The Nars Sheer Glow Foundation has been a blogger favourite for years, so you can definitely consider me late to the party on this one. I did actually try this years and years ago, when I was seriously misguided in shade selection and ended up picking up the shade Barcelona - which of course was completely unusable. Years later and I was looking for a foundation more matte in finish (which despite the name, this is) and decided to give the Sheer Glow another go.
This time I picked up the shade Fiji which is a perfect match. As I am pretty much always fake tanned, I tend to match my foundations to my tanned shade instead of my natural skin tone. Fiji is just slightly lighter than the shade I am after tanning, meaning with bronzer it matches perfectly but also continues to be wearable as my tan fades. The coverage is medium but definitely can be built up to full and while its not typically 'glowy' like the name suggests, it offers a radiant looking, velvety finish. One thing I will say about this foundation is that it does cling slightly to any dry patches, so if your someone that suffers with any flakiness then this may not be the best option for you. Luckily this isn't a problem for me as although my skin is dehydrated, I don't have any patches of rough or dry skin. This foundation provides a good days wear on me with a light dusting of setting powder, although I don't have particularly oily skin so longevity isn't usually a huge issue for me. My one issue is the need to buy a pump for the bottle separately, when this is something that most foundations come with and would be very easy for Nars to provide.
I've been wearing this foundation almost exclusively for the last month and it is up there with my all time favourites (Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk and Loreal True Match). However, both of those offer quite a dewy finish, so i've really been enjoying this more mattefying option for the Winter months. I love trying out different foundations so if you've got any recommendations, leave a comment to let me know!
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