L'Oréal Paris Infallible Pro-Glow Foundation Review

I was very excited to be chosen for this trial. I have spent alot of money in my time trying to find a foundation to suit my skin. Definitely great for dry skin, I have had trouble with other foundations leaving dry patches and this one didn't. Nice medium coverage. I was worried it was going to be too light as it's quite a runny liquid but coverage was good. Lasted my 12hr work day which is great!! After using for a week I am more than happy and can see me buying it when I run out.

I've been using the LOreal Infallible 24HR MATTE & TOTAL COVER for over a year so was stoked to be chosen for this trial! I was very nervous picking a colour and found the website recommended for the trial team very helpful - when it arrived it was a perfect match for my skin which is a miracle in itself! (204 natural buff) Which leans more towards a yellow skin tone instead of pink - LOreal is one of the very few that cater to my skin tone. I have Melasma (dark irregular pigment patches) all over my face from sun damage so foundation is something I struggle with as it seems to highlight these patches instead of blur or cover. I also have dry flaky patches & an oily T zone at times.

Thats my backround - now for the product: I was suprised by the runny consistency compared to my other 2 foundations. It felt very lightweight to use/wear and would recommend for people wanting a light/medium coverage or even first time foundation users. You can build it up over areas you need more coverage. Great foundation for during the day but personally I would prefer more coverage/heavier foundation for a night out. Ive used it over a light day cream with SPF15 and it did well mostly staying in place till dinnertime. Then I tried it with a heavier hydrating moisturizer and found it didnt hold quite as well and my oily T-zone was an issue but it didnt grab onto my dry patches like other foundations which was a nice suprise! And another combination I tried was my light day moisturizer, primer and setting powder and it did the best with this combination lasting well into the evening with good coverage. So in terms of 24hr wear I would say more like 12hr if you do all the prep work. And where my pigment patches are concerned I was very pleased that it didnt seem to highlight them but blur them slightly instead so thats a clear winner in my books! The finish of it is 'dewy' which is different for me but I liked it. Overall I love it for daily use and it will now be a constant in my makeup drawer! Thank you Beautyreview & LOreal - great trial

Thanks again Beauty review for the chance to review this amazing foundation. I absolutely love it!!! It offers really good coverage for me without caking into my fine lines. It offers a nice glow but not a massive shine like when someone needs a powder finish. A little bit goes a long way! The texture is nice and not clunky at all. I selected the perfect shade for me, no makeup lines around the neck, it blends in perfect with my natural skin tone. I have been using it everyday since I received it from beauty review and I think I have actually found a foundation I really like and want to stick to. I’m 100% percent happy with this foundation and if you’re thinking of trying it then do.

Packaging: I do like the fact that this is a squeeze tube rather than a pump bottle as I feel like I’ll be able to get the product out more easily when it is running low.

The lid twists off easily, even when your hands are nice and slippery from the primer that you’ve just ’smooshed’ all over your face because you were way too lazy to wash your hands between steps…

Product: This is a very runny foundation, to the point that when I am putting the lid back on the tube I can feel it running slightly across the back of my hand, though thankfully it hasn’t managed to escape onto the floor yet. (I squeeze it onto my hand by the base of my thumb and then dab it over my face, or use the beauty blender directly from the back of my hand.

SPF: I like the fact that it has SPF 15 in it, and it didn’t feel heavy on my skin throughout the day. I successfully avoided getting sun burnt at Electric Avenue.

It goes a surprisingly long way, and doesn’t leave me with a greasy feeling, and I don’t think it highlights the dry patches on my nose too much either. It does seem to have a nice finish, while still letting me keep a more natural look and didn’t transfer onto my hands when I touch my face (which is seriously all the time).

Coverage: this is described as medium coverage and I would agree with that. It did a really good job of covering the acne I’ve got on my chin at the moment as well as a blemish on my cheek in a really obvious place just below my cheekbone..

Lasting: Applied with a damp beauty blender over a base of Australis Primer, and then a mattifying powder pressed over top it lasted me from 2pm to midnight at the electric avenue music festival in Christchurch. I didn’t feel like it was going to slide off my face at my dance classes, and it didn’t transfer onto any clothing( yay!). It also still looked ok after I'd removed my motorbike helmet on two rides yesterday.

Touch ups: So I may have had a disastrous (not exaggerating) eyeliner experience where I had to remove the attempted wing from my left eye 4 times (I kid you not, it was horrific). I was able to very easily fix this area with foundation again without it looking super obvious and it easily covered the associated redness from trying to remove the darn eyeliner in the first place.

Application: I had one day that it felt weird to apply and wasn’t behaving the way I wanted to, I realised I’d forgotten to dampen my beauty blender and that totally fixed the problem… so that was user error.

100% loving this and haven’t touched another foundation since I received this trial.

In a compact plastic tub L’Oreal claims some enticing qualities for me including: broad spectrum SPF, hydrating, up to 24 hr, radiant finish & having a air light texture. I usually would be drawn but with being Pro-Glow too I’d give it a miss....I have been proven wrong. I would be concerned about the thin nature settling into my fine lines but it didn’t any more than any other foundation.

I am not a lover of “glow”, I do prefer matt. I can describe the glow as more natural which has been a refreshing look during these hot days so am 100% proven wrong. I see they have a matt version in the line too so will try that one during the cooler months.

It complimented the L’Oreal Revitalift Laser X3 Serum which I use as a primer.

During weekend just one layer with just mascara and lip gloss, looked so casual but photo happy. Weekday two layers & a little more time with blush etc... Was surprised too how it gave me that great in-between look, again lasted fine for the day.

I was also delighted at how easy it was to apply down jaw line with no streaking etc...

