£121. Just so we’re clear right from the beginning. This is the £121 foundation. It’s the Serge Lutens Spectral Foundation. Serge Lutens is notoriously expensive … I mean, lip glosses are £60! On a ml. basis, the foundation looks like a snip up against that, although to be fair, you don’t get a whole lot of foundation either (30ml). The strangest thing about it is the weird plastic cover which takes away a whole lot of the product when you remove it unless you want to spend your time scraping it back in.
The shade looks much darker in the pot than it does on skin: this shade (IB40) turned out to be exactly my colour and in terms of coverage and finish – beautiful. I can’t fault it at all. But then, I can’t fault many foundations for a fraction of the price. The finish is a near matte, but for a slight skin sheen when the light catches your complexion, yet it’s a forgiving finish. There is no powdery dryness and in fact, the texture is the embodiment of weightlessness and feels very silky. You don’t feel it at all on your skin.
But, what the heck is in it for that money? It does contain argan oil but… For that matter, what is in a lipstick that costs £60? It’s not even as though you could wax lyrical about the packaging because even that is rather ordinary. This one is going to remain a mystery for ever, other than to realise that if you pay £121 for a foundation and it feels incredibly special because of that, and subsequently you feel incredibly special, then really, does it matter, if you have that money available? The luxury market is a law unto itself and I know I get caught up in it (Chanel handbags for example) – not often, I must add. When my children were smaller I was forever having to do the food shop on my way home so was always the mum with a Chanel bag full of fishfingers. That kind of thing is so much less important to me now but at the time I was so thrilled to have it and it did feel very special. It still does, really.
Is Serge Lutens Cream Foundation worth £121 in terms of ingredients? No. But if it makes you feel £121 confident, that’s another matter altogether. I wouldn’t spend it, nor the lipstick, but I wouldn’t be quick to judge someone who did. That said, there are so many amazing beauty products around, both luxury and budget, that don’t even touch those prices, I am amazed the brand still exists at all.
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10 comments
Wow is that a record price for a foundation? I love the odd high end splurge (eyes Chanel and YSL stash) but that is ridiculous. Guess the brand is aimed at a particular clientele. Does it contain any SPF?
This foundation is fabulous! I bought mine and so I can really judge-there is a huge difference between this and a MAC product or a MUF product – no point in taking away from something just because it is expensive as P Begoun does!
anyone who feels the need to spend this much on a foundation would be better served to take the money and spend it on a session with a psychiatrist. classic example of the beauty industry preying on women’s insecurities yet again.
Shiseido owns Serge Lutens. I suspect that Shiseido’s most expensive foundation (from the Future Solution line) will look just as fabulous but is still less expensive than this one. I happen to own the Future Solution foundation which comes in a jar (not the best packaging format), but it is the best foundation I have ever had.
For £121 I’d expect it to do all my washing up and hoovering as well.!!
Oooohhh wow! Super pricey! I would love to try a foundation with argan oil in it! But the price is scary. lol
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Both Armani and Sisley have foundations in this price range. I’ll stick with uncle Serge’s perfumes
I think the packaging looks a bit rubbish for the price and not very practical at all! I’m sure it must be a lovely product though.
It’s nuts, but God I love Serge. He’s is the ultimate creative genius. No MUA can even come close to him these days. I would rather spend that money one one of his coffee table books to be honest.
Love Surge Lutens, the fragrances are absolutely to die for (surprisingly cheaper than this foundation)