This
primer promises to diminish pores, offer all day shine control, hide imperfections,
even out skin tone and reduce the appearance of redness and make your makeup
last longer. It feels gorgeous on the skin and quite hydrating and does even
out my skin but this does NOTHING for my oily face and when it’s marketed as a 12
hour shine free primer I’m allowed to feel disappointed that it doesn’t work
and I have to powder my face constantly throughout the day!
Mark Hill Wonder Ball Brush 6 in 1 Styling Sphere £9.99
This
looks like a torture device and it feels like one too! It’s meant to detangle
wet or dry hair and add lift to roots and it might if I could actually get it through
my hair! This is a complete gimmick and actually painful for me to use, I tried
to use this to blow dry my hair and it got so tangled I thought I would have to
use scissors to get it out! I hate it!
I just
don’t get the hype with this one at all and believe me I have tried. I’ve went
through a few of these pots and this will be the last one. It does feel nice
and hydrating when it’s on and it smells nice too but if I put this on at night
it dries out quickly and I sometimes wake up needing to put more on. It also
leaves me with disgusting white bits in between my lips when I wake up which is
the reason I choose not to wear it during the day. I find Carmex and Blistex
work much better on my lips overnight
and are much more affordable so I will stick to those!
A
product I bought because of the hype and the most money I’ve ever spent on a
mascara and what a waste of money it was. If you like clumpy lashes with no
volume, length or definition you will love this. It seriously makes me look like I have about three lashes on each eye! The wand is an absolute mess
with the fibres even after wiping the excess off the side of the tube and I absolutely
hate it. It’s got marginally better as it’s dried out but I’ll be sticking to
the drugstore as usual for my mascara choices from now on!
I am
very hard to please when it comes to foundation – I have acne scarred skin and
struggle with pigmentation issues as well as uneven texture. Paired with mainly
oily but sometimes dehydrated skin and you will see why I’m so tough on my
base!
I
think out of the three foundations I have included is the most disappointing! It’s
an oil free foundation with a medium to full coverage that promises to be undetectable
and leave you looking radiant but I look like an oil slick when I wear this! It
didn’t matter what primer or powder I wore, nothing worked with it!
I have
the shade Vanilla which is orange as you can see from the swatch and I have to
be wearing tan to make this work for me even though it’s supposedly one of the
lighter shades (at least it was when I ordered it last year!). This wears off
my chin and lower cheeks to the point they look stark against the shade of the
foundation and for an oil free foundation I can’t believe how oily my skin gets
with it!
I was
so excited when Urban Decay released this as it promises to provide full
coverage with a matte finish for all night wear and a flawless looking
complexion. It’s got a high amount of pigment, its waterproof and it absorbs
oil to reduce appearance of shine.
Although
this looks good when first applied as the pigment really is amazing and it
gives good coverage, it fades like mad on me! It gathers and wears off my nose
and chin awfully so I end up looking patchy though I will say it doesn’t make
me look oily so the matte finish gets a thumbs up from me.
This
promises to even out discolouration, stop shine and hide blemishes while
offering amazing coverage so long lasting you can go 24 hours without
reapplying. It’s meant to stay flawless, fade, free and transfer proof but on
my skin is doesn’t!
It clings
to fine lines I didn’t even know where there, is patchy AF on my cheeks and chin
and shine comes through my t-zone and chin after only a few hours wear. It has
a tendency to “sit” on my skin no matter how much I’ve blended it in and transfers
too.
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| Too Faced Born This Way Vanilla, Urban Decay All Nighter 2, Kat Von D Light 45 foundation swatches |
I have
recently found a day cream in the Nivea Cellular Radiance range that I talked about last week that works well with all three of these foundations so I have
been getting on with them a lot better recently as they have been lasting
longer on my skin! However, I don’t think I should have to use such a specific product
underneath to get the results the foundations themselves promise!
Estee
Lauder Double Wear is Holy Grail for me and I don’t think I’ll ever find something
that tops it so I’m going to stop trying! Rant over! That’s my disappointing products;
let me know what you think of these and if you’ve tried them!
I've also scheduled this post a little earlier than usual as I have a blog sale going up this evening! These three foundations will be in it - I've done a good job of selling them haven't I?
I've also scheduled this post a little earlier than usual as I have a blog sale going up this evening! These three foundations will be in it - I've done a good job of selling them haven't I?
Danielle xx
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