Foundation Friday -CoverGirl NatureLuxe Silk Foundation - Review, Pictures, Swatches

It's Friday!  You know what that means?  Time to talk foundation here on The Pink Sith Blog.  This week I have a foundation that I once thought was a FAIL, but discovered I had the wrong color, went back got the right color and now it is a WIN!  Why can't I say anything succinctly?  How about. This week I bring you a Foundation FAIL that I was able to turn into a WIN!  No. Because technically I didn't "turn it into a WIN" All I did was get the right color. This week I bring you...CoverGirl NatureLuxe Silk Foundation.

First off. WTF is up with CoverGirl combining all their words.  Cover [space] Girl. Nature [space] Luxe.  Seriously!?  OK.  Introduced in early 2011 The CoverGirl NatureLuxe Silk Foundation promises a lightweight feel and a hint of jojoba and cucumber extract.  But does it deliver?

Heck yes.  This foundation feels like a tinted moisturizer but covers like a foundation.  It have a smooth dewy finish and imparts an airbrushed look to skin (If applied correctly).  The coverage is medium and with proper blending could be applied for a heavier coverage look.  It did not cake or collected in my pores. it looked PERFECT!  With a SFP of only 10, it's not even close to protecting your skin from sun damage, but that's OK. I'd rather use a separate SPF with this foundation.  Why?  Because I have oily skin and this foundation is not made for oily skin.   It's more for normal, combination and dry skin.  Using my sunscreen makes my skin more combination, which in turn makes this foundation wearable for me.

The foundation comes in a recyclable plastic squeeze tube with a simple nozzle dispenser.  The tube has the same "green" "natural" look to it and it's fairly small but contains as much product as other CoverGirl foundations.

Now why was this a FAIL at first?  Well I had taken the recommendation of G from Nouveau Cheap and picked up this one.  She recommended it to me for the color and the exceptional finish, but I had picked up the wrong shade..  I had picked up the lightest shade available at my woefully understocked CVS #310 Flax and thought it looked OK.  When I got home I applied it and found it to be too orangey-pink but with a lot of blending near the neck and jawline I managed to make it work....that was until I looked in my rear view mirror.  Oh my.  Whilst backing out of my driveway I was shocked to see a VERY oompa loompa looking Pink Sith staring back at me.  Even with my attempt to blend properly I could not get this foundation to look right on me.  I never wore it again. It went into a basket where all my unloved foundations and BB creams go.  I'm not sure what I'm saving them for, but one day, One day I will have a use for them.  

So when I started doing this series I thought to myself I should really take another look at this foundation.  But G was so wrong about the color...or was she?  No. I was wrong. I looked on line and discovered that I had picked up the 2nd lightest shade. #305 in Alabaster was the lightest shade. I rushed out to purchase the CORRECT color immediately. Well wouldn't you know it? G was right!  (Of course she was, she always is!)  This shade of foundation (#305) is a near perfect match to my pale a$$ skin.  Whoot!  I was now able to wear and test this foundation without looking like a reject from Jersey Shore!  

The verdict?  It's really nice!  I mean REALLY nice!  I mean as nice as some department store foundations I have used.  OK. I'll just say it. It is as nice if not almost exactly like Armani Luminous Silk Foundation. It's on oar with that and the Armani is probably my favorite foundation ever. Good coverage, nice color, great feel, wonderful finish...it's all that!  A definite WIN!

Do you NEED this?  If you have normal to dry or possibly combination skin then YES!  Oily skinned gals better have an awesome primer that stops oil all day to really make this one work.  I can wear this foundation in the winter better than in the summer (of course, with my oily mug!).  I really like this one a lot.  It does have a scent and it is a tad strong, but I either got used to it or is dissipated quickly. It retails for approximately $11 USD so it won't kill your wallet either!

Have you ever used this foundation?  What was your experience with it?

Active Ingredients: Titanium Dioxide (2.6%), Octinoxate (2%)
Inactive Ingredients: Cyclopentasiloxane, Water, Cucumis Sativus Fruit (Cucumber), Glycerin, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Sodium Chloride, Diethylhexyl Carbonate, Talc, Propylene Glycol, PEG/PPG 18/18 Dimethicone, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Wax (Jojoba), Rosa Canina (Rose Hip) Fruit Extract, Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Juice, Panthenol, Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E), Allantoin (Comfrey Root), Dimethicone, Methicone, Aluminum Hydroxide, Fragrance, Trideceth 9, Bisabolol (L-Alpha), Lactic Acid, PEG 10 Dimethicone Crosspolymer, PEG 10, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Benzyl Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, May Contain (+/-): Iron Oxides

P.S. As a bonus, here is a picture of my dog.  When I was taking pictures of this foundation I had to plug in my lamp. The plug happens to be near my dog, Floydiepie's bed.  Whenever I plug this lamp in and he is in his bed, he gets annoyed and stares at me until I unplug it.  One I unplug it he goes back to sleep.  Floyd is basically furniture. He doesn't move unless he is being fed or I plug in that lamp.