VINCENT LONGO: Light Canvas Tinted Moisturizer

April 6, 2008 at 5:38 pm (cream, foundation, Vincent Longo)

Vincent Longo Light Canvas Tinted Moisturizer

Vincent Longo Light Canvas Tinted Moisturizer

I had to go on a brief search for a new foundation after someone told me that the Kaolin in my former Holy Grail foundation, Nars Oil Free, contains titanium dioxide. This tinted moisturizer, which was introduced last year, quickly became a dependable replacement. It looks very natural looking, while providing buildable coverage. It also doesn’t leave the skin slick and oily by the end of the day as the Nars unfortunately did.

I’ve been using the Vincent Longo TM for three weeks, and it hasn’t broken me out. But I spoke to someone at Vincent Longo recently and she told me they’re reformulating this product by adding one new ingredient. It’s out of stock in many places now. I just hope that the new ingredient doesn’t irritate my skin. The only negative comment I have about this TM concerns its strong orange undertone. But the shades are very forgiving and adaptable, so I think every woman of color could find a shade that works.

Active Ingredients: Octinoxate 8.00%, Octisalate 4.00%, Oxybenzone 3.00%
Ingredients: Water, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Butylene Glycol, C20-100 Alkyl Phosphate, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Ethylene Brossylate, Propylene Glycol, DEA-Cetyl Phosphate, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Tocopheryl Acetate, C20-C22 Alcohols, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Xanthan Gum, Diazolidinyl Urea, Propylparaben, Methylparaben. May Contain: Iron Oxides (CI 77491, 77492, 77499), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Bismuth Oxychloride, Mica (CI 77019), Carmine (CI 75470)

Italics=potentially comedogenic or irritating ingredients.

Cost: $38

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VINCENT LONGO: Water Canvas Creme-To-Powder Foundation

March 16, 2008 at 6:49 pm (foundation, Vincent Longo)

Vincent Longo Water Canvas

Vincent Longo Water Canvas

This is a cosmetics line that really seems interested in offering a wide selection of products to women with a range of skin colors and undertones. The highly regarded Water Canvas foundation provides light to medium coverage that looks very natural. But you have to do some work to find the right shade. I was initially turned off by this line. When I looked at it in Sephora, I thought that a lot of the darker colors – Cafe Soleil, Caramel – looked very orange. The shades of Sienna and Mahogany veer towards red. As with the Yves Saint Laurent Perfect Touch, there was only one color that looked natural enough to actually work on a real person’s skin: Cocoa Riche.

The ingredients in this foundation are relatively benign. According to the Longo website, the base is 75 percent "microwater." But Water Canvas does contain talc, so those with sensitivities to this ingredient should proceed carefully.

Ingredients: Water, Butylene Glycol, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Glycerin, Nylon-12, Talc, Agar, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate (Licorice Root Extract), Phytoseryl/Behenyl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate, Pyridoxine HCI, Sodium PCA, Tocopherol, Acrylates Copolymer, Aluminum Hydroxide, Benzophenone-3, Ceratonia Siliqua Gum, Chondrus Crispus (Carrageenan), DEA-C8-18 Perfluoroalkylethyl Phosphate, Dimethicone, Dipentaerythrityl Hexahydroxysterate/Hexasterate/Hexarosinate, Hydrated Silica, Lecithin, Pentaerythrityl Rosinate Polysorbate 80, Polysorbate 85, Sodium Methyl Lauroyl Taurate, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Sucrose, Sucrose Polystearate, Triceteareth-4 Phosphate, Triethanolamine, Triethylhexanoin, Xanthan Gum, Zinc Laurate, Methylparaben.  May Contain  (+/-) Iron Oxides (CI 77491) Iron Oxides (CI 77492) Iron Oxides (CI 77499) Mica Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891)

Italics=potentially comedogenic ingredients.

Cost: $52.50

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