Review : Hourglass Immaculate Liquid Powder Foundation

Good afternoon blogger-world.  I'm sitting in my kitchen right now, sick with a sinus infection.  I have been home from work for the past few days nursing my poor throat back to health.  I've been meaning to write a review on this foundation for a little bit but have not had the time recently.  As you'll recall, I purchased this foundation in the color porcelain almost 3 weeks ago and talked about it in this post.  I went back a few days later and picked up the shade Nude as well which is a few shades darker.  It made very little sense for me to be using sunless tanner and try out the palest shade this brand offers at the same time.  Nude is the perfect shade for me the day after sunless tanning and one pump of each will usually get me through 2-3 days after that.  Porcelain is the same shade as my natural skin tone (pale pale pale).

Here's what Hourglass has to say about their newest foundation.

$55 Hourglass.com

An ultra-mattifying, anti-aging foundation that absorbs oil, camouflages imperfections, and ensures a long-lasting flawless finish—without the need for touchups.

Packaging:  The foundation (1 oz, 30 ml) comes in a sleek, heavy, metal bottle with a pump.  When I first got the porcelain shade, my pump malfunctioned within a day.  After about 3 days of random squirts, it started working again.  I guess it just had to work out some kinks.  I've noticed the same issue with my second bottle of the foundation.  


Application:  I've tried this a few different ways and I have found that either the flat top kabuki or the round top kabuki apply this foundation the best.  A sponge (beauty blender) does a terrible job and I'm not one to use my fingers.  I have not tried a traditional foundation brush but I think that the buffing motion is needed so I doubt it'd work anyway.

Finish: This sets to a matte finish which eventually does turn dewy on me after a few hours but that's just because I'm a grease ball.  I do powder after applying it but it's possible I'd get the same effect either way.  


Coverage: I would say this is a medium-full coverage foundation.  I always find myself using about 2 1/2 pumps all together.  


Wear: I'd say this lasts probably about 4 hours before I absolutely need to powder again.  Fortunately, the MUFE HD powder does wonders with this foundation for touch ups so I don't end up looking caky.  I have found that when I mix the two colors together, they oxidize a little after about 2 hours.  it's only on my forehead right between my brows and I'm the only person that notices it but it is a concern for me.  I'm not sure if it's because I'm mixing the two colors or not but if I wear either of them alone, I do not have this problem.  Once I've powdered, it'll last me through until I get home from work and take my makeup off anyway.  


Scent:  100% fragrance free.  

Flaws: There are very few flaws with this foundation. The pump is a big one though.  If I'm paying as much as this product costs, I kind of expect all aspects of it to function properly every single time I go to use it.  I don't like that it oxidizes a little but I can live with it.  


Overall: I do like this foundation a lot.  It is my go-to foundation for every day (right now).  I will want something with slightly less coverage as summer rolls around but for now, this does exactly what I want it to.  The color match is good, I like that it is truly a matte foundation and it really does turn to a powder.  I do with that the wear time was a little longer on this but it is probably fantastic for people with normal to oily skin.