Upcoming Product - Collection Illuminating Touch Foundation

Collection are on a roll with bringing out brand new products into their range at the moment. They have recently launched a contour kit and a highlighter stick. Now they are about to launch a brand new foundation to complement another product which is the illuminating touch concealer. Yes, they are bringing out an illuminating touch foundation to add to the illuminating touch range. 

The illuminating touch foundation is meant to give a flawless and radiant look to the skin by using light reflecting pigments within the formula. If you have dull skin this will work for you since this will lighten the skin to give a radiance boosting look and make you look more awake. This foundation is hydrating to the skin, which will be perfect for people who have dry skin and struggle to find any foundations that will not show any dry patches. The formula is medium to high coverage which will help to cover any problem areas like blemishes and redness. You can build the coverage up without looking cakey to make it full coverage.  Collection also claims this foundation to be long lasting that will stay all day without moving or slipping off the face. They also claim on their website that this foundation will give you a 'your skin but better' look.

The foundation comes in a glass bottle that has a frosted finish and comes with a black pump and a lid. I do like how foundations come with a pump and a lid for it. However, because of the glass bottle, it will make the weight of this foundation a lot heavier and if you drop it on the floor, then it will smash.  

There are six shades of this foundation; Porcelain (1), Ivory (2), Cool Beige (3), Warm Beige (4), Honey (5) and Golden (6). 

Personally, I am not sure if I will try this foundation since I have oily skin and have a natural shine from the oils within my skin. I might try this in the winter time when the weather turns colder and my skin needs a bit of a boost. 

The Collection illuminating touch foundation will be available from Superdrug/Wilko on the 23^rd September and will later be available in Boots on the 30^th September 2015 at a cost of £ 5.99 each. Collection already have a web page for this foundation ready for its launch, but it is still too early to buy online.

New Product Alert - Clinique 2 in 1 Beyond Perfecting Powder Foundation and Concealer

Clinique only recently launched the beyond perfecting foundation and concealer in a liquid form and that was a big hit apart from the colour range for pale people like me. However they are now releasing the beyond perfecting foundation and concealer in a powder form. So this will be a powder foundation instead of the liquid form to give people more choice. I am not a person who goes for powder foundations because I have oily and blemish prone skin in which I think the powder would not cover my blemishes and just make my skin look worse. However I am very intrigued by this and I cannot wait till this launches into stores so I can try it. 

Clinique claims this product to be lightweight and will not clog pores to give a natural, beyond perfected look that should last all day. This powder foundation and concealer should last when the weather is hot and should stay put through sweat and humidity. The skin should be able to breathe through the powder and the colour will stay the same rather than oxides or change colour. Also this powder is oil free which is great for oily and blemish prone skin.  Clinique also claim this product to have a moisture locking formula that helps any dry patches on the skin to look flawless without sticking to those areas. 

The applicator that comes with the powder is shaped like a tear drop and has two sides which gives you a choice on what kind of coverage you would like. The sponge side is for a light coverage and the velvet/fluffy side can buff the product into the skin and can give a high coverage. I do like how this applicator is different from the bog standard sponge you get with products and I like how this has a pointed tip which is handy to spot conceal areas like blemishes and can reach the harder to get areas unlike with the flat side of the sponge.

The Clinique 2 in 1 beyond perfecting powder foundation and concealer comes in 10 shades and costs £27. This is now out (launched 4th September) online and in store and looks to be a permanent part of the ‘beyond perfecting range’. 

New Launch - Barry M Flawless Concealer

This is the first ever liquid concealer that Barry M are launching and I cannot wait till I get my hands on it. I love Barry M and I love concealers so this is a win win situation for me. Barry M is a UK brand with very affordable yet brilliant products. At the moment, Barry M are releasing a lot of brand new products adding to their existing make-up range. The flawless concealer is one of the new products coming out very soon. 

