Chanel Vitalumiere Satin Smoothing Fluid Makeup

I was looking for a decent Christmas gift for my mum and decided to pick up Chanel Vitalumiere Satin Smoothing Fluid Makeup. It's one of the more popular natural-looking foundation that promises to give user a nice healthy glow. The MUA included some samples of the foundation, so I thought, why not give it a test!

Description:

Source of youth and light. This fluid foundation revives tired, dull complexions. 
Its fluid texture, containing moisturisers*, ensures maximum comfort for the skin. 
Presented in a pump-action bottle, VITALUMIÈRE fluid delivers the ideal amount for a single application. 
Your complexion appears visibly rested, its vitality and luminosity are restored. 
The light texture of VITALUMIÈRE fluid gives a slightly satin finish, for a radiant, natural, youthful-looking makeup. 
* Moisturises by impregnating the upper layers of the epidermis

Any product that claims to give a radiant dewy glow gets my attention immediately.

Price:

S$82

Texture:

Lightweight, very fluid.

Scent:

A light flowery scent.

Packaging:

The Vitalumiere Satin Smoothing Fluid is packaged in a glass bottle with a pump. Simple and classy.





Swatch:
As the foundation is very fluid and liquidy. It's easy to make a mess if you're not careful.

With Chanel Vitalumiere Satin Smoothing Fluid Makeup

With Chanel Vitalumiere Satin Smoothing Fluid Makeup & loose powder

With 1 layer of foundation

As you can tell, the Vitalumiere Satin Smoothing Fluid is definitely a sheer foundation. You can layer it up for a medium coverage and I personally think that it still looks pretty natural.

What I like:

• The illuminated, glowing finish. Some foundations (e.g. Rimmel Wake Me Up) use glitter particles to create the dewy/glowing effect. The Vitalumiere Satin Smoothing Fluid gives a nice radiant glow without chunks of glitter.
• Light texture and natural finish. Feels good and looks like real skin.

What can be improved:

• Lasting power. Without any loose powder, I find that the foundation can only stay looking fresh and perfect for about 3-4 hours. After the 4-hour mark, I started to notice the foundation melting away and some unevenness here and there. To counter that problem, a light dusting of loose powder really helps to set the foundation and make it last a full day. However, that takes away some of the lovely glow, so if I wanted a foundation with a dewy finish and good lasting powder, I'll reach for my Shu Uemura Face Architect Illuminating Moisture Fluid Foundation.

Chanel Vitalumiere Satin Smoothing Fluid Makeup is definitely a sheer-medium coverage foundation. It looks natural and provides a really beautiful ethereal glow that's not too much. I still prefer a higher coverage foundation, just because it's more versatile (I can choose to sheer it out with some moisturizer). The Vitalumiere Satin Smoothing Fluid is not the kind of product where I will pay for myself, but I will definitely be more than happy to receive it as a gift!

Shiseido Lacquer Rouge in RD413 Sanguine

My first post of 2014! 

Annnndddd, it's another lip product review!!

I know, I have way too many lip products. This particular one is just a small sample given to me by my aunt. I love lip lacquers and this is a bright coral-red, which is one of my favourite colour to wear. 

Description on website: 

Inspired by Japanese Laquerware, one coat provides intense color and deep luster. This rich liquid lipstick leaves lips as smooth as lacquer. Applicator fits closely against the lips for a comfortable, even application that does not bleed. Lacquer Rouge improves dry, rough or peeling lips with continued use, leaving them smooth and deeply moisturized. Contains Super Hydro-Wrap Vitalizing DE

Price:

The full size (6ml) lacquer rouge retails at $43 in Singapore.

Texture:

Extremely lightweight. I would say that it's even more lightweight and comfortable on the lips than the Rimmel lip lacquers. This is also more translucent and 'jelly-like' compared to Rimmel's.

Scent:

There's just a very very mild floral scent, almost undetectable.

Packaging:

My sample lip lacquer is packaged in a small little plastic bottle. It has a doe-foot applicator with a slightly pointed wand for a more precise application.

Here's how the actual product looks like

Swatch:

Sanguine is a bright coral-red. 

Buildable coverage-1 layer on the left, 2 layers on the right

Before and after blotting with a piece of tissue. The actual colour is slightly brighter than the lip swatches. 

What I like:

• Super moisturizing. Remember the Soap & Glory SEXY MOTHER PUCKER™ GLOSS STICK that I love? Well, on the lips, Shiseido's lacquer rouge feels very similar to the gloss stick. It's really hydrating and balmy, but not sticky at all.
• Comfortable. It adheres very well to the lips, but it doesn't feel like it's just sitting on top of your lips.
• Sheer to heavy coverage. It's extremely versatile. I can wear it as a sheer gloss, or layer on for a full on pigmented red lips.
• Long lasting. The wear time is comparable to other bright/red lippies that I own (roughly 2-3hours). However,  Rimmel's Big Bang is still the most long lasting red that I've ever tried.

What can be improved:
I really can't think of anything I do not like about the lip lacquer. I mean, for the price, it has got to be this good.

Shiseido's lacquer rouge definitely beats Rimmel's apocolips/show-off and tops my list for the lip lacquer category. Compared to Rimmel's, Shiseido is more hydrating, more lightweight and it feels more comfortable on the lips. It's not as intensely pigmented as Rimmel's, but I much prefer this kind of translucent, but buildable finish for everyday wear. That being said, Rimmel's lip lacquer is still a really good lip product at about a fraction of the price of Shiseido's.