Estee Lauder Double Wear - worth the hype?

[SirRaymondClench]

I believe this foundation is really good for acne prone skin and am toying with going for a consult/trial to get my shade right.
But is it all it's cracked up to be?

I tried the doublewear light but even the fairest shade was too orange for me (I am quite pale). The standard doublewear is too heavy.

I much prefer No.7 Stay Perfect foundation.

Knees is that any good for ageing acne prone skin? (I sound hot don't I?) Also is it non comedogenic?

As a spotty 51 year old, I can hand-on-heart say it is the best foundation I have tried over the years, and I have tried A LOT.

My skin is clearer than it has ever been but I can't definitely say it is the foundation that has made it better - it could be just that I am post menopause - but it definitely doesn't make it greasy.

I know what suits one person doesn't suit somebody else but there are lots of good reviews on the Boots website.

It actually made me very spotty! it gave good coverage when i first used it and lasted all day but my skin has never been so bad as when i used it. After i stopped my spots cleared up within a couple of weeks (i changed to bare minerals but i know not everyone gets on with that).

I concur its the best foundation I have tried. I have quite oily skin and a lot of foundations would slide off by tea time. This lasts! I have all 3 variations-I use the light one for every day,the regular one for going out and the extreme cover version on my horrible varicose veins!

I do tend to mix it with a tiny bit of moisturiser though as I find it can emphasise pores other wise.

I gave this a whirl after reading stuff on here, I didn't think I had particularly bad skin, but Oh God, it showed up every bloody flaw on my face, even flaws I was unaware that I had until DW highlighted them.

I have been using it for a while now, find it covers redness and small blemishes really well. But any raised areas or larger spots it looks awful on. I still use it though as mostly my skin isn't too bad as it has fantastic staying power and really does last all day

It gave me spots and I never get spots! I might not have been washing it off properly? It does have great staying power! And yes DW light has a poor range of shades, but the original DW has every colour under the sun. I might try it again one day as their lightest colour, Shell, is my perfect match.

I looked like I was a corpse dipped in flour when I tried it.

Hth!

I suffer with my skin from time to time and have some scars from bad breakouts when I was younger. I've tried loads of foundations and estee lauder double wear is definitely the best I've used. A bottle lasts me ages. Get a decent sized sample and try it out.

It gives very good coverage, almost like a mask, so I only ever wear it on a night out or special occasion not everyday. I find I look better in photos if I have it on!

I use it (oily skin but don't get loads of spots) and love it. Could imagine its not great on drier skin as it would look cakey.

I love it - naturally oily and spotty skin and it suits me well. I apply it with a Real Techniques expert face brush which means I can get quite a light coat so it's not mask like.

It is good but my best ever foundation is Number 7 beautiful matt its amazing.

i like doublewear light but to be honest have got good results with a no7 tinted moisturiser