Not that flawless on it's own... (The Body Shop Flawless Skin Protecting Foundation)

Member Name: Gemm85

Product:	The Body Shop Flawless Skin Protecting Foundation
Date:	04/09/09 (33 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Compact and quick to apply

Disadvantages: Used alone, doesn't give the coverage I want

I've been a fan of Body shop products for many years now, so always find myself trying out theie new ranges when they are released.

My only problem with buying foundations and concealers is that I am very pale skinned so many brands of make up just don't cater for my skin tone. Coupled with having sensitive skin this rules out most brands of foundation for me.

So there I was umming and ahhing over whether to try this product when a sales assistant came over to me and said would I like to test out some shades in the shop. We found that shade 01 (the lightest, as I expected) matched my skin tone the best.

Knowing that things always look different when you try them in the shop to when you get them home and use them properly I wasn't too confident that it would look perfect when I used it.

Good points:
- This comes as a compact including a mirror and application sponge pad so it's good if you're on the go.
- Glides onto your skin smoothly
- The shade is good for my skin tone and doesn't make me look too orange.

Bad points:
- Tends to go a bit cakey on certain places after a few hours, like along fine lines and around the nose.
- It doesn't give very good coverage alone, I have to use a concealer and powder with this to get the 'flawless' coverage that it advertises.
- The Body shop don't sell refills for this so you have to buy an entire new compact.

Overall I would buy this product again as it's a good colour for me and very handy if you're in a rush or out and about, even though I have to use other products with it to get the look I want.

Summary: Good for quick usage