foundation · matte · $60.00 · Dior, Dillard's, Sephora UK
You can see it just covers everything.▶ 32:33–32:39
Really nice and lightweight though.
Gorgeous powder finish.
Beautiful coverage.▶ 32:40–32:46
This is one of the reformulations that I like a lot better than the original.▶ 32:43–32:48
I'm happy with this amount of coverage.▶ 32:48–32:52
I think if you have dry skin, I really don't think you need to use powder.▶ 33:16–33:19
Really great longevity on this one, too.▶ 33:28–33:33
Source: Iconic foundations reformulated: testing new versions · Mar 2026foundation · natural · $57.00 · Dior
The finish of this foundation is moisturized and glowy without looking greasy.▶ 37:53–37:57
Kind of takes on the appearance of freshly applied skin care.
It doesn't get any shinier than it was initially, but it will get some life back into it once it's been worn.▶ 37:05–37:16
It doesn't lose its sheen even when it's set with powder.▶ 37:19–37:23
I think it still keeps a really good amount of life to the formula.▶ 37:21–37:28
I love this foundation.▶ 37:36–37:39
The first time I wore it, I kept looking in the mirror and I was like, it looks so good.▶ 37:39–37:43
It's so beautiful.▶ 37:43–37:46
Source: Iconic foundations reformulated: testing new versions · Mar 2026foundation · matte · $52.00 · Sephora, Estée Lauder
You'll notice it's got a little bit more flex to it.
It flexes with the face and it doesn't stay.▶ 19:04–19:08
It just doesn't feel as tight as the original did.▶ 19:06–19:10
It's significantly more matte than the areas where it's more sheer.▶ 19:14–19:19
I like the new version.
I agree with all the claims Estée Lauder has made about this foundation in terms of improving the longevity, a more modern, lifelike matte finish.▶ 21:55–22:01
It's not as flat and one-dimensional as the original was.▶ 22:06–22:10
I think it looks great.▶ 23:28–23:31
Source: Iconic foundations reformulated: testing new versions · Mar 2026liquid foundation · natural · $69.00 · Sephora, Giorgio Armani Beauty
This kind of has taken on a little bit more of a gel-like formula.▶ 26:21–26:29
Still that nice, you know, light to medium coverage.▶ 26:31–26:38
I don't think the coverage has really changed much.▶ 26:36–26:40
Look how much light bounce we have off of the skin.▶ 26:40–26:43
I think this is beautiful.
I think this looks really nice.
It's just significantly so much more glowy than the original.▶ 27:10–27:16
The biggest difference across the board with the new Luminous Silk, it does not have that satin set down.▶ 27:27–27:41
Source: Iconic foundations reformulated: testing new versions · Mar 2026foundation · natural · $60.00 · Sephora, Hourglass Cosmetics, bluemercury
I'm obsessed with this.
I originally got the shade 12. It's a little bit too light for most days, but I think this might be like more of my winter shade.▶ 2:13–2:25
I went several shades deeper and got shade 19.▶ 2:23–2:26
I basically just always mix these together to create a custom shade.▶ 2:25–2:32
It's really nice, lightweight.▶ 2:33–2:37
This also has an added SPF 30 to it.▶ 2:35–2:41
It's luminous, but it's not a sticky or like dewy tacky type of finish.▶ 2:49–2:55
The coverage is there, but also feels really nice and moisturizing throughout the day.▶ 2:52–2:59
Source: What's in my everyday makeup bag · Sep 2025foundation · natural · $48.00 · makeupbymario.com, Sephora, Sephora UK
I like this more than the original surreal skin foundation and I love that one.▶ 9:18–9:27
The original surreal skin is definitely a lot more of a dewy lover's dream.▶ 9:27–9:32
This has quite a unique set down. So it's going to be more of a satin finish on its own and I love the way it looks without powder.▶ 9:34–9:40
When it's paired with the MAKEUP BY MARIO powder or any powder in general, it really takes on that velvety blurred finish.▶ 9:40–9:44
The mario foundation is so lightweight.
It's going to be a lot more comfortable. It's got a good amount of flex to the product.▶ 10:27–10:35
Unlike other matte foundations, it's not going to crack and crumble. And I also find it significantly less likely to migrate on the face throughout the day and settle into lines.▶ 10:36–10:42
The MAKEUP BY MARIO one does a really good job at kind of staying in place. Especially when it's set with powder, a really great long wear and despite being a matte foundation, it does not feel drying on the skin.▶ 10:45–10:49
Source: Sephora Sale Must-Haves: Top Beauty Recommendations & In-Depth Reviews for 2025 · Oct 2025tinted serum foundation · dewy · $55.00 · Sephora, Neiman Marcus, Macy's
This is my probably favorite skin tint that's more full coverage.
