Might be okay for some but I didn't love it (Clinique Repairwear Anti-Aging Makeup SPF 15)

Member Name: caz-3124

Product:	Clinique Repairwear Anti-Aging Makeup SPF 15
Date:	26/04/09 (133 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Coverage is excellent

Disadvantages: Orangeyness, lack of blendability

My very pale skin makes finding a suitable foundation a real challenge as a lot of foundation ranges just don't go pale enough in their shade ranges. I had mostly been using Max Factor's Miracle Touch in Creamy Ivory for the past couple of years but sometimes found it difficult to blend in around the hairline and thought I would see if there was anything good that had come out since I started using Miracle Touch that would improve on it. I suppose it's a case of the grass is always greener. I went to look at the Clinique stand as I used to like their Superbalanced foundation very much but sadly it was too dark for me so I thought I would see if they had any new pale colours which they did not but the sales girl said they had a very pale foundation in one of their other ranges so I thought I'd try that out.

The product comes in a cylindrical clear tube with a nice silver pump on top and a clear lid. To use you just pump some out onto your hand and go from there. Be wary about being too over-enthusiastic with the pump though because you can waste quite a bit if you're not careful. On the plus side the pump is more hygenic than pot foundations where you have to keep putting your hands in. This can be applied with the hands which I do, with a foundation brush or with a sponge though I fear this would soak up a fair bit of product.

The colour I tried was 01 Alabaster Breeze which looked suitably light for my very pale skin. On sight it looked quite creamy in my hand. When I applied it to my skin I immediately noticed that the coverage was indeed quite thick as the girl had mentioned. It did cover up any redness or blotches without any trouble so I was impressed by that. But I didn't find it very easy to blend because though it looked so on my hand, it wasn't that creamy compared to the Superbalanced I had used before. It wasn't the worst I'd tried by any means but it did take some effort to blend round the edges and that would slow me down in the morning which is something that I try to avoid with products as I always run late anyway. One of the problems with this is that due to the thickness of the product it does feel somewhat cakey on the skin and you can definitley tell you have it on. So then I went to check it in my bathroom mirror as it has better natural light and was disappointed to see that it had already started to go orangey on my skin which really shocked me as it was the lightest shade they do in all their ranges and moreover, it looked sufficiently pale in my hand. I could see a noticeable differene between my face and neck which is a no-no for me so I took it all off, which wasn't easy, might I add. Now from the name of the product you can probably guess that this product is aimed at the older market. It is meant to smooth out lines and cover wrinkes. I can't comment on this aspect as I don't really have them yet but it certainly is thick enough so I imagine it would do that job.

This will cost £21 for 30ml at any Clinique counter but check on ebay as you can get it quite cheap there. So in my opinion I would say that I was happy with the level of coverage but the fact that it was not that easy to smooth out put me off a little and then the fact it went orange straight away really kind of put the nail in the coffin. I think I'll look elsewhere...

Summary: I'll keep looking