I wouldn’t describe it as air light but more on the thin side & was surprised that I could apply with my finger tips. It didn’t come out of the tube too quickly (which I thought it might be quite thin). Absorbed very quickly into skin and a little went a long way. I did think the tube seemed small but looking at some of my other foundations 30ml is standard. This packaging is simple and slim, no pump so I’ll be able to utilise every last drop. A great take away size....sometimes it’s just the simple things that get my tick (so annoying with larger glass bottles when going away).

Wouldn’t work for an evening look but happy to have it in my cupboard. Especially quick and easy to pop on if you are having one of those “rush out quickly” mornings.

Thanks BeautyReview for sending review my way, I am especially enjoying L’Oreal at the moment and find the table breakdown on back of their packaging quite handy. It indicates Finish, Wear time, Coverage and Texture.

I loved this product. I've been using revlon colorstay for about 9 years and haven't found anything that was remotely as good on my skin. I really enjoyed this foundation and will definitely repurchase. Considering I picked the color from an online swatch, I was very surprised that the color actually looked the same on my skin. I got sand beige as I have some yellow undertones and this was perfect. I found it didn't oxidize either, and stayed true to color throughout the day. The consistency is quite runny, but the coverage is good, so I found I didn't need much product. I applied with both foundation brush and using my fingers and preferred the brush application to get a nice even coverage. The coverage style is true to the description, about medium, but gives a really nice even color with a slightly dewy look. Very natural. I found applying a thin second layer under my eye helped with my dark circles. I would still recommend concealer to cover spots. Setting with powder helped it look flawless for longer, but I mostly just left as is and I still looked like I had foundation in at the end of the work day, don't think it would live up to the 24hrs though!

First of all - I love that this is in a squeezy bottle. This morning I dropped it as I'm rather clumsy and when it just bounced on the tile floor and didn't break I was so happy. Had it been one of my glass foundation bottles things would have gotten messy. The squeeze tube also makes it easy to get product out, and to ensure you get what you need.

The foundation itself is very liquidy and can run. So if you apply it to the back of your hand before going in with your application method of choice you might want to not tip your hand over if you don't want to be cleaning up foundation from the floor.

It has a scent, but nothing offensive, and once on the face I don't notice it.

Coverage was very much light to medium. It was buildable, but it didn't cover my sun-related pigmentation or general redness with one layer. It's buildable though and I found two layers did the trick.

Application was... interesting. Initially I used a Beauty Blender and it was not good. The coverage was sheer. It didn't cover much, and I was left unimpressed. Then I read the instructions and it said to use your fingers and dot in a rolling motion. So I did - and it worked fantastically! I also used a brush and that was good, but fingers were the best tool with this foundation.

As for glow? I wouldn't say I glowed, but it definitely left my skin looking more luminous. The one thing that I wasn't a fan of was that while it was fantastic on the parts of my skin that are dry, but smooth and in good condition, I did notice it gripped to my super dry/scaly patches - such as pimples that were at the scabby stage. And my nose, which tends to be extra dry, looked quite patchy and obviously covered in foundation on the extra dry days - so I wouldn't use it when my skin isn't in great condition.

Overall though I really enjoyed this foundation and can see it being my go-to foundation for those great skin days when you don't want full coverage but want to look pulled together.

This foundation is targeted towards Normal to Dry skin, which is right up my alley. While I didn't get long to try this out (due to a shipping delay), my first impressions so far is that the foundation has good intentions but unfortunately doesn't follow through. I found that the foundation accentuated my pores and the finish is quite powdery. However I would say the coverage is pretty good if you're looking for something light/medium. The staying power is excellent. I also would give props to it for including sunscreen, so important during our Kiwi summers! Ultimately it was an ok foundation, I won't be running to the stores to purchase however if you're looking for something decent then give this a try at least.

This is a liquidy foundation - the texture reminds me a bit of MAC Face and Body - but it's nowhere near as versatile. The thin-ness made it a little difficult to apply with a brush and I'd recommend patting it in with a sponge instead. The brand recommends fingers but I find that messy and potentially unhygienic, plus tools generally give a better finish. While the product says "pro glow" and is targeted towards normal to dry skin, the texture and finish was a bit unforgiving. It looks nice and natural on the skin where it's smooth and hydrated already, but clings visibly to areas of texture and clogged pores rather than smoothing out around them. It's also a bit thin for my oilier areas - definitely a product best suited to people who already have a fairly normal, clear skin. Lasting power was fine, I haven't tested it any longer than a normal day but I didn't notice any visible fading or wearing away, apart from where I was a bit oilier. I really like the packaging because anything in a soft plastic, squeezy tube makes heaps of sense to me. Practical, unbreakable, and easy to get every last drop out of it. I'm not fussed about the SPF content. I'd almost rather foundations didn't have SPF in because the SPF 15 in this isn't going to give anyone enough sun protection, so it kind of gives you false comfort. The most disappointing thing about this foundation is the lack of shades available in stores here. Shade range has been a huge hot topic in the beauty community recently and L'Oreal have the budget and the reach to be a bit more inclusive.

I was so impressed by the coverage that this product provided. It was easy to apply either a sweeping layer for a day of errands or fuller coverage for that date night I finally got with my hubby! I really like the tube, it's easy to apply just a little to my applicator without it getting everywhere. My only concern would be near the end of the tube making sure I can get most of it out. But then again you get that with any container. I would have given it a 5 but I found that the glow of the foundation was a bit much with my older (cough cough 40 year old skin) but I love the feel of it so much I have ordered some powder just so I can try it with a more matt finish. I know that this isn't the point of the foundation (it's supposed to make you glow) but I just want the option not to. My skin felt great with it on!