Bourjois Fond de Teint 123 Perfect Foundation for Women, # 51 Vanille Clair, 1 Ounce

I've got fair, sun damaged skin with VERY yellow undertones. My face is very pink however, compared to my very yellow neck and chest. I've also got combo skin, with an oil-slick T-Zone and dry cheeks/chin. It's near impossible for me to find a foundation that matches my neck and chest, stays all day with minimal or no blotting/reapplication, and doesn't just slide off my face. Since discovering Sinead Cady on Youtube several years ago (TheMakeupChair), I decided to give this product a go and it's AMAZING. It's got a nice, light floral smell, is very buildable, dries almost powdery, sets easy, and blush/bronzer goes on really well right over it. I don't really need to set this though with anything and can get at least 5-6 hours without needing to blot, and by the time I need to blot it's more of a dewy oiliness than "omg let me grease my pan with your face."I've been using this in almost every shade now as I do tan easy, and it's yellow-skintone friendly. These do down dry initially a LITTLE more pink than I'd like, but after an hour or two it seems to settle out of that pinkiness and into a nice olive/yellow tone. No flash back at all, either!

I will give this foundation five starts because it is absolutely fantastic! I used this for a year or so before Bourjois pulled all of their products out of Central and South America. I was pleased to see I could find it online. This gives you medium to light coverage, it is super blendable and last for some 6 to 8 hours (please note I live in a very hot and humid tropical country). I love this little bottle of joy!!!!

The shade 51 Vanille is slightly too yellow for me. I should have bought 52 Vanille which was my shade in Healthy Mix. However, the formula is great if you have oily skin - it's on par with Estee Lauder Double Wear. Lasts all day and won't break apart. I'd buy it again in the other shade.

Really nice foundation.

I usually use the healthy mix in the same shade. Because of long lead times, I decided to give this one a shot. It definitely has more coverage, which I like. Overall, I like the formula but the problem is that this is much more yellow, definitely not a neutral. Perhaps with more of a tan this would work for me, but right now this is definitely a "no" for me...and I have olive skin tone...

I heard about Bourjois on Youtube, and many said it was a very good "drugstore" foundation. I wanted to try it, but unfortunately all US stores pulled all Bourjois products. I struggled to find an online store that would ship to the US, and I don't know why checking Amazon completely slipped my mind! I hesitated to buy this, because it was sold through the Marketplace, and I've never purchased a foundation through the Marketplace. I took a chance and placed my order for 51 Vanille Clair (the lightest available). The bottle came to me about a week later, in a box with a thick piece of paper crumpled in it to prevent it from breaking (glass bottle). Thankfully the seal was still intact. This foundation promises to do quite a bit! Stating it has "3 correcting pigments." Yellow for dark circles and spots, mauve for an anti dull complexion, and green to steer you clear of redness. It also is supposed to be a hydrating foundation, I have combination to oily skin so I had no use for that haha. The consistency is quite watery and is comparable to Chanel's Vitalumiere aqua (I'm 10 beige), which happens to be my favorite foundation! I applied it with my realtechniques makeup sponge, and set it with Chanel's Les Beige powder in N10. I'm VERY fair skinned so this foundation, as many are, was a shade too dark so I had to apply it down my neck. The coverage it light to medium, and took a little bit to dry so if you have the time you could easily build the coverage. The smell (probably contains fragrance) is light almost like a floral. I didn't try to wear it for 16 hours (which is claims to last), but it stayed put for the 5+ hours I did wear it. Overall, it's a nice foundation, that I would repurchase.

I have normal to dry aging skin. Median coverage, seems to be buildable. More of a matte finish on my skin. Lasts through the work day with minimal blotting necessary. Doesn't settle into pores or fine lines, but a little too dry for my skin. The search continues for my holy grail foundation.

Weight of this product was sticky and heavy and did not provide the type of coverage I was hoping. The tint color did not match my skin tone as well as I had hoped, although I had tried this color in another foundation product that was made by this same company. Disappointed in the purchase, but not worth the trouble to return.