PUPA Silk Touch Foundation Review

I promised myself that I was going to stop buying makeup for a little while, since I'm on my summer holidays and probably won't be going out much.
But of course my little nagging conscience came up with every possible excuse as soon as I walked into a makeup pharmacy.
Behold! A new foundation :)

Luckily, it wasn't much of a damage to my wallet. At only HK$78 ($74 with a student discount! Scoreeee!) I got myself the PUPA Silk Touch Foundation. I first heard about the Italian brand PUPA when I was youtube-surfing through some Italian beauty vloggers. I only just got a teensy bit excited when I found the brand at my local pharmacy! The people who worked there thought I was a bit crazy.

The product info at the back claimed it was a 2-in-1 foundation; as moisturising as a fluid, and as matte (and luminous!) as a face powder. With 30mL of medium to high coverage product and being hypoallergenic and dermatologically tested, I thought I might give it a go!

First of all, I have normal skin, but it tends to be a bit oily during the hot and humid months of Hong Kong. I love how this is a light, creme to powder finish, so I could skip my powder when I use this. My biggest skin insecurity is my acne scarring. There was a time in my life where I really didn't care for the well-being of my skin, and left behind some awful marks. But, this foundation has amazing coverage, and is definitely build-able. It has "un innovativo elastomero siliconico" (innovative soft-touch silicon) which means that it can help shrink the appearance of pores, as well as help the foundation smooth onto the skin. The creme to powder finish also makes it really long wearing, so this product is basically the combination of a primer, concealer, foundation and powder.
I'm flabbergasted.

It reminds me of the European equivalent of the Asian BB cream. But, my skin has never been compatible with BB creams, they just tend to sit a bit uncomfortably on the surface of my skin.

But, this foundation does what the product info says- it blends into the skin and "senza effeto maschera" (without a mask-like effect).

The pharmacy that I bought this in only had the shade 02, which I was skeptical about, but it blends perfectly into my NC15-NC20 skin tone.

The PUPA Silk Touch Foundation really reminded me of the Laura Mercier Silk Creme Foundation that I sampled from the makeup counter a while ago, but without the hefty price tag. It's definitely worth purchasing and sampling for yourself.

I'm still gaping into my mirror, speechless, at the flawlessness of this foundation.

Love, Juliana xox