Everyone has something about their appearance that they want to fix. Blame it on all the models on billboards, your ex who commented on it (obviously right before you dumped him), or the endless magazine articles about how to look perfect. Whatever the reason, you’d like to change it, right?
While a certain amount of effort to change your appearance can be healthy (like healthy eating habits, or trying a new cream), dwelling on, or feeling like you need to cover up or hide your perceived ‘flaws’ isn’t. That’s why I’m so impressed with Lancôme for being brave enough to start a campaign to encourage women to “be proud of the skin you’re in”. No, they’re not telling us to cover our skin in foundation — they’re telling us to bare our natural skin. In fact, they want women to be confident and secure enough to post a #BareSelfie on social media. Yup, that’s right — that means a no-concealer, no-foundation selfie.
No, they’re not telling us to cover our skin in foundation — they’re telling us to bare our natural skin.
I’ll say it right now: I hate foundation. I’ve always loved the natural look, and it’s hard to look (or feel) natural with a mask of foundation on. But I can’t leave the house without some concealer. There you have it — that’s my “want to fix it” appearance thing: the redness around my nose. Don’t know why it’s there…. it just always has been. That and super-straight and sparse eyelashes. Oh, and super fine hair. Ok, so I guess I have a few “wish I could fix it” items. (Sigh.)
I’m so impressed with Lancôme for being brave enough to start a campaign to encourage women to “be proud of the skin you’re in”.
I always wished I could skip the concealer. I always hated how cakey it was, and it never did look very natural anyway. Which bring me back around to Lancôme. About a month ago I got a gorgeous silver box in the mail. Inside was a really beautiful purple bottle full of Lancôme’s latest creation: Dreamtone; and the answer to at least one of my “want to fix it’s”.
Lancôme did a large scientific study and figured out what issues each skin tone (fair, medium and dark) has. Things like redness (yes!), sun spots (hopefully not for a while), and dullness (etc, etc.) With that info in hand, they spent years developing a truly revolutionary beauty product — one that noticeably* diminishes all these things, so that you can feel confident in your own skin. Because, after all, that should be the bottom line with beauty, right?
I’ve diligently applied (it wasn’t exactly a chore, mind you – it goes on like silk and smells like roses, literally!) the serum twice daily for the past month. Whenever my hubby kisses me within a few hours of application he almost always comments “Wow – you smell so good!”. But that wasn’t the biggest benefit. The best part is that the redness I had around my nose has finally faded. It’s at the point where I don’t need coverup, which feels really good.
Now I’m ready for my #BareSelfie.
Here’s my first step in the right direction:
8am #BareSelfie on Instagram – post Dreamtone: no more redness!!!
*Lancôme’s study showed that 74% immediately saw glowing skin, 70% noticed a more even skin tone after one week, 69% saw the appearance of dark spots reduced after a month, and 78% saw color imperfections reduced after two months. Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Lancôme.
Tried Lancome DreamTone but didn’t purchase another bottle. It did even out my uneven skintone, but I’m just a very impatient puppy and I had to switch to another brand just to find one that works faster. If by any chance I can’t find anything better, maybe I’ll just switch back to this one. But I’m still trying another toner that can fix my imperfections and so far I haven’t really found anything that works as well as this. For people who are patient, this could really be worth trying.
Is this new? I haven’t seen this in stores. Any other reviews from the commenters? I usually look for more
Meh.. I don’t feel comfortable in my own skin. I always feel the need to slap on even a tinted moisturizer on days where I don’t want to wear high coverage foundations.
I hate wearing makeup all the time especially if the weather is warm. There are just mornings wherein I want to go bare faced other than my skincare but I’m going to get judged for it.?
When women wear makeup, they’re told that they wear too much makeup and that they should be proud of their skin. But the moment women go out without makeup on, they’re told that they look ugly without makeup on. Society is annoying and confusing.
I tried this before and it was okay. It didn’t work well for me but I guess my skin needed much more than just this. My skin wasn’t as okay as it is right now.
Lancome has always been a great brand. I love their products a lot and it’s one of the best in the drugstore.
Great photo! I bought it based on your recommendation, and have been using it for a week, but I don’t see a dramatic difference yet. How long did it take you to see a difference?
It took about a month of using it daily… worth the effort 🙂
Wow it is impressive to see just how many people saw improvements to their skin as a result of using this product!
Wow, I had no idea a solution like this existed. Â Looks like a great product — I’m excited to try it.