LAURA GELLER NEW YORK Award-Winning Baked Balance-n-Brighten Color Correcting Powder Foundation - Fair - Buildable Light to Medium Coverage - Demi-Matte Natural Finish

LAURA GELLER Balance-n-Brighten powder is absolutely phenomenal and has revolutionized my makeup routine! This award-winning color correcting powder is genius in its simplicity - the baked formula with swirled colors works together to create a perfectly balanced, natural-looking complexion. The powder feels incredibly silky and lightweight on the skin, never cakey or heavy. I love how it color corrects, brightens, and provides buildable coverage all in one product. The baked formula gives a beautiful luminous finish that looks like naturally healthy skin rather than obviously made-up. The color-correcting swirls neutralize redness, sallowness, and uneven skin tone seamlessly. Application is foolproof - just swirl your brush through all the colors and apply. The powder blends effortlessly and works beautifully over bare skin or foundation. The staying power is impressive, lasting all day without fading or requiring touch-ups. I appreciate that it doesn't settle into fine lines or pores. The compact is sturdy with a good mirror, perfect for on-the-go touch-ups. The powder works for multiple skin tones which is remarkable. It gives a subtle glow without shimmer or glitter. Perfect for mature skin as it's not drying. The quality justifies the investment - a little goes a long way so the compact lasts months. This has simplified my routine while improving results. Award-winning for good reason. Essential for anyone wanting effortless, natural-looking coverage. Professional quality at home!

I'm almost 60/F, some wrinkles and a fair amount of discoloration, red spots, and sun damage, esp. on cheeks. This foundation (baked balance and brighten, color FAIR) is really easy to use. Feels like nothing, even when building. I used only basic, soft, fluffy brushes I had on hand; they worked well for light coverage, but I do think a denser brush option - like a retracting kabuki, as recommended - might work better for building. Very good coverage on bare skin (moisturizar only), pracrically perfect over an inexpensive primer. Almost all my flaws disappeared, even without concealer. Did not settle in wrinkles, either. I FEEL PRET-TY, OH-SO PRET-TY!...or, at least, "not bad for an old broad, not at all!". I do find that using primer is better over large pores and significant discoloration, such as have I. I used a budget brand with spf 30 and the foundation went on perfectly. It's FAST, too. The longest part if the process is waiting for the primer to dry, maybe 1-3 minutes. Found it difficult to shade match - but to be fair: When is it *not* difficult? Would be a very nice thing if Laura Geller Beauty offered an inexpensive "sampler" (say, $5.00 for just enough product for 1/2 face in two adjacent shades) to help in this process. I tried "PORCELAIN" first, but it was just a tad too light. The model wearing "FAIR" looks like an olive tone to me, whereas (I think?) I'm more peachy, like the "LIGHT" model - but I'm super pale...but ... but.. hem ..haw.. Seems really wasteful to open, use once and return a full product to try a color that isn't quite right, as I have. "Samplers" would really help reduce the volume of product returns, not to mention reduce waste and carbon footprints - just sayin'. Step up,😀Laura Geller. Make the planet as beautiful as you have me!

I got the Fair and was not sure if it would work because I have a neutral skin tone that gets pale in winter and tans in summer. I got it specifically due to cheapest price point. I consider this makeup high end for my meager budget and would never pay full price. However something told me to go ahead. I don’t regret the purchase at all. I’m 50 with slight signs of an aging face, few wrinkles, a little redness sometimes, hormonal acne, once in a rare while. It went on darker than anticipated and later self adjusted in about 15-20 minutes. It evens out skin and gives a soft focus diffused look. Very quick to apply and stays put. Plus it feels like I have nothing on my skin, no makeup feel at all. I would definitely recommend especially at the current sale price. Give it a try because it definitely looks like this lady has some good makeup. It would be lovely to be able to afford to try more of this line. Just like good skincare at any age, a good makeup line is definitely a nice up level. This one is definitely worth it!

Wanted to like and did not disappoint. It’s a little privy but you get what you pay for. The coverage is great, you can build it to make it darker and provide more or less coverage. It makes my skin look airbrushed.

