Estee Lauder Double Wear Foundation Review

Double Wear is a foundation I have been meaning to try for ages. It is currently the UK's most popular foundation,  due to an excellent shade range and the buildable coverage the product offers. As I have oily skin and hyper pigmentation from acne scaring, I wanted to see how well this foundation would perform on my skin. The SPF of 10 is also a bonus. 

When I first applied the product, using a Real Techniques stippling brush, it actually made my face look almost white. Now, considering I am using the lightest shade available, called 'shell' this is not the look I wanted! Once I had blended the product in it warmed up and matched my skin tone really well and is seamless. I always struggle to find foundation shades which are light enough for me, but this shade is perfect. It applied really well and gave me a nice even coverage with the equivalent of one pump of product. I then used a tiny bit more to cover my problem areas, before powdering. I then had a perfect base for the rest of my makeup. 

 

The foundation lasted really well and actually stayed matte for about 6 hours before I had to blot. If you don't have really oily skin then this won't be a problem for you, but some foundations make me oily within 3-4 hours! It also didn't smudge or move around, instead it required minimal touch ups and was still in place when I came to remove it 10 hours later. 

I would definitely recommend this foundation, and will be purchasing it as soon as I run out of my current Lancome one. I got a 10 day sample from an Estee Lauder counter which is a really good trial size. The full 30ml size bottle is £28.50, I just wish it came with a pump!

Have you tried this foundation? Apologies for the lack of photos in this post, I currently only have the product in a tiny sample bottle so there's nothing pretty or exciting to photograph!