Rediscovered Favorite: L’oreal Magic Smooth Souffle Foundation

Recently I’ve been going through my makeup trying to reorganize things and I came across the L’oreal Magic Smooth Souffle Foundations that I had purchased this summer. I had purchased two shades 524 Buff Beige and 518 Natural Buff.

My first thoughts when I came across them were:

1. Neither of these shades will match me since I bought them in the summer and

2. I bet this product is all dried up because it’s one of those moussey cream textured foundations.

However I opened both jars to find the foundation to be just as creamy as the day I bought it and surprisingly 518 Natural Buff blended into my skin beautifully!

The texture of this product is very creamy and whipped and I find that it buffs into the skin beautifully.  For some reason I originally thought this type of foundation would make my skin look oily or shiny but I find I get a very natural matte finish when I use it.  I love the coverage it provides, it literally erases the pores around my nose and inner cheek area and I feel like I have the prettiest flawless skin when I use this.  When it comes to acne scarring or hyper-pigmentation I get a fairly decent coverage and I need to apply minimum concealer.  It glides over lines and pores without settling and looking cakey.

I’ve been wearing this over my Fusion Beauty Illumfil primer. I chose this primer because I feel like my skin has been looking a little dead due to winter and this adds a very subtle glow to my skin. With this primer I’ve been getting a good 6 hours of wear from this foundation, I think if I used my smashbox primer I’d probably see more extended wear. I haven’t found the need to use a powder to set this which is very rare for me, I almost always use a powder.

The packaging is nice and sturdy. The product comes in a glass jar with a twist off lid.  The only con about the jar is it’s a little cumbersome in size and may not be great for storage.

Things To Know:

1. I find this buffs in best with a flat top stipling brush. I have been using my Sonia Kashuk Synthetic Flat Blusher Brush.

2. I have found this foundation gives a beautiful airbrushed finish that still looks natural and glowy but not greasy

3. The texture of this product is very velvety and smooth. It feels much lighter and more natural than a liquid foundation.

4. I think this would work well on all skin-types. I have oily skin and it looks great on me even without a setting powder

5. The lasting power on this would be anywhere between 6-8 hours depending on your primer

6. This product did not dry out in the jar.

7. There are 12 shades to choose from in this line.

Overall I really am loving this foundation, and while it is a little pricey for a drugstore brand, $15.99, I recommend waiting until you can get it for a buy one get one %50 off deal. I definitely rank this in my top 3 drugstore foundations.