 x
Ooo these look so good on you! And your eyes are stunning (which is completely unrelated to the makeup products..!)
Katie | katieemmabeauty.com
Thank you Katie! x