{"id":46666,"date":"2025-09-06T05:02:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T05:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/46666\/"},"modified":"2025-09-06T05:02:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T05:02:16","slug":"victoria-beckhams-guilt-free-foundation-is-skincare-in-disguise-the-irish-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/46666\/","title":{"rendered":"Victoria Beckham\u2019s \u2018guilt-free foundation\u2019 is skincare in disguise \u2013 The Irish Times"},"content":{"rendered":"

Victoria Beckham<\/a> and Augustinus Bader<\/a> have teamed up once again. <\/p>\n

A partnership that has already given us several stellar products<\/a> (most recently, the now-cult concealer pen) has expanded with the launch of Beckham\u2019s first complexion product beyond concealer: The Foundation Drops (\u20ac121 from Brown Thomas).<\/p>\n

As we\u2019ve come to expect from Victoria Beckham Beauty, this isn\u2019t your run-of-the-mill make-up launch. Yes, the skincare-meets-make-up category is increasingly crowded, but few brands in this space can boast the scientific credibility of Augustinus Bader. The drops are infused with Bader\u2019s multi-award-winning proprietary TFC8 complex \u2013 a blend of vitamins, lipids, peptides and amino acids formulated to support the skin\u2019s natural renewal process. <\/p>\n

In short: it behaves like skincare, performs like make-up, and feels like neither.<\/p>\n

When I asked Beckham why she chose to launch a foundation now, in a market arguably saturated with skincare-make-up hybrids, she was clear. \u201cYou\u2019re right, complexion is a very saturated market and I didn\u2019t want to add another product for the sake of it,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

\u201cUltimately, every product we create is one I desire. It was about creating something honest, clean and innovative. What was missing for me was a foundation that truly treated the skin while providing coverage that felt weightless while wearing it.\u201d<\/p>\n

She said that collaborating with Bader on the products \u201cmeant that we could take the concept of hybrid makeup-meets-skincare to another level\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cGrowing up with skin struggles made me have a real point of view, and I never found a product that felt guilt-free. The Foundation Drops are exactly that,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

The drops come in 19 shades, each designed to complement the Concealer Pen tones, Beckham explains. The formula is fluid and featherlight, more serum than base. <\/p>\n

\"VictoriaVictoria Beckham Beauty – The Foundation Drops (\u20ac121 from Brown Thomas). <\/p>\n

Despite this, the coverage is more than decent. I\u2019d say it\u2019s light veering into medium, with buildable potential \u2013 though I didn\u2019t need to add more than one layer. <\/p>\n

Applied with fingers, it melts into the skin with little effort. A light hand is key, though, as it\u2019s surprisingly pigmented \u2013 squeeze out too much, and you\u2019ll be blending for days. A single layer was enough to tone down redness, even things out and my skin looked smooth and glowy. <\/p>\n

Packaging-wise, the foundation is housed in a glossy square bottle with a lid in Bader\u2019s signature blue \u2013 a nod to the collaboration. One that that had been a long time coming, according to Beckham. \u201cFoundation has been part of the vision from the beginning of Victoria Beckham Beauty. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe had so many things we wanted to get exactly right and we didn\u2019t want to launch this until it was possible to achieve them all \u2013 so I took a step back and quietly worked on it with the team to give it the time it needed. We never launch anything until I think it\u2019s best in class.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"'The‘The formula is light coverage, and it\u2019s also really buildable,’ says Beckham <\/p>\n

The finish is sheer and soft \u2013 almost undetectable, which was the intention. \u201cIt\u2019s a modern approach to foundation,\u201d she says. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe formula is light coverage, and it\u2019s also really buildable. I can take it to medium coverage if I want to. It\u2019s about perfecting and evening out my skin, not making it feel weighed down or masked.\u201d<\/p>\n

The lasting power is good, too. Hours after application, my skin still looked fresh and dewy. One caveat: it takes a little while to fully set.<\/p>\n

Around twenty minutes in, I accidentally transferred some product on to my clothes when touching my face. After that initial period, the issue disappeared \u2013 so a tip to be mindful in the first hour, if you decide to try it. <\/p>\n

And then there\u2019s the price. At \u20ac121 a bottle, this is firmly in the luxury bracket \u2013 but perhaps that\u2019s the point. This isn\u2019t your straightforward foundation, nor does it try to be. You\u2019re getting Augustinus Bader\u2019s skin-repairing technology wrapped in a base that behaves more like skincare than make-up. The best of both worlds rarely comes cheap \u2013 and this one doesn\u2019t try to.<\/p>\n

This week I\u2019m loving … Brow Aid Brow Boost\"BrowBrow Aid Brow Boost is a multi-stroke marker <\/p>\n

Another genius launch from the undisputed queen of brows, Kim O\u2019Sullivan. Her latest creation, Brow Aid Brow Boost (\u20ac18 from browaid.com), is a multi-stroke marker designed to deliver full, fluffy, defined brows in seconds \u2013 specifically in sparse or hairless sections of the brow. <\/p>\n

Available in three shades, this clever pen features multiple tips that mimic the appearance of real brow hairs with every swipe. <\/p>\n

One tip: go easy on the pressure \u2013 too much and you\u2019ll end up with more smudge than strokes. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Victoria Beckham and Augustinus Bader have teamed up once again. A partnership that has already given us several…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":46667,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[75],"tags":[798,18,117,2215,19,17,361,11261],"class_list":{"0":"post-46666","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-beauty","9":"tag-eire","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-for-you","12":"tag-ie","13":"tag-ireland","14":"tag-magazine","15":"tag-victoria-beckham"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46666","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46666"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46666\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46667"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46666"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46666"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46666"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}