Laura Mercier

I bought this because of all the great reviews out there. But I don't get it. I've tried putting this on the way they show you on the videos with playing with the puff and pressing and rolling and with a fluffy brush. Either way it turns me so matte that my skin looks flat and not flawless. I am very disappointed.

1st impression review: Will update later after a couple of testings.

Shade:
I'm shade NC40-44 and got the shade 4N1 Suntan. This is supposed to be neutral but it leans VERY warm. I don't want to know how orange the W's in this line are. Matches me quite well but like I said, leans a tiny bit warm but nothing I can't work with.

Packaging: Comes in a frosty bottle with faux wooden rubber lid. Very pretty and sleek.
The pump distributes the perfect amount and let's you control the amount you want. I guess it will get messy in a while cause of the dark cap/pump.

Texture/application/finish:
Consistency is very runny. I need to work quite quick with it for it to blend nicely. Coverage if medium and you can build it up to full. I applied 2 layers and it doesn't look or feel cakey at all. It feels like I'm wearing nothing which I really appreciate.
I don't feel like I need to set this with a powder, but I will def try that out to see how it affects the longevity.No skiping
I have normal/oily t-zone, live in Thailand and this makes my skin look very smooth and healthy. I would say it sets as a satin matte. Looks very smooth and hydrated not dry or tight. What impress me the most is how it hides my big pores! I love that about this already. I really hope it will hold up. I will try it in AC environment, outside (humid and 30+ degrees) and let you all know how it goes. I just had to write this review cause I couldn't find many online review describing the shades for an NC42.

Unfortunately this didn't work out for me. It was too drying for my under eyes. It helped a bit when I prepped my under eyes with cream, but it would eventually settle into fine lines after a couple hours. It looked horrible after baking, and applying powder lightly on top didnt seem to help either. It's great to know it worked out for many people. I wish it was made for me!

This concealer is just too emollient for me. Even at my age, with fine lines around my eyes, it just doesn't work because it creases like crazy and doesn't really cover well. Even if I powder it which I hate to do, it slides around. I'm finally throwing this out. I would rather use Estee Lauder double wear or Maybelline Fit Me concealers for my dark under eyes because both have a lot more pigment so I can use less and limit creasing.

Doesn't work on dry/dehydrated skin. I've used it to spot conceal and it accentuated Reti-A dryness/peeling even at the places where I had no idea I had peeling issues. Not a good look.
It has rather dry creamy texture, goes on seamlessly, blends well into the skin, but in about 30 minutes it separates and become obvious.
I bought it having high hopes that it will work on dryer skin type. It awesome to mix the color into a perfect match without having a large pro concealer palette, but it doesn't work for me. Though I believe normal to oily skins may enjoy using this palette.