Hello! For those of you curious about whether or not this is similar to their Silky Moist Foundation, here is a response from Koh Gen Do when I posted the question to them: "The Gloss Film is similar to the Silky Moist since they are both powder foundations in the refillable pan. Unlike the Silky Moist, the Gloss Film Foundation has a unique powder called Gloss Film Powder created in Japan for 5 skin-perfecting properties: long wear, luster, color correction, smoothness and water-resistance. You'll notice the powder really adheres to the skin, so it doesn't slip and slide during wear." Hope that helps!
Hi Michele, that sounds a bit weired because a blogpost by Rachel from The Beauty Professor reviewed the Maifanshi Silky Moist Powder in 2015 and the official details, courtesy of Beautylish, she mentioned were amongst other: --> Gloss Film Powder delivers 5 functions of skin perfection properties: High Adhesion for easy application and long wear, Luster, Skin Color Correction, Helps Prevent White Casts and Double Water-Repellent Coating www.beautyprofessor.net/2015/08/koh-gen-do-maifanshi-silky-moist.html I am confused this is pretty similar if you ask me ;-) Nevertheless I am curious trying one of them :-)
Wow I’m so impressed with the blur effect this foundation gives ! I love Koh Gen Do, I been using their cleansing water and their tonic. And the base really brightens your complexion, too bad it showed dry patches.
I really appreciate that you were willing to do a half-face test. It's SO much better than two photos of full-face with/without the base. I also appreciate that you tried two different application methods. I ordered the foundation based on your review :)
My mom wanted to let you know she's so glad she found a channel that she can relate to.. she's never found someone in her age range (early 60's) tnks for your reviews.
It appears to be available at Nordstrom! Doesn't state Foundation but it sounds like the product you've just reviewed. Recently I've also purchased their cushion foundation from Beautylish and love that one also. Sonia G's Face One brush will be great with this powder foundation!
I'm interested in this brand - so pleased you decided to review 🎀 I'm pleased you did half and half with the primer and brush and sponge, it gives me a really good idea. I enjoy shesido and look forward to trying this brand in the near future
Wow, that looks beautiful and flawless! I might get some for myself. Although you did zoom in, from my point of view the primer side looked amazing, but now I’m listening to your final comments I think I’ll skip the primer. I’d love to know which primer DOES work for you...that would be so useful. Thanks for another great review.
This is beautiful on you! I got this last week and have really been liking it. It doesn't look like I'm wearing a powder foundation which is so surprising and quite nice since I have dry as a bone skin. Thanks for your thoughts on this one!
Thanks so much for reviewing this. It looks so beautiful on you! Koh Gen Doh is one of the brands that have intrigued me but one that I find I pass by in favor of more familiar brands. I am looking for a nice powder foundation as my skin is oily and I like lighter bb creams and tinted spfs for liquid products. This may be an excellent finishing step.
Hi Michele I have an idea for you ( don’t think you’ve done this before). I am a foundation freak as I think a lot of us are and a series on foundation brands and your opinions of them way after the initial review would be of great interest to me. My thought is one video per brand where you highlight 5 or so and not necessarily your favorites but perhaps the most well known. I think it would be important that they’re also still available. That’s it! Love your channel.
If you had to choose one koh gen doh product to introduce someone to what would it be? I want to try out the brand slowly and I'm not too sure where to start since I have medium tan skin
It sits beautiful on your lovely skin! I’m interested to know if you continued with dermaplaning? I love it! It makes my skin look very glossy especially when using cream blush and highlighter! Yay!
I have continued with dermaplaning! I don't do it very often, and I'm concentrating it only on my cheek area. I've stopped doing along my jawline because I have a bit of texture there and it was making it worse. But I do love cleaning up around my eyebrow/hairline area!
