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15 ingredients, in label order. 0 of them are fragrance allergens that EU Regulation EC No 1223/2009 Annex III requires to be declared individually — most occur naturally in rose, bergamot and tonka bean, and the longer that list runs, the more natural fragrance material a formula generally carries.

Aqua Water Solvent The bulk of the formula. Labels write it as Aqua / Water / Eau.

Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Fractionated coconut oil Emollient A light ester made from coconut oil and glycerin, with a fresh, dry feel on the skin.

Glycerin Glycerin Humectant One of the best-studied and least expensive humectants there is.

Silica Silica Absorbent A spherical powder that scatters light for a soft-focus effect.

Niacinamide Niacinamide (vitamin B3) Skin conditioning A vitamin B3 derivative, and one of the skincare ingredients with the fullest body of research behind it.

Cetearyl Alcohol Cetearyl alcohol Emulsifier A fatty alcohol that doubles as a thickener. It has nothing to do with "alcohol" and is not irritating.

Glyceryl Stearate Glyceryl stearate Emulsifier One of the most common non-ionic emulsifiers.

Sodium Hyaluronate Sodium hyaluronate Humectant The sodium salt of hyaluronic acid, more stable and easier to formulate with than the acid itself.

Tuber Magnatum Extract White truffle extract Skin conditioning The white truffle of Alba. A listed INCI name whose declared function is skin conditioning; it is rich in polysaccharides and proteins that form a moisture-holding film.

Tocopherol Vitamin E (tocopherol) Antioxidant Vitamin E. In a formula its first job is keeping the oil phase from going rancid.

Mica Mica Colorant A natural mineral that provides shimmer and slip.

Titanium Dioxide Titanium dioxide Colorant Used in this formula for color and coverage. It is also a mineral UV filter, but this product has had no sun protection efficacy testing filed for it, and therefore makes no sun protection claim whatsoever.

Iron Oxides Iron oxides Colorant The combination of yellow, red and black iron oxides is what determines every complexion shade.

Xanthan Gum Xanthan gum Viscosity control A natural thickener obtained by microbial fermentation.

Phenoxyethanol Phenoxyethanol Preservative A broad-spectrum preservative with an explicit concentration limit in every major market.

Teint · Complexion

Fond de Teint Velouté Parfait

Velvet Veil Soft-Focus Foundation

¥890 4.92 520 reviews 30ml / 1.0 fl.oz

Soft-focus microspheres and pearl mica rebalance how light falls across the face, for a complexion that still looks like skin.

Shade · Teinte — #01 Porcelaine Froide Cool Porcelain

What to expect

Optical soft focus on the appearance of pores and fine lines
Maison panel test: of 120 participants, 91% reported the finish still intact after twelve hours
Thin and buildable — never heavy or airless
Six shades across cool, neutral and warm undertones

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The heart of this formula is not coverage but the direction of light. Spherical soft-focus particles of about 5 µm scatter direct light into diffuse light, so the hard shadow at the rim of a pore or a fine line loses contrast — an optical correction rather than a physical filling, which is why the finish stays thin. The base is 65% hydrating phase, so it resists flaking and clinging through the day. Six shades span cool, neutral and warm undertones.

Soft focus is optics, not filling

Spherical silica of roughly 5 µm breaks incoming direct light into diffuse light. A pore reads as visible because its rim casts one hard shadow; when light arrives from every direction at once, the contrast of that shadow drops and the pore recedes. Nothing about the structure of the skin has changed, which is exactly why the finish can be kept so thin.

Why six shades

The steps in a shade ladder should not be evenly spaced. In the cool range the eye is more sensitive to differences in redness, in the warm range to differences in yellowness — so #01 to #03 move a short distance in lightness and a long distance in undertone, and #04 to #06 do the reverse. You can verify this yourself with real ΔE00 figures on the Shade Matching page.