Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation Review

Hey everyone hope your all enjoying the run up to the holidays?!

So Today Im doing a review on the Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation. I've seen this tested on blogs and its had great reviews and as a favourite of Kim Kardashian I thought I'd give it a go.

So I poped in to my local Fenwicks store in Newcastle which is the only place that sells Giorgio Armani make up in the North East. I've been searching for a great foundation for literally years, and after buying countless foundations and trying to match colours I wasn't going to just jump in and buy this foundation for £34 so the lovely girl on the counter gave me 3 sample pots to try out on my skin and match my colour perfectly.

The samples I got were the shades shown above 4.5, 5 and 5.5, Theres not a huge difference between 4.5 and 5 but shade 5.5 for me is far to dark. My perfect match is No.5 and as you can see by the pictures it's a lot more of a yellow undertone rather than the 4.5 which is a red undertone.

Overall the coverage from this is a good medium but if you after a full coverage for going out I would suggest layering it up as its pretty easy to build up or even adding it on top of another foundation. This foundation is apparently great for you nights out and taking pics as it has no spf so hopefully that means no dreaded ghost face photos but I've yet to try it on a night out so I'll keep you posted!

Review: Designer Lift Foundation

Designer Lift by Emporio Armani.

This has been my friends favourite cover up for 4 years now and I must say I've always been jealous of her flawless skin but when it can down to price (£39) I decided I could live without... Until now! After trying so many different foundations and being completely disappointed by them I have wasted so much money because they just sit there and don't get used up, so I decided to go ahead and buy this foundation. 

The sensation after you apply is like velvety heaven and although it doesn’t come cheap it’s worth every single penny!  Dabbing it into the T-zone, particularly the nose and lip contour areas, then smoothing outwards across the face using a foundation brush. It's a celebrity favourite because it gives their faces the perfect look for HDTV. 


I've chosen to call the coverage medium. Designer Lift offers a bit more coverage than most but its still not as full on as the body and face foundations out there. It blends so easily, hides blurs and imperfections as it applies quickly and evenly. I was surprised at how it provided coverage, but still seemed to disappear into my complexion, which was a bounus. I must admit because of the price I was wary of how much I was using which can be both good and bad.


Overall it was a good buy but even thought it's an amazing foundation I don't think I will be buying this over and over as the price is just so high, but I will be keeping it for nights out and occasions just to get that flawless look in pictures. Would you spend this much on a foundation?

Love Holly

xoxo