This and That -- The Balm's Time Balm Foundations (Light vs. Lighter than Light)

(This post is probably only of interest to my fellow fair skinned folks, but if you have a friend or family member who struggles to find foundations that are light enough to match their skin tone and you like to help them out with suggestions, you may want to read it too.)

I reviewed the Balm's Time Balm Foundation a while back when I purchased it from Haute Look.

It's a pretty nice product -- a cream foundation that blends easily, covers well and has good lasting power -- but I did have an issue with the color match.

I'd purchased it in the lightest shade available at the time, Light, and found it to be a bit too dark and maybe orange-y for my skin tone.

Now, there were ways I could get it to work (sheering it out with a damp sponge, layering a light powder over it, etc.) but I'm always less likely to reach for a foundation that requires that kind of effort than one that I can just throw on and go.

That's why I was excited to see that the Balm had come out with an even lighter shade, Lighter than Light, and picked it up without hesitation when the Balm was last on Haute Look.

The Balm Time Balm Foundations (l. to r.): Lighter than Light & Light

I'm not going to discuss the formula because I touched on all of that in my original review, but I will say that the new shade is a much better match for my fair skin.

The Balm Time Balm Foundations (l. to r.): Lighter than Light & Light

The Balm Time Balm Foundations (l. to r.): Lighter than Light & Light

As its name implies, it's definitely lighter than the Light, but Lighter than Light is also much less orange-y.  I can slap this on without having to really doctor it too much, so I've found myself getting much more use out of it than my original container.

If you've hesitating to try the Time Balm because you're fair and the color match was off, I'd definitely suggest giving Lighter than Light a try.  Especially if it's available on Haute Look at a discount, as it often is.