Michele Wang awesome! I can see your cheeks look glowing and reflective if that makes sense. Occasionally I DO IT EVERYWHERE lol. And I don’t have to exfoliate as much. Afterwards I use a Sisley mask and it the results last quite a while! ❤️
Thank you for the review! I love the original Koh Gen Do aqua foundation too, but did you see they "redesigned" it? I was wondering why it was sold out on most websites. Now it has "increased coverage, radiance, hydration and longevity" according to their website. I'm intrigued 😵
Interesting review! I've not yet tried anything from Koh Gen Do, but whenever I see their products online I actually think about you and how much you enjoy them, esp. the spa water. Might give that one a go, but in terms of power foundation, probably going to stay loyal to my Zuii Flora, as I was saying recently. :-) No talc, and extremely good performance on me at least, despite being a natural product (...those often tend to not perform too well). Looking forward to more vids :-)
am surprising how you doesnt like the base at least on camera your skin look so soft better 100 times than the other side - okay do other try by mois. and wait for 10 mins. let say and then apply the base and wait for 5 mins. finally puff by using brush better than sponge and give us your final thought
Michele this foundation looks flawless on you! Would you do a review on Cle de Peau's foundation the one called The Foundation it is a little pricey but I ordered some samples from Saks Fifth Avenue in Greenwich but I would like to see a review before actually making the purchase.
I am waiting for the Kett powder foundation to be delivered and can''t wait to try it. I will have to try this one too! I like powder foundations, but haven't really tried them much lately because my skin is dry so I can't wait to try this one too! The only powder foundation that I've liked in the past 10 years is the Laura Geller Balance, Brighten and Glow and that's because of the luminosity the 'Glow' provides in that foundation; it is also a lighter coverage product (I can layer it up to med coverage-which I prefer to full coverage). This foundation looks very nice on you! I wonder how the Tatcha Silk Canvas primer would look under it? How would you compare the Koh Gen Do to the Kett powder? Thanks for the review!!
Hi Michele! Question, have you explored or tried anything from the "Kajaer Weis" line? I've been dying to try this line and just curious what your opinion was, if you had tried any of their products? Sue 😊
If you had to choose, would you choose Kett or Koh Gen Do? I've been curious about Kett but didn't realize there was a new powder foundation from Koh Gen Do as well. Thanks for the video!
I would choose the Koh Gen Do. The Kett coverage is much higher, and while it looks great on camera, it's a little heavy for me and regular daily use. The KGD is much more weightless and blurring, as opposed to covering. Hope that helps!!
I love your reviews & recommendations!! But, I must say, sometimes I think they shouldn't discontinue a product! I am still so sad they stopped making the Koh Gen Doh Snowy Pink Powder!! That stuff was bomb & really made my skin look so soft!! I will always be sad for that!! You Are So Beautiful though & I always trust your judgement!!! ❤️🎊😍😇😘🎉❤️
Thank you for a check in with natural lighting! I just got the aqua Foundation in the VIB sale and love it!! Only used it today but all good things for a possible (almost) daily use. It feels breathable. Does the powder feel heavier than the liquid? Have you tried the Guerlain meteorites?
FarleyCreates, don't know if you mean the Meteorite pearls or the sheer radient foundation but I have been curious about the latter and with all of the good reviews from those w oily and combo skin, I'm going to give that one a whirl.
I have been wanting to purchase this product for a few months, I’m just unsure of what shade to buy, I can’t seem to find any swatches online anywhere :(
I am interested in getting but not sure if the color. Based on your list below I am close but I am a bit cooler. Any suggestions on color? I am interested in both this one and aqua formula as well. Thank you
I just want to say "THANK YOU" for saying Kogendo correctly. Every other TH-camr says it wrong. It's Japanese. Ko-GEN-Doh it's a hard "g" sound. End of PSA.
I understand. It's also the ShiSEIdo people that kill me too. There is no SHAY in Japanese. It's ShiSEIdo. I think the people at the beauty counter don't know the difference either and are mispronouncing it as well. I speak Japanese and it drives me crazy. Then again I say karaoke as ka-rah-oh-kay. Arara!
Dawn Princess I am fluent in French and I have the same issue with French beauty or Spanish. :) i still say it properly and hopefully Counter Ladies and Gentlemen pick up on it ;)
Michelle, Cle de Peau or Sublimage ... help me choose based on your experience. I have also dry skin but more red than yours in patches. So far I loved Cle d Peau.on you. And I think you did a Sublimage review already.... but just wondering ...from those 2 which was your beloved? Thank you¡!
I’m looking for a new powder foundation and I have also seen your review on the new Kett Powder Foundation. In comparing both, which one do you like better? TIA
I purchased this gloss powder … it’s ok just don’t use the sponge it comes with and absolutely don’t swipe the sponge on your face!!! It’s make be look like I put Halloween silicone on my face then powdered that area. So far the brush is the only application that works for me
It’s really pretty and I’m intrigued 💕. I’m wondering if you’ve tried the one in the red tube , the Koh Gen Do Maifanshi moisture foundation ? If so how does it compare the the aqua foundation?
