One Hit and One Definite Miss with L'Oreal!

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On a recent trip to the supermarket I got slightly distracted by all the makeup (I actually spent more on beauty products than on food!) and decided to brave using the testers as they were all fairly new looking. I did initially want to purchase the new Rimmel Wake Up foundation, which I am sure I will still buy. But the new offerings from L'Oreal just caught my eye more. 

So of course I gave in and added the 15th foundation to my collection with L'Oreal Lumi Magique! 

My ideal foundation is light in coverage but just enough to even out the skin and for it look radiant. But I do like a foundation that is buildable so that I can apply a little extra to the T-zone were I feel I have visible pores. Also it is important that it doesn't cling to any dry skin... as I tend to get a dry patches on my nose for some reason. 

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Now I didn't even now L'Oreal had come out with a new foundation or BB cream... I hadn't seen an advert or press release for it and I have never tried a single foundation from L'Oreal. So I was taking a bit of a risk just purchasing it on a whim. But as soon as I swatched the lightest shade I just knew that 1) it was a really good match for my skin 2) it was a lovely formula, nice, light and dewy. 

Of course the swatch above doesn't show much, but if you like a light, dewy finish then this will be perfect for you... I am thinking a definite spring foundation! The formula is quite thin and spreads over the face really well with either the fingers or a brush so only 1-2 pumps are needed at the most. 

I am actually thinking this rivals my beloved Bourjois Health Mix foundation on the luminous/healthy glow front as like the bottle states it does give that 'lit from within' effect even thought I hate to agree with such a cheesy statement. Overall I am really just so impressed, it ticks all the right boxes for me and I know I will be wearing this all spring to give me that healthy glow without any hint of orange going on!

At the moment L'Oreal products are on 3 for 2 at Boots and the Lumi Magique Foundation is £10.99 (here) and comes in 6 shades (slightly limited but good if you are fair to medium/tanned). However I actually purchased the foundation for an introductory price of £7.99 at Tesco.
But if you aren't convinced with my review then you can actually request a free sample over on the UK L'Oreal Facebook page - here. I'm thinking you can even select the shade that you want as well!


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The other product from L'oreal that I swatched and instantly disliked was the new Nude Magique BB cream. Now this is one very strange product... 
The product comes in two shades one for fair skin tones and one for medium (no 3rd darker shade for some reason) so I of course tried out the lighter one. Now this is apparently has 'smart pigment capsules' in it so that is adapts to your skin tone and all that yadda. So I tried a little on the back of my hand and this odd grey quite thin runny cream came out. I then preceded to rub in the BB cream and as I rubbed it just seemed to go darker and darker. At which point my boyfriend looked down at my hand and said 'what is that?!' as it was so orange against my own skin.

Of course I can't really fully judge a product on one swatch so if you want to know what BB cream lover Miss Budget Beauty thought of L'Oreal's first (and hopefully last) BB cream then you can have a read of that - here.

 But I have to give it to L'Oreal as they are coming out with some great products at the moment. Especially their new mascara and precision pen eyeliner... just great! As well as their new foundation which I went on about for far too long. 


Also in the new Lumi Magique range they do have a primer which I am very tempted to try out now! Fingers crossed it will be as good as the foundation! 


Fee xo.

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I need to get that Lumi Magique.. It looks amazing. I have to many foundations at the moment tho. ><
1 reply · active 670 weeks ago
i noticed the same thing when i swatched the bb, thought it was just a dodgy tester but obviously not. considering the popularity of bb creams at the moment you would think they would want to get it right
1 reply · active 670 weeks ago
I've just requested a sample of the foundation, I hope I like it, I'm thinking it could be a spring foundation like you said!
1 reply · active 670 weeks ago
This BB cream sounds awfully familiar to the Estee Lauder tinted moisturiser Nic from Pixiwoo used to use! I'm hoping it looks ok on NC 25 skin. Also, the blended swatch of the foundation is amazing! Gives the skin an airbrushed and "blurred" look, thumbs up to l'Oreal!
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The Secret Blogger · 670 weeks ago

I've seen this and am sooo tempted to buy it. Do you think it would be buildable to a medium coverage?

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1 reply · active 670 weeks ago
I really want the foundation, it looks so pretty!
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I'm amazed at the foundation swatch, even if it is only the back of your hand it looks great! Shame about the BB Cream but I haven't been impressed with any that I've tried.
I instantly thought about the Lauder Tint when I heard about the L'oreal BB, its just a shame that they hit the nail on the head with the foundation but then miss with this. Looking forward to trying out the foundations look fab! xx
I took a look at this foundation a week ago in Superdrug (I think it was in offer there too) and thought "Nah, I want the Bourjois serum" and got that instead.. but now I want this too after I saw the ad in the Stylist (not gonna lie, the bottle is too cute). Glad to hear you like it though, I was planning on looking up reviews anyway! :)
not impressed with the bb cream, really similar to revlon's colour matching foundation. I have tried the new primer & it was extremely white & pearly - not sure about it! x
Was wondering if there was any scent at all to this product? I loved the bourjois healthy mix but the scent broke me out :) xx
I was trying the foundation & primer in Boots today. The foundation shades are either too pale or too dark for me but I loved the primer so a purchase might be coming quite soon! X
I noticed the same thing with the BB cream!! The more you rub, the darker it gets, and it was insanely orange. Not impressed at all, so I'll be passing on it. The Lumi one does look rather interesting though. Thanks for the review! I'd love to see a FOTD post with you wearing it to see what it looks like on. xx
Yeah I was having a look at these, thought the foundation looked nice but wasn't pale enough for me and the BB Cream did turn very dark! I've just got the Rimmel foundations to review so look forward to trying them out! I ended up getting Lancome Teint Miracle which is a lovely light foundation!
I swatched the BB cream and initially thought it looked ok but looking in a few different lights I noticed it goes darker too. Strange. The Lumi Maqique foundation seems quite nice.
I always get distracted by the cosmetic isle! Might have to keep my eyes out for the foundation :) x

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Looks nice, will give that a go! Even better that we seem to have the same skin tone- pale. ;) Only thing I ever find odd is if you look at the bottom of the foundation advert, it says that they only tested the product (if I remember right) on 59 people, and that 78/9% (I forget) liked it. If it were me I would test it on more people. Or maybe they don`t have to. It`s the same with the Wake Me Up one from Rimmel they tested it on less then 100 people! Just my opinion.
.......grey.....orange haha

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I spotted the foundation a couple of days ago in Boots. Swatched it and loved it. Didn't buy it though as I'm currently saving my pennies for my holidays in the Philippines for the summer but it will be on the top of my list when I get back in Ireland in July. :) I love how it felt on my skin. Incredibly light and like you have said it gives a dewy appearance. L.O.V.E :D
I bought this foundation yesterday, so far so good. Great blog, have just started following x Hope you can stop by mine xxx
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