A month ago, I did a beauty experiment where I tried to see if all that talk about mixing your foundation with moisturiser to lighten the shade is true. It was a bit of a fail – a whole lot really – because all the foundations did was split with any moisturiser I mixed it [...]
Go Bare and Silicone-Free With Shu Uemura’s Skin:FIT Cosmetic Water Foundation
If you’re on the lookout for silicone-free foundations, I’ve found another one for you! (the first one was Bare Minerals’ BareSkin Pure Brightening Serum Foundation) Now straight up, I must admit that I’m typically not a fan of silicone-free foundations. I’ve used far, far more conventional foundations with silicone than I have the silicone-free ones [...]
L’Oreal Infallible 24H Matte Foundation: Is There Such A Thing As Too Matte?
Last year, I did a review on the L’Oreal Infallible 24H foundation and despite reading mixed reviews about this, I for one really liked it. All those 24-hour hold claims aside, I thought it was a pretty spot-on almost-full coverage foundation. Its finish is quite matte on my skin and it didn’t exacerbate my fine [...]
Beauty Experiment: Mixing Serum with Foundation
I’m not sure if you’ve noticed, but there’s a growing number of serum foundations in the beauty market lately. We have Rimmel’s Lasting Finish Foundation With Comfort Serum, Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum Gel Foundation, Bare Minerals BareSkin Pure Brightening Serum Foundation, Bobbi Brown Intensive Skin Serum Foundation and many more. Some of them have the [...]
Ultraceuticals Complete Correction CC Cream: Complete (Lack of) Coverage Much?
I’ve tried goodness-knows-how-many BB, CC and even DD creams now so if you’re wondering why I bought yet another one to try, hear me out. I didn’t. This small, deluxe sample of Ultraceuticals CC cream came in a David Jones beauty gift bag a few months ago (y’know, the kind where you spent over a [...]