Dior Pure Light Foundation - a Cosmetic Review

I am very flighty when it comes to my cosmetics. I like to try different brands and never seem to be 100% satisfied with anything. I generally only wear eyeliner and mascara most of the time because I hate the feel and look of most foundations... That is until I picked up a bottle of Dior's Pure Light Foundation.

I was mostly happy with Clinique's Almost Makeup, and loved the satiny feel of The Body Shop's Ultra Smooth Foundation, but not happy enough to remain loyal to either. The search continued. I found Dior's Pure Light in a Duty Free Shop last week and decided to give it a go. I wasn't sure what to expect. I adore lots of things by Dior, but hate others. Their Show Mascara is excellent, while their Manicure Set missed the mark entirely. I figured I had a 50-50 chance of being happy. For about 33 USD I was willing to try it.

I settled on Dior's color number 200 since I am pretty light complected. After rubbing some of the samplers on the inside of my wrist, this one looked like a perfect match. After getting home and using it on my face, I found I had picked the right one indeed. Almost all foundations will claim to glide on smoothly and look natural, but few of them deliver on that promise. I am here to tell you that Dior totally nailed it with the Pure Light line.

Dior Pure Light Foundation goes on so light that I do not know it is there. I can't feel it on my skin at all. It hasn't got that dreaded clown effect either. This foundation is sheer coverage that smooths out your skin color and enhances it ever so slightly rather than painting over it like so many cheaper cosmetics tend to do.

My face tends to be one of those problem canvases in that parts are oily and other other parts are very dry. Dior Pure Light Foundation is oil-free so it does not exacerbate my oily zones at all. Nor does it dry out my dry zones any more than they already are. I put on Estee Lauder's Future Perfect Facial Moisturizer and the Dior Pure Light Foundation goes on smoothly over that leaving hardly a flaw on my face at all.