Designer Brands are an Australian based company boasting inexpensive, high quality products bought to you through many pharmacies across the country. I had seen it but never bought it because I have bought pharmacy makeup brands before that have been just terrible and I assumed this would be no different. I heard about this particular Designer Brands foundation through watching a review by you-tuber Crystal Conte, who was very suprised by how good the foundation lasted on her skin. I still had my doubts. But for $12.99, I thought it was a shot worth taking!
I bought the shade 650 Nude Beige.
I bought the shade 650 Nude Beige.
What DB claims:
- Full coverage
- Doesn't cake, flake or feel heavy
- Lasts 24 hours
- Suitable for all skin types
My thoughts:
This foundation is most definitely full coverage. I only need one pump of the product and that gives me one layer plus a small amount to add a light second layer over the tops of my cheek bones for a little extra coverage. There is no need for a second layer, but because I was testing the no caking claim, I did once or twice put a second layer on to see what happened. It didn't look like a mask which I appreciated, and did not look cakey either. Great. It feels lightweight on the skin and I compare it to the feeling of the Rimmel 25 hr foundation which I don't like at all because it's thick and serum like. designer brands didn't feel like that at all.
As for the 24 hr claim, I would never leave my makeup on for that long so can't comment on that. However, I work very long days, and I can have this foundation on for up to 14 hours at a time. It holds up EXCEPTIONALLY well. I always apply a primer before hand and only sometimes use powder depending on how I feel. Either way, I am so impressed that a foundation so inexpensive, is such good quality.
I have normal to dry skin, which some foundations can cling to in certain areas of my face at times but again, this one does not do that. It sits on my skin beautifully and has a slight dewy finish without looking oily.
The packaging of this foundation i would describe as classy. It's a nice frosted glass bottle with a black lid and it also comes with a pump. I really like foundations with a pump as I feel they are much more hygienic. Again comparing it to my other foundations, if I wanted a pump with my Nars foundation I would have had to pay another $4 for it. No thanks.
In conclusion, I have reached for this foundation over any of of my others including high end, every day since I bought it 2 weeks ago. I love it!! I will continue to repurchase this one without a doubt.
If there is anything not to love about this product, it would be that it is only available in 4 shades which would not cater for every skin tone out there. For summer, I plan to buy the next shade up and mix the two to get a deeper shade for when I'm more tanned.
Very impressed Designer Brands.... Very impressed.
Here is the link to the video review I watched: https://youtu.be/U002lbpe0Y8
You can purchase the foundation at any Amcal chemist or here: http://www.dbcosmetics.com.au/longwear-foundation
Thanks for reading!!
Love,
Emma xx
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