Cost: $48.00 US Dollars

Available at any Dior counter at your local department store (Nordstrom, Bloomingdale’s, Macy’s, etc.) and at your local Sephora.

Description: “A hydrating fluid foundation that delivers just the right amount of coverage to create a naturally flawless, bare-skin effect.”

First Impression: Dior Skin Nude smells just like Davidoff’s Cool Water. It feels very light and it looks like you don’t have any makeup on. Sporting a very natural finish, Skin Nude leaves the skin looking airbrushed and feeling like velvet.

SPF: 15.

Shade: There are 18 shades available in the Dior Skin Nude foundation collection. I went to Sephora and I matched myself to be 040 Honey Beige. The shades are a good mixtures of yellow-based shades and pink-based shades and they seem to  catered to fairer complexions. There are about four shades for dark complexions. I think Honey Beige is a fairly good match although I think I’ll go a tad bit lighter.

Finish: Once again, we have another foundation with a radiant finish (however, this one is actually no shine and all glow). I feel like I tend to gravitate towards foundations that are more illuminating and luminous. My skin is dry so I tend to look dull and lifeless so I’m always trying to find ways to make my skin look more human-like. Dior Skin Nude is luminous yet it’s not over-the-top. Honestly, I don’t even find it to be a true radiant finish foundation because it almost looks too natural to me.

Texture: The foundation is very watery and light. I think you’ll end up wasting more product if you’re pumping the foundation onto your wrist and dabbing your brush into it. I think it’s best if you use your fingers to dot the foundation on your face before you start blending with your brush.

Coverage: I think Skin Nude has pretty good coverage but it can easily look unnatural and noticeable if you build on it too much. It took about two layers for my broken capillaries to be hidden from view. Once again, this is another foundation that stuns me with how light it is yet it is quite pigmented. Despite Dior marketing this foundation as “Skin Nude”, it is pigmented enough where you’ll look very nude, even washed out in some cases. The coverage is medium to full for Skin Nude and just be sure to use as little as possible because it can look very bad if applied with a heavy hand. It covers blemishes and acne marks like a dream though.

Workable: I think this foundation is watery so it’s easy to apply as long as you do it before this foundation sets. It goes on wet but once it sets, it dries to a satin finish that makes it nearly impossible to work with. I think that you should try to apply one layer of foundation and spot cover any other areas that need a little TLC. Over two layers = overkill.

Longevity: Since this foundation actually does set, its staying power automatically gets a boost. This foundation lasts all day (8 hours) although I find that my skin is a lot drier by the end of the day and that my dry patches feel a bit rough. No powder is required when it comes to Dior Skin because it actually sets to a natural finish already.

Application: I used my mineral powder brush to apply this foundation. I actually had to take some of the foundation off because I found that I had used too much in one area and it made the foundation look a little cakey and patchy.

I’m not going to even try to look glamorous today lol!

I think it’s a little too pink.

Type of skin: I think this foundation is more suitable towards anything in the normal to oily skin range. If you have dry skin, you can still wear this foundation although I recommend that you moisturize well before application or use a more hydrating foundation during the winter months. If you are a dry skin type, (like I said earlier) apply with a light hand to avoid plastering foundation on your face and try to go extremely light on those dry patches because this foundation can and will emphasize them. Also, I think once this foundation sets, it feels tacky after a while.

Packaging: Dior Skin Nude comes in a small rectangular bottle that is outfitted with the Dior logo and silver branding. The foundation feels very small and light in your hands and I’m sure that is because it is packaged in plastic instead of glass.

The Verdict: Dior Skin Nude can look very natural if you do several specific things such as not going over the two-layer mark and not use powder. It’s very pigmented and is perfect for anyone who wants a true natural finish. I would not recommend anyone who is new to wearing makeup to use this because you can easily overdo it, scare yourself when you look in the mirror, and end up calling it quits on makeup forever. I don’t want anyone to do that so that is why I am telling you all ahead of time. At $48, it’s priced reasonably for normal to oily skin types but it doesn’t necessarily deliver when it comes to us drier skin types. I think this foundation would look lovely on wearers who have more oil to their skin. The fragrance is unisex in my opinion and it hasn’t bothered me since application.

I don’t think I will be purchasing this foundation at the moment. I will keep it in the “Maybe” section.

Tomorrow, I will be testing out Smashbox’s Studio Skin foundation. Keep subscribing and thank you to all who have subscribed since yesterday.