While Luminous Silk is veers on dewy, Lasting has a distinct satin finish. It’s some sort of perfect unicorn, y’know? The end. Something about the way it diffuses light, she said. I once worked with an incredible makeup artist who specialised in television makeup and she claimed that nothing photographed better. One final note on Luminous Silk – it photographs beautifully. I own Luminous Silk in shade #5 and while it is a decent match, I would prefer a slightly more yellow undertone (for reference, I believe I’m somewhere between an NC20-25 but don’t quote me on that).
Armani luminous silk foundation skin#
If your skin is more combination to oily, I predict that you will have longevity issues.Īrmani foundation shades work like this: full numbers are more neutral and 0.5 shades tend to be warmer. I am normal-skinned and have found that Luminous Silk lasts a full 15 hours without a setting powder, no unsightly melting around the face. I hate the term ‘built-in-primer’ (hello marketing) but I guess it sort of functions that way, as most primers are comprised of silicone. This silicone additive allows Luminous to glide on, concealing minor textural issues and omitting the need for a primer. Hence, if your skin is sensitive to silicones, both Luminous and Lasting are going to wreak havoc. The texture is a slippery liquid, a sure sign of a silicone heavy formula. The soft-focus quality I spoke about earlier? This has it, that’s what initially drew me in. Coverage can be sheered out to almost nothing or built up to a fuller medium.
Armani luminous silk foundation free#
Perhaps the most raved about Armani product- this can be classified as an oil free yet dewy finish foundation. Can you detect a difference? We’ll discuss it more later. Lasting Silk on your the left half, Luminous Silk on the right half. Do your best not to observe: any bruising around the eye.
Observe: problem areas around the nose and apples of the cheeks, where we can see some localised redness. These photos were taken in natural (and notoriously unflattering) daylight with no flash, no primer, no powder and no concealer. I figure, after three years, I’m finally qualified to write this review. I figured it would be a good idea to compare Lasting and Luminous because they’re both awesome but hopefully, this would provide some clarity as to why I’ve found Lasting Silk to be awesome-er. The exception is Maestro, which entirely missed the boat (my boat, anyway). I don’t pretend to fully understand the science behind it but all I can say is: these offer that soft focus, imperfection-blurring effect that is so sought after.
What sets Armani bases apart from other foundations is that they’ve perfected the concept of light bouncing pigment. I’ve been using the latter religiously for three years and I think it’s perfect in almost every way, the fact that I continue to try other options is a matter of insanity. Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk was my holy grail foundation for yonks… until I discovered Armani Lasting Silk. I had some sort of strange anxiety about writing this review – how could I convey the magic of my holy grail foundation? What if my vocabulary fails me? What if this becomes a novel in which I confuse the crap out of everyone? Beauty-blogger-first-world-problems (BBFWP).
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