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Day two update: dentist said I looked radiant and asked if I'd been on holiday today. I was wearing the plein air balm, very light dusting of the matt power on forehead, nose and chin (all over application yesterday made my skin feel a bit dehydrated by the afternoon- I thought I'd see how it felt) and very light application of 02 mirage radiant glow powder across forehead, bridge of nose, cheeks and chin.
 
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I ordered and received the base and top coats, and the nail lacquers in Orange Brule and Rose Coquille. Very excited to try them out next time I do a manicure.

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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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Thanks so much! I ordered the complexion balm and the matte powder both from Selfridges, as they aren't available in the US yet. I was hoping for, and expecting, a light product with very sheer coverage. I love Chantecaille Just Skin, so excited to hear it can be similar. I skipped the highlighter as the Hermes highlighters to date have all appeared quite golden, which doesn't work for me.

I'll report back once I receive them!
 
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I've been really loving H makeup lately , so I bought 2 shades ( 40 + 50 ) of the tinted balm and the radiant matte powder . I love to mix shades , sometimes I would mix them together to make a between shade or use the light color as a highlighter and the darker color as a contour . I haven't used them yet , and after reading the thread I found out that there is something called glow powder :doh: . The funny thing is I thought it was a smudged highlighter :shocked: and didn't give it a second look. I used to love full cover matte foundations some years ago, but now I am all about natural skin and not covering every blemish .

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pmburk said:
I ordered and received the base and top coats, and the nail lacquers in Orange Brule and Rose Coquille. Very excited to try them out next time I do a manicure.



Thanks so much! I ordered the complexion balm and the matte powder both from Selfridges, as they aren't available in the US yet. I was hoping for, and expecting, a light product with very sheer coverage. I love Chantecaille Just Skin, so excited to hear it can be similar. I skipped the highlighter as the Hermes highlighters to date have all appeared quite golden, which doesn't work for me.

I'll report back once I receive them!
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Its a slightly different texture to Chantecaille real skin, probably because of the spf. Its thicker and slightly matte when applied to skin, but once rubbed in, the overall effect on how my skin looks is similar for me. I think getting the right shade is key to this product working for you. If I had the wrong shade, I wouldn't like it at all.
 
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Handbag1234 said:
Its a slightly different texture to Chantecaille real skin, probably because of the spf. Its thicker and slightly matte when applied to skin, but once rubbed in, the overall effect on how my skin looks is similar for me. I think getting the right shade is key to this product working for you. If I had the wrong shade, I wouldn't like it at all.
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Thanks! I tend to prefer more of a matte finish in general, so anxious to try it. I ordered the Coquillage, which looks like it should be a pretty close shade match. I will know when it arrives next week, though.
 
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I tried today Ficelle, a shade recommended by the make-up artist who was present in the store. I do like the smell. At first I found it too olive for my skin, but that changed a bit with time. I have red parts around my nose and on my chins which were not completely covered. I think, that a little additional foundation on the areas might solve the problem. It sat well through out the day. One big minus point is , that it extensively enhanced my pores on my nose - not so pleasant…. I will try another shade next time I visit my store, which is easy, as they have tester with all shades for taking home.
 
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I tried the tinted balm , I liked the coverage but it tends to turn gray where I have pigmentations so maybe we have to use a color corrector under it . what I didn't like was the smell ! I hate fragranced makeup . I have sinuses and allergic to some smells and having something with a smell near my nose is irritating . And I feel that any cosmetic product with fragrance might cause me to breakout . Overall , I wish they would change the smell :-s
 
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Have there been any sightings of the Plein Air Complexion Balms in the U.S. - either in the boutiques that sell cosmetics (not all stores carry it) or at places like Nordstrom, Saks, Bloomingdale's?

The line launched last week internationally in-store and online...but I haven't seen it on the U.S. website. I'm wondering if anyone in the States has seen it at their home stores....
 
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Received my complexion balm and powder today! Will report back after trying them out this week.

Wearing the Hermes Rose Coquille enamel, with the Hermes base and top coats.

It’s that perfect light milky semi-opaque pink and gives a very finished look. Application was beautiful and not streaky at all. Base coat is milky white and dries very fast. Top coat texture is very thick, almost like Seche Vite. Dry time took about 15 minutes total.

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I received the Plein Air Complexion Balm in Coquillage and the Radiant Matte powder from Selfridge's earlier this week. I don't believe they are available in the US yet. I have tried both and am very happy with them, so wanted to share my thoughts.

Complexion balm: I bought the shade Coquillage, which is an almost perfect match for me. For reference, I'm fair with freckles and a neutral to slightly cool undertone - MAC NW15, Chanel BR12. I tried to take a couple of photos in natural light to show me wearing the balm, and my skintone, in case that helps anyone (and I apologize in advance for my awful selfies). :lol: The picture with sunglasses on is a more accurate skintone depiction as it was in natural light. The texture is a thick cream, and reminds me of It Cosmetics CC+ or the Kiehl's Correcting & Beautifying BB cream from a couple of years ago. I applied the balm with a dense synthetic brush (Marc Jacobs Face II) and it blended in easily. A little goes a long way - I only needed a pea-sized amount for my entire face, and I ended up with a sheer-light coverage and a satin-matte finish - very skin-like and natural. I did build it slightly on the center of my face. I used it in place of a foundation and applied my concealer, powder, eye makeup, blush, bronzer etc. on top of it. It wore nicely through an 8+ hour workday. Overall, I'm very happy with it and glad I bought it.

Radiant matte powder: I used this to lightly set my face. It worked well, was pretty invisible, but did a nice job mattifying and blurring. Also very pleased with it, and glad I purchased.

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