Review:Bourjois Air Mat Foundation #03 Beige Clair (EN)

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In March I’ve posted review about Bourjois Healthy Mix foundation (here: http://preslavasbeautydiary.blogspot.bg/2017/04/reviewbourjois-healthy-mix-foundation_12.html) and I mentioned that I want to test another 2 of Bourjois foundations. I like Healthy Mix but since is already summer and temperatures are getting higher and higher every day I can’t use it anymore – I have really oily skin and its dewy finish isn’t suitable for me anymore (when temperatures are over 15^о) so I have to put it back into my “winter makeup” drawer and I’ll wear it again in the autumn and winter. 

For the summer I need light foundation that has matte finish and I was doubting between Bourjois Air Mat and Bourjois City Radiance but after parallel testing I choose the first one  – Air Mat in the shade 03 Beige Clair.

A few words about City Radiance – I really like it’s consistency and the high SPF but it’s finish is quite dewy as well (and that makes it non suitable for really oily skins) so I decided this one isn’t the best choice for me.

I wanted to give Air Mat a try ever since Bourjois launched it in Bulgaria and I’ve tested it only twice (usually I test new foundation 3 to 4 times before buy) and I got it. 

I want to mention that I have really oily skin, some wide pores around my nose area and I want a foundation that has lightweight and easy to apply consistency, semi-matte or matte finish, good longevity (it’s must for oily skin) and middle coverage. 

Air Mat’s color selection has 5 shades and all of them have yellow undertone (Yayy!) It’s really difficult to find a foundation with yellow undertone here in Eastern Europe and the only brand that has yellow tone based foundations is Bourjois so that’s why I’m testing out their foundation and powder range. It’s not easy to have yellow-ish skin in this part of the world :D

The shade I choose is  03 Beige Clair -  to be honest it’s a tiny bit dark for me but I get tan really easy so I decided to go for a darker shade for the summer but in the rest of the year 02 Vanilla would be a perfect match for me. I was nicely surprised to see that the shades of the different foundations match – I’m sing Healthy Mix #52 Vanilla and Air Mat 02 Vanilla is matching my skin perfect as well. Here is comparison between Air Mat 03 Beige Clair and Healthy Mix 52 Vanilla:

Air Mat comes in a plastic tube, contains the regular amount of 30ml product and has a cucumber & sea scent (actually it smells just like the perfume by Adidas “Pure Lightness” but let’s not get into details #idohavegoodnose), which you can’t feel once after application. It has mousse consistency which is light and airy – I owned 2 or 3 mousse foundations and all of them had thick consistency I could feel them on my skin after application but Air Mat isn’t like this. The name matches 100% - this light and airy mousse is easy to apply, I can’t feel it once I’ve applied it, it has matte finish right after application – you don’t have to wait it to set and you can apply your blush and highlighter right after and they won’t look cakey or wet. You have to work fast when applying, because you have seconds to blend into the skin. I always use foundation brush to apply my foundation and I don’t get any bristles marks on my face but I buff and blend well. If you use your fingers for application you won’t have any problems to blend.  I have to say that this product isn’t frugal which isn’t minus for me but if you’re looking for frugal product then keep this in mind. 

Coverage is middle – it covers light spots and redness, but I don’t think it will cover deep acne scars or hyper pigmentation. You can’t build the coverage, but I never tend to wear more than 1 coat of foundation and I’m okay with this fact. Although the matte finish Air Mat doesn’t make my pores or fine lines more visible (Yay!). It has matte finish but it doesn’t look cakey, like mask or super visible – Bourjois clams undetectable matte finish and I agree. It doesn’t stick into dry patches and it doesn’t dries out my skin – after removing it I don’t feel any tightness on my skin. Bourjois guaranties 24-hour longevity but I can’t agree – well, I haven’t wore it 24 hours but I wear it on everyday bases between 8 and 16 hours and it looks perfect on me for about 10 hours and after that my skin gets really oily. Wear alone this foundation looks matt on me for about 6 hours (by temperatures over 25^о) and combined with powder my skin is matte around 8-9 hours. In normal temperatures (15-25^о) and dry weather my skin stays matte for about 10-12hrs. I’m satisfied with the longwear I get – the 8hr minimum is covered and I look presentable around 10-12 hours (which is half a day though!) If you have normal, normal oily or combination skin you might get better longevity as well.  

I think that foundation and powder should be from the same brand so they can work well together and I bought Bourjois Loose Powder in the shade 02 Peach. I set my foundation with it and I get better longevity (review on the powder will be up soon!) 

Air Mat has SPF 10 – it’s not high and wear SPF cream underneath (with SPF 30 when I’m in the city and higher when I’m on the beach).

I do like this foundation a lot and beside the fact that it’s not frugal and it has low SPF I can’t fine any other cons.  I really like the color selection which is suitable for yellow toned skin, the light & airy consistency, the way it looks when applied on my skin and the fact that it doesn’t make my pores and dry patches more visible (I do own both of those imperfections), longevity is good as well – around 10 hrs in hot & humid weather and 12 in normal temperatures. My skin is quite sensitive and Air Mat doesn’t irritate it.  It’s easy to remove as well – I remove it with my face wash and it’s easy to clean it from my makeup brushes (not like Healthy Mix which kind of stains the bristles). 

I definitely think that Air Mat is a perfect choice for the summer and it covers my requirements – matte finish, good longevity on oily skin, lightweight consistency, middle coverage, SPF.  I don’t like to change the foundations I’m using very often and whenever I like one I stick to it for a very long time or until the brand discontinued it.  I would wear Air Mat on everyday bases during the whole summer and during the warm autumn days and I’m really happy that I found it. It fits my needs really well. 

I recommend Air Mat to those of you who have oily to combination skin and are looking for lightweight and matte foundation. Soon there will be review on the Bourjois Loose Powder in the shade 02 so stay tuned :)

Have you tried Air Mat and what are your thoughts?

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