Illamasqua Skin Base Foundation

Illamasqua Skin Base Foundation £25.00 @ Illamasqua

I lusted after this foundation when I first saw it applied on the skin at my MUSE London course. I was lucky enough to be given a sample prior to it's release and I really enjoyed using it. Then came the (rather tragic) day when the sample ran out. I kind of forgot about it until some of my favorite bloggers started talking it up.

I popped over to a counter at Selfridges a few weeks ago and got matched up with shade no.5 which is absolutely bang on my skin tone! No.5 has a warm pink undertone to it so it's fabulous with my pinky toned skin. The first thing I noticed when applying this foundation is how much it looks like silk on the skin, the finish is really something special. It's not completely matte but would be great for those slightly more oily skinned ones, like me! I would say it's semi matte with a bit of a silky glow. I do wear primer or mattifying moisturizer underneath like I do with all my foundations which may help with it's staying power. I work 9-5 Monday-Friday so I like to have a really good lasting foundation and this does the trick perfectly! It doesn't seem to budge too much, I will admit I do get a bit of shine to the ol' T-Zone area but nothing crazily greasy! The coverage of the foundation is definitely on the fuller side, it covers any imperfections I may have so nicely that I don't feel I need concealer (apart from under my eyes) when I use this, which is a real winner for me.

I am aware it is more on the pricey side but I do think its worth it. I would like to mention how much I love the design of the tube, it really does give you the control to dispense the perfect amount of the product without having "Oh see thats way too much" moments! Plus you need the tiniest bit of the product for your whole face, unless your going for mega full coverage. 

All in all I think it's worth every penny and I would re purchase. I must stress how much you NEED to get matched at a counter for this product, the shade range is mental and caters to every bodies tone whether it's neutral, pink or olive/red! So you may think your a shade 3 but you could in fact be 6! Always try before your buy, Illamasqua do really nice decent sample sizes that come in easily dispensable tubes.

LA ROCHE-POSAY OFFER- 2 FOR £15

 LA ROCHE POSAY EFFACLAR M & EFFACLAR K 2 FOR £15 AT BOOTS.

I've always walked over to the "La Roche Posay" stand and picked things up with the intention to buy them then chickened out. I would usually decide that it was too unessential in my skin care routine or too expensive. Today this all changed! I again walked over to the stand and caught a glimpse of a "2 for £15" offer and immediately started scanning the products deciding what I wanted. La Roche Posay products usually retail for around the £13 mark so in my eyes this offer screams BARGAIN! 

I firstly picked up the Effaclar M Mattifying Moisturizer. This is a product I've eyed up for a while as it's quite raved about in the beauty world and I'll do anything to battle the oil/shine in my work days! It claims to give me a result of "smooth and matte, the skin is intensely moisturized. Day after day the pores are tightened and the skin recovers it's balance".  That's me sold! I will be using this over the next few days for work and when I've put it through it's paces will pop up a full review.

I was really struggling with the second product but the Effaclar K Daily Renewal Fluid For Oily Skin caught my eye after extensive browsing of the counter. This is a fluid you can apply to your face in the day or night time and it acts as a "perfect" make up base. I think I will be using this is the night time so it can work it's magic overnight. If I'm completely honest I'm not 100% sold on what it's meant to do. However I am excited to test it out, who knows it could be a new holy grail!

I would like just throw in a quick apology for the quality of these images. I really missed blogging and I have sold my Canon 20D so I can upgrade! So hopefully the quality will only be a temporary thing!