I haven't tried the one in the red tube. I've been tempted, but just kept getting the Aqua since I knew it worked. Will have to give that a shot one day soon.
I ordered both foundation samples (aqua and moisture) from KGD website. Tried the moisture foundation during Minnesota winter, i.e. dry skin dry air dry everything!, and I did not like it. It didn't sit anywhere near as imperceptibly on my skin as my favorite Chanel Sublimage foundation. When building up the KGD moisture foundation, it got cakey fast imo (I prefer, at most, medium coverage). I'm waiting to try the aqua during summer when my skin is normal combo (not dry).
Hello! For those of you curious about whether or not this is similar to their Silky Moist Foundation, here is a response from Koh Gen Do when I posted the question to them: "The Gloss Film is similar to the Silky Moist since they are both powder foundations in the refillable pan. Unlike the Silky Moist, the Gloss Film Foundation has a unique powder called Gloss Film Powder created in Japan for 5 skin-perfecting properties: long wear, luster, color correction, smoothness and water-resistance. You'll notice the powder really adheres to the skin, so it doesn't slip and slide during wear." Hope that helps!
Hi Michele, that sounds a bit weired because a blogpost by Rachel from The Beauty Professor reviewed the Maifanshi Silky Moist Powder in 2015 and the official details, courtesy of Beautylish, she mentioned were amongst other:
--> Gloss Film Powder delivers 5 functions of skin perfection properties: High Adhesion for easy application and long wear, Luster, Skin Color Correction, Helps Prevent White Casts and Double Water-Repellent Coating
www.beautyprofessor.net/2015/08/koh-gen-do-maifanshi-silky-moist.html
I am confused this is pretty similar if you ask me ;-)
Nevertheless I am curious trying one of them :-)
Wow I’m so impressed with the blur effect this foundation gives ! I love Koh Gen Do, I been using their cleansing water and their tonic. And the base really brightens your complexion, too bad it showed dry patches.
I really appreciate that you were willing to do a half-face test. It's SO much better than two photos of full-face with/without the base. I also appreciate that you tried two different application methods. I ordered the foundation based on your review :)
My mom wanted to let you know she's so glad she found a channel that she can relate to.. she's never found someone in her age range (early 60's) tnks for your reviews.
Wow! That looks beautiful on you, it really does look airbrushed and smoothed. Thanks for the review 💜
It appears to be available at Nordstrom! Doesn't state Foundation but it sounds like the product you've just reviewed. Recently I've also purchased their cushion foundation from Beautylish and love that one also. Sonia G's Face One brush will be great with this powder foundation!
I'm interested in this brand - so pleased you decided to review 🎀 I'm pleased you did half and half with the primer and brush and sponge, it gives me a really good idea. I enjoy shesido and look forward to trying this brand in the near future
Wow, that looks beautiful and flawless! I might get some for myself. Although you did zoom in, from my point of view the primer side looked amazing, but now I’m listening to your final comments I think I’ll skip the primer. I’d love to know which primer DOES work for you...that would be so useful. Thanks for another great review.
This foundation looks so pretty on ur skin! Yet another product that I've been wanting to try!!!
This is beautiful on you! I got this last week and have really been liking it. It doesn't look like I'm wearing a powder foundation which is so surprising and quite nice since I have dry as a bone skin. Thanks for your thoughts on this one!
Your skin is beautiful and foundation looks good on you, very soft! Thank you!
Thanks so much for reviewing this. It looks so beautiful on you! Koh Gen Doh is one of the brands that have intrigued me but one that I find I pass by in favor of more familiar brands. I am looking for a nice powder foundation as my skin is oily and I like lighter bb creams and tinted spfs for liquid products. This may be an excellent finishing step.
Love the blurring effect with this!
Wow! I might need this one...so pretty on you. (And my fave foundation is the la mer, so I feel like our skin might have similar needs)
Hi Michele I have an idea for you ( don’t think you’ve done this before). I am a foundation freak as I think a lot of us are and a series on foundation brands and your opinions of them way after the initial review would be of great interest to me. My thought is one video per brand where you highlight 5 or so and not necessarily your favorites but perhaps the most well known. I think it would be important that they’re also still available. That’s it! Love your channel.
