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Today we're going to be diving into a crazy luxurious foundation
and it is from one of my favorite brands, Armani.
Now, let's rewind, let's just rewind for a second here,
because 2016 I don't know how many times I used this foundation.
Now, this is the Tried and True,
Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation.
Now, this one, oh my God,
this one is like,
it's one of those moments where when you're in an interview
and people ask you like,
"If you were on a desert island,
what five beauty items can you not live without?"
Girl, this is one of them.
For some reason, the Luminous Silk made your skin glowy
but full coverage and it was almost like plastic
which is something I'm into.
So, we're going to put this down
and get on to what we're really here for.
So, Armani Beauty has really been killing it lately.
I know not everyone uses them because they are a little more luxurious,
but I have been using their setting spray
for a few videos now.
I really like this one, this is the Armani Prima Setting Spray.
And then of course, I think in a bunch of videos last year
I used the Luminous Silk Compact
which is the powder foundation to that other foundation.
So, I get an alert the other day on my email and it's like,
Armani, brand new foundation, it's full coverage.
And you know me, I'm like,
"Full coverage! What? Did someone call me?"
So, I log in and here's what we see.
Bam!
First of all, the name kind of threw me off
because it's a little weird.
Power Fabric Longwear High Cover Foundation.
And I'm like, Power Fabric,
that is such a weird name.
But the name also hooked me in 'cause it was so weird I was like, hmm.
Now of course, since this is a full coverage foundation I was like,
oh my God, I gotta try this out immediately!
So, as you all know,
when you're buying shades online
it is very hard to find your color
when you obviously have never tried
even the formula before.
Because let's say, this,
let me see, I get asked all the time,
"What is your shade in the Luminous Silk?"
I am shade number 2.
Had to make sure.
Now, two in this brand,
which I have in my hand right here,
may not match the two from the other formula.
I mean, this one looks a little darker.
You see what I'm saying here?
So it's like, how do you really know?
So, I bought three of these
because you guys know I'm not trying
to get played and have some crazy ass skin color.
So, I bought three of these today.
We have shades 2, 3.5 and then 1.
We're obviously going to try these all out right now
and see which one is going to match me.
But I do want to dive in and talk about the product.
Now, the Luminous Silk Foundation, it's pricey
and let me just tell you right now,
the Power Fabric, it's just as pricey.
So, logging in on their website,
this is a $64 foundation.
It says that this is actually best applied with a blending brush.
Mmm.
Now you all know,
I've been using my beauty blender for just about anything,
but today I think we're gonna have to whip out a foundation brush
to buff and see if this thing really works.
Because if the brand says it should be with a brush,
well, we're just going to have to try it with a brush.
Now, this foundation has SPF 25 in it.
Yes, you all know I'm an anti-ageing hoe.
Now, it says that Armani developed a breakthrough
second skin fluid foundation.
Allegedly, this has the highest percentage of
pigments and a supple and elastic texture providing a velvety, luminous, impeccable long-lasting result.
No caking... okay, that's a big claim.
And no settling on fine lines.
Face perfection that looks natural.
Sign me up, girl, whoo work.
You know what's crazy, that I hate,
when a product has SPF in it and it says,
let me just read this verbatim.
It says, reapply every two hours.
Who the fuck has time for that?
You think two hours later into the day
I'm going to pause and stop in traffic and reapply my whole damned face?
I can't, but hey,
if you really want sunscreen to work,
I guess after two hours the shits don't work anymore.
Now, I'm really excited to try this
so I think I'm just going to dive right into it.
I think it's only fair though that I prime the skin
because I would never apply this normally on my bare skin.
So, we're going to go in with a primer
that you all know I've used a million times.
The Guerlain Pure Gold Radiance, of course,
one of my tried and true.
I grabbed my, of course, favorite little brush
that I always apply my primers with
and we're just gonna go in.
Now, it will leave some gold flakes on your skin.
Keep them in there, they dissolve and I'm down for that.
Of course, we had to hit the neck a little bit,
and voila, bam, alright.
So, it says to apply this with a brush
so I grabbed this new angled foundation brush
from Kevin Aucoin, one of my favorite beauty brands.
