Luminous Silk Natural Glow Blurring Liquid Foundation with 24 Hour Wear
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Armani Beauty's Luminous Silk foundation has been reformulated, and opinions are sharply divided. Professional makeup artist Julia Adams MUA says the new version "only works for drier or dehydrated skin types" and lacks the original's magic, while professional makeup artist Makeup By Nikki La Rose calls it "not worth it" and notes it "doesn't dry down." Several creators praise the expanded olive-friendly shade range and natural glow, but the $69 price tag is widely questioned, with Sophie calling it "not $70" quality.
FULL REVIEWS
POSITIVE
- “This is my favorite like medium coverage proper foundation for years in a row”2:46–2:54
- “It's just so good”
- “It's luminous in again kind of like that healthy glowy skin”3:02–3:07
- “It's a very like natural finish”3:07–3:10
- “It wears really well throughout the day and it's thin. It feels pretty weightless”3:12–3:18
- Source: Best of Beauty 2025: Favorite Makeup and Fragrance - Jan 4, 2026
Variant: 4.5
- “They just reformulated this. I love it”2:21–2:25
- “You guys are going to see today how beautiful this wears. You'll really see how it wears with no primer”
- “I'm not a big reformulation girl, but they did their thing with this one. I absolutely love it”2:32–2:38
- “It just gets better with time. It's more loamy. It adheres to your skin. You don't look like a greasy mess. I love it”2:38–2:45
- “And look, skin, but even. You don't even see my melasma anymore. Love it. Love it”2:42–2:51
- Source: 12-hour wear test of new Dior, Huda Beauty, and OneSize products - May 7, 2026
Variant: 4.5
- “This is just one of those that not only gives you coverage, it makes your skin like look like skin”10:43–10:51
- “It's not heavy. It warms up to your skin”10:48–10:55
- “They have a ton of shade, so you will find your shade”10:54–10:59
- “It lasts all day”10:55–11:00
- “It's going to be one of those foundations. It kind of gives a little bit serum foundation that's very pigmented that gets better with skin warmth and the longer you wear it throughout the day”11:02–11:07
- “This is magic”
- “This is truly a better version, an updated version, better formula”11:23–11:28
- “This one did the trick. This one did really wear so so much better”11:35–11:40
- Source: 10 High-End Sephora Makeup Products You Actually Need (2026) - Jun 2, 2026
Variant: 9
- “Y'all know this is my holy grail as an olive skin brown girl”7:20–7:26
- “I don't have a better shade match than this foundation here”7:26–7:29
- “This is their reformulated foundation. I weirdly like the reformulation even more”8:14–8:20
- “I wear shade 9, and this is one of the few foundations that have seven true olive shades”8:20–8:24
- “Armani has always been for the olive skin girls”
- “I get that she's expensive, and she's not for everyone”8:28–8:34
- “This comes in at $69 for 1 oz of product, therefore coming in at $69 per ounce”8:30–8:37
- Source: Drugstore vs high-end makeup price per ounce comparison - Apr 11, 2026
Variant: 4.5
- “The Armani one is buildable”
- “You can apply it in the thin or full coverage or even use it as a concealer”
- “Love them both”
- Source: My Most-Used Makeup Products of 2025 - Nov 28, 2025
- “I think the formula works for everyone”1:38–1:42
- “It's a soft matte finish”1:40–1:44
- “It's beautiful”
- Source: Best Sephora Products You Need: Full Face + VIB Rouge Sale Haul - Apr 21, 2026
Variant: 9
- “They recently reformulated this foundation and expanded the shade range, so they have much more options for olive skin, which I'm so happy about”7:11–7:17
- “I found that this shade 5.3 is perfect for my light medium with neutral olive skin”7:17–7:28
- “This is perfect definition of combination average glow foundation”7:25–7:32
- “It has more coverage than this MP each foundation, but it still has that glowy finish and looks pretty natural if you apply a really thin layer”7:30–7:37
- “If you haven't found your perfect shade and if you have olive skin, I think this is truly worth the money because I haven't found any perfect olive foundation at drugstore”7:44–7:51
- “If I have to choose one product category from complexion product to splurge on, it has to be foundation”7:56–8:03
- Source: Sephora Sale Recommendations: What's Actually Worth Buying - Apr 11, 2026
