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I would have absolutely tried the balm, but the ingredients are not rich enough for my dry skin. Lots of influencers say it’s rather matte. In 2021 I caved and bought the Cle de Peau The Foundation and haven’t looked back yet. The price equals extortion, but it’s the only thing that actually doesn’t look matte on me (not shiny either). Maybe they’ll come out with a moisturizing foundation in the future. I’m contemplating the powder brush, just for its look, and maybe the new highlighter as well.
 
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Is the balm like a BB cream?
I dont wear Foundation and at present the only product I wear on my skin aside from daily moisturiser is clarins Beauty Flash
But as I'm getting older I feel I would like something that evens out skin tone and gives a glow too but without looking powdery and ageing or looking like any form of heavy 'coverage'.
@getbetterwithH you mention it is matt? does that mean its like a powdery foundation type finish?
Any insight would be helpful-I'm fair skinned
 
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maxroxxherhandbags said:
Is the balm like a BB cream?
I dont wear Foundation and at present the only product I wear on my skin aside from daily moisturiser is clarins Beauty Flash
But as I'm getting older I feel I would like something that evens out skin tone and gives a glow too but without looking powdery and ageing or looking like any form of heavy 'coverage'.
@getbetterwithH you mention it is matt? does that mean its like a powdery foundation type finish?
Any insight would be helpful-I'm fair skinned
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I'm fair skinned (pink undertones) & not looking for matte or full coverage so for a number of years I have been
using Serge Lutens Line de Rien& Tom Ford cushion foundation IMHO nothing like it.. Gives your face a natural glow
feeling very finished without a make up/made up (powdery) look
I also love the sleek packaging of all Serge Lutens products including their lippies
I've also tried KOSE which works just sometimes hard to find my shade
Finding the right undertone for me is always challenging that's why these products work
The lightest shade in the H balm has peach undertones according to H description & that wouldn't work for me
 
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maxroxxherhandbags said:
Is the balm like a BB cream?
I dont wear Foundation and at present the only product I wear on my skin aside from daily moisturiser is clarins Beauty Flash
But as I'm getting older I feel I would like something that evens out skin tone and gives a glow too but without looking powdery and ageing or looking like any form of heavy 'coverage'.
@getbetterwithH you mention it is matt? does that mean its like a powdery foundation type finish?
Any insight would be helpful-I'm fair skinned
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Hi. Check YouTube for reviews. I think it’s less coverage than a BB cream. If you like Beauty Flash Balm, which is amazing, I feel like you might not like the H balm. BFB is all about the glow and making you look awake and fresh. The matter effect of the H balm might not do much for you. But that is just my feeling. But I have not yet been to a boutique to check in person.
 
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Plein air review:

I ordered the balm in shade 40, following the description on the Hermes website. I have neutral skin towards the medium colour range with golden undertones. I use Chantecaille real skin foundation in Vanilla and Hourglass stick foundation in natural as a reference. It looked light in the tube but applied nicely and didn't look chalky like some of the You Tube reviews have said. It didn't feel like a BB cream, more like a top end tinted moisturiser like Chantecaille. It was buildable with more applied. it didn't go matt and flat on my skin, ( mine is slightly dry but dehydrated, so hard find suitable products for). On its own, I would describe as an apply and go tinted moisturiser. With a second application it was more like the Chantecaille real skin. Looked natural and like my skin but better.

The matt white power applied nicely and gave a more 'made up' polished look and did give a soft blur effect to my skin. The two together made my face look more made up, but still not a heavy foundation look. Powder was silky and so far hasn't dried my skin out or made it flake (hourglass stick can do that to me if I add too much and put too much powder on).

I then added a light dusting of the highlighter more as an illuminating power ( think the various face powders Hourglass do), and a bit more in areas I wanted to highlight. This gave my skin a soft golden glow and would be good for 'event' or evening make up. As its golden based it did suit my skin well.It wasn't as high lighting as other brands high lighters, so I will use it multi purpose.

I intended and indeed will use the two powders together to add a bit of matt finish where needed and some glow and defusing light on my skin.

If you can get a shade of balm to match your skin tone its worth a try as a tinted moisteriser/light foundation. The white powder is good for matifying and blurring and giving a more polished made up look. The high lighter is good if you want an Hourglass defused light type alternative finishing power with golden undertones or a subtle but buildable highlighter.
 
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Handbag1234 said:
Plein air review:

I ordered the balm in shade 40, following the description on the Hermes website. I have neutral skin towards the medium colour range with golden undertones. I use Chantecaille real skin foundation in Vanilla and Hourglass stick foundation in natural as a reference. It looked light in the tube but applied nicely and didn't look chalky like some of the You Tube reviews have said. It didn't feel like a BB cream, more like a top end tinted moisturiser like Chantecaille. It was buildable with more applied. it didn't go matt and flat on my skin, ( mine is slightly dry but dehydrated, so hard find suitable products for). On its own, I would describe as an apply and go tinted moisturiser. With a second application it was more like the Chantecaille real skin. Looked natural and like my skin but better.

The matt white power applied nicely and gave a more 'made up' polished look and did give a soft blur effect to my skin. The two together made my face look more made up, but still not a heavy foundation look. Powder was silky and so far hasn't dried my skin out or made it flake (hourglass stick can do that to me if I add too much and put too much powder on).

I then added a light dusting of the highlighter more as an illuminating power ( think the various face powders Hourglass do), and a bit more in areas I wanted to highlight. This gave my skin a soft golden glow and would be good for 'event' or evening make up. As its golden based it did suit my skin well.It wasn't as high lighting as other brands high lighters, so I will use it multi purpose.

I intended and indeed will use the two powders together to add a bit of matt finish where needed and some glow and defusing light on my skin.

If you can get a shade of balm to match your skin tone its worth a try as a tinted moisteriser/light foundation. The white powder is good for matifying and blurring and giving a more polished made up look. The high lighter is good if you want an Hourglass defused light type alternative finishing power with golden undertones or a subtle but buildable highlighter.
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Thanks do much for this :flowers:

If you're talking about the actual highlighter and not the Hermes Plein Air, Radiant glow powder, I found the highlighter not light enough for a highlighter for my skin-tone so it could be used a blush-topper or as you say a diffuser (darker than both Hourglass' Ethereal Light and Diffused Light - more Mood Light level (which is a lavender-pink) but golden hue). It's very golden on me though and one would have to go with a very light hand v Hourglass so I can't image it replacing a finishing powder.
 
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Late to the new lippies here. I just liked the look of the Rose Nymphea and didn't know about the new formulation. I have a few but seem to always use the matte Rose Boise so I thought maybe the new one was satin.

I really like this, because I'll start with lipstick (actually Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk Liner + Hermès Lipstick + Pat McGrath gloss) but during the day or if I'm just running around, I like to swipe on the Rose Ete balm and go. This was more substantial, though not great over liner. The color is perfect for me, so unfortunately I'll need to hoard a few.

I want to try the new balm but have no skill in choosing the right color online, so it will have to wait until I can see them in person.
 
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papertiger said:
Thanks do much for this :flowers:

If you're talking about the actual highlighter and not the Hermes Plein Air, Radiant glow powder, I found the highlighter not light enough for a highlighter for my skin-tone so it could be used a blush-topper or as you say a diffuser (darker than both Hourglass' Ethereal Light and Diffused Light - more Mood Light level (which is a lavender-pink) but golden hue). It's very golden on me though and one would have to go with a very light hand v Hourglass so I can't image it replacing a finishing powder.
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To confirm I was talking about the plein air radiant glow powder, 02 mirage, not the highlighter Hermes released at Christmas. Apologies for the confusion.
 
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