Most makeup looks good under a ring light. I wanted to see this in a car mirror at noon.
I've used the same foundation for years. Not because I loved it. Mostly because once you find something that doesn't immediately disappoint you in daylight, you stop experimenting.
Then Westmore Beauty started following me around the internet. Every demo looked staged; perfect lighting, perfect skin. And every ad had a 28-year-old. You'd think that would be enough to discorage me but, I still wondered, could this work for me? I was influenced, so I bought it and hoped for the best!
Westmore Beauty Body Coverage is a buildable liquid foundation for face and body. Claims include skin-tone correction, transfer resistance, and coverage for veins, bruises, and discoloration. I chose Natural Radiance. I use it daily, just on my face. I've had it for three months.
First thing I noticed after ordering: they wanted me to subscribe. I'm from the generation that got 12 cassettes for a penny. I know how these things play out. First purchase. I passed.
A lot of the demos I saw showed women using this almost like self-tanner, full coverage, a whole event. That's not the level of maintenance I'm looking for. I wanted something for everyday use. One product, daily, just on my face.
The application took some practice. The first time I used it, both my face and my shirt were wearing foundation. I've gotten better at it. One light coat, sometimes two. Under two minutes.
Daily use, just on my face. One light coat. Sometimes two.
Even after it dries, this is still makeup. It can transfer onto clothing. This mostly happened right afer application and when it gets on your clothes, it wont rub out, get ready to throw your clothes in the wash to get it out.
I also wanted to cover up a scar on my arm. It didn't make it disappear. It just looked more even. "More even" was what I was hoping for. "Disappeared" in my mind, was never realistic.
There's no tester for this, which is a bit disapointing. You're picking a color from a screen.
I chose Natural Radiance because it looked closest to my skin in the photos. That's the whole methodology. I got lucky, it matched well enough that I didn't need to blend edges or explain anything in the car mirror.
But I live in Florida, and I bought this in the cooler months. My skin in March is not my skin in July. I've already ordered a darker shade to test once the sun has had its say. I'll report back on that separately.
If you're trying to figure out which shade is yours, I can't tell you. I can only tell you what worked on my skin and what I'm testing next.
Three months of daily use. Same performance as week one. Nothing has changed about how it applies or wears through the day. It held up longer than what I was used to.
What I don't know yet is how it holds up in actual Florida summer, humidity, heat, the full situation. I bought this in the cooler months. That test is still coming.
My reality check says it all. It works. In real light, on real skin, it covers and holds. That's the job. It does it.
Some of the demos oversell the transformation in a way that sets the wrong expectation, and that's worth knowing before you buy. The product isn't the problem. The internet just said it louder than necessary.
Three months in, I'm still buying it. One-time purchase. I haven't opted for the subscription.
Does Westmore Beauty Body Coverage transfer onto clothing? Yes. Even after it dries. Not dramatically, but it happens. White fabric will find it.
How do you pick the right shade without being able to test it? You guess and hope. I chose the one that looked closest to my skin on screen. It worked. I got lucky. If you're between shades, I'd start lighter,you can always build.
Is this for everyday use or more of an event product? Everyday. One coat. Under two minutes. That's how I use it. I wash it off every night with soap and water.
Does Westmore Beauty cover textured skin or scars? It evens them out. It doesn't make them disappear. If the demos made you think otherwise, that's the part the internet oversold.
Does it hold up in heat and humidity? I bought this in the cooler months. I'll know more once Florida does what Florida does. Check back.