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The April issue of Glamour appeared on doorstep this morning, (which comes with a free bottle of James Brown hair conditioner - although this is actually really naff and made my hair ultra greasy last time i used it) and they were offering a free sachet of the new L'Oreal Paris Matte Morphose Foundation (what a name!). Out of boredem and sneaking away from a half written powerpoint, i gave it a try. Usually, it really hacks me off that most of the samples are so unsuited to my skin tone -ivory - i end up looking perma tanned. However i usually look beyond this but this shade (Beige Natural) blended in well with my skin tone surprisingly.
This foundation has actually wowed me!
The Matte Morphose claims to be a feather-light souffle texture, that extends seamlessly across the skin for a transformation you can see and feel. And boy did it do that! The thought of a mousse foundation grosses me out, the Maybelline mousse just looked ick and a ground for breeding bacteria. Plus it dried out my skin, not letting me blend it properly, with my face looking as dried up as the remains in the pot - eurgh!
However, i am mostly intrigued to try this out, the texture was very weird, but oddly creamy satin to touch. As soon as i blended the mousse onto my face it gave an even and smooth finish, giving a good coverage but tricking my skin to look like it wasn't wearing any make up in the slightest - win win! I wouldn't necessary replace my Mac foundation for this, but definitely a must for my make up bag - a great fix up during the day.
Plus i think I'm slightly biased to this product as Diane Kruger is fronting the L'Oreal ads. ;)
This is currently on offer in Boots for £9.99 (usually £11.99), i will definitely pop into my local Boots to snap this up. I'm interested to see if it really is too good to be true? Let me know if you try the sachet and your results..