Now, let's get these clips,
let's pin this hair back
and let this face shine.
Alright guys, I guess
we are about to color match,
so let me unbox shade 1.
I mean, on camera, in the monitor,
it don't look that bad,
but it looks very stark white in person.
And then number 2,
which is my match in the other foundation
looks a little yellow in the bottle but it's also deceiving
'cause it is frosted glass.
And then, of course, we have the third one
which is 3.5 and this looks very summertime, like hmm.
So, I guess there's only one way to find out,
I'm gonna take all three.
I'm just gonna take this and put a little bit on my finger.
This is number 1 and I'm just gonna match it
down here with just a dot.
Oh yeah, that is like really, really fair.
Like, girl, I don't think so.
Okay, number 2 is close.
It's a little yellow though.
And then 3.5, there is no way this is gonna match,
you guys, there's no way.
Oh my God, they're all so different,
like, I am tripping out.
I honestly think the 3.5, is that crazy?
I was almost scared, you guys, like,
it may be a little bronzy but it really
matches my skin tone I think the best.
Okay. I should have done this
before the primer but it's okay
'cause we can fix it.
I'm just gonna take a little make-up wipe
and wipe these off of course.
And now, because my extra ass is so crazy
I like to take tissue or a paper towel,
you guys, and wipe off the residue
of the make-up wipe.
Because obviously if you're gonna put
make-up on over that,
the shit ain't gonna work.
Yes, alright.
Let's give this baby a whirl.
I'm making sure it's the right color... yes, 3.5.
I'm just gonna take some on this brush.
Don't play me girl.
Okay, now it's full coverage,
so I'm just gonna start there
and if you've been watching me for a while
you know I like to do it all
over the face before blending.
This smells just like the Luminous Silk.
It has like its own Armani smell, like,
I don't even know really how to explain it
except it smells foundationy, a little skincarey,
it has this weird undertone of something
and I kinda live for it.
Okay, so before I do anymore
I think I'm just gonna blend this out
and if we wanna add more, we'll add more.
Let's get to it.
We are done buffing and blending,
let me put this down.
Ooh, I feel like I was holding my breath for a minute.
Now, I'm looking in the viewfinder.
Ooh, see right there, it has like a little luminosity
which did exactly say that in this little booklet.
It does look a little luminous so
obviously,I have nothing on my face but primer
and as I'm moving you can see
the skin does have a little bit of like ooh,
a little bit of shine to it.
I know the word shine is kind of scary
because if you're oily you wanna run from that,
but it just gives your skin little... ah
So, if you are oily,
you probably would not like this right off the bat
because it does give you an extra glow.
Alright, so my first impressions are...
Now, it's not a full, full coverage
as I thought.
Like, this said high full coverage,
it definitely covered all of the discoloration
that I have on my face in these problem areas.
If you've ever seen a 4K video of mine,
girl, you know that it's real.
Now, it definitely covered my discoloration on the eyelids.
Got the forehead really nice.
It feels good too.
It feels really lightweight which I think is really important
'cause some foundations that are full coverage or anything like this,
you can almost like feel it.
Like your face is like, girl, fuck.
But this one's really lightweight which is nice.
Alright, we're going to to in a little bit more with this.
Hi there.
I already put a lot in right there
so we're gonna avoid that area.
Bam, bam, bam, okay cool.
Let's buff this out and see what happens.
Okay, this is what I'm talking about,
I really like the coverage now.
I just feel like that second layer was maybe
what I personally like,
so if you're someone that likes your discoloration covered
and you don't need a caked face,
one layer is honestly great.
I do wanna apply some make-up on
and then come back and talk about it.
And then, you know, come back later in the day.
So, I'll be right back.
Alright, now on camera a lot of the times
when you use something after the foundation,
like let's say your concealer,
it might not really go with this formula.
So, on camera I'm going to apply my concealer and powder
and then we will see what the hell is going on with the face.
So, of course, I'm going go in
with my Tarte Shape Tape Concealer,
I would use this anyway.
So, if this foundation wants to stay in my drawer
it needs to work with this one.
