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Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation Review + Swatches

Why hello there, today let’s feature another favorite foundation of mine and probably yours as well. The award-winning Luminous Silk Foundation by Giorgio Armani Beauty (1.0z:ย $64,ย 0.6: oz $42). This isn’t a matte finish foundation but it’s on the dewy luminous side as what its name suggests. It’s very fluid with a light to medium coverage that could be easily layered and blended. This feels lightweight and the effect is seamless, flawless and very natural.

 

Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation Review

 

There are tons of colors to choose from to suit your complexion. I settled on the shades #3.5 (light to medium with warm undertone) and #5 (light to medium with neutral undertone). Both are slightly similar shades but the #3.5 is slightly more towards the yellow side. Once blended, it gives a slight warmth on my skin tone, especially during the summer. The #5 shade is my perfect all-around everyday shade. Anything above #5 like #5.5 will make the kids in my neighborhood to start running away, lol.

 

Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation 3.5 and 5

 

I love how my skin looks perfectly smooth with this Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation. It’s like my pores went incognito and I have filters on my face. Haha! It is definitely one of the best out there with similarities like Nars Pure Radiant Tinted Moisturizer (reviewed HERE), Laura Mercier Candleglow Soft Luminous Foundation (HERE), and Chanel Vitalumiรจre Aqua (reviewed HERE). But the scent of the Luminous Silk Foundation is way better than the other three foundations mentioned above. It has a much pleasing light powdery/perfumey scent that is not typically what you’d smell in most facial foundations.

 

If I’m not mistaken there are about 24 shades in this particular foundation, ranging from fair to light, light-medium, medium tan, to deep and very deep complexions. Not to mention the different undertones that came with each skin tones. It can be overwhelming to choose the right shade for you since there’s a lot to choose from with this line of foundation, so I suggest testing it in your local Sephora or trying a sample at your favorite store that carries Giorgio Armani Beauty products.

 

Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation Review

 

This foundation can be pricey as well, but you can always purchase the smaller size at 0.6 oz for $42 and it’s even more ideal for traveling since it could fit in any small makeup bag. It also lasts a long time because you don’t really need to apply a lot. This foundation is also oil-free so this is good news to all my oily sisters out there. It even makes you look naturally young with facial features that look well-defined.

Apart from its price and overwhelming shades to choose from, I highly recommend this foundation a lot, especially if you’re a fan of dewy or luminous finish foundations with oily-prone skin. It gives a natural and lasting luminosity on the face that feels like you’re not wearing any foundation at all.

 

Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation

 

The Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation is available at Sephora,ย Barneys NY, Bloomingdales, Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, Selfridges, Violet Gray, Nordstrom and Giorgio Armani Beauty.

 

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Giorgio Armani Beauty Lip Magnet Lipsticks Review

Hi Guys! OMG!!! Be still my heart… This is gonna be a thrilling review. Finally, hereโ€™s my take on the Giorgio Armani Beauty Lip Magnet Lipsticks. Oh my, I could die right now, I literally have a defib in my other arm, but not yet, I have to do this review. So anyway, letโ€™s get this thing going.

 

armani lip magnet review

 

There isnโ€™t any other lipsticks thatโ€™s in demand right now (specially in Sephora) other than the Giorgio Armani Lip Magnets. I mean, there could be others, but these stuff have always been out of stock, restocked, out of stock again, and then back in stock but not with all colors since the start of their release. I swear I wanted to buy them all at the beginning, but I canโ€™t, and the colors I liked were already gone, so I had to wait for them to be available again, not to mention that theyโ€™re really pricey for $38 at 0.13 oz.

