Bobbi Brown Foundation

Bobbi Brown new 24-hour hydrating foundation with Smart Skin-Balancing Technology and true-to-you coverage in 53 shades.

A long-wearing foundation that provides 24-hour wear and 24-hour hydration for a matte, natural look that resembles skin, rather than cosmetics. Utilising our Smart Skin-Balancing Technology, this lightweight solution provides medium coverage that minimises the appearance of pores while feeling pleasant and breathable. It also manages oil all day long without stripping skin. Above is basically the marketing blurb from the brand for this new formula skin foundation from make up genius Bobbi Brown, Price £43.

I'm really disappointed by the formula modification. It feel thicker at first yet has less coverage? What a shame because I am a foundation expert and always try anything new but this one, I wouldn't wear sadly. It does have a matt finish that does ultimately end up looking like your own skin, not very good coverage, which for me defeats the whole point of a foundation. I like lightweight but I also like good coverage and I cannot say this foundation is anything special. I normally love Bobbi Brown products but this foundation takes much more product to achieve the same coverage (by design I'm sure-it will force you to buy more) I found it a little greasy which left my skin oily and shiny by the end of the day.

I did try putting the Bobbi Brown primer underneath, which is an amazing product for another day but it still seemed far to lightweight for me. So, if you want to look natural and like you are not wearing any make up, give this a try but I just wish the brand would not change formulas that are perfect just to create something new.