L'Essentiel Mat

Nature and make-up performance united once again, by Guerlain.

A foundation with 96% ingredients of natural origin*, a natural matte finish, high coverage and 24H wear**. The texture is comfortable and lightweight. Throughout the day, the complexion is perfect and natural. Pores and imperfections are blurred.

With L'Essentiel, bare skin becomes more beautiful day after day. The formula lets the skin breathe, while preserving its natural hydration and protecting it from external aggressors (UVA, UVB).
The skin is more even and the appearance of imperfections is reduced.

A unique and disruptive bottle signed by designer Mathieu Lehanneur, inspired by the subtle art of balance, reinvented with an elegant frosted finish.

The bottle of L'Essentiel Haute Perfection - Tenue 24H has been designed to facilitate its recycling***.

Available in 30 shades, for all skin tones.

*In accordance with ISO standard 16128 Parts 1 and 2. The remaining 4% contribute to optimising the integrity of the formula over time and its sensoriality.
**Instrumental test on 20 women.
***According to local sorting instructions.

A woody musky fragrance, opening with a top note of white almond. The delicate white tea note at the heart reveals a soft and creamy base of sandalwood. Its charm is accentuated by notes of white musks and tonka bean.

1) Activate:

To awaken the complexion, tap the facial skin with the L'Essentiel brush, before applying make-up. Start from the inner corner of the eye, move to the ear, then descend towards the chin.

2) Prepare:

Use the Base Poros Affinés et Contrôle de la Brillance from L'Essentiel to unify and mattify your complexion.
Place two drops on your fingertips and gently warm the formula between your fingers. Apply to the face and massage gently to allow it to penetrate, from the centre of the face outwards. Use the so-called «Pianotage» technique to awaken and energise the skin – by gently tapping the face with the tip of each finger.

3) Unify:

Apply the foundation directly onto the L'Essentiel brush.
Then place five dots of foundation on the face: forehead, nose, chin, left cheek, right cheek.
Then tap from the centre outwards, until an even result is achieved.

4) Sculpt:

Complete the complexion make-up with Terracotta Matte to warm and sculpt the face without shine.

A skincare foundation with 96% ingredients of natural origin*.

L'Essentiel has nothing to hide. The remaining 4% have been selected with full awareness. Their function: to maximise the wear of the foundation and its sensoriality.

Vegetal silk extract: helps to gently mattify the skin without drying it out and without creating a mask effect.

Beauty-protecting ingredients (duo of extracts derived from tara gum and red algae): let the skin breathe**.

Beauty-boosting ingredients (including the extract of white cocoa beans, combined with probiotic and prebiotic derivatives): boost hydration***, reinforce the skin barrier and the skin's natural defences.

*In accordance with ISO standard 16128 Parts 1 and 2.
**In vivo test on ingredient.
***In vitro test on ingredient.

#15277 INGREDIENTS: AQUA (WATER) • C9-12 ALKANE • GLYCERIN • PROPANEDIOL • SILICA • POLYGLYCERYL-6 POLYRICINOLEATE • TITANIUM DIOXIDE [NANO] • VP/EICOSENE COPOLYMER • DICAPRYLYL CARBONATE • ALCOHOL • COCO-CAPRYLATE/CAPRATE • POLYGLYCERYL-2 ISOSTEARATE • PARFUM (FRAGRANCE) • DISTEARDIMONIUM HECTORITE • GLYCERYL CAPRYLATE • POLYGLYCERYL-10 DECAISOSTEARATE • SODIUM MYRISTOYL GLUTAMATE • CAESALPINIA SPINOSA FRUIT EXTRACT • ALPHA-GLUCAN OLIGOSACCHARIDE • SODIUM CHLORIDE • STEARIC ACID • SODIUM CITRATE • POTASSIUM SORBATE • ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN • ALUMINA • CELLULOSE • POLYHYDROXYSTEARIC ACID • KAPPAPHYCUS ALVAREZII EXTRACT • POLYMNIA SONCHIFOLIA ROOT JUICE • ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE • CITRIC ACID • BUTYLENE GLYCOL • MALTODEXTRIN • LACTOBACILLUS • TOCOPHEROL • THEOBROMA CACAO (COCOA) SEED EXTRACT • [+/- CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499 (IRON OXIDES) • CI 77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE) • CI 77947 (ZINC OXIDE)