 

giorgio armani lip magnet lipsticks

 

My first impressions with these Giorgio Armani Lip Magnets are; First, they donโ€™t have a distinctive scent, in fact, I couldnโ€™t almost smell anything, if there is, itโ€™s just the very very light almost indistinctive fruity-floral scent, but I could hardly smell it all. I also thought it smelled a bit like an alcohol, but very very faintly to none. Second, the triangular wand applicator is just amazingly study and allows for a precise application, but itโ€™s kinda short. Third, these are matte liquid lipsticks, but their textures and formulations are not like most matte lipsticks. Theyโ€™re very fluid-like, extremely lightweight, have very good pigments, but it takes a while to dry down to a matte texture.

giorgio armani lip magnet lipsticks

giorgio armani lip magnets

 

 


 

 

Giorgio armani lip magnet swatches 403 505403 Vibrato โ€“ Rich Brick Red. This looks like a very dark blood-like red in the tube, but itโ€™s dries down to a muted cherry red. Thereโ€™s a lot of reds in this Giorgio Armani Lip Magnet line starting from the 400 shade, but this 403 color being the darkest is the one that suits my pigmented lips with a medium or warm undertone.

505 Second Skin โ€“ Vibrant Rose. A simple and light shade of pinkish coral thatโ€™s great as an everyday lip color. This color is not really my lipโ€™s second skin shade as I find this to be a bit brighter than what Iโ€™d like it to be. I didnโ€™t notice the rose shade though, but this color is definitely great for a more natural daytime look.

 

 

Giorgio armani lip magnet swatches 506 507

506 Fusion โ€“ Medium Pink Mauve. This shade is the 505 shade above but more muted since it has a very slight mauve undertone. Being an NC25 to 30, I think I prefer this shade a lot better than 505 for my everyday lip color.

507 Garconne โ€“ Mauve Berry. A lot of people love this shade, specially the ones whose lips have pigments like moi. Simply because these would look like our pigmented lips but better and with a hint of muted pink-berry tone. As for me, this color is like my second skin.

 

 

Giorgio armani lip magnet swatches 600 602

600 Front-Row โ€“ Rich Berry. I wasnโ€™t feeling this shade when I first swatched it on my arm, because it seems a bit too dark or too brown. But I bought it anyway because Iโ€™m cray cray, and guess what? I was so surprised by how it looks on my lips. Itโ€™s not bad at all. In fact, this mauve and brown-berry shade looks really good on my medium skintone. I would say, this is like the 507 shade but darker and with a bit of brown. L.O.V.E I.T.

602 Night Viper โ€“ Deep Purple Berry. An extremely pigmented, dark purple and almost-violet-pink shade that is so hard to take off. Iโ€™ve already used different waterproof makeup removers to remove this lip magnet, but still, my lips were left with a sort of dark neon-pink shade as a stain. I havenโ€™t seen such pigmented lip color like this particular shade. In fact, the oneโ€™s I swatched on my arm took about 2 days and probably a half more to completely fade away. Of all the shades of the Giorgio Armani Lip Magnets reviewed here, this 602 shade is the most pigmented of them all. Hmmm, I may have to soak my lips in waterproof makeup remover for days. Oh no!

giorgio Armani lip magnet lipsticks swatches

In conclusion, I like the lightweight texture of these Giorgio Armani Lip Magnets a lot. Although I wouldnโ€™t mind if these were a bit creamy because these would have helped make the lips look fuller by filling in the lip lines, specially for people with imbalanced lips. But the textures of these Lip Magnets may not allow that because itโ€™s kinda watery thin. Also, some of the colorโ€™s textures might be a bit streaky at first application, but applying a second coat will solve the issue. I love the color payoff of these lippies very much, no arguing with that, but they take a while to dry down and itโ€™s not true that once settled on your lips, they wonโ€™t budge. They can be easily moved and they definitely donโ€™t last for 8 hours without reapplication. I suggest grabbing the dark colors because they tend to last the longest. Still, these are top of the line high quality matte lipsticks that wonโ€™t dry your lips unlike most matte liquid lipsticks nowadays.

 

giorgio armani lip magnet lipsticks review

 

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