Stroke of Genius Liquid Cashmere Foundation

7 Reviews

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   insecureDinosaur2

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   Edit: coming back to remove a lippy from this one. I want to like it but I found that it kept sliding and settling into fine lines. Setting sprays seemed to mess with the finish/texture and break it up and powders made it look cakey. I gave up using it in the end as the initial love affair wore off. I think it is possible that it’s not compatible with the rest of my face routine but too hard 🤷🏼‍♀️

   I have been using this in Look 1 for my NC13 skin tone. Colour me astonished but I really like this product. I have never really cared much for the Napoleon line but I really like this foundation.

   It is really thick and creamy. I apply it lightly with a foundation brush and blend it out with a stopping brush for a medium coverage. It could easily build to full coverage and that is what is intended I think. I prefer my foundation lighter.

   I have dry skin and it sits nicely and doesn’t catch on dry patches. It lasts moderately well – possibly some slight tendency to rub off towards the end of the day. I don’t think this would suit oily face types.

   My one pet peeve, the packaging! It has a built in brush that is non-removable. I don’t even know why. It’s stupid and unhygienic. I like the ideas of the off/on function but really this product would be some much better in a normal tube.

   It would be great to see the range expanded to accommodate for skin colours. 7 shades is very limiting.

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   jubilantPlover7

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   This foundation is expensive but the consistency is great if you’re look for good coverage with a nice dewy finish. It also works well with sensitive skin. The one huge downside to this product is the really stupid brush attached to the foundation. It wastes so much of the product, and every time you wash it you can see so much of the product being lost despite washing it regularly. The brush becomes tough and unusable fairly quickly, and i would never use it as a foundation brush itself so it seems like a waste of product. Sooo dissapointed in the packaging as the foundation itself is good. Unfortunately won’t be repurchasing 🙁

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   worldlyCockatoo4

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   I wanted a full coverage foundation but I didn’t want it to look cakey I wanted it to not oxidise or rub off easily. This wasn’t really any of those things for me. It’s better than the mac studio fix that I also bought. It doesn’t look great after 4-5 hours but it’s definitely full coverage when you first put it on.

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   shamefulRat1

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   I’ve been using this for quite a while now and it’s hands down one of my favourite medium-full coverage foundations that leaves the skin with a beautifully flawless finish! The foundation is buildable but i use the smallest dab on my t zone and cheeks and use a beauty blender to blend it out to make it look less heavy so the final result looks quite natural with extremely soft looking & feeling skin. My skin is quite oily and besides the nose, at the end of the day my makeup still looks the exact same as it did when i first applied it (better with primer). It covers my uneven skin tone & hides my blemishes with the littlest amount and the packaging comes with a built in brush which i’m not really a fan of imo. Regardless of packaging, I once came home from a party wearing this all tired and so i fell asleep with the makeup on, when i woke up my face was still completely intact and because of some of the natural ingredients in it my skin felt soft and i did not get any extra blemishes from it after taking it off – i wore this for essentially 19 hours! If you use the right amount it doesn’t feel heavy at all.

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   euphoricFalcon6

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   absolutely love this foundation! one of my favourites by far, even though it is quite pricey going around $65 for 30mL. it is quite thick and creamy with heavy coverage, it covers my uneven skin tone so nicely! i have dry skin and this doesn’t accentuate the dry patches whatsoever. im not a fan of the packaging as its hard to get the last remainders of the product & the brush connected to it isn’t necessary in my opinion & I haven’t used it to apply the foundation, I instead use my beauty blender. as i fake tan with bondi sands in light/medium, look 2 is a perfect match with it being more of a yellow tone than pink. i have started tanning with the dark solution, look 2 is too light so i have recently brought look 3 instead, but i hsve yet to test it!

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   giddyBustard6

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   My go-to foundation! It applies beautifully and has a really flawless finish. I’d say it’s a high coverage, I find it manages to cover my blemishes, acne scars etc. super well. Thanks to some of the lovely natural stuff that it contains I find it leaves my skin feeling soft once I take it off as well. Definitely doesn’t feel heavy of your skin either. It does have a scent, but it’s quite a soft, clean smell so it’s never bothered me. I find it stays the same all day, especially with a primer. The only downside is that it does transfer onto clothes/fingers quite easily when it’s touched, but I feel as if it’s just a top layer that comes off as it doesn’t leave a mark in the foundation. Definitely worth the money, and the built in applicator brush can come in handy when traveling 🙂

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   curiousCheetah7

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   This foundation is so terribly over priced for what it’s worth. Goes on smoothly enough but is really shiny and within 3 hours starts starts to fade really noticeably. Even with powder it doesn’t set well. Ive never liked Nepoleon Perdis cosmetics and this foundation is like their other products. I had received it as a sample – definitely will not be purchasing.