L'Oreal Infallible Make-up Foundation in #603 Classic Ivory

Hi everyone!

In today's blog I am going to be reviewing the L'Oreal Infallible Makeup Foundation in #603 Classic Ivory. I was at Ulta one day and I wanted to buy a good cheaper alternative to my MAC Studio Fix foundation that I could wear more on a daily basis. I only wear the MAC Studio Fix for special occasions when I need makeup that I know works on me the way that I need it to. I didn't have a drugstore foundation that I could wear more regularly. I decided to try the L'Oreal Infallible makeup foundation because I think it was the cheapest foundation at my local Ulta location which is why I decided to try it. When I first brought it home and tried it on, I freaked out. I pumped a little bit on my hand and it came out super wet/oily. I thought I had misread the label that it was supposed to be long wearing. I was really sad and disappointed. I decided to put it on my face to try it anyway and that is when I realized that it comes out wet, but after a few minutes dries out quite a bit. That was a very exciting surprise for me! After applying this foundation and waiting a few minutes I looked at my hand and saw that it was dry so I ran my finger over it and sure enough, it was set!

Rating:

Price: 9/10
Packaging: 7/10
Amount of product: 10/10
Longevity: 8/10
Coverage: 10/10
For different skin types: 9/10
Application: 10/10
Fights the 5 signs of makeup meltdown: 6/10
Smoothing pigments resist fading/rub off: 6/10
Oil absorbing mattifiers stop shine: 7/10
Overall rating: 8/10
Would I repurchase: 9/10
Total rating: 99/120=82.5%=B

My personal rating: 8.5/10=85%=B

Comments:
I bought this L'Oreal Infallible makeup foundation at my local Ulta store. I remember the foundation being about $10.97 so some where between $10.00 and $11.00. I think that is a better price than the MAC foundations, especially the Studio Fix ones, but I still feel like for daily this foundation is a bit at the top of what I would prefer to pay personally. But honestly even at Walgreens or Walmart foundations are between $7.00 and $11.00 so I guess that's not too bad for price. At first I was okay with the packaging of this product, there was nothing particularly wrong with it, but after sitting for a few months without me using it daily, the pump that came with the foundation is clogged. I am assuming since the foundation dries that the foundation dried up inside of the pump. Only my husband knows how to open it so any time I want to use it I have to ask him to open the top for me so I can wear it which is really obnoxious. Even though I like the pump idea for foundations, with ones that go from wet to dry, should probably not use one. I've had my MAC foundations for a few years and they still work because they don't use the pump. When I first got this product I would have given the packaging a very high rating because it is cute, I like the idea of the pump being there, and it doesn't leak product which is always a good thing, but since the pump won't pump out the product it is very disappointing. The top is not easy to take off. I was just pumping it and moving it around and a giant dry ball of foundation came out and now the pump works again. YAY! The bottle reads that you get 1 fluid ounces, but it looks like a decent amount of product. I have used it quite a few times and I still have more in there. I think most foundations come with about 1 fluid ounces of product. This product claims 18 hours on the packaging for duration, but I can honestly say I don't think I have ever worn this foundation for 18 straight hours. One of the reasons I bought this product was because it said 18 hours. I do not believe that it actually lasts 18 hours on my skin. It does last for a few hours before it seems to start breaking down on me a little bit. I would say this foundation lasts at least 6-8 before starting to break down on me depending on how intensely I'm sweating. I personally tend to look for foundations that are more full coverage because I feel that I have redness on my face that I need to cover up. The official L'Oreal Paris USA website says that this product is medium coverage and I would agree with that. I do feel this covers somewhat, at least enough to conceal my redness, but I would actually prefer more coverage. I think that oily, normal, and dry skin types can all wear this product, but oily skin type may take a bit longer to dry and dry skin type may show some lines and imperfections because it is not full coverage. From far away it looks smooth, but up close I feel like it shows and settles into lines. The application of this product is smooth for the most part, once you pump the product out you will want to apply it fairly quickly because it does start drying after about 30 seconds, but can take up to a minute or more to fully dry. The times depend on my combination of dry and oily skin type. It may take a bit longer on oilier skin. I don't necessarily agree that this product fights the 5 signs of makeup meltdown because I have had this product meltdown on me before where in parts it started failing on me, especially around the nose area. I also disagree that this product resists rub off especially. Even though this foundation dries, it doesn't dry 100% and with a lot of sweat it breaks down and I was able to get rub off on the tissue paper I used. I would say this product is about 90-95% rub off free. The less you sweat, the more it stays on. The more you sweat, the less it stays on. I feel like this product does an okay job of stopping shine, but I do feel like with time the oils do start breaking down the foundation and oily spots do come through, especially where the makeup is starting to break down. Overall I think this a fair priced foundation for more then special occasion use. It does the job that I need it to for a few hours. This is my go to foundation for when I need to look nice, but not completely rely on it to get me through special occasions. I would definitely repurchase this product.

Sincerely,
Marina