Get Your Perfect Foundation Shade With Estee Lauder

Last Saturday, Estee Lauder hosted a small public event called "Get Your Perfect Foundation Shade" in the Estee Lauder Counter at Rustans Makati. I've always wondered what my perfect shade was, but I get easily intimidated by the more high end cosmetic brand counters so I end up not trying out their products and just sticking to my trusted drugstore brands. Good thing Estee Lauder gave us the opportunity to find our perfect match!

I arrived at Rustans Makati a little over 2PM and I met up with Gie. It was our first time to meet each other and we bonded over makeup, which was fun! We both approached the counter and asked about the event.

We availed of the two-minute touch up foundation, wherein we sampled the perfect formula and shade for our skin tone. Since we were wearing makeup, Marie of the Estee Lauder counter used Estee Lauder's Take It Away Gentle Cleansing Milk to remove the makeup we had near our jawline and reapplied the foundation shade that matched our skin.

Since I had oily and not so perfect skin, the ideal foundation for me was Estee Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place Makeup SPF 10 in Sand. This foundation is long-wearing (15 hours), gives a medium coverage, and has a natural, semi-matte finish.

I also learned that I had warm skin tone, therefore the actual shade was 2W1 Sand 36.

I liked how this foundation matched my skin and felt light while giving me the coverage I need. I like that it's long-wearing so I won't worry about looking as if my foundation has melted off my face. Foundations are definitely a splurge item in my kit because it goes all over my face, and after road-testing this one for a day, I'm glad that my skin is okay with it. I'll still have to try it out for a longer time so I'll see if it's worth the investment.

After trying out the foundation, Gie and I received a complimentary 10-day sample of our shade of foundation and 3 sachet samples of Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Synchronized Recovery Complex. This serum was meant to prevent signs of aging so I can use it even if I'm just in my early 20s.

I and Marie

Gie and Marie

Bec arrived a little while after we were done trying out the foundations and she had her turn in trying out her shade of foundation. I just realized that we didn't have a picture together here because we dashed off to another event afterwards. Thank you, Marie for assisting us and being nice and accommodating. I'm happy with my first Estee Lauder experience and I'm looking forward to more beauty events like this in the future. :)

Love,
Helen