It’s taken me nearly forever to get around to reviewing the Burberry Bright Glow Foundation – I fell back in love with Dior Nude Air for a while. But I’ve finally done it and it’s truly a lovely base.
Coverage wise, it sits at a mid-way point between medium and light and I love that it feels hydrating and lets skin move. It has a ‘white’ translucency which I take to mean brightening and the finish certainly does add skin radiance. It’s not full on dewy and nor is it matte – my skin had a velvet finish but with some glow. Does a matte-dew make any sense? Because that’s the only way I can think to describe it. So, it gives a more awake look to skin – freshening and perfecting but without looking or feeling overdone. The splash of hyaluronic is very welcome as is SPF30.
The shade I have here is No.12 Ochre Nude which is currently about one shade too light – give it a few weeks though for me to take on my winter cast and it will be perfect. Because I use ‘dewy’ foundations mostly, I don’t really need to change up to a winter foundation really – but I do feel that Burberry Bright Glow Foundation would fit right into that category if you need to transition to something more hydrating and flexible feeling due to tautness. Burberry does get it spot on with their bases, that’s for sure. At £36 it’s pricy and I genuinely feel that there is never a need these days to do a major spend on a base, but it acts like a treat worth having with a skin care feel. You can find it HERE.
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Hi Jane, thanks for the review. Ruth from amodelrecommends also said good things about this base. I am not sure whether this is the right platform but would you be able to communicate to the brand that they have released this foundation with only shades uptil honey whereas they had deeper shades in their previous foundation releases of fresh glow and cash mere
Greetings from the US Jane.
Do you know what shade would be good for MAC NC20? If not, what skintone (in MAC speak, if possible) would work best with the No.12? Have you found this to oxidize?
Is there a fragrance associated with this foundation? Does it dissipate?
Finally, is the foundation buildable?
I have redness from Rosacea that’s gotten a little better (knock on wood), as well as freckles that I am not looking to mask. I also have sensitive skin that’s become quite reactive as I’ve gotten older.
What are your Holy Grail foundations and concealers? Can you please include the shade you find works best with your winter skintone? I’m in desperate need of both foundation & concealer, but due to health issues I never have the opportunity or ability to go shopping much less leave my house. I know it sounds ridiculous to be asking about advice for makeup, but the truth is, I want to have something on hand for the infinitesimally minute chance that I will be able to go to my families’ to celebrate the holidays. I’m really hoping I’ll be able to go this year, even if I’m only there for a few minutes. I haven’t been to any holidays at anytime of the year for the past 8 years.
I’m looking to buy some base coverage online, so that I can have something if I do get the chance to go out & that I feel up to putting makeup on- if we do go.
Thank you in advance.
Hi there.. okay, it’s impossible to advice to this detail on foundation coverage – it sounds like you might be better off with some of the colour adapting shades or invest in some colour drops to lighten or darken foundations (Body Shop have some as does CoverFX) which gives you a bit more leeway in buying your colour online. The Burberry foundation is buildable – to a point – you will never get Double Wear type coverage from it -it’s a mid-weight. Foundations I love are Chanel Healthy Glow, L’Oreal Paris True Match, Dior Serum Foundation and have recently discovered Infallible Pro Glow which is amazing. Concealers I rarely use but rate MUFE liquid concealers best. Application I like to do with a soft oval style brush. I’m not sure what you mean about the fragrance – I didn’t find Burberry to be overtly fragranced.