If you had to choose one koh gen doh product to introduce someone to what would it be? I want to try out the brand slowly and I'm not too sure where to start since I have medium tan skin
It sits beautiful on your lovely skin! I’m interested to know if you continued with dermaplaning? I love it! It makes my skin look very glossy especially when using cream blush and highlighter! Yay!
I have continued with dermaplaning! I don't do it very often, and I'm concentrating it only on my cheek area. I've stopped doing along my jawline because I have a bit of texture there and it was making it worse. But I do love cleaning up around my eyebrow/hairline area!
Michele Wang awesome! I can see your cheeks look glowing and reflective if that makes sense. Occasionally I DO IT EVERYWHERE lol. And I don’t have to exfoliate as much. Afterwards I use a Sisley mask and it the results last quite a while! ❤️
Very nice powder! But your blush looks absolutly amazing!
Thank you so much!
Thank you for the review! I love the original Koh Gen Do aqua foundation too, but did you see they "redesigned" it? I was wondering why it was sold out on most websites. Now it has "increased coverage, radiance, hydration and longevity" according to their website. I'm intrigued 😵
Great video, it looks beautiful on you! 💕💕💕
Interesting review! I've not yet tried anything from Koh Gen Do, but whenever I see their products online I actually think about you and how much you enjoy them, esp. the spa water. Might give that one a go, but in terms of power foundation, probably going to stay loyal to my Zuii Flora, as I was saying recently. :-) No talc, and extremely good performance on me at least, despite being a natural product (...those often tend to not perform too well). Looking forward to more vids :-)
I have to look up this foundation. Natural products don't often perform well on me too!! It's so ironic. Anyway - thank you so much! xoxo
i like your skin more and more with the base please keep use it - your skin look fabulous
am surprising how you doesnt like the base at least on camera your skin look so soft better 100 times than the other side - okay do other try by mois. and wait for 10 mins. let say and then apply the base and wait for 5 mins. finally puff by using brush better than sponge and give us your final thought
Perfect review as always!!! 👌👌👌👌👌💕💕💕💕💕💕💕⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ That brand so intrigued me but it’s unavailable here!
Michele this foundation looks flawless on you! Would you do a review on Cle de Peau's foundation the one called The Foundation it is a little pricey but I ordered some samples from Saks Fifth Avenue in Greenwich but I would like to see a review before actually making the purchase.
We're sooooo on the same wavelength. I've been testing it out for the past few weeks - review coming!
I am waiting for the Kett powder foundation to be delivered and can''t wait to try it. I will have to try this one too! I like powder foundations, but haven't really tried them much lately because my skin is dry so I can't wait to try this one too! The only powder foundation that I've liked in the past 10 years is the Laura Geller Balance, Brighten and Glow and that's because of the luminosity the 'Glow' provides in that foundation; it is also a lighter coverage product (I can layer it up to med coverage-which I prefer to full coverage). This foundation looks very nice on you! I wonder how the Tatcha Silk Canvas primer would look under it? How would you compare the Koh Gen Do to the Kett powder? Thanks for the review!!
Just found your channel live your reviews. Looking forward to more of your videos
Thank you so much Nicole! xoxo
Couldn't find the Sonia G 1 face brush - Can you recommend a similar and easy to find brush? Thanks for the video.
What is the Gloss Film powder in the Aqua foundation? Not the same as the Diamond core powder I guess?
Hi Michele! Question, have you explored or tried anything from the "Kajaer Weis" line? I've been dying to try this line and just curious what your opinion was, if you had tried any of their products? Sue 😊
Looks beautiful Michele. I would love to see how it compares with the Kett fixx powder foundation that is sold by Muse Beauty 💕
The Kett has much more coverage. All in all i prefer the KGD. It’s more of an everyday product for me with the lighter more natural coverage.
How does it compare to the KGD Silky Moist powder Foundation? I have that, and loooove it! Could it be a reformulation - repackaging?!
I have not used that particular powder foundation, but I know this one is a brand new formula!
It looks really good.
If you had to choose, would you choose Kett or Koh Gen Do? I've been curious about Kett but didn't realize there was a new powder foundation from Koh Gen Do as well. Thanks for the video!
I would choose the Koh Gen Do. The Kett coverage is much higher, and while it looks great on camera, it's a little heavy for me and regular daily use. The KGD is much more weightless and blurring, as opposed to covering. Hope that helps!!
