Vichy Dermablend Foundation | Review

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 I received a sample of the Vichy Dermablend Fluid Corrective Foundation 16H in a You Beauty Discovery Box and it was just sitting in my makeup drawer unused until one day, when I used my last pump of Dior Star foundation, and couldn't  bare to be foundation-less I decided to give it a go. I just hoped it was the right shade for me, and it matched perfectly! I was so surprised at how much I liked this foundation that I instantly purchased the full size. I purchased mine off of Escentual, and what was even better was that they were having a 1/3 off French brands sale, which included Vichy, so I only paid £12 instead of the usual price of £18 which was an absolute steal!

I chose the shade Opal, which is the second lightest out of a possible of 8 shades. This foundation is a high coverage 'camouflage' foundation, formulated to cover minor to medium skin imperfections, like blemishes and redness. The foundation is also non-comedogenic so it shouldn't clog pores! 

The foundation is quite light when applied and i've found its best applied with a beauty blender. I have used a buffing brush, but it ends up looking quite streaky and took a while to buff into the skin so using a damp sponge is much easier! The foundation has quite a yellow undertone and does create quite a dimensionless appearance (if that makes sense!?) but its nothing a bit of bronzer can't fix! The foundation has SPF 35, so I wouldn't recommend it for use with flash photography because you might end up looking a bit like Casper but it is really long lasting and the coverage is great. The finish of this foundation is quite dewy, which I personally love and I didn't need to use any extra concealer. The foundation claims to last for 16 hours, and even though I can't vouch for that, I have worn it for around 10 hours and it looked just as good at the end of the day. The only downside is the smell, I can't quite get my head around what it is but it has a noticeable odour and every time I apply the foundation I think 'oh that smell'.. but it doesn't bother me too much and definitely not enough to stop using it.

Vichy also sell a powder to be used with this foundation, but I felt that the foundation had enough coverage and was long-lasting enough without the extra powder so I felt it would be unnecessary. 

Overall, this was a great foundation and I'd definitely recommend it if you suffer from blemishes and find them hard to cover. 

Have you tried this foundation?

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