Showing posts with label Face and Body. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Face and Body. Show all posts

Saturday, 12 April 2014

My Top 5: Foundations

Finally I think I've got them, my top 5 favourite foundations.I've tried and tested a lot of foundations the past year or so, but I finally think I've narrowed down the ones that I love and the ones I don't really love as much.


NARS SHEER GLOW
Selfridges | £30.50
I've mentioned this quite a lot because it's been very well loved since I bought it in October. It literally is perfect. The name, I do have to say is very misleading. It does have a certain glow to it, however generally it is rather matte (I suppose a satin finish rather than saying matte?). It literally looks beautiful on the skin though.

RIMMEL MATCH PERFECTION FOUNDATION
Boots.com | £6.99
This foundation, for the price, is amazing. This is make my skin look so flawless and radiant. It's a decent coverage and needs a light powdering to keep it to stay put all day long (I love using the matching powder).

MAX FACTOR FACEFINITY ALL DAY FLAWLESS 3-in-1 FOUNDATION
Boots.com | £11.99
I hated this so much when I first got it, literally it was the worst thing in my eyes. After a break from using it, I tried it again and fell in love. It's a medium coverage and is so long lasting.

BOURJOIS HEALTHY MIX FOUNDATION
Boots.com | £9.99
The apparent Chanel Vitalumiere (or possibly Pro Lumiere) dupe, I had high hopes of this, however thought it would be a lot lighter coverage than it is. Don't get me wrong, it's not full on heavy full coverage, but it covers everything it needs to whilst feeling like there's nothing on the skin. Most possibly my favourite of them all. For the time being.

MAC FACE AND BODY FOUNDATION
Maccosmetics.co.uk | £21.50
The makeup artist favourite. With its ability to go from a tinted moisturiser coverage up to full coverage, Face and Body is the perfect day to night foundation due its amazing buildabilty. It makes the skin look great because it perfects imperfections but still lets the skin show through so it's not masking it away. I didn't think I'd love this as much as I do at all but it's absolutely amazing.




Monday, 19 August 2013

Sample Sized Sweethearts

I’m little bit obsessed with sample/travel sized beauty products - I have such a fascination with mini versions of products. I don't know what it is but I just think that they are so darn cute. 



I have quite a few “minis”, if you will, in my makeup/beauty collection at the moment; let us take a look at a few! 



Benefit PoreFessional Primer 

Benefit Porefessional Primer

This is the third sample mini size version of this that I have gone through. My auntie got given this at a Benefit event a couple weeks ago and then gave it to me, but I love how velvety soft this feels on the skin. 
The full size version of this retails for £24.50 HERE 



No7 Airbrush Away Primer 

No7 Airbrush Away Primer

A second primer mini: This was included in a free No7 gift set a couple weeks ago. Alike the Benefit primer above, this also feels very soft on the skin, providing the perfect base for your makeup. 
The full size version of this retails for £19.50 HERE 



No7 Triple Protection Tinted Moisturiser 

No7 Triple Protection Tinted Moisturiser

Also from the free No7 gift that the primer came in; I haven’t used a tinted moisturiser in a very long time. The smaller size means I can get through it quicker, as I’ve had a little bit of a foundation obsession recently, so the smaller the better, haha. 
The full size version of this retails for £11.50 HERE 



The Body Shop Seaweed Clarifying Toner 
                                                          
The Body Shop Seaweed Clarifying Toner

A couple months back, The Body Shop had a three for two offer on travel minis and this was one of the things I picked up. I’ve tried this before and really like it, and again the smaller size means I can get through it quicker. 
The mini version of this retails for £3 and the standard size retails for £8, both HERE 



MAC Face and Body 50ml 

Could you class this as a mini? I got the smaller 50ml size rather than the standard 120ml for face and body as I’d never tried it before. It is a really lovely foundation, great for any skin type!

This retails for £21.50 HERE