Whilst I occasionally dabble with a drugstore foundation, for the past three or four years I’ve generally been more of a high end girl when it comes to the stuff I slap on my face. MAC, Dior, Armani and Estée Lauder have all held a spot on my foundations of choice list. So could I really end up liking a foundation that is priced at £3.79?? 
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WHAT’S IN MY WEEKEND AWAY MAKE-UP BAG
I spent this weekend away visiting family so I thought I would let you all have a virtual rummage around in my make-up bag.
Everything I grabbed to take with me are tried and tested products that I know I can rely upon to just work their cosmetic magic on me!
If you want to know more about any of the products mentioned you can click on the individual images below…
BASE:
For base products I took Dermalogica’s Oil Free Matte as my primer and my current go-to everyday combo of Vichy’s Dermablend Corrective Foundation in 25 Nude and MAC’s Face & Body Foundation in C4 and added in the L’Oreal Infallible 24hr-Matte Foundation in 20 Sand for the evenings Continue reading “WHAT’S IN MY WEEKEND AWAY MAKE-UP BAG”
BEAUTY REVIEW: MAC PATENTPOLISH LIP PENCIL
I think almost every beauty brand out there has a buttery lip pencil nowadays and MAC is no exception with their Patent Polish Lip Pencils, which I have in the shade Clever and have been giving a test drive for the past couple of days. 
Clever is definitely one of those “my lips but better” shades and is a lovely nudey-pink – an easy on the go lip colour. It’s basically an easy to wear nude that is perfect for everyday wear. The packaging is also winner for me as it’s a twist up pencil, rather than one that requires sharpening.
On the lips it feels very comfortable, with a lovely buttery texture. Continue reading “BEAUTY REVIEW: MAC PATENTPOLISH LIP PENCIL”
ALL ABOUT THAT BASE
Foundation that is. Sorry if I’ve just got that song stuck in your head. If it helps, I’m singing it to myself on repeat now. This is what happens why you try to turn a blog title into a dreadful pun…
I thought today I’d talk a little bit about my current foundation routine of choice.
As I’ve mentioned countless times before I have a patch of hyperpigmentation on my right cheek from previous spots and blemishes that has been around for years now. It has improved a LOT over the last couple of months, and I mentioned some of the products that I feel have really helped with that here and here, however it’s still something I feel super self conscious about. My main aim when doing my make-up is always to conceal and cover that up.
Hyperpigmentation aside, I’d describe the rest of my skin as pretty average. It’s combination, although oiler on the cheeks and chin rather than the forehead and chin, and I get the odd breakout, usually on my chin / around my mouth, which is usually hormonal although I’m terrible for resting my chin on my hand and generally touching that area of my face an awful lot throughout the day which I’m sure doesn’t help matters. When it comes to foundation I definitely believe in a mix and match approach, using a couple of different products to achieve the look I want without masking my skin completely.
I’ve been using Vichy’s Dermablend Corrective Foundation for well over a year now. I don’t use it all over my face because this stuff is pretty industrial when it comes to covering up blemishes and the likes, so I feel like a full face of this foundation would just be too much. Instead I use this to conceal those areas that are of most concern to me; pinpoint concealing any spots and to cover up the area of hyperpigmentation I have (I’d say it’s probably about an inch square on my cheek). Continue reading “ALL ABOUT THAT BASE”
bobo & mimi 