The Body Shop Fresh Nude Foundation (£16/30 ml)
Pro’s
Medium build-able coverage and covers redness
Goes on easily with brush or beauty blender
Very long wearing
Very lightweight/natural feel
Non drying
Non greasy
Available in realistic skin tones
Easy pump action, let’s you choose the exact amount you use
Easily recycled glass bottle
Reasonably priced
SPF 15
Exact colour match as small colour sample on the website
Contains English Rose Water and Aloe Vera
Con’s
Way too matte. Doesn’t give a ‘fresh’ or ‘natural’ finish.
e.l.f Beautifully Bare Foundation (£9/14ml)
Medium build-able coverage and covers redness
Goes on easily with brush or beauty blender
Very long wearing
Very lightweight/natural feel
Non drying
Non greasy
Available in realistic skin tones
Easy pump action, let’s you choose the exact amount you use
Easily recycled glass bottle
Very reasonably priced
SPF 25
Exact colour match as small colour sample on the website
Contains Vitamin A, C, & E, Grape Seed Oil, Pomegranate Oil, and Goji Berry
Con’s
Almost too matte. Sadly, it doesn’t make skin look ‘radiant or dewy’.
The winner
e.l.f Beautifully Bare Foundation
It has ten more SPF than The Body Shop Fresh Nude foundation; works out slightly cheaper and contains more active ingredients for healthy skin. It changes over three hours of wear to look a little less matte, which I’m very glad about.
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