The product: This foundation comes housed in a glass bottle and is a very lightweight watery liquid. There isn't really a fragrance as such, but it does have a very slight odour out of the bottle; I didn't find it bothered me as it did not linger. The tester: Early 50's, combination, sensitive skin in reasonable condition but light age spots starting to show. The result: The instructions say to use 2-3 drops, and that certainly did cover over my nose and very dry cheeks, but I felt it wasn't quite enough for my preferred level of coverage for my whole face. I found about six drops was sufficient for a nice even coverage for me. The foundation does indeed smooth out your complexion and has a very natural looking satin-matt finish. It melts so perfectly into your skin it doesn't appear at all like you have make-up on. The finish lasted all day and surprisingly, as I have an oily T zone, I found I didn't need to blot it or touch it up. I do have age spots, and the foundation did help to fade them slightly, however even dotting the foundation directly on top did not disguise them completely - so you will still need concealer if you want that job done well.
All in all, I felt this was a beautiful product for casual outings where I didn't want a full face makeup. It worked really well with my daily sunscreen, and as I use an all-mineral sunscreen which does have a slightly white cast I found Plumping Tinted Serum just lovely over the top.
First impressions of this product were pleasing. I love products in glass bottles so that was an instant tick for me. It is sleek, tidy and doesn't take up too much room on the bench. It has a different applicator than what I have ever used for a foundation. The wee pipette I found to be more annoying than anything else. You would actually have to consciously squeeze before using so that you could drip it from it. I did however find that just pulling it out it would have quite a lot dripping at that point so I just used it off that and on to my fingers. I guess the plus would be that you don't actually need to touch the foundation and the bottle so as not to contaminate the whole bottle. You do have to be a little careful not to bump the edges as you pop it back into the bottle otherwise you will end up with product all over the bottle itself. I would love to see this in some sort of pump bottle. The consistency of the formula is very runny so you need to quickly pop on your face. I found the coverage to be quite sheer as I guess is to be expected with a tinted serum. I initially used my finger tips to spread it over my face but had better results using a brush. It looked great on my cheeks and around my eyes but I noticed that you could see it quite easily in my pores around my nose. Adding a little powder seemed to help in these areas. I'm not sure I noticed huge results with the serum itself. Perhaps if I use it for a longer period of time I will. I think this product would be good for everyday wear and something you can quickly pop on. You would definitely need some extra cover if you chose to wear this all the time. The fragrance wasn't too overpowering and I didn't have any issues with it. I think this would be an excellent foundation for someone wanting to just even out their skin tone slightly but perhaps if there are bigger issues with coverage then a slightly heavier foundation may be better. It is a great cost effective product and I'm sure there are much more expensive products performing similarly. I will definitely continue to use this, but only if my skin is pretty good, as I think I'd need a little more if I have any blemishes.