Beauty Review: Teint Idole Ultra Lancome

14 Hour Retouch Free
Oil-Free

Packaging:
Glass bottle with a pump dispenser


Scent:
Light floral scent

Stay-on Power:
This foundation lasts very long. The minimum it lasts on a very hot day and very oily skin would be about 5 hours. If you have combination skin and don’t live in tropics, it will last the whole day!

Shade:
Porcelaine 010


Texture and finish:
Liquid medium-thick foundation.
Provides matte, smooth, non-cakey finish.

Coverage:
It is very versatile in terms of coverage. You can build it up from translucent to high coverage.

Experience:
I don’t even remember anymore why I chose this foundation in the first place. But I have been a fan for 2 years already. Maybe it was because I was looking for something oil-free or perhaps it was the long lasting coverage that I was after. What I know is that this is an excellent product. Read on to find out why!

It is soooo light. I don’t feel Teint Idole Ultra on my skin at all. It doesn’t clog my pores and doesn’t break me out.
I have wide pores in T-zone. So one problem I would have with many other foundations is that they cake in my pores and exaggerate them. This is not the case with Teint Idole Ultra. It goes on smoothly and I just love how it evens out my skin tone. It hides all my flaws and makes them almost invisible. Redness, darker patches, pores, occasional pimples etc be gone!

Lancome Teint Idole Ultra blends miraculously with your skin and looks one with it. No streaky look, no mask and no caking (if it cakes on your skin try this trick )


Here I used Sigma foundation brush for application
I also love that I can control the level of coverage. To do this, use various application techniques. When I want more translucent look I apply it with a sponge (slightly, very slightly wet). When I want medium coverage, I apply Teint Idole Ultra with my hands. I put it on my fingertips warm it up and quickly rub it on starting in the center of my face. This is the area that needs it most. When I want higher coverage I apply it with a foundation brush. This way I can achieve higher level of coverage and can add foundation more precisely to the targeted areas and spots.

Teint Idole Ultra does dry up quickly so you need to be prompt applying and blending it.

Bottom Line:
I can’t live without this product. It’s really very good quality. I would recommend it for people with combination skin like mine. But I also think people with oily skin may want to give it a try. My T-zone does get very oily in the summer and I find that with some help of blotting paper this product holds up very very well!

Price tag:
$40

Beauty Buzz: Lancome Holiday Collection 2008

Lancome Holiday collectoin "C’est Magnifique" seems to be inspired by Hollywood glamour. Collection includes limited edition of Eye Shadow Quads, Le Vernis Nail Polish and Juicy Tubes. Get ready for an abundance of words such as "Sensatonal", "Splendor", "Glamour" in the names of products, shades, and descritpions.


Color Design Limited Edition Sensational Effects Eye Shadow Quad in Glamour Premiere and Holliwood Seductive. Promise "supreme smoothness and blendability". I am not so crazy about the colours.


Juicy Tubes - Ultra Shiny Lip Gloss - Choose between 5 new colours with glamorous names like Showered in Diamonds and In all Her Splendor.


Le Vernis Divine Lasting Color & Shine - promises "lasting shine that stays put for up to seven days". You will also enjoy a "soft-sculpt brush" that alows "perfectly even coverage in one coat with no clumps".



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Beauty Buzz: New Anti-Aging Products from Estee Lauder and Lancome

There have been quite a number of interesting products coming out this winter. Several of them deserve mentioning: Revelation Moisturizer from Estee Lauder and Primordiale Cell Defense Serum and Skin Recharge Moisturizer with SPF 15 from Lancome.
I’ll look at Revelation and Cell Defense Serum in more detail.
What both products have in common is that they are developed for the first signs of aging that start to appear at 30 and after. Revelation is more of a treatment product: it improves the texture, brightens and evens out tone of the skin with the help of enzymes and Vitamin C complex. Primordiale Cell Defense Serum combines prevention with treatment: it promises to provide protection against 99% of free-radicals and improve cell renewal for a brighter, smoother complexion.

Revelation Age-Resisting Brightening Crème is described as a lightweight but effective daily moisturizer. And was developed to address the first signs of ageing: uneven skin tone, dullness and fine dry lines.
Due to “Skin Clarifying Enzyme Technology” it promises to give you a smoother look and a more even tone. I suppose the enzyme technology gently exfoliates and helps skin to get rid of those dulling dead skin cells.
In addition, the crème is formulated with “highly-stabilized Tri-Vitamin C complex”. As well known, Vitamin C, accept from anti-oxidative properties, has exfoliating and lightening characteristics.

MoodieReport.com quotes Lise Jorgensen, Estée Lauder Vice President, explaining: “Revelation goes beyond hydration and protection, filling an important gap in our skincare portfolio. This product is for a woman who’s beginning to detect a change in her skin – a dullness, freckling, the onset of fine lines – and who is looking for a bit more muscle from her daily moisturiser to keep her looking fresh and radiant while protecting her from everyday environmental stressors that can contribute to visibly uneven skin tone and accelerate the appearance of skin ageing.”

Dermatologist and ophthalmologist-tested and non-comedogenic, Revelation is available for Dry Skin Type and Normal Combination Skin Type.

Primordiale Cell Defense Serum relies on Cell Defense Complex complex consisting of Vitamins and Extracts to provide protection against free radicals and to improve microcirculation.
The “Cell Defense Complex” includes
- Vitamin E
- Vitamin C
- Wheat extract
- White grape-seed extract
Combined Vitamin E and C enhance each other’s potency which increases antioxidant prpoerties of the product.
Cell turnover is improved with the help of Pro-Cysteine. Finally, copper and zinc improve skin’s barrier to keep in moisture.