Makeup Review: Sisley Skinleÿa Anti-Aging Lift Foundation in 00 Light Linen

by PJ on Monday, January 2, 2012

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Sisley Skinleya Anti-Aging Lift Foundation 00 Light Linen 1

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Last fall, Sisley released Skinleÿa Anti-Aging Lift Foundation, which promises to even out the complexion and restore freshness of the skin. It is available in nine shades, and today I am featuring 00 Light Linen, the lightest shade of the lineup.

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Sisley Skinleya Anti-Aging Lift Foundation 00 Light Linen 2

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This silicone-based foundation has a relatively lightweight creamy consistency, a smooth texture, and a satiny finish. It is alcohol-free and paraben-free. It contains a small amount of fragrance (parfum). There is no irritating fragrant plant oil in this product, and, as far as I know, there is no other obvious skin irritant.

00 Light Linen is a pale beige that has a natural skin-tonal hue (not too pinky, peachy, or yellowy). However, this foundation is so sheer that it doesn’t offer any substantial coverage. The level of coverage can only be described as translucent-to-sheer, and it only evens out the skin tone minimally. I haven’t used tinted moisturizers for a very long time, but, as far as I remember, I have probably used tinted moisturizers that offer a little more coverage.

Another aspect of the product that is disappointing is that, even though the product is far from pigment-rich, there is foundation setting quite visibly in the pores overtime (within a couple of hours after I apply it with the brush that comes with the product and gently blend it with fingers).

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Sisley Skinleya Anti-Aging Lift Foundation 00 Light Linen 3

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The foundation brush that comes with the foundation has a decent quality. The hair is dense and it feels soft on the skin.

Overall, I can only recommend this product to those who want a very sheer (sheerer-than-sheer) coverage and those with no issue with visible pores. (It would suit those with a fair, light, or light-to-medium complexion and those with normal or normal-to-dry skin.) It is a pity, since this is a well-formulated foundation (ingredient-wise) with a decently pleasing texture.

(The product featured in this article is provided by Sisley.)

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