The flawless concealer looks like it comes in the standard concealer tube and I hope it has a doe foot applicator since this is the type of packaging I prefer. I cannot say how much is in the tube because there are no press launches or any pre launched reviews on this concealer. 

Barry M say this concealer is "A Lightweight fluid concealer that covers imperfections, blemishes and the look of under eye circles without caking. Infused with cucumber and aloe extracts to sooth and revitalise the skin, it's the perfect on-the-spot treatment for tired eyes". 

For me this concealer sounds really good because it claims to feel lightweight and is meant to cover everything and anything on the face. I suffer from blemishes and I am always on the look out for a new concealer and this sounds perfect for me. With the cucumber and aloe extracts, I think this is leaning towards a under eye concealer but it looks like it could be used anywhere. 

I do not know how many shades there are but by the picture it looks like there could be three shades; light, medium and dark.

The Flawless concealer by Barry M costs £4.49 and launches in Superdrug on the 6th May and Boots on the 13th May.

MUA and Fashionista Haul

Hello everyone.

A little while ago, I was on the MUA website when I noticed that they were doing a half price sale on their products and Fashionista products.I did go a bit mad with the spending but I know I will use all the products I bought at some point.

The first item I bought was the famous Undress your skin foundation. This has been talked about on blogs and YouTube videos and most of the comments made about this foundation is that it is a good natural looking foundation. This foundation is from MUA which is a budget makeup brand in the UK. MUA claim that this foundation 'covers imperfections and blemishes whilst maintaining your skins natural glow with light-diffusing particles of shimmer that creates instant radiance'. This foundation sounds very interesting and this might work for me since it does cover blemishes and imperfections. However the shimmer might be a problem since I have oily skin, so I might look like a glitter ball. I am excited to try this out.

 The next product I bought was Fashionista skin brightening face highlighter. This is a big tube of shimmery highlighter and if you know me, I absolutely love highlighters. This one is a yellow/gold tone with shimmer.I think this would be perfect for the summer and will look great on any skin tones. They claim it is a 'perfect skin enhancer containing light-diffusing particles that deliver instant luminosity to your complexion.

The third product I bought was the Fashionista fashion secret mattifying primer. I am very interested in primers because as I said before, I have oily skin which means I need to have a primer on my skin before make-up to try and keep my makeup lasting on my face all day. They claim this is a 'velvety matte formula to help control unwanted shine and smooths the skin for a seamless matte finish'. To me, this sounds very similar to the Gosh velvet touch primer, so I see a comparison video/blog on this primer and the Gosh one very soon.

I bought another primer and it is by Fashionista again and it is the flawless primer. They claim it is a 'velvety soft formula that evens out skin tone and targets fine lines and pores to give the skin a bright and flawless complexion. This is another interesting primer because I suffer from large pores so this is right up my street. I hope it can reduce the appearance of my pores.

The fifth product I bought was a ready to wear luminous foundation by Fashionista again. This foundation comes in a glass bottle which makes it feel a lot heavier in weight and is more likely to break when or if dropped. They claim it is a 'luminous foundation that makes your skin appear radiantly healthy and flawless. Another brilliant sounding foundation.

Next up is a concealer and it is the ready to wear brush on concealer by Fashionista. This is basically a concealer with a brush on the end to dispatch the product. I am not a big fan of brush on concealers but I thought I might as well give it a whirl and a chance. They claim it conceals and brightens. I really love trying out concealers.

The next product is the ready to shine stopper loose powder. I have only tried one loose powder in my life and that was the natural collection loose powder. I am happy to try another loose powder and they claim it 'banishes the shine on the go with this handy handbag size loose powder with added minerals. This jar contains the product and a mirror and a little powder puff which is not very useful but looks nice as a decoration. I hope it gets rid of the oil I have half way through the day.

The last foundation that I bought was the MUA matte foundation which is from their basic range, so I am not expecting a huge amount from this but it might just surprise me. They claim it is a 'creamy texture that blends beautifully for that perfect velvet finish and long lasting matte complexion'. Lets just hope it does actually do that when I try it out.