Michele Wang Super helpful! Koh Gen Do it is! Thank you ☺️
I love your reviews & recommendations!! But, I must say, sometimes I think they shouldn't discontinue a product! I am still so sad they stopped making the Koh Gen Doh Snowy Pink Powder!! That stuff was bomb & really made my skin look so soft!! I will always be sad for that!! You Are So Beautiful though & I always trust your judgement!!! ❤️🎊😍😇😘🎉❤️
Thank you so much, Sugarfairy Atapril1982!!
Thank you for a check in with natural lighting! I just got the aqua Foundation in the VIB sale and love it!! Only used it today but all good things for a possible (almost) daily use. It feels breathable. Does the powder feel heavier than the liquid?
Have you tried the Guerlain meteorites?
FarleyCreates, don't know if you mean the Meteorite pearls or the sheer radient foundation but I have been curious about the latter and with all of the good reviews from those w oily and combo skin, I'm going to give that one a whirl.
Hi Michele. Which has more coverage - the aqua or the powder one
I have been wanting to purchase this product for a few months, I’m just unsure of what shade to buy, I can’t seem to find any swatches online anywhere :(
I am interested in getting but not sure if the color. Based on your list below I am close but I am a bit cooler. Any suggestions on color? I am interested in both this one and aqua formula as well. Thank you
Can u review new la mer bronzer soon😘
That is impressive with a brush!
this looks great on you!!
You have great skin can you do your skin care routine
Thank you so much. Yes, I'm gearing up to do a skincare video. I have an old one and not that much has changed, but I will update soon.
I just want to say "THANK YOU" for saying Kogendo correctly. Every other TH-camr says it wrong. It's Japanese. Ko-GEN-Doh it's a hard "g" sound. End of PSA.
😂 Honestly, I probably would have mispronounced it if I didn't know two people with the name Gen - both Japanese.
I understand. It's also the ShiSEIdo people that kill me too. There is no SHAY in Japanese. It's ShiSEIdo. I think the people at the beauty counter don't know the difference either and are mispronouncing it as well. I speak Japanese and it drives me crazy. Then again I say karaoke as ka-rah-oh-kay. Arara!
Dawn Princess I am fluent in French and I have the same issue with French beauty or Spanish. :) i still say it properly and hopefully Counter Ladies and Gentlemen pick up on it ;)
Michelle, Cle de Peau or Sublimage ... help me choose based on your experience. I have also dry skin but more red than yours in patches. So far I loved Cle d Peau.on you. And I think you did a Sublimage review already.... but just wondering ...from those 2 which was your beloved? Thank you¡!
Hi Alma - if I had to choose, I'd go for CDP because the finish is more radiant. The Sublimage finish is a bit more natural/skin with less radiance.
Thus foundation looks great on you!
I’m looking for a new powder foundation and I have also seen your review on the new Kett Powder Foundation. In comparing both, which one do you like better? TIA
Im curious as well, as I was considering the Kett one as well. I hope Michele answers :)
I purchased this gloss powder … it’s ok just don’t use the sponge it comes with and absolutely don’t swipe the sponge on your face!!! It’s make be look like I put Halloween silicone on my face then powdered that area. So far the brush is the only application that works for me
It’s really pretty and I’m intrigued 💕. I’m wondering if you’ve tried the one in the red tube , the Koh Gen Do Maifanshi moisture foundation ? If so how does it compare the the aqua foundation?
I haven't tried the one in the red tube. I've been tempted, but just kept getting the Aqua since I knew it worked. Will have to give that a shot one day soon.
I ordered both foundation samples (aqua and moisture) from KGD website. Tried the moisture foundation during Minnesota winter, i.e. dry skin dry air dry everything!, and I did not like it. It didn't sit anywhere near as imperceptibly on my skin as my favorite Chanel Sublimage foundation. When building up the KGD moisture foundation, it got cakey fast imo (I prefer, at most, medium coverage). I'm waiting to try the aqua during summer when my skin is normal combo (not dry).
Linnea Westgaard good info Linnea! I may try ordering samples, what a great idea 🌸thank you
What eye color are you wearing?
The Pat McGrath Platinum Bronze Palette $55 - rstyle.me/n/c2ubztcds6x
I wonder how it would wear over SPF 🤔
This foundation looks nice on you.
Michelle, almost anything would look amazing on such skin you have¡¡ Still like the Cle de Peau better on you.
Thank you! xoxo
Did you use a finishing spray?
No setting spray used.
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this video makes me really want to buy this foundation