I'm sure you’re already gasping in disgust. My aged Cliniquefoundation is probably swimming with bacteria and way past its best-beforedate. I know it belongs in the garbage, but here’s the thing: when I hadhorrible acne in high school, I was told by my dermatologist that wearingmakeup on your face is one of the worst things you can do for your skin.
As aresult, I swore off the stuff, and haven’t really tried anything since. I hadmy one bottle of foundation in case of emergency, but I was so scaredto make my skin worse that I never used it. This fear ran so deep that my onesad bottle lasted from grade 9 until this year.
When my tube finally ran out a few days ago (I used it forunder-eye coverage occasionally), I wasn’t sure I was even going to replace it.I’d made it this far without any full-face coverage, so why would I need itnow? I was also concerned about looking all cakey and fake, but there was of course also a degree of curiosity: Whatif I was missing out on something?
Turns out I was. I was missing out on Smashbox’s newestfoundation, Liquid Halo.
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Liquid Halo HD Foundation SPF 15$42.00
Liquid Halo truly lives up to it’s name. Sold in a heavy glassbottle, it has SPF 15 to protect your skin, is oil-free, and is the onlyformula available that uses Smashbox’s new “Pure Liquid Light Technology.” Essentially, this means instead of reflecting light like a normal foundation,Liquid Halo absorbs and reflects, leaving the skin with a natural, perfect glowand even coverage. It’s especially designed to make your skin look great underthe harsh light of camera flashes, but is still almost undetectable in person.
Itreally is the stuff of angels; just look at these before and after photos.
Though the price is steep, this bottle is truly a gift flowndown by beautiful angels from heaven above to give us all even, perfect skintones. I still won’t be using foundation everyday, but this is definitely mynew go-to for special occasions, and I have a feeling this bottle won’t belasting 8 years.