The final product I bought was a palette from Fashionista and I bought three things to put into the palette. I originally ordered another eyeshadow called double take but they gave me a refund a couple of days later and it must of been sold before they could of taken it of the website. Anyway I bought another eyeshadow called 'Meadows'. It is a light green with shimmer and I have actually tried it and I think it is quite patchy due to the shimmer but it can be easily build able for a fresh look on the eyes. The next one is a blush in 'Rose Shine' and it is a pink colour with sparkle. The last one is a bronzer in 'Rome' and I think this is too light for a bronzer but too dark for a highlighter. This bronzer has two colours in the pan, a light bronze colour with lines of dark mixed in. Also the palette has a huge mirror which is perfect for a traveling around with this. Lastly this palette can be used to take various items due to the push out and click in any item you want which is perfect.

Overall that is my MUA and Fashionista haul. I am excited to try out all these products and give you my opinion.

Lauren
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July Faves 2013

Hello everyone, so this post is going to be my favourite beauty products for the month of July. I haven't done a favourites for a few months now because I usually stick to the same products if I like them but I have decided to try out a few new product.

If you like to watch the video version of the July favourites, then please click on the below video which will take you to my youtube channel.

So I only have 5 favourite products for the month of July, some new and some old.

Maybelline Fit Me Concealer - This is a lovely concealer because the texture is sooo creamy and soft to touch which makes it a pleasure to apply. Fit me covers most problem areas such as blemishes, spots, redness, acne scars apart from dark circles. I would use another concealer to cover up dark circles since this does cover the darkness to some extent but it doesn't completely cover and get rid of dark circles. This is a brilliant concealer for £5.99 and I have mine in 15 fair.

Collection (2000) Fix Me Up - The Collection fix me up is a spray which should hold makeup in place in hot weather. When the UK had hot weather, I tried it out and sprayed it on my face. It felt really cooling and smelled amazing. My face did feel quite wet from the spray but after five minutes, the wetness went and was left with normal looking makeup. I felt like this helped my makeup to stay in place whilst I was at work all day and was still left with makeup in the evening.

Maybelline Master Precise Liquid Eyeliner - I have never really been into liquid eyeliners because I am never good at liquid eyeliners and I was a bit scared of trying it out. However this has completely changed my mind. The eyeliner was a felt tip which makes it a lot more precise and easy to draw a line onto the top of the lashes. Very easy to use and easy to take off with a makeup remover, loved it.

Urban Decay Cream Highlighter Sin - The Urban Decay cream highlighter in Sin I have had for a couple of years now. When I first got it, I loved it but after a while, I found new products which took over and this got forgotten about. One day, I looked through my makeup drawers and found this out again. It is a lovely champagne shimmery colour which I think will look lovely on all skin tones. The colour is brilliant for the summer and highlights the areas well.

Benefit Coralista - Benefit Coralista is probably one of the best blushers I own because it smells amazing and the colour is a lovely coral with a slight shimmer. Since it is a coral colour, it is perfect for the summer which is why I chose it again but it looks lovely on all skin tones especially fair like me. The shimmer isn't overpowering which is good because its nice and subtle and the colour is noticed a lot more than the shimmer.

So those were my favourites for July and I know there wasn't a lot but I promise next time I do a favourites there will be more.

Upcoming Beauty Products For April 2013 Video

I uploaded the upcoming beauty products on my youtube channel but for those who dont follow my youtube, then you still get to see it from here. This month, there were about 6 new products ranging from high end to drugstore released throughout April.

The information below is just a quick round up on the video, so if you do not want to watch or do not have time, then this can just be a quick read on the upcoming beauty products for April.

