Review on Stila Illuminating Liquid Foundation

Product Description

Picture-perfect skin is now a reality with our illuminating liquid foundation. This silky, lightweight formula glides on effortlessly for sheer to medium coverage that hides flaws and imperfections so you are left with a luminous, air brushed look. A silky, semi-matte finish evens out natural skin tone to uncover your true beauty. Infused with Mica, tiny crystals found in nature, this skin illuminator reflects light, leaving you radiant and glowing. Perfect for sensitive or dry skin. Simply brilliant!

It comes in 8 different shades from 10watts to 80watts, a rather interesting way of describing its shades, though I thought if I take the word at face value, doesn't 80watts meant brighter?

Scoring a 3.7 rating from Makeupalley and 8.7 rating at Total Beauty, this foundation with a runny-like texture provides a sheer to medium coverage and although it claims to be able to hide flaws and imperfections, I hardly think so.
With sheer coverage, its usually unable to provide much good coverage for blemishes.
Infused with mica, tiny crystals found in nature, this product reflects light and gives a subtle glow to my face.
I never wear it alone though, I usually matched it with my Estee Lauder brightening compact powder.

I have been using my 20watts for almost a year as a little goes a long way.  On a close up look, there are little speckles of shimmers which made my skin look more radiant and healthier, without being over the top. Its pretty light-weight and is not very greasy which made it such a breeze to apply.

After the success of using this liquid foundation, I am looking forward to using more of Stila make-up products. I would recommend this product to those with good skin as I felt that the shimmers may bring more attention to the blemishes.

Ingredients

Water (Aqua/Eau), Mineral Oil (Paraffinum Liquidum) (Huile Minerale), Butylene Glycol, Ethylhexyl Stearate, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Propylene Glycol Stearate, Capric/Caprylic Triglycerides, Stearic Acid, Panthenol, Tocopherol, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Lecithin, Retinyl Palmitate, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Kaolin, Simethicone, Xanthan Gum, Caprylyl Glycol, Hexylene Glycol, Tea Isostearate, TEA Stearate, Cetyl Alcohol, Lanolin Alcohol, Polysorbate 20, Disodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol
May Contain (+/-): Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Mica, Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499)