With the Estée Lauder one, I feel like if you have things that you want to cover, so you have post-acne hyperpigmentation, active breakouts, redness darkness, but you don't want a full-on foundation. This is where the Estée Lauder really shines.▶ 5:44–6:00
I think it's like one of the best shade matches I have from any complexion product.▶ 6:00–6:06
It dries down really quick, but it has an exceptionally lightweight feel on the skin.▶ 6:08–6:11
It does not feel like makeup and because it dries down to a satin finish, you really don't feel it once the product is set down.▶ 6:12–6:22
It's not going to remain on the skin with much tack or the desire to be set with powder.▶ 6:22–6:28
If you're somebody who can typically skip out on powder, I love how this is not a distracting set down on the skin.▶ 6:28–6:31
You're not going to feel like your hair is going to stick to your face throughout the day, and it's not a distracting wear.▶ 6:34–6:39
Source: Sephora Sale Must-Haves: Top Beauty Recommendations & In-Depth Reviews for 2025 · Oct 2025foundation · luminous · $52.00 · Sephora, Natasha Denona
This shocked me how much I love this. I have been wearing this almost every single day when I want something that's a little bit more luminous.▶ 11:05–11:12
If you tend to like luminous radiant and glowy, I think you're going to love this just as much as I do.▶ 11:12–11:22
I feel like it fits in between a gel and serum.▶ 11:39–11:42
I know this is supposed to be a serum formula foundation but I actually feel like a lot of the qualities that I love about this foundation are very similar to characteristics that I love about some of my favorite gel foundations.▶ 11:43–11:46
This is also a pretty full flawless coverage.▶ 11:55–11:58
You can definitely sheer it out because of that formula.
A little bit of product really has this unique ability to be stretched far across the skin without looking weird or without looking patchy.▶ 12:01–12:11
I love the way it wears throughout the day.▶ 12:11–12:13
Source: Sephora Sale Must-Haves: Top Beauty Recommendations & In-Depth Reviews for 2025 · Oct 2025This is such a unique bronzing formula.▶ 3:01–3:03
I have gone through multiple of these at this point.
It's a product that I constantly hit pan on and it's a product that I use up to its entirety very regularly.▶ 3:07–3:12
This product is initially kind of semi-sheer and you'll see when you blend it into the skin it's just gonna look like a sun-kissed tint on the skin.▶ 3:18–3:30
There's a little bit of pearl so it does give some glow which I love because my skin is dry.▶ 3:30–3:34
It really doesn't read onto the skin as super luminous or overly glowy to where you look like you have highlighter in the bronzer.▶ 3:37–3:41
It just enhances the complexion and gives you that radiance.▶ 3:45–3:48
When I wear the MAKEUP BY MARIO skin enhancer underneath makeup it still peeks out.▶ 4:07–4:12
Source: Sephora Sale 2026 Holy Grails: My Favorite Products · Apr 2026foundation · natural · $95.00 · Chantecaille, Millo
It's pretty darn satin.▶ 11:28–11:32
It's much more of a smoothed out appearance on the skin.▶ 11:13–11:22
The coverage point is much higher.▶ 11:19–11:24
Dries down a lot quicker as well than the original did.▶ 11:22–11:28
You can't stretch it quite as far across the skin because it doesn't have that same slip to it like the original did.▶ 11:31–11:36
This new iteration of the foundation has much more of that smoothing and blurring quality to it.▶ 11:39–11:44
The more you build it up, the more it does take on that makeup appearance to the skin where you will notice it looks more like makeup.▶ 11:42–11:53
When you're setting with powder, you'll see it really, in my opinion, kind of takes on a much more matte finish.
Source: Iconic foundations reformulated: testing new versions · Mar 2026foundation stick · natural · $49.00 · Sephora, Hourglass Cosmetics
Super warm tone.▶ 9:21–9:23
When I have some post acne hyperpigmentation, this is what I like to use because it's an actual foundation.▶ 9:28–9:32
When I'm putting it on the planes of my face where I tend to have those breakouts and those scars, this actually covers them like a foundation but gives me that bronze effect.▶ 9:30–9:35
Source: What's in my everyday makeup bag · Sep 2025foundation · matte · $49.00–$52.00 · Charlotte Tilbury, Sephora
This is exactly the same for me.▶ 40:42–40:46
I like the reformulation, but I also like the original.▶ 40:47–40:52
I feel like it looks exactly the same as the original.▶ 40:52–40:57
I don't think it's more of a modern matte.▶ 40:38–40:42
I like it just as much as I did the reformulation.▶ 41:03–41:07
Definitely most full coverage out of this lineup is going to be the Charlotte Tilbury.▶ 41:07–41:12
Source: Iconic foundations reformulated: testing new versions · Mar 2026foundation · natural · $49.00 · Sephora, mphbeauty.com, London Loves Beauty
There are so many qualities about MPH that remind me of Armani Luminous Silk.▶ 29:28–29:32
It's very fluid.▶ 29:32–29:36
When you're using the liquid formula, you'll quickly start to see that powder set down happening on the skin as the product dries down.▶ 29:32–29:40
It really does have that slightly blurring, slightly powder filter effect that the original Luminous Silk did.▶ 29:43–29:48
She's also got some really great undertones in her line.▶ 29:50–29:54
She does a lot of golden undertones which fit really well.▶ 29:52–29:58
The MPH just drags across the skin like liquid silk.▶ 30:16–30:21
Source: Iconic foundations reformulated: testing new versions · Mar 2026