Honestly, I found it quite hard to use another foundation once I came back from Brazil. The glominerals gloProtective Liquid Foundation did a spectacular job with coverage and held up so well despite long hours and I sincerely have no qualms about calling it my favourite foundation.

But for the days that I didnt have to worry about whether someone would suddenly turn up with a camera in my face, I wanted something that had lesser coverage. Sounds like a weird request because you’ll hardly ever find someone who wants lesser coverage from their foundations, but the main idea was a lighter (and hopefully cheaper) alternative that I could slap on and go for days that I just wanted to be me.

So it was under the recommendation of Sarah of facesbysarah.com that I tried the newly brought in Face Atelier Ultra Foundation at Luxola.com. Truth be told, I’ve never heard of the brand Face Atelier until she told me about it. But the Face Atelier Ultra Foundation has had rave reviews and Luxola.com was the first of its kind to bring it in. It was time to go shopping.

At SGD80 a pop, the alternative foundation that I was looking at had already failed the first criteria of being a (cheaper) alternative for daily use. glominerals gloProtective Liquid Foundation costs SGD65 for a 40ml bottle but the Face Atelier Ultra Foundation stands at 30ml. Nevertheless, the test must go on.

The consistency of the Face Atelier Ultra Foundation was slightly runny and definitely was what I was looking for in terms of being a lighter foundation. Coverage upon application was actually really good, better than what I had wanted, and it was amazing that it didnt feel too heavy on the skin. Though, I must add at this juncture, that the foundation did leave a wee bit of a sticky feeling on the skin after application. But it wasnt something some loose powder couldnt solve.

Despite wanting to use the Face Atelier Ultra Foundation for daily use, this foundation also performs really well for heavy duty use. Pat on a little more foundation, using either your fingers or brush, and then set with a little bit more powder and you’re good to go in front of the camera looking flawless with your girlfriend.

I’ve heard some people say they get breakouts from using this foundation, but I’ve had no problems thus far. You might, however, want to carry around a compact to prevent shine after living in the foundation for a few hours. I cant say this tops the list of my favourite foundations as the glominerals gloProtective Liquid Foundation is a tough one to beat, but I’ll definitely be using the Face Atelier Ultra Foundation more in the days to come.