Ellis Faas Skin Veil in S101

I finally got my hands on some Ellis Faas Skin Veil in S101. At $90 a bottle, available from Sephora and Ellis Faas directly, I had some high hopes for this shade as I had been told that it was "paler than reasonable." In fact, Ellis Faas doesn't even keep samples of this shade available because they consider it too pale for common sampling.

I will say that the finish on this medium-coverage natural-finish foundation is astounding. It doesn't glow too much, it isn't too matte, it feels great on your skin. If you have a shade match in this foundation and don't cringe too much springing for a $90 foundation, I would highly recommend this one. It has the finish that so many other brands promise and truly delivers on a flawless face.

Unless, like me, the lightest shade looks like a yellow-orange mask on your face. As I have mentioned, winter light in Seattle isn't the best for photography, so  apologize in advance for the weird shadow on the face photo here. I wanted to take a better arm swatch photo but I also wanted it to match the previous ones so you could really compare them if you went back to my large swatch post of paler foundations, so this is taken in exactly those conditions.

From left to right: Jane Iredale Glow Time BB in BB1, Ellis Faas Skin Veil in S101, and NARS Sheer Matte in Siberia

As you can see, this is pretty close in shade to NARS Siberia. If Siberia is too yellow but not too dark for you, S101 might be your shade. 

Ellis Faas Skin Veil S101 (and MAC Huggable Lipstick in Rusty)

As you can see, like Siberia it's just a hair too dark on me, which is most unfortunate because the finish is astounding. The medium coverage here is not buildable, in my opinion, so if you need a full coverage foundation I'd look elsewhere.

This is a great foundation, alas just not my color.