Kevyn Aucoin foundation balm

Hello my lovelies.

Long time no see. 

It literally has been the longest time ever! 

But let’s not talk about that right now if you want I can dedicate a whole post to that later and answer all of your questions. 

Eid Mubarak to all those who are celebrating or not. 

I’m sure you’re familiar with the brand Kevyn Aucoin they have some iconic products and they have recently had so many new product launches of which the newest is the foundation balm 

I’m really excited to try this product and I’ll be honest it launched a couple of days ago and I’ve only had mines a couple of days. I only found out on a whim that the product had launched and sweeped it up immediately.

At the time of purchase there were no reviews or blog posts available as the product literally launched  that day. So there were no swatches or information available on shades etc. And at the time of publish  this is the first review of the Kevyn auction foundation balm online! and this is what has bought me back to the blogosphere. -hello!

I have a whole bunch of Kevyn Aucoin products, mainly complexion products including the sensual skin enhancers in a whole bunch of shades sx02, sx06, sx07, sx08 - I’ll probably dedicate a post on this another time. 

The sensual skin enhancers are somewhat difficult to work with, when I saw the products listed on www.beautybay.com and www.spacenk.com

I knew I had to have this product because it’s a medium buildable to full coverage foundation, it comes in a range of shades that I was so confused about which to buy online but thank god I chose well. 

The foundation comes in a light weight plastic packaging which is very makeup bag friendly it also comes with its own Kevyn Aucoin makeup brush which makes this product such a steal! I have a similar Chanel foundation that came in a pot that is made of glass which is not purse friendly either to carry or to buy yes I’m talking about the sublimate which costs about £100. 

Back to the Kevyn Aucoin the foundation itself is solid but turns to liquid when you touch it and it does work well with the included brush. The coverage is good, you do have to use quite abit to get a good full coverage which is easy to do and the finish is not completely matte it’s kind of a satin velvet finish which looks really nice. The wear time seems quite reasonable on the test day I wore it out for a few hours ad the foundation held well but I had creasing only where I’d used the sensual skin enhancers as concealers. 

For now I’m really liking this foundation and I’m likely to use it on days where I want more coverage but it’s now in my everyday makeup bag ready to use. 

I purchased it in the shade medium 06 because it was described as neutral undertone which is what my skin shade is and I was scared to go too light or dark but luckily the shade 6 was practically perfect for me as a comparison the sensual skin in sx06 was the closest to my skin and I use it for concealing it is a tad lighter than me if I’m very picky but that’s why it’s the best concealer shade for me. 

I confidently used this balm foundation as my makeup for Eid after swatching it and finding it was a good match for me 

I also used with it  the Kevyn Aucoin creamy contour kit and powder contour palette as well as the foundation powder to set the concealers and foundations. 

I also used the new Charlotte tilbury eyeshadow palette in  walk of shame on my eyes 

I really hope that this post helps you and I really look forward to blogging for you all and answering your questions. 

Raspcherry 

XOXO