17 Instant Glow Pink Bronze Shimmer Brick

17 Instant Glow Pink Bronze Shimmer Brick £4.99 @ Boots

One thing I've not been wowed by yet at the drugstore is a highlighter. I love nipping into Boots and picking up bits and bobs but I must admit it's never a highlighting product. I've tried the No.7 skin illuminators and I wasn't too keen and found them way overpriced for what they did. I was having a browse through the 17 make up and came across the little bronzing section. They had such a great range of bronzing products I was highly impressed! I loved the look of these shimmer bricks (immediate thoughts being possibly a Bobbi Brown dupe?!). They had a more bronze shade but I really liked the look and swatch of pink bronze and thought it would be a little more of an illuminating product.

The colour of this product is gorgeous when swiped though all the shades! It comes off a really pretty rose gold colour with a bit of "bronzing" effect to it. I sweeped this onto the tops of my cheekbones and loved the effect it gave!  My cheeks looked glowy with a hint of colour that just looked healthy and flattering. You could obviously use this as more of bronzing by sweeping your brush through the brown shades. The next thing I'm looking forward to using this product for is on my eyes, I think it would look absolutely stunning on its own which some liquid liner.

I would really recommend this product. The powder is smooth and has brilliant pigmentation but is manageable. I would definitely say this is a more blush/highlight colour than bronzer though. The price is perfect for the product and definitely worth it, I'd even pay a little more!

Thank you for ready!
Caterina xo

Flawless Base Products

Laura Mercier Oil Free Foundation Primer, Illamasqua Skin Base Foundation, Bobbi Brown Corrector, Bobbi Brown Creamy Concealer Kit & Laura Mercier Loose Setting Powder.

Without a shadow of a doubt my favorite thing in make up is base. I eyes and lips too but to me base makes or breaks your make up. These are a few products I've accumulated over the past months which I find really do work for me. I have oily/combo skin and I find these products keep my skin looking flawless and fresh all day long.

Laura Mercier Oil Free Foundation Primer: I will be doing a full review of this product in due course however for now I'll say this really has improved the longevity of my make up. I love how it allows my foundation to go on so much smoother too.

Illamasqua Skin Base Foundation: I did a full review of this before Christmas and what can I say? I LOVE IT. It makes the skin look like silk and covers all my nasty bits without need for concealer. I also find this works great even without primer.

Bobbi Brown Corrector: This and the concealer are my bad ass dark circle fighting combo. It really does make them vanish. I love how smoothly it applies too.

Bobbi Brown Creamy Concealer Kit: I did a full review of this a couple of months back and I really do enjoy using it. I use shade Porcelain which is a bit light for me! However I like that it's that bit lighter as it really lifts my under eyes. I use the pressed powder to set it too, to eliminate creasing.

Laura Mercier Loose Setting Powder: I LOVE this product. The powder is so soft to touch, even softer than MUFE HD and if you've felt that you'll know it is as soft as hell! It eradicates any shine and keeps my make up set all day.

I love the results these products are giving me and can't see myself straying away for a while. What are your must haves for a flawless base?

Lots of love, Caterina xo

bareMinerals Original SPF 15 Foundation Review

I was given this as a Christmas present last year in a gift set, and only just got around to picking it up and using it! I was originally discarded it because I've always thought mineral foundation was a bit gymicy and in actual fact didn't do too much. The other week I was looking through my make up collection for a face setting powder as I wanted to experiment a bit beyond the world of MAC MSF Natural! I thought I'd give this a go and fell head over heels in love! It makes the skin feel so soft, but my favorite aspect of this product is that if used as a setting powder it doesn't eradicate the gorgeous finish your foundation gives you. So your skin remains healthy and glowy but NOT shiny or overly "dewy". I like to find the perfect in between for dewy and matte skin. I don't like being totally matte but I don't like looking like an oil slick! I think the "dewy" thing can be taken too far and generally just turn into oily looking skin rater than radiant. 

Another thing I adore about this product is that it's fantastic for building up extra cover in an area. I hate over concealer but with this powder I just buff a little extra over the problematic area and BOOM instant high coverage!

I've really never found something that makes my skin look so flawless and I will definitely not be discarding mineral products in the future. I've also noticed how much my skin has improved since using this which is something to look into! Over all I honestly give this product a 5/5, I am crazily impressed and will definitely be re purchasing!

The foundation comes in at a quite pricey £23.00, BUT can be bought discounted here for £19.55!