LAURA GELLER NEW YORK Baked Balance-N-Brighten Color Correcting Powder Foundation, Fair

Brilliant foundation powder! This Laura Geller Baked Balance-n-Brighten is a proper gem. The Porcelain shade gives a lovely natural finish that doesn't look cakey or settle into fine lines. Rather clever how it colour-corrects whilst evening out the skin tone.The demi-matte finish strikes just the right balance - not too flat, not too glowy. Brilliant for building up coverage where needed, but still looks wonderfully natural. Dead easy to apply with a brush, and it stays put throughout the day without going patchy. Proper good value for money, this one!

This is good and does what it claims, it doesn't settle into lines and is buildable. It's a good product for mature skin and I have noticed on photographs that my face looks brighter.I wish it had a little more coverage, but I will try using it with concealer and building it to try and get the perfect results.I do like it and it is very easy and quick to use on the darker mornings and it doesn't leave any tide lines if you miss a bit of blending etc.I applied using kabuki brush and I find that it isn't drying my skin and it doesn't look powdery...which I'm happy about as I prefer a dewy finish on my mature skin.

Love it, Love it. Love itI tried all three of the baked foundations and for me this is my favourite and perfect for a daytime look. It is super quick and easy to apply (so long as you have the right tools - ie the retractable beauty brush) and mess free!. It's just the right finish fot me and has a nice luminosity which is enough to give a nice dewey look without being too shiny. I am very fair skinned so could have probably got away with either the fair or porcelain shade but went with porcelain (the lightest shade) for it's pink tones as my skin can tend to look a bit sallow sometimes. It has a real brightening effect which brings the skin to life, it doesn't look or feel heavy or like you are wearing heavy make up or look 'mask like' or cakey as some liquid foundation can. It's a lovely natural finish which is just enough to even skin tone and bring your face to life. Some reviewers have commented they found it a bit pricey but one thing to remember is that one of these will easily last for months of end and you would probably have had to buy at least 4 bottles of liquid foundation before this needed replacing. Others have said they feel this doesn't give enough coverage. Although this is buildable it is designed to give a natural light to medium coverage. If you want a fuller coverage I would recommend using the double take foundation with either this or balance and glow on top. When I apply this (or any of the baked foundations) I always put a little face oil first ( due to my skin being probt yo dryness) and let it sir a few minutes before applying the foundation. I feel like the oil helps it adhere my skin. I also find a make up fixing mist helps set it in place.Before this I tried the balance and glow but found it too shiny to use on its own, although it does work extremely well on top of the double take full coverage foundation when I want more of a full make up look - such as on a night out.

After using the same foundation for the past 10 years, it was time for a change. The foundation I used in my 40’s no longer looked good in my 50’s and sat in my fine lines or made my skin look caked & dry.I’d done lots of research into different brands and it was a choice between Jones Road or Laura Geller. After watching a lot of videos, reviews & tutorials decided to give LG a go as it was less expensive.I’ve always brought make up in store but was reassured by their free returns/exchange policy incase the shade wasn’t right.I also liked the fact that they were Cruelty Free - something that was important to me but not immediately obvious on their website, I had to do some research to find this out (Laura Geller you’re missing a trick here!)I was pleased with the packaging and how the product looked but was really impressed with how the actual product worked for me.I’ve found dabbing a little on at a time with a big brush helps build the coverage to your liking. It definitely doesn’t sit in my fine lines and doesn’t look cakey. You can achieve a natural look easily and it’s long lasting. It definitely covers the redness on my nose & cheeks.I’ve been so impressed with this I ordered the next shade down too as my skin colour changes in winter in the UK when I lose my tan.I also ordered the Baked Starter Kit direct from LG in the USA as the discount was better. I’ve been beyond impressed with this. As a blonde with pinky tones, the colour choices are perfect and the products stay put. I’ve never been able to blend eyeshadow effectively but this colour combo and product makes me look like a pro!!So, a big YES for Laura Geller from the UK for me, great value for money and great products which are easy to use and compliment mature skin beautifully!

I read the hype; highly recommended for 50 year old skin, gentle on fine lines and wrinkles etc. Bingo I thought! Well, after using it for a week I'm not blown away by it. The shade is a good match to my pale skin despite the large amount of pink pigment, and it is indeed a very fine and good quality powder, however it seems to highlight the pores of my skin and it does not offer enough solid coverage to use on its own. You'd have to have considerably more youthful skin to do that! I am using it as a finishing powder over a thin layer of liquid foundation as it's way too expensive to waste. I had also not understood that the brightening effect means a hint of metallic bronzer which I really do not like for every day wear. Not the raging success I was hoping for!

Wow. Just a little goes a long way. Doesn’t act like a powder. Was concerned as it looks so light on the brush, but it definitely covers up the blemishes and dark spots . Colour matched perfectly.