MY FIRST MAKE-UP REVIEW: L'Oreal Mat Magique BB Veil Pressed Powder

I was browsing through the display for L'Oreal at Watsons in Podium and I was surprised that they still have the Great L'Oreal Sale. Though I was eyeing on the Mat Magique 12HR Matte Foundation, there was no sales rep for L'Oreal, and I wanted to be sure with the shade I'll be getting. Then, I saw the Mat Magique BB Veil Pressed Powder which only has 4 shades. I got the shade Golden Amber, which I think was the darkest.

It looks promising with the word "BB Veil" and it also said that it is infused with Volcanic Perlite Minerals (and I don't have any idea what that is :D). 

Bare Face.

I used it first with L'Oreal Le Tient True Match liquid foundation (Golden Beige). Since the foundation has dewy finish, I thought it would work great with the BB Veil. I applied it using my beautyblender and it looked flawless, but I looked super duper extra white on flash photography and I'm guessing it is because both the foundation and the powder has SPF.

Without flash and on flash photo.

After make-up application (On natural lightning and on flash photo)

Longevity. After 4 hours, I looked super dewy and oily. I'm not sure if its because of my highlight since I'm at our office and it is freezing cold in there.  I blotted my face and retouched using its own sponge. After a total of 12 hours, my face looked super oily. My foundation is still intact though the powder still didn't last for my oily skin. I was not able to get a picture of myself after 12 hours, but it is more worse than the picture below.

After 4 hours

Verdict: It's not great for oily skin, BUT.. I'll give it another try using a different foundation. Why will I give it another try??? Because I want to. Haha. Well, it's my first time using it and I don't want to waste my money for the sole purpose of reviewing the product. Plus, I definitely wanted this to work. So we'll see...

Original Price: Php 399 / But I only bought it for Php 300.

So I tried using my favorite foundation, Revlon ColorStay Foundation for Oily/Combination skin. Let me just say that I have high hopes for this one (as in super high hopes at ayokong masayang money ko and maging fail and first review ko)

After make-up application (On natural lightning and on flash photo)

Still, it looked super flawless on natural lightning or on my mirror when I was doing my make-up, but it still has white cast on flash photography. I also noticed that when I touched my face after applying the BB Veil, it's not as smooth, or as flawless feeling like when you are applying a powder on your face, though the packaging says results is "Long lasting Fresh Matte Look, impeccably perfected finish and ultra sensorial velvety soft touch".

After a total of 12 hours, blotted and retouched on the 4th hour and 8th hour after application.

Final thought: You need to re-touch every now and then or else.. yah know. I guess this will be good for people with dry skin but definitely not for oily skin. To make it really last, you need to use your most trusted liquid foundation. Another thing I didn't like about it is the compact. It is made of plastic, and the way the mirror is under the powder is not convenient. Also, I have only used it twice but I have a feeling that the part where it is all linked (above picture) might break easily. Will I use it again? I guess I would try it again.. why? Sayang naman if I'm not gonna use it again. Haha. Plus I looked pretty naman on my first application. :D As of this writing, I'm trying it again without any foundation, just concealer and primer and I still have the same thought that it's not for oily skin, though mas soft touch na sya. But will I buy it again? Maybe not. It just doesn't fit my pretty and oily skin. :*

I hope this is helpful.

-iana :*

PS. I'm sorry for the bad quality of the pictures. The pictures on this blog will be better, I promise. But regarding the product, I still have the same thoughts. I still try to use it every once in a while and I still need to retouch every hour.