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January Foundation Project: Day 2

Today I am retesting the L'oreal Infallible 24 Fresh Wear foundation in the shade 420 - True Beige.

This foundation was all the rage on YouTube 6 months ago or so, and I got hung up in the hype and ended up buying 2 bottles because there was a sale at Walgreens where the second was half off or something like that. I would rather this didn't work because the primary purpose of trying to shop my backups for a replacement for my Candid foundation is to find something from a cruelty free option and this wouldn't work for that.

 The foundation applied pretty well with my standard makeup sponge.  Just a note, all of the foundations I am testing will be applied without primer and with the same makeup sponge for fairness sake.  The coverage was a little heavy and I could feel the foundation on my skin, but not as much as the Pacifica foundation from yesterday. The finish ended up being a satin matte finish (which I think is the finish I prefer overall).
Inside, right after application

Outside, right after application (Texture City!!)

The color was maybe a little dark, but not horrible.  This one started out ok too, but about 5 hours in, I remembered why I don't care for this foundation.  This one gathers into little patches on my skin that are probably not as noticeable from far away, but I can see it and it bothers me.

You can maybe see what I am talking about in this photo, further back on my cheek.

Overall, I feel like this one held up better over the day than the Pacifica foundation, but I am still not really happy with how this one holds up.  I will be donating this one as well.

On a completely different note, right as I started by no-buy January, my husband decided to surprise me with a beauty gift.  He has never bought me any beauty related items before in the past and I am not even sure how he found this one.


Look how pretty!  It is the Wayne Goss Holiday Brush 2019! Not sure what I did to deserve it, but I love it so very much. An extra added bonus is that Beautylish sent me a trial of the Good Molecules Cleansing Balm that I was going to buy next after working through my current balm so I can give it a try before buying a full size.

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