Product Description: (from thebodyshop-usa.com) This liquid mineral foundation is a unique combination of pure minerals and cold-pressed extra virgin olive oil. It provides light to medium, ultra-blendable coverage with a smooth, dewy finish.
– Light to medium coverage
– Dewy finish
– Ultra-blendable
– No added fragrance
– Paraben free
Ingredients: Water (Solvent/Diluent), Undecane (Emollient), Coco-Caprylate (Skin Conditioning Agent), Talc (Absorbent/Bulking Agent), Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate (Sunscreen), PEG-30 Dipolyhydroxystearate (Emulsifier), Tridecane (Emollient), Glycerin (Humectant), Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil (Emollient), Titanium Dioxide (Sunscreen), Disteardimonium Hectorite (Suspending Agent), Ethylene Brassylate (Masking Agent), Calcium Carbonate (Absorbant), Sodium Chloride (Viscosity Modifier), Caprylyl Glycol (Skin Conditioning Agent), Tocopherol (Antioxidant), Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil (Skin Conditioning Agent), Phenoxyethanol (Preservative), Triethoxycaprylylsilane (Binder), Magnesium Stearate (Anticaking Agent), Ethylhexylglycerin (Skin-Conditioning Agent), Hexylene Glycol (Humectant), Aluminum Hydroxide (Opacifier). [May Contain: Titanium Dioxide (Colour), Iron Oxides (Colour)]
How to use: Apply to the face with our Foundation Brush and blend using smooth strokes.
Where to buy: The Body Shop, $5 (on clearance, but currently out of stock online. Check your local stores for availability); Amazon, $24.66 limited stock remaining
Review: I have no idea what prompted me to seek out foundation when I did (although I’d bet my entire make-up/skincare collection it was because of an episode of Get It Beauty I watched). But I did, and I came across this. Since it was on clearance at The Body Shop, I figured it wouldn’t be a big loss if I didn’t like it or using foundation at all. I liked how easy it is to blend (the picture on the right taken to show the shade more than it’s blendability). I found that it was much easier to blend by just using your fingers. Using a foundation brush made it look like the brush left streaks (I don’t know if that was due to the brush I was using or my hawkeye), but using your fingers also keeps the product at body temperature and helps with the blending. The one thing that I really don’t like about this is the scent, the olive oil scent isn’t strong, but it is very noticeable. As I would go through the day, I would always catch a whiff of the scent. Other than that, this is just your normal run of the mill foundation. I wished it had SPF as well so that I can opt to use it more on its own rather than applying it on top of sun cream or BB cream. The bottle itself is simple and contains a lot of product (1 pump of foundation was way more than enough product for one application for me). So if the Body Shop ever re-stocks these on their website or you’re lucky enough to find it in one of their stores, grab one and take advantage of its great value!
The Skincare-a-Holic 