Now, here's where I'm going to go in
with my beauty blender and buff this out to filth.
Oh shit, I forgot to put a condom on this,
oh wait, we all know that didn't fucking work.
Alright, back to blending.
Alright now, I gotta be really honest,
I am loving how this concealer looks over this foundation.
'Cause a lot of the times you'll put on a concealer
over a new foundation you're trying
and the formula really doesn't settle right
or it just doesn't go together.
I mean, some ingredients do not mix well
which I've learned in the past
from doing so many first impressions.
So, this concealer really looks pretty.
Like, it looks beautiful.
Alright, cool.
I'm going to quickly set the under eyes, of course,
with my favorite Le Mer, The Powder.
I like to just go in with my damp beauty blender, of course.
This is my trick, I've been telling everybody forever,
if you just really wanna melt the powder into the skin,
use a damp sponge.
Now, not soaking, it just has to be damp
and I let that sit there for a second before I brush it off.
Alright, now I'm going to gently brush this powder off.
It looks really nice, okay cool.
So, the last step that I would do before I finish the rest of my face
and I go about my day,
is I would take of course
the Armani Luminous Silk Powder Foundation,
with any brush,
and I would just pack this over all the parts I did not highlight.
Whoo, alright guys, I'm gonna go and finish up the rest of my face
and I'll be right back.
Alright you guys, I just did a little soft easy glam
that I like to wear to the office.
And the foundation now obviously,
it took me about like 25 minutes to do this quickly
and the foundation is still really snatched.
So, I'm going to go run some errands,
go to the office,
and I'll probably be back in like six or seven hours
and we'll do a little, I guess,
a check-in if you will,
and see if anything moved
and what the fuck happened to my face.
So, see you guys in a little bit.
Hic. Oh, excuse me, alright everybody,
I have the hiccups all of a sudden,
what in the hell?
Alright, I'm looking in the monitor
and my skin stayed pretty snatched
in the last seven hours.
My lip gloss I reapplied twice
because eating, drinking,
that is so normal, obviously.
I've gotta say it looks really nice, like,
I'm talking really nice.
Probably one of the nicest foundations I've used in a while.
I know that's a big statement.
But you all know I've been dying over my La Mer Foundation,
hi, it's getting empty.
This is probably my new favorite for '17 so far.
I know we're only two months in.
But I've gotta say, this is a runner up already because,
I mean, it really didn't move.
It didn't settle in any fine lines.
It didn't cake or look weird or crazy,
even after I added powder foundation,
setting spray, everything else I did to myself.
It looks,
it looks really nice,
I'm over here like, ah,
okay honey, I see you.
Alright Armani, you keep slaying my existence,
I don't know what the fuck I'm gonna do about you this year.
Alright I'm gonna say it right here and right now.
The Armani Power Fabric Full Coverage Foundation
is Jeffree Starr approved.
Whoo! I really love this,
it is beautiful,
it lasted a while so far,
and in LA the weather's a little basic here,
it's been raining a lot actually,
thank God there's no more drought, whoo-hoo!
I think, right? Don't quote me on that.
But our weather here is very dry,
it's also very warm,
and the foundation did not move.
I'm sitting here in my mirror
and I'm looking at it and I'm like,
oh my God, you guys, like,
it doesn't look bad.
Like, usually after like six or seven hours
you all know we all need a touch-up.
Raise your hands if you need a motherfucking touch-up.
I do.
Alright, my hair is a fucking mess
from this life of mine,
and I think it's time to take off my na... my nake-up?
I'm thinking of Nathan, I'm always...
oh my God, the dick's on my brain.
But I'm going to go take off my make-up
and then I'm going to go take off Nathan
and then we're gonna see what the hell happens.
So, thank you guys so much for watching this video.
Now I know any counter that sells this
you can definitely get a sample which I advise.
Always get samples,
never waste your money on something,
in case it doesn't work.
Obviously, I'm doing this because this is for
YouTube and it's my job but,
I mean, samples are it,
because who wants to spend $64 on something that
maybe might work.
So, be smart about it
and I will see you on the next one.
Mwah!
Bye, guys!