Urban Decay All Nighter foundation: express review
12 Sunday Mar 2017
Written by Tas Choudhury in Face, Makeup, Product reviews
Last month I received a little voucher in my email for a 2-week sample of the new(ish) Urban Decay All Nighter Foundation. I popped in to my local Debenhams and came out nicely shade matched with shade 5.0 and a little sample pot.
First thing to say is that the little pot was probably enough for a week (light cover) or 3-4 days regular cover, not nearly two-weeks sample. That said I was happy with the coverage and the feel of the foundation on the skin so I wasn’t too bothered. I didn’t set with powder and it did have great longevity throughout the afternoon. I wash my face as soon as I get in and so I didn’t wear it for more than about 4 hours on the first day. I was on the clock as I was keen not to miss my prayers, and didn’t even check how it looked before I washed it off.
On day two I applied a small amount to my skin using a duo fibre foundation brush. I blended well and applied a teeny bit more just where I needed a little more coverage. A touch of cream blush, highlighter, mascara and I was pretty much done. I lightly powdered, spritzed a little rosewater and off I went to work my shift. By the time I got to work 20 minutes later it had oxidised like a mofo. Luckily the lights in Boots are quite harsh and often make you look a little washed out, so my foundation looked okay under that light. In natural light it had deepened by two shades. Not good.
Oxidation can be a reaction to your skins ph or your skincare or other makeup products. So on day three I wore All Nighter solo with just my moisturiser underneath. It still oxidised after twenty minutes.
Day four I was working from home so decided to wear it completely solo, even without moisturiser. Still oxidised.
The verdict
Damn. Such a shame it oxidised every time I wore it. It was a good shade match (pre-oxidation), felt really light on my skin but gave good coverage, lasted really well all day AND no flashback (remember my disastrous trial of the Naked foundation a few years back?). I need a foundation that I can rely on to match my skin and stay true to that shade all day. Sadly the All Nighter foundation couldn’t deliver on this point.
