Everyone loves the look of fresh, healthy
flawless skin but sadly sometimes we're not all blessed with this
naturally. I'm no stranger to 'face
demons' (spots and blemishes), blotchy redness and dry patches but of course I
always try and look by best. To do this
I always use my three favourite 'go to/holy grail' products and added with a
bit of light blusher I'd say it does a pretty amazing job! If you'd like to know my secret, read on. . .
Foundation - I have been searching for a very
long time for a really great, staple foundation. The one I used to use was wonderful, the
perfect colour match, smooth and blendable, I was even able to use it as a
foundation and concealer! It was the
Maybelline Ever Fresh foundation.
I thought I was set for life, I'd never need to
find another and I loved it, then of course what happened next, Maybelline
discontinued it!! :-( So after a VERY
long search for about 2 years, I finally found the next best thing, the No 7 Stay Perfect in Warm Ivory. I went to
Boots and they used the little colour correct camera to help me pick the perfect
colour match and it did, Warm Ivory is a really nice pale slightly pink-tone
shade and matches my skin really well.
The formular is really easy to blend and it has a really nice coverage.
But the best thing I love about it is the staying power, it really does last
all day, it doesn't fade or go patchy!
Definitely one that I'll be re-purchasing.
Concealer - Everyone on the planet seamed to
love this concealer and I honestly don't know why I took so long to try it
out. I'd never really managed to find a
good one and after trying loads of other makes that I was always constantly
disappointed with, I finally went and bought it. But I didn't even get to try it out because
the second I open it this disgusting strong chemical smell hit me and I just
thought oh my god, there's no way I can put up with that smell on my face! So I reluctantly took it back and tried to
find another concealer.
I think I ended up mainly sticking with the
Maybelline 24 hour Super Stay, which I do still like but was never 100% happy
with. I then bought the Soap & Glory
Kick Ass concealer 3 step set (which I did a review of a while back) and
even though I thought it was amazing coverage, it still didn't work on some
areas of my face. So I thought I'm just
going to have to try the Collection concealer again. Thankfully this time there was no smell,
great, and now I most definitely realise why everyone loves it! Amazing coverage, great for under my eyes and
blemishes and extremely long lasting, I truly love it :-)
Powder - For a long time I used to used the Rimmel Stay Matt translucent
powder and I know it's still a big favourite in the makeup world but it never
really did anything for me, sometimes I felt like I was putting it on my face
just for the sake of it. Then I starting
using the Mattify
transulcent powder by Mattify Cosmetics, which are
specially formulated for oily skin. I did
love this and still do but, then I bought the Soap & Glory Kick Ass
Concealer, I love this powder SO much, you can see the difference it makes
within seconds and it always leaves my skin 'looking' so flawless and smooth,
even when it's not, it really is the icing on the cake when it comes to getting
perfect looking skin! I'm currently
saving up for the full-size version I guess you could call it, as this one is
just part of the concealer set.
Apparently the 'full-size' powder is the Soap
& Glory One Heck of a Blot, Soap & Glory do have another powder
as well but this is the same as the one in with the concealer and I need to get
one, asap!
What products do you find make your skin look
picture perfect? :-)
Until next time, stay happy ♥
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About the Maybelline 24 hour Super Stay, "which I do still like
ReplyDeletebut was never 100% happy with": I totally share your feelings. I now use it with an eye cream and it is much better.
xx from Paris, Hélène || www.beautylogie.com
Hi thank you, that's a great idea, I'll try that! :-)
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