I know I promised this review about a week ago, and apologies for that, but I've been busy visiting the boyf up in Leicester! You know it takes over 8 hours for me to get there from Plymouth?! Sheer commitment.
Anyway...
Maybelline Says: "Our first gel stick foundation with an anti-shine core. Fresh gel foundation blends to a natural matte finish. Lightweight powders in the anti-shine core instantly dissolve excess oil."
I got shade 115 - Ivory
To begin with, the texture us not what you would expect. I thought it would be quite thick and creamy, and although it feels like this when you first apply it, the consistency then becomes a lot more powdery and quite lightweight.
Coverage - I would say light/medium. It's not very thick and although buildable it doesn't do that much for dark circles/redness. Concealer sits quite nicely on top of this so that's not really a problem and it evens skin tone moderately well. It blends well both with a brush and with your fingers so it's quite good to apply on the go.
Staying Power - Not too bad! The consistency is such that you don't really need to set it with powder (although I do from sheer habit) and it doesn't tend to move around your face or settle into fine lines. I do really have to recommend a primer under this though - it's quite drying.
Packaging - I really like this packaging, it's simple and very easy to apply! You don't have to get it all over the back of your hand like other foundations. The black case is very simple and looks great.
Price - £8.99 To be honest, I can't see this lasting all that long as there isn't really that much in it, so I don't really think the value for money is very spectacular.
Overall - I love the stick application, it's great on the go and is wonderful to take travelling because you don't need a brush to get good results from it. However, it's quite dry and the coverage isn't really what I go for. I think I'd give this a 3.8/5.
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Saturday, 30 November 2013
Wednesday, 20 November 2013
Maybelline, Bourjois and Olay.
Superdrug emailed me a couple of days ago telling me that if I didn't spend the points on my card, they would expire on the 1rst of December! I was a little bit gutted because I hate spending points. I hoard them. Hoard them like a hoarder hoards crap.
I love sitting on that little balance thinking: "One day. One day I'll have a MILLION points! Mwahahahaha..."
But anyway; here is what I bought...
Bourjois Lipstick in Rose Innocence - I've been wearing this since I applied it in the shopping centre. Its a very pretty pink, a tiny bit shimmery but nothing to balk at. It's staying power is very impressive and the packaging is just gorgeous! It looks so much more expensive than it is!
Olay Complete Care Normal/Dry Day Cream - Olay are my absolute favourite; I've used their mosturisers nearly every day since I was about 13! I normally use the beauty fluid but since I'm running a bit low I thought I'd try this. Its much thicker and creamier than the beauty fluids so I'm hoping this will be a better winter moisturiser. No matter how much I love the beauty fluids, they're very runny and although great moisturisers, I'm feeling something a bit more heavy-duty is in order at the moment- it's freezing outside!
And of course, it smells just as divine as all the other Olay products in existence! Mmm...
And Finally...
Maybelline Fit Me Anti-Shine Stick (115 - Ivory) - I've been dying to try these! I've walked into a shop so many times with the premise of buying it, and then I've always chickened out because I didn't want to spend my minute amount of cash. But here we are... I suppose it was just meant to be.
As you can see, it's got two little circles of colour... How strange! I'll upload a full review of this tomorrow probably, I don't want to scrub my makeup off to reapply it all now. And sorry for the awful photo quality, my phone hates me at the moment.
And that's that! Superdrug points well spent me-thinks!
Xxxx
I love sitting on that little balance thinking: "One day. One day I'll have a MILLION points! Mwahahahaha..."
But anyway; here is what I bought...
Bourjois Lipstick in Rose Innocence - I've been wearing this since I applied it in the shopping centre. Its a very pretty pink, a tiny bit shimmery but nothing to balk at. It's staying power is very impressive and the packaging is just gorgeous! It looks so much more expensive than it is!
Olay Complete Care Normal/Dry Day Cream - Olay are my absolute favourite; I've used their mosturisers nearly every day since I was about 13! I normally use the beauty fluid but since I'm running a bit low I thought I'd try this. Its much thicker and creamier than the beauty fluids so I'm hoping this will be a better winter moisturiser. No matter how much I love the beauty fluids, they're very runny and although great moisturisers, I'm feeling something a bit more heavy-duty is in order at the moment- it's freezing outside!
And of course, it smells just as divine as all the other Olay products in existence! Mmm...
And Finally...
Maybelline Fit Me Anti-Shine Stick (115 - Ivory) - I've been dying to try these! I've walked into a shop so many times with the premise of buying it, and then I've always chickened out because I didn't want to spend my minute amount of cash. But here we are... I suppose it was just meant to be.
As you can see, it's got two little circles of colour... How strange! I'll upload a full review of this tomorrow probably, I don't want to scrub my makeup off to reapply it all now. And sorry for the awful photo quality, my phone hates me at the moment.
And that's that! Superdrug points well spent me-thinks!
Xxxx
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