True Match.

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True Match Foundation

I’ve heard so much about this foundation. For the last year everyone has been raving about how it’s a fantastic dupe for Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation, and after a lot of standing and testing on the back of my hand, walking away and then coming back, I finally caved and bought it.

The L’Oreal True Match Foundation is marketed as a ‘super blendable’ foundation with a creamy liquid texture, flawless finish and true-to-skin shades that ‘matches the colour and texture of your skin’. It contains SPF 17 and it comes in a 30ml glass bottle with a pump (something you shouldn’t get too excited about, but which you actually do).

This foundation has a silky texture and matte & luminous finish. From what I can gather it’s pretty much identical to Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk in this aspect, and it feels very pleasant on the skin. True Match claims to give your skin a flawless finish, which I slightly disagree. It’s definitely not a natural finish, but it’s not flawless either, so I’d put it somewhere in between natural and flawless.

True Match has a great light to medium coverage, perfect as an everyday foundation if you’re used to wearing foundation on a daily basis. It covered my redness and hyper-pigmentation with 1 layer and without clinging to any dry patches.

Where the formula is concerned this is where True Match mainly differs from Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk; The L’Oreal foundation is a creamy liquid and the Armani foundation is more like a creamy paste. Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk is thicker, and therefore it gives you a higher coverage and it’s more longwearing than True Match.

Overall, I’m pleasantly surprised by the L’Oreal True Match foundation and I believe it is very similar to the Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk foundation. Granted, it’s not an 100% dupe because True Match is less long-wearing, less flawless and less creamy, but it’s the most similar foundation to Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk I’ve tried so far, and it doesn’t cost a small fortune! It’s fantastic for everyday use and the wide shade range with different undertones is commendable.

Overall Round Up:

- SPF 17

- True to skin shades

- Warm, cool & neutral undertones

- Natural matte & luminous finish

- Light / medium coverage

- Silky texture

- Creamy liquid formulation

- Lightweight

- 20 shades

If you’re thinking of buying Luminous Silk but you can’t quite afford it yet, give L’Oreal True Match a go and see how you get on with it first.