23 Apr 2012 16 Comments
A Portrait of a Beauty Blogger courtesy of Lancome
Who would have thought you could use foundation to paint a portrait? That’s exactly what Lancome Canada did as part of a campaign for its new Teint Idole Ultra 24H foundation. Yours truly was one of six beauty bloggers whose portraits were painted by Canadian artist, Shane Turner. He used the 20 shades of Teint Idole to paint the portraits. How cool is that?
Check out the video.
I tried two colours, Bisque 340N and Bisque 320W. Both worked well with my skin tone though Bisque 320 was a tad more yellow. The foundation is a dream to work with. The texture is light and it blends quite easily. It hides what I need it to hide, yet it doesn’t feel or look heavy.
The foundation is said to last for 24 hours, but really who would wear it that long? For me, it stood the test of time — a full work day and a few hours into the evening. I felt my skin looked as close to flawless as it can look during that time.
Teint Idole has now become part of my makeup routine. I now have four foundations, including this one, in rotation 
Lancome generously sent me the portrait framed, and it is now proudly displayed in my living room. Thanks Lancome!
To see the gallery of all the portraits as well as info about Teint Idole, check out Lancome.ca (link!).
Apr 23, 2012 @ 10:54:09
Wow, this is so cool!
Apr 23, 2012 @ 11:03:21
Sooo cool! Love the portrait, and the foundation looks fab on you.
Apr 23, 2012 @ 11:22:50
Oh my God Michelle this is SO wacky! I really love the idea, and admire how the artist can do such fantastic things with foundations! The painting looks great, and you look great! xx
Apr 23, 2012 @ 15:49:28
I know when I first heard it, I was unsure. Cool though and I loved the foundation!
Apr 23, 2012 @ 13:28:55
This is awesome! It’s amazing that a portrait can be painted just from foundation
Apr 23, 2012 @ 15:48:58
I know right? Very cool concept I thought!
Apr 23, 2012 @ 17:14:20
That is just so cool!
Apr 23, 2012 @ 17:23:28
That is SO amazing Michelle! I love the portrait of you! <3
Apr 23, 2012 @ 19:01:49
this is too awesome… that painting is gorgeous
Apr 23, 2012 @ 22:28:12
So glad you like the painting and were nice enough to show it on your site. It was certainly a cool project for me to do and be a part of.
Apr 24, 2012 @ 19:11:43
Hey Shane, Thanks so much for checking out my site and most of all, for the lovely painting!
Apr 24, 2012 @ 00:12:24
wow, that’s like beyond cool….so fun
Apr 24, 2012 @ 01:32:00
So cool! Love the idea:)
Apr 24, 2012 @ 19:11:12
Thanks everyone!
Apr 28, 2012 @ 21:47:37
This is so AWESOME!!!!!!!!!
Sep 26, 2012 @ 09:56:00
Michelle – The painting is gorgeous, I love it! I am using Teint Idole at the moment and I love it. It is one of the few brands whose range includes shades for darker skin tones.