The Ordinary colours are new revolutionised foundations in already
suffocating beauty market. Every big YouTuber, every fashion forward
magazine and tiny, almost invisible bloggers like me, can’t get over the fact
that these foundations are praise worthy without any doubt. The main factor
which is knocking everyone’s socks off is the price. For £5.70, this cannot get
any better.
The Ordinary added two foundations into their line this
year – a serum foundation and coverage foundation. I got one from each. I have
been using them for more than a week now and I am ready to tell about all the
awesomeness. Both foundations are made with high quality ingredients without
any extra frills to bring down the price.
The packaging is simple, a tiny plastic but not cheap
material, bottle with a pump. Pump get lock when twist clockwise, making it
travel friendly. I don’t like the matte finish of pump though. It looks very
chic but attracts all sorts of prints and dust. You can also get dropper or
pipette to use with foundation and I will recommend it for serum foundation because
of its runny consistency. Both serum and coverage foundations have dimethicone,
means are silicon based foundation, making them suitable to work with any primer.
Each foundation format is available in 21 shades, ranging
from very fair to very deep with three different undertones – yellow, pink and
neutral. Few shades also come with mixed highlighter in foundation and I am
eyeing that as well. All foundations have SPF15 physical sunscreen. Both
foundations come in 30 ml bottle. Serum foundation retails for £5.70 and
coverage foundation retails for £5.90.
Let’s first talk about Serum foundation. I got the shade
2.0P which is light to medium shade with pink undertone. Serum foundation is
very thin in consistency. I personally use my fingers to apply it because I
found it the best way to get even application. The coverage is light to medium.
I can build it to get medium coverage. It sets pretty quick as well. It melts
right into skin. Although it is a serum texture foundation but it does not have
normal serum properties. I thought it would be highly moisturising but that is
not the case. Serum foundation is more on normal to dry side. It adopts your
skin properties. If I apply more hydrating moisturiser or primer, it will look
more luminous and if I go for light, gel texture moisturisers and mattifying
primer, then it will give more matte finish. The serum foundation, itself
doesn’t have any luminosity neither can I call it straight up matte foundation.
And in my opinion it is a brilliant approach since every skin type can add it
in their routine. It evens out skin nicely and gives healthy looking skin.
Other foundation I got is Coverage foundation. I got the
shade 2.0 N which is light to medium shade with neutral undertone. Coverage
foundation is a lot thicker than serum foundation. It gives a solid medium coverage.
It's a highly pigmented foundation and provides more coverage than L’Oréal
infallible foundation. Coverage foundation is a lot creamier and moisturising
than serum foundation. I thought it would be quite drying. But clearly I was
wrong. It goes on very smoothly and gives even smooth finish. One pump is
enough for my face. What I adore about this foundation is, the more you buff it
into skin, the more it becomes skin-like. It is not a natural finish foundation;
however, it never goes cakey and heavy. It does not set in fine lines and does
not cling to dry patches whatsoever. It takes a bit of a time to set completely but
once its set, it stays for a good amount of time. Coverage foundation doesn’t need
powder to set. Without powder, it stayed put on my face for more than six
hours. However, it gets shiny within an hour on my oily skin even though it is an
oil-free formula. I will recommend to use light or gel-like moisturiser underneath foundation to prevent it from breaking on oily skin. And use setting powder to take off excess shine. Another drawback is that coverage foundation oxidises and
goes a shade darker/warmer at least on my skin.
Although they are very nice foundations, it is very hard to
get hands on them. If you want to purchase them, be prepare for a long queue.
The Ordinary does not offer free returns in case you want to change your mind
or want a different shade although, they accept return of opened and used product if it doesn't work out for you. I am planning
to get one shade light on coverage foundation to mix with my existing shade to
avoid the hassle of return.
What are your thoughts?
In the memory of my brother
this looks really good, i use esteemed lauder double wear. But this may be a new one for my collection xo
ReplyDeleteI can't stand the EL DW. It is very drying on my skin.
DeleteYou've mentioned a lot of good things about this product and I think it worths the long queue.I'm glad it has SPF15 physical sunscreen.I will get mine.I hope it works out for me.
ReplyDeleteYay... Glad you liked it. I hope you get yours soon.
DeleteThe Ordinary colours sounds like it is a good foundation with some very great qualities. I think I would like the serum foundation better but the coverage foundation sounds good as well. The price is amazing as well!
ReplyDeleteThat's why I got both. Because I was indecisive :)
DeleteFor a start the price is extremely reasonable isn't it. It sounds like they have a great shade range which means I should be able to find one that suits my fair skin, thanks for that x
ReplyDeleteShade range is pretty impressive.
DeleteI am glad that it is smooth to apply and that it gives good coverage. It is great that it is highly pigmented x
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic price! That sounds great. I've always used powder foundations for better coverage, but I think liquid ones might suit me better now I'm a bit older!
ReplyDeleteI rarely go for full coverage foundation in liquid. They look very heavy but this coverage foundation is pretty lightweight.
DeleteI really need to get myself a good foundation and this sounds like a really good one, at such a great price. I think I need to try it.
ReplyDeleteWhat I want about this is that there are many shades available plus the pump has a lock that makes it nice for a traveler like me.
ReplyDeleteThey look great. I shall have to try them out sometime
ReplyDeleteive not heard of this one before i really should give it a try thankyou
ReplyDeleteThese foundations look great, will be giving them a go :) x
ReplyDeleteLooks like a great colour match! We love it when skincare brands turn to makeup products x might have to give it a go!
ReplyDeleteWow what a great price, these foundations seem to have a lot of great benefits too :)
ReplyDeleteI love the Ordinary, I have 2 foundations which I'm loving and lots of their skincare. You can't go wrong for the price x
ReplyDeleteExactly. With the price so low, I want to stock all shades around my skin tone hahaha
DeleteI keep hearing so much about The Ordinary, but I am yet to try it! I can't believe how cheap these foundations are, I just need to start queueing for them now!! x
ReplyDeleteThe foundation and serum look nice. I usually buy two shades so I can mix and match them to suit my skin tone all year round! :)
ReplyDeleteHope you get your soon. I waited for a month :|
DeleteI'm looking for new foundation but i'm struggling. I would like to try these but I feel like I need to see them in person and I don't think I'm ready to join that queue. x
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