I had used this for years and then switched to a foundation primer plus foundation for coverage and less noticeable pores. However, nothing beats this spray for very fast application when you are in a hurry. i am so happy to have found it again.
The Airflash in 400 gave me a consistent color and glowing complexion. Surprisingly it stayed on in the hot and humid climate of late summer. I received compliments all day long about my complexion. It went perfect with the Dior Airflash Primer.
Overall rating
5/ 5
almostjane
fromUSA
Age:35-39
LOVE!!!
PostedJune 24, 2016
I'm 35 and I've never worn foundation before, mostly because I want my skin to look uncoated. I assumed foundation would look too coated for me. But I wanted to try wearing a foundation in my sister's wedding. I have large pores on my cheeks and a shiny t-zone than I want to de-emphasize in bridesmaid/wedding photos.
I admit I didn't look very hard before I chose this one. I was clicking around nordstrom.com, saw this, thought the description sounded really nice, went to youtube to get foundation recommendations in general, searched for "best foundation for large pores" - and the first video I watched was Wayne Goss in love with Dior Airflash and gushing about how realistic the finish was. So I bought it.
I do not mind at all that it's expensive - I'd much rather splurge on one thing that I will probably love, instead of trying multiple less expensive products and not loving any of them.
I used youtube videos and blog swatches to to guess my shade since I don't have a Nordstrom store nearby. In hindsight maybe Nordstrom chat could have helped me with that, but I guessed on my own. I guessed 300 medium beige for caucasian skin type III in summer with a slight tan. I think that was a very good guess. 300 is just a little less pink than me and that's just what I wanted. I think if I buy again in winter I should try 200 light beige because I am more pale in winter.
I sprayed it on a brush and then brushed it on - I LOVE it! It de-emphasized my pores, and evened out my color variations, and gave everything a really nice satin finish, not matte but not shiny either...and the finish was so realistic that when I was done I wasn't even sure if I had put it on at all. I felt very photogenic but at the same time I could barely tell that I was wearing it. That's pretty much exactly what I wanted.
I was nervous about how my skin would react to the large number of unfamiliar ingredients - but it was fine. I have sensitive skin, and this has a lot of ingredients that I have never tried before on myself. The ingredient list actually makes it sound like lighter fluid instead of makeup. Butane etc. Normally I avoid untried ingredients. But it was fine. I wore it for 24 hours with no irritation at all.
I like that it's paraben-free. That is one group of ingredients that I prefer to avoid for various reasons.
I also like that there is no sunscreen in it. I know a lot of people prefer sunscreen in their foundation but I prefer no sunscreen.
Staying power was excellent on me, but difficult to judge because the finish is so realistic and my color was a good match. I actually thought it was gone and rubbed off after 24 hours because I couldn't see it close up in the mirror. But when I washed my face I saw my large pores / pink cheeks / subtle color variations / shiny t-zone all go back to the way they were before I applied it, so I know it was still there. Just so realistic-looking that it was hard to tell it was on me at all.
5 of 5 found this review helpful.
Overall rating
2/ 5
Bruna_Almenara
fromBrasil
Skin Type:combination
Skin Tone:light
Eye Color:brown
Age:25-29
Not for me.
PostedJune 20, 2016
I think this spray technology still need to be developed. This foundation leave my skin too grease, it doesn't dry and I didn't like the collor, the coverage was not good too (my skin has a few clear spots only, nothing that requires a heavy foundation) but still this foundation didn't cover anything for me.
