Thoughts on Lumiere Lt Med Golden Luminesse

I'm almost at the end of my sample of Lumiere's Light Medium Golden in Luminesse formula. This shade is definitely a very good match for me which isn't too surprising since the Luminesse formula is supposed to be darker than the same shade in Flawless or Veena. For the most part, Luminesse doesn't make me itch or break out but I don't think it can withstand our humid Malaysian weather. If I'm in an air-conditioned environment the whole day, like the office then it feels quite comfortable. But over the weekend I wore it from morning till evening, and spent the late afternoon browsing an open-air Indian bazaar. By sundown I just wanted to go home and wash my face because it was starting to have that sticky/heavy feeling! I also found that by the end of the day, Lt Med Golden darkens slightly. It's still a good match but it just gets a bit darker and closely resembles Med Golden in Veena Velvet.

It's too bad I don't live in a cooler climate or I would be tempted to order a fullsize of this. But for now I think I'll give it a miss and just continue to use up the sample I have.

UPDATED: Nov 11
I used up the last of this foundation sample today. I wore it to church in the morning and then to the mall to pick up some groceries. While idling in one of the drugstores I couldn't resist checking out the foundation match in one of their makeup counter mirrors. I was amazed to see the face-to-neck match was perfect! And it wasn't just that mirror/lighting, I multi-checked in the washroom and in various other shops with wall mirrors. Of course I had to pretend that I was trying on sunglasses and stuff instead of appearing to be a total narcissist *ahem*

Light Medium Golden Luminesse seems to be one of the best matches I've ever had and it does look good on me - not much oily appearance, doesn't overemphasize my pores etc. I do still think it feels a little heavy but am I willing to put up with that in favour of having such a good match? It's just as well I don't have any spare cash on me and probably won't have much for the next couple months, so I don't have to agonize over whether I should get a fullsize of this.