Philosophy The Supernatural Airbrushed Canvas Review
Dubbed “Airbrushed Canvas,” Philosophy’s mineral makeup offers skin-perfecting coverage, but perhaps a few too many sparkles.
This loose mineral foundation grew on me. When I first applied it, I thought it looked just a little too masky. After a few minutes, however, this mineral makeup settled down into a smooth finish that evened out my skin tone while successfully blurring over minor skin imperfections.
The main drawback to Airbrushed Canvas is that it seems unusually sparkly — not disco queen sparkly, but sparkly enough for you to notice. Furthermore, this makeup also produces a slightly-above-average sheen that some might find off-putting.
One of the greatest strengths of Philosphy Airbrushed Canvas is its seriously travel-friendly container. Though my drugstore mineral makeup endeavors left me deeply skeptical of any sort of mineral makeup dispenser fancier than a plain sifter jar, I found this container with its built-in sponge applicator to be extremely effective. Plus, this product gets bonus points for including a handy mirror on the top of the cap.
The shaker only dispenses a small amount of foundation at a time, so it’s easy to control the amount that you want to apply. Just ligntly tap the sponge against your skin until a little of the powder comes out and then use the sponge to blend the minerals onto your skin.
Plan on buying a few replacement sponges because they will eventually break down. Fortunately, Philosophy was thoughtful enough to make extra sponges available for your purchasing pleasure.
All in all, I like this foundation and I think it’s worth a try…just don’t say I didn’t give you a heads up on the little sparkles ;)
Philosophy The Supernatural Airbrushed Canvas is available for $35 from Sephora.
Has anyone else tried Philosophy The Supernatural Airbrushed Canvas? What do you think of it?
Related:
- Looking for the drugstore version of Philosophy’s Airbrushed Canvas? Check out this review of Almay Pure Blends Mineral Makeup.
DISCUSSION:
4 comments so far...
1 Kim // Mar 2, 2008 at 7:59 pm
I love Philosophy’s Airbrushed Canvas. It’s very light and doesn’t break me out at all. I don’t mind the shimmers cause it gives me a nice glow. I apply a foundation primer first by Laura Mercier which makes the powder stay on all day. It loks really nice once it has set. I got my mother and my best freind to but it. I think I’m going to stay with this brand for awhile.
2 Jazmin // Mar 3, 2008 at 12:13 pm
Hi Kim!
Thanks so much for sharing your experience with this foundation. And I’m glad you found something you love!
The more I used this, the more I liked it…definitely good stuff ; )
3 Rebekah // Mar 11, 2009 at 9:43 pm
I think they changed the formula of this makeup, I used it all the time a few years ago, and not only was it NOT so sparkly, but the shades were different, I used the lightest shade available (then warm 1). when I went to purchase it recently not only was the lightest shade (now porcelain) WAY too dark, but it was much more shimmery than I remembered. it sort of makes me sad, because this used to be my favorite makeup!
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