Clarins Skin Illusion Velvet Foundation 30ml - 108.5W Cashew Beard Balm Green stravaganza is doing exactly

Green stravaganza is doing exactly what it says — there's a burst of galbanum and pink pepper in the first minute

creamy enough to fill

Noir opens with bergamot and pepper

landing closer to cologne-that-ages-well than sport fragrance

slightly spiced lift that doesn't apologise for itself

Clarins Skin Illusion Velvet Foundation 30ml - 108.5W Cashew Beard Balm Green stravaganza is doing exactlyCashew is a warm, mid depth shade with golden undertones the sort that blends into most skin tones without sitting on top of it. Skin Illusion Velvet gives you a soft focus finish that photographs well but doesn't look powdery in person. Medium coverage, buildable. One layer reads like tinted skin; two gives you polished. The 30ml bottle lasts longer than you'd expect if you're only covering the face. Damp sponge or stippled fingers both work, though