I have purchased this product off and on for years but I am here to stay. This product can provide light but make no mistake you can get full coverage easy. I use a triangle velvet type powder puff which has proven better for me than any brush. On areas I need extra coverage I pat the product on that area and then lightly buff. This really is a powder to cream type finish. I don't look matte but I don't look donut glaze shiny or sparkly either. Mature skin simply doesn't work with shiny faces. This provides great coverage but a really natural look when you zoom in on a magnified mirror. The coverage also allows me to not need concealers or color correctors either. It covers that well. I can't wear multiple layers of makeup and this does it all. Simply pat an extra layer of product if you need more coverage. After a few minutes, you skin warms the product and you only need light buffing for any areas needing it.

I have been using this product for over a year now.. I’ll admit that despite my lower rating and the issues I’ll explain, I’ll probably continue using the product until i can find a better option. To explain further.. My biggest issue is that the consistency of this product is VERY unpredictable.. I provided a picture of an example.. the two products in the picture are the exact same product.. baked & brighten foundation in color: fair.. the product on the right is the what i was replacing and the product on the left is what i was sent. Again this is the EXACT SAME PRODUCT. You can easily see how much lighter the newer product is on the left. The blend is so different and is mainly the lighter shade in the blend. I purchased these products only a month apart. This inconsistency has happens very often.. ..The blend is always inconsistent. This newer shade is too light for me so, this means i had to order ANOTHER in a shade darker to mix the two products to match my skin. That’s expensive, unfair and annoying. I should not have to worry about getting a consistent color. Matching this to your skin is definitely not as easy as they depict. I found matching my skin tone to be really difficult initially and with the inconsistent blend, I continue to have this issue. In addition, this absolutely DOES settle in deeper wrinkles and lines.. it even settles in fine lines. This is better than some other foundations meant for aging skin but, this hardly helps the issue with lines and wrinkles.. especially if you sweat! I am almost 42 yrs old so my lines are faint. This settles in the one wrinkle i have near my nose/lip area. I constantly have to reblend this area. This also easily runs and smudges with even mild perspiration. But, it does give a soft appearance. It helps but does not fully cover redness. It’s easy to apply although it can cake up. It will even out skin tone. It feels fine on although multiple touch ups are required throughout the day. Overall, i only buy this product when it’s on sale or i have a discount. I have a hard time with paying full price since there are so many issues with it (about $37 full price). I feel like there are many better products but, it’s very expensive to keep trying to find the perfect foundation for me. I hope to find a better product but will use this until. I guess i recommend it but, if you suspect there is a better option, maybe try that first.. Thank you for reading my review 💜

Glides on smoothly with a light, silky feel to it. It didn't seem to have any scent to it either. Love the way the colors are swirled together to make it a good match for your skin tone. I got a shade lighter because some reviews say it runs a bit darker and I wanted a good match (which I got). Nice compact but I wish the mirror was full sized and not just half of that, as it would be easier to see yourself and apply powder. All in all, it's very nice and does seem to glide over my wrinkles (I'm 65). Bought it on an amazing Amazon sale too! I think I'm going to try the highlighter next, to brighten up my complexion even more!

I ordered this in fair because that’s what the site recommended, but it ended up being orange on me. It didn’t oxidize either. It was just too dark for me, like it could work as an orange-y bronzer, except I don't like to wear bronzer. It seemed decent, however, and I like how it's marketed to women who aren't just 22. A few days later the porcelain shade was back in stock and still on sale, so I ordered that. It's a much better fit. It's very fine and doesn't feel heavy or cakey. Coverage is decent, but more light to full. Good for good skin days. I worried it might be too shimmery on my 50-something face, but it's just glowy, and I like it. For the last few weeks I've been using it as a kind of finishing powder over my tinted moisturizer and find it works well. It adds a bit of coverage, a bit of brightness, and doesn't look cakey. Later in the day, if I want a touch-up, I typically end up reaching for this and am happy with the result. I'd buy again, especially if it's on sale.