Armani LUMINOUS SILK FOUNDATION 4.5

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Armani Luminous Silk does a really incredible job with their undertones. The have accurate matches for olive, peach, yellow, pink, neutral, golden, and red undertones. This is one of the few foundations I’ve found that has a match for fair skin tones with olive undertones. Hear me out: I already expected this foundation to deliver a radiant glow to my face, but I have very oily skin. Since I start to look greasy after 2 to 3 hours of wear with just a setting powder, I'll use a face primer and makeup setting spray when I want my foundation to last all day in the summer. Application is incredibly easy, making it a worthwhile investment for newbies to professional makeup artists looking to level up their kits.

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Flexible microspheres blend into the skin’s surface for a seamless finish that blurs away the appearance of fine lines The formula adds a glow to foundation with its super fine particles of pearl. It looks a little like a bronzer in the pan but it is an all over powder and it gives a thin film that melts into the skin delivering a luminous glow. The texture becomes one with the skin and is excellent for blurring fine lines and pores – everything looks kind of airbrushed. Shade 4 How to choose your shade I'm obsessed with this foundation and how easy it is to apply it to my oily skin. Here are three other complexion essentials that help elevate my Armani Luminous Silk Foundation routine to ensure all-day wear. LONGEVITY I have worn this foundation for 12+ hours and it looks exactly the same at the end of the day, with only some slight fading around the corners of my nose.

EVENS SKIN It covers every imperfection, yet still looks light and fresh. This is the really baffling part to me. I can’t figure it out. I can layer this on without it ever looking heavy. Or wear just one light layer and it really smooths the look of my skin. Depending on the shade you choose, you can use it as a highlighter, bronzer or finishing powder. Choose 2 or 3 shades lighter than your Luminous Silk Foundation to highlight and 2 or 3 shades darker to warm the complexion or define the features. When I have more shades, I will update you on that! Using Glow Fusion Powder as a Bronzer A smoothing and firming fluid foundation with SPF 20. Inspired by silk lycra, Designer Lift is a lifting foundation that supports smoother skin and the appearance of a lifted effect. Armani’s unique micro-fil™ technology drapes the face with an ultrafine micro-lifting matrix. This elastic matrix seals in a high concentration of exclusive emollients and velvet filters that immediately lift, soften, and firm the skin surface. A blend of two micro-fil powders illuminates the look of the skin, and it’s custom-formulated with exclusive Prussian blue pearl pigments to assist with intense depth and luminosity, reviving skin and correcting color irregularities, while also relieving dullness—creating a soft-focus effect that emits a youthful-looking glow. And when I'm in a pinch, aka too lazy to clean my makeup brushes, I can even use my fingers to apply and blend out this foundation without any noticeable lines of demarcation. The same can't be said about most foundations I've tested, so it's something that I appreciate from Armani.

Here is shade 4 in the Glow Fusion Powder: Armani Luminous Silk Glow Fusion Powder Shade 4 Swatch Shade Swatches Complete your iconic ‘Armani Glow’ look with products from the LUMINOUS SILK range: prep skin with the LUMINOUS SILK hydrating primer, correct and highlight with the multi-purpose LUMINOUS SILK concealer and enhance your glow with Fluid Sheer liquid highlighter. If you are looking for a weightless, liquid foundation that leaves a natural, dewy finish, Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation is definitely one to consider. It has a super lightweight formula and can be applied lightly to the face or layered to give full coverage. It is available in 24 shades and each is named via a number. Armani Luminous Silk Foundation is also an oil free foundation and is best suited to normal skin. Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation SKIN LIKE FINISH It blends so beautifully. No seams or foundation lines here. Just skin. I always get compliments when I wear this foundation on how nice “my skin” looks.

This isn’t to say that you can use it as a bronzer though, and if you’d like to do that, you’ll just need to choose a deeper shade. Scroll down for more info on that. My shade for bronzing is an 8. What is Armani Luminous Silk Glow Fusion Powder? Armani Luminous Silk Glow Fusion Powder If you’re a regular around here, you will know that I am not big on powder. In fact, with a few exceptions, I generally try to avoid it. However, the Armani Luminous Silk Glow Fusion Powder is different! Here’s what you need to know! Really and truly, the only downside I can see is that the foundation is pricey. But I absolutely feel like the quality of it’s the finish justifies the price. I only have the highest praise for this foundation. If you are not a member yet, you can sign up and build your profile so you won’t miss on future offers.

Will suit people with normal to dry skin, Also will suit slightly oily skin. Cons of Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation Shade 5: If you choose a deeper shade – this is shade 8 for me – this Luminous Silk powder makes the most beautiful skin-perfecting bronzer. It’s also stunning as a lid smoothing eyeshadow. I am kind of obsessed. Shade 4 for all lover powder, Shade 8 as a bronzer Where to buy Armani Luminous Silk Glow Fusion Powder

And that glow won’t oxidize either, which is one of my biggest makeup pet peeves. When foundations oxidize, their pigments react to the air and the skin’s natural oils, causing your face makeup to darken or turn orange like a bad spray tan — and it’s pretty common. Impressively enough, the color of the Armani Luminous Silk Foundation in the bottle looks identical to the color of my first application — all the way until I remove it at night — leaving me with an oxidized-free glow all day. The coverage is medium but it is easily build-able. I can apply one layer on my skin (blended with my trusted beauty blender) and I find it covers most of my skin flaws like redness and uneven skin tone. For places, where I do need heavier coverage like on my post-acne scars, I do need to build up another layer on that particular area with about half a pump and it does not look piled on or cakey. I know that there are few people who thought that this was a bronzer launch, however, I can confirm that this is, in fact, an all over powder and you simply need to choose the same shade as you use a shade that works with your Luminous Silk foundation. My shade is 4. And don't worry — I found from personal testing that the short quiz is incredibly accurate. After noting that I use Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Foundation in 9 Cool, Sephora's AI bots suggest I buy Luminous Silk Foundation in shade 9, which is my go-to color. In other words, it's incredibly accurate, and you can totally trust it. Oil-Free FormulaLinda Cantello, Armani’s global makeup artist and advisor says that it’s like instant coffee! It is Luminous Silk dried and made into a powder, and it then reconstitutes itself when it’s applied to the skin. It’s quite incredible. I have the powder in shades 4, 5.5, 6.5, 8 and 11.5: Luminous Silk Glow Fusion Powder Shade Range – 4, 5.5, 6.5, 8, 11.5