| Review | Giorgio Armani Beauty Neo Nude Foundation


Giorgio Armani Beauty Neo Nude Foundation Review and Swatches

| Review | Giorgio Armani Beauty Neo Nude Foundation 

Known for their beautiful and luxurious foundation formulas, Armani Beauty is legendary for their flawless foundations. Several years ago, they came out with the Neo Nude Collection, which consisted of incredibly natural textures and finishes for a naturally glowing complexion. You can read my review on some of these products here. I absolutely loved this collection that embraced natural beauty that enhanced the individual, instead of being bold and trendy. If you enjoy a natural and fresh look, you're going to love this collection as much as I do. I am beyond excited to see a foundation released in this beautiful collection!

Giorgio Armani Beauty Neo Nude Foundation Review and Swatches

Giorgio Armani Beauty Neo Nude Foundation Review and Swatches

The Giorgio Armani Beauty Neo Nude Foundation retails for $40.00 USD and is available at Sephora and other retailers. This foundation is packaged in a beautiful soft nude colored squeeze tube. This nude color is consistent with the rest of the collection. The tube is very sleek and tubular in shape with a cap that has a shade indicator at the top of the cap, which is ideal for makeup artists because you can store them upright and you can tell the shade even though the tube is opaque. 

Giorgio Armani Beauty Neo Nude Foundation Review and Swatches

Giorgio Armani Beauty Neo Nude Foundation Review and Swatches

SHADES 

This foundation currently comes in 24 different shades this is a much smaller shade range than their usual lineup of foundations but this shade range isn't awful. Unfortunately, there will be gaps in the range and some people may need to choose their best match as opposed to the exact match. Having used Armani foundations before, I have noticed that their shades do vary quite a bit from formula to formula and since this formula has a small shade range, you may find yourself choosing a shade slightly lighter or darker than your usual number. 

I chose my shades blindly from the descriptions online and I was very torn about which shade I should have gone with. I am, usually, the shade 6.5 but I was concerned that this range may lean too yellow and a bit dark so I went with the shade 6, which was also described as being warm-toned. I also bought the shade 5.5 because this one was described as neutral and I typically prefer a more neutral tone. 

Giorgio Armani Beauty Neo Nude Foundation Review and Swatches

Giorgio Armani Beauty Neo Nude Foundation Review and Swatches

5.5. - This shade is a light-medium beige with a very peachy undertone. I can see why this may be labeled as neutral because it isn't a pink tone nor a yellow tone but this doesn't suit my skin on its own. It is too light and peachy for my NC30-35 skin tone but I do love it for mixing into and neutralizing the shade 6. 

6 - This shade is a warm medium tan shade with a yellow-golden undertone. This isn't overly yellow, which I appreciate bit it does lean a touch more yellow than I'd prefer for my skin, so I actually like the look of 5.5 and 6  mixed together. This shade is probably my closest match and I'm glad I didn't go for 6.5, which I know would lean even more yellow and be a bit deeper. 

Giorgio Armani Beauty Neo Nude Foundation Review and Swatches

Swatches from left to right, straight from tube: 5.5, 6.5, both next to each other

Giorgio Armani Beauty Neo Nude Foundation Review and Swatches

Swatches from left to right, heavily swatched: 5.5, 6.5, both mixed together

Giorgio Armani Beauty Neo Nude Foundation Review and Swatches

Swatches from left to right, blended: 5.5, 6.5, both mixed together

Giorgio Armani Beauty Neo Nude Foundation Review and Swatches

Mixed and blended further 

Giorgio Armani Beauty Neo Nude Foundation Review and Swatches

Mixed and fully blended 

Giorgio Armani Beauty Neo Nude Foundation Review and Swatches

Neo Nude Foundation 5.5, Neo Nude Foundation 6.5, Power Fabric Foundation Balm 6.5

Giorgio Armani Beauty Neo Nude Foundation Review and Swatches

Neo Nude Foundation 5.5, Neo Nude Foundation 6.5, Power Fabric Foundation Balm 6.5

Giorgio Armani Beauty Neo Nude Foundation Review and Swatches

Swatches from left to right: Power Fabric Foundation Balm 6.5, Neo Nude Foundation 5.5, Neo Nude Foundation 6.5

FORMULA 

The formula of this foundation is quite interesting and unique. It has the texture of a gel-cream moisturizer. The foundation squeezes out of the tube-like a light cream but as you blend the product into the skin, it feels very light and refreshing gel-cream. The texture feels exactly like a water cream! If you have ever tried these popular gel-cream moisturizers, they have a gel-cream texture but they melt into the skin like water with this refreshing texture. The product really glides on the skin and blends very easily, smoothing over skin with very little effort but leaving a beautiful finish to the skin. 

The coverage of this foundation starts out light-medium and can build to medium-full coverage. I find that I need a second layer in some areas where I need a little extra coverage, like the redness around my nose and some veining on my cheeks. This buildable formula makes the foundation so versatile for a variety of skin types and makeup preferences. 

Giorgio Armani Beauty Neo Nude Foundation Review and Swatches

Giorgio Armani Beauty Neo Nude Foundation Review and Swatches

The finish of this foundation is truly beautiful and exactly what I expect of this formula, it is fresh, radiant, and natural! I would definitely consider this foundation as dewy and glowy. It really gives the impression of very fresh, healthy, and youthful skin. It reminds me of the look you get when you just come from a facial, your complexion looks really fresh, glowing, and radiant but a natural radiance. This dewy finish will be a bit much for some people and I highlight recommend ordering with the Neo Nude Powder, which will maintain that glow but just blot down the areas where you tend to get too shiny. The finish of this foundation will definitely have people asking you about how your skin looks so amazing. 

For how glowy and dewy this foundation looks on the skin, it has an impressive lasting power! It will last beyond 8 hours, without primer and powder. It didn't notice fading with my foundation despite the fact that I was wearing on quite a hot day. When I didn't powder my t-zone, I did notice myself looking a bit shiny by midday so, unless it's winter, I'll probably be powering my face a bit.

Giorgio Armani Beauty Neo Nude Foundation Review and Swatches


THE LOOK

In this look, I mixed the shades 5.5 and 6 and I didn't powder my skin, so you can see the true finish of this foundation. I also used the Neo Nude Blush, Highlighter, and Contour. Together, these products offer the most beautiful super fresh, and natural complexion. 

Giorgio Armani Beauty Neo Nude Foundation Review and Swatches

Giorgio Armani Beauty Neo Nude Foundation Review and Swatches

Giorgio Armani Beauty Neo Nude Foundation Review and Swatches

Giorgio Armani Beauty Neo Nude Foundation Review and Swatches

FINAL THOUGHTS 

I knew based on the Neo Nude products that I have used before, that I would love this formula! I'm glad it didn't disappoint me and it surpassed my extremely high standards for it.! Having tested quite a few luxury foundations and bases lately, I have to say that this one is one of the best! Not only is the formula phenomenal but the price is very reasonable for a luxury foundation. Let's just say that I have tried foundations with a significantly higher price tag and a significantly disappointing formula. 

The finish combined with the coverage of this foundation is perfection! Who knew you could get a natural and fresh complexion, PLUS coverage! I'm so happy with how this foundation wears and how it enhances my complexion without making it obvious that I'm wearing makeup. The texture of this foundation is truly one-of-a-kind! The water cream texture is so innovative and refreshing on the skin! This foundation truly give you that fresh, juicy, and bouncy skin you get from a facial! Since we've all been in isolation and I haven't seen a facialist in a long while, this fake-a-facial-foundation is all I want in my life! I HIGHLY recommend checking this foundation out!

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