- “It is for my more normal to dry to maybe just like a little bit oily in their T-zone client, who does not want to look super made up, but wants their makeup to last”5:54–6:04
- “I like the new formulation even better than this one”6:09–6:14
- “I do enjoy using it, and I feel like it looks good every time I do”6:14–6:21
- Source: Professional kit series: foundations I carry and why - Mar 18, 2026
Variant: 6.5
- “I think this is beautiful. Like I think this looks really nice”27:07–27:12
- “It's just significantly so much more glowy than the original”27:10–27:16
- “I also think that the coverage has been sheared down”
- “If they had just given this a different name, didn't call it Luminous Silk... I think I'd have a totally different opinion”27:32–27:35
- “The Armani one to me feels like a flanker, like a fragrance flanker”31:14–31:18
- Source: Iconic foundations reformulated: testing new versions - Mar 8, 2026
Variant: 9
- “I've worn the new reformulation a few times”3:53–3:58
- “I guess if you love the old one, you'll love the new one, but I don't find it to be like that special testing it with new eyes within the context of what else is out there right now”4:13–4:17
- “It's good. It is good, but it doesn't make me feel as confident as like the Prada does”4:24–4:29
- Source: Sephora sale 2026: Do's, don'ts & what's in my cart - Apr 9, 2026
Variant: 5 Light Neutral
- “Try Armani Luminous Silk Foundation”
- “This is shade five”
- “Ended up picking shade five”
- “I actually think it looks a little yellow right now, but we're going to blend it out and see”
- “It looks pretty good if you ask me”
- Source: Finding the Perfect Foundation for Olive Skin Tones - Jun 22, 2025
MIXED / NEGATIVE
Variant: 6.5
- “Armani recently reformulated their cult classic luminous silk foundation and made a foundation that worked for so many different skin types and reformulated it to something that only works for drier or dehydrated skin types”4:12–4:18
- “I don't get any luminous silk vibes at all from this skin finish”4:34–4:39
- “As a foundation on its own, I think it is nice. It's just nowhere near as beautiful as it once was”4:49–4:53
- Source: Best and worst of latest makeup launches - Feb 25, 2026
- “If we're talking about the old formula, totally worth it”6:49–6:53
- “The new formula is just different”6:51–6:55
- “It's thin. It doesn't dry down”7:05–7:09
- “It's still a really pretty foundation, but it's not the original”7:13–7:19
- “I'm going to say it's not worth it”
- Source: 50 of the best sellers at Sephora: buy or skip? - Apr 4, 2026
- “Armani luminous silk a cult classic for many great reasons and well deserving reasons the foundation lives up to all the hype and more it is long lasting glowy Second Skin like it always looks perfect no matter what your skin type is”2:18–2:25
- “It's one of those formulations that I always feel so confident putting on all my clients and also so confident recommending to you as a viewer whether you are mature young acne prone oily dry combination normal whatever it is if you have skin your skin is going to love the Armani limit”2:30–2:36
- Source: Luxury vs drugstore: where to spend your money - Mar 8, 2025
- “This can look absolutely beautiful, but it doesn't always mesh well with different bases and setting powders, so it's just too finicky for $69”0:06–0:10
- Source: Pass or Repurchase: Top 30 New Beauty Launches - Apr 1, 2026
- “I wore this yesterday to make sure that I wasn't crazy. It looks like a drugstore foundation, a very good drugstore foundation, but I mean, not $70”7:43–7:47
- “You need to be so mindblowing to be worth 70 bucks”8:22–8:28
- Source: Sephora Sale 2026: What to Skip, Hidden Gems & Top Picks - Apr 10, 2026
WHAT CREATORS SAY
- Consensus
- 4.2 / 5 from 10 creator reviewsGrailPeople ratings based on creator reviews.
- Good for
- Dry skin (3) · All skin types (2) · Olive skin tones (1)
- Features
- Long-wearing (4) · Dewy finish (4) · Easy to use (2) · Medium coverage (2) · Natural finish (2)
- Value
- Value for money (3)
- ⚠ feels overpriced to some (2)
- ⚠ can feel drying / tight (1)
- ⚠ may not suit all skin types (1)
Product details
Details
- Type
- liquid foundation
- Finish
- natural
- Shade
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- Key ingredients
- Niacinamide, Glycerin, Dimethicone, Isododecane, Alcohol Denat., Silica, Tocopherol, Hydrolyzed Lupine Protein, Pancratium Maritimum Extract, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate
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