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!