 

Clinique - A different nail enamel - online 25th april, in stores 31st may

The body Shop - Brazil nut range - Body butter (£13), Beautifiying Oil (£9), Shower Cream (£4), Brazil Nut EDT (£8.50), Body Mist (£7.50) and Cream Scrub (£12.50), out in store 23rd April

Nars - Radiant Creamy Concealer - 10 shades - Chantilly, Vanilla, Honey, Custard, Ginger, Biscuit, Caramel, Amande, Cafe and Cacao, £21 each and out 1st April

Benefit Fake Up Concealer - 3 shades available, lasts up to 6 hours, £18.50, out in April

Maxfactor Giant Pen Sticks - 6 shades, Princess Rose 01, Vibrant Pink 15, Subtle Coral 20, Designer Blossom 30, Passionate Red 35 and Hot Chocolate 50, £6.99 each, out 1st April (looks like a clinique chubby stick)

Maxfactor Facefinity all day flawless Foundation Review

Hello Everyone, So a little while ago, i did a video on the maxfactor facefinity all day flawless foundation review on my youtube channel. I thought I might as well put the video on here so everyone has the ability to see my review whether you go on youtube or search on blogs.

Anyway this foundation is pretty amazing and it nearly beats my fave Revlon colorstay foundation which is my all time favourite foundation. Click on the video below to see why this nearly beats the Revlon foundation :)

Free 7 Day Trial Sample Of YSL Le Teint Touche Eclat

I think you can guess what this post is going to be about from the title, you can get a free 7 day trial sample of the new Yves Saint Laurent or YSL foundation. This foundation is highly recommended by all the beauty bloggers and beauty gurus on youtube. Everyone is commenting on how the foundation is perfect and a long time coming. YSL released their touche eclat highlighting/concealer pen years ago and it was about time they released a foundation just like the concealer pen.

The Le Teint Touche Eclat foundation was released about a month ago, so still pretty new on the beauty market. However it is £28 per bottle, which is very expensive. For that amount of money for a foundation, I would like to at least either read reviews or try it out for myself before purchasing.

Now then, for the best part of this post, is that you can get a free 7 day trial sample from YSL of this foundation. I think you can go to any YSL counter in any shop and claim the sample and I will leave the link below to the website. You will need to print a page out saying you can claim the sample and just hand it into a YSL counter. Lastly you can get your free sample on the 21st July 2012 and it does depend on how quickly the samples go. Thats all you need to do to try out the Le Teint Touche Eclat foundation for 7 days.

https://apps.facebook.com/toucheeclat/
(By the way, if the link does not work, then it is on the YSL facebook page)

Upcoming Videos On Youtube - 29th July 2011

Hiya everyone, so as you know already i have my own youtube channel called Laurensmart1993. I thought i might as well do a post on upcoming videos that will be on the channel. Ok, so i have done youtube for other 6 months now and it is going great but not as well as i thought it might have but oh well life goes on and i will keep sticking at youtube. I love doing youtube, it lets me relax and talk about beauty which i love to do. I would recommend anyone to do youtube but i wouldnt do it if you havent got thick skin. I have got hate comments already and it is really hard to take it in but just ignore them and carry on.

 Here is a list of upcoming videos -

• TAG - How much does my face cost -   This is basically me telling you how much the products are used on my face for that day and see how much money i spend everyday on products
• July Favourites  -                                                                                                                                        All my favourite products i have used over the month of July. Can range from make-up products to hair products to books.
• Collection 2000 Lasting perfection concealer Review -                                                                              This is the newest concealer from collection 2000 and a lot of people have raved about this product and i thought i might as well put my thought across as well. 
• Haul Video -                                                                                                                                         
• Katy Perry Last Friday Night inspired Look - Blue, purple, pink
• Sleek Med 2 look - Light blue, Blue, brown and yellow           

                                             
So they are all my upcoming videos and i hope you sub to my channel which is                      http://www.youtube.com/user/laurensmart1993?feature=mhee
Also follow my blog for more posts from me. I am on a roll with blogging

Thanks

Lauren
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