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 Product Alert – Sleek Barekissed Illuminator Collection

Sleek Make-up have launched a brand new product this week called Barekissed Illuminator. This is one of many new products Sleek have launched in August. They have launched their nautical range which includes a by three blush, lipstick and an eyeshadow palette. Sleek have also launched the enchanted forest eyeshadow palette and a new range of crème to powder blushes. Now they have just launched the Barekissed illuminator which was out on the 18th August. Sleek used to do a liquid illuminator called Glisten Me years ago, but it looks like this was discontinued in 2013.

Even though I have oily skin, I still like my highlighters and illuminators so when I saw Sleek just launched four illuminators, I was excited.  Sleek have launched these illuminators at a perfect time because the strobing craze has hit all of Youtube and blogs and everyone is going crazy about illuminators/highlighters. 

As I mentioned above, there are four shades of the barekissed illuminator which comes in a frosted bottle with a pump. The first one is Cuba and this is a golden peach with shimmer. Next one is Monaco which is a light pink with shimmer. Casablanca is a champagne pink with shimmer. Last one is Pompeii, which is a golden bronze with shimmer. I have seen one review on these illuminators and that was by beautygeekuk who tested the Monaco and Cuba illuminators which she said these are pigmented in colour.

 This product can be a multi-use product so can be used for a highlight on the cheeks, under foundation for a glow or can be used as a cream eyeshadow for a wash of colour. I am very interested in these and will be trying to find them in local Superdrug and Boots stores. The sleek Barekissed illuminators are out now and cost £8.99 each.

Save £££ on the Real Techniques Collectors Edition Sculpting Set

If you are looking to buy the Real Techniques sculpting set from Superdrug or from another retailer within the next week, then you will love what I have to say next. 

At the moment, Superdrug has discounted the sculpting set from £20.99 to £13.99 which saves you £7. This is a really good deal because Real Techniques are outstanding quality and it saves you a bit of money. As they say, every penny counts right?!

I do believe you can only get the sculpting set in Superdrug, however you can buy it from online retailers such as Amazon. However, I have searched the web for the cheapest deal on this set and the current Superdrug deal is the best around at the moment. Also if you have a beautycard then you will gain 13 points from buying the set. 

This deal is only available in Superdrug online and in stores and will end on Tuesday 19th May 2015.

New Launch - Barry M Speedy Summer Collection

Barry M just recently released their new speedy nail polish range but that doesn't stop them from launching brand new shades for the summer. Barry M are already expanding the Speedy nail polish range and it has not been out that long, now that is what I call speedy! The collection already have 9 shades out in the shops within the speedy nail polish range that they launched a couple of months ago and now they are about to launch 6 brand new shades.

Just by looking at the promo picture, these 6 new shades look to be a lot brighter than the 9 pastel shades. I suppose Barry M launched speedy nail polish range ready for the spring which is why they brought out mainly pastel shades. But now we are slowly approaching the summer, it is the perfect time to bring out brighter colours. 

The 6 new shades are Get Set Go, On Your Marks (Yellow), Need for speed (Purple), Supersonic (Blue), Turbo Charged and Speed Demon (Pink). The colours might be different when I see them in the shop but the promo picture looks like the above colours. Anyway these are pretty bright colours ready for the summer. 

If you love bright colours and already love the Speedy nail polish range, then you will love the new shades. The new shades will costs £3.99 each and will be launching on 6th May (Out Now) in Superdrug and 13th May in Boots.

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.

Lush Secret Garden Bath Bomb - Mother's Day 2015

When I searched on the Lush website to look at the products coming out for Mother's day 2015, I came across Secret Garden. This bath bomb is a limited edition product especially for Mother's day. However I have been told that the secret garden did come out in 2013, so I believe it has been coming out every Mother's Day since 201. I have seen some reviews and they say this could be a part of the Easter collection as well. Secret garden is a bath bomb which means it can be dropped straight into the bath and fizzles up right before your eyes and will not make bubbles.

Secret Garden is a grassy green colour ball with a pink flower embedded into the bomb which reminds me of spring. Personally I have never bought anything in lush which is green so when  I saw this bomb with the nice pink flower on top, I had to buy it. I would say this is a medium sized bath bomb because it is not as big as Dragon Egg but not as small as Think Pink. The scent is not too overpowering since it is a floral smell. So if you do not like floral smells, then Secret Garden is not for you. When I got out of the bath, I could smell the floral smell on my skin which did not bother me in the slightest. It has been four hours now since I stepped out of the bath and I can just about smell secret garden.

When I dropped Secret Garden into the bath, straight away it fizzed up and spun round and round whilst it pumped out colours of green, orange, white and pink foam into the bath. I have never seen a bath bomb go round and round as fast as this one. After two minutes, the bomb was throwing out yellow foam along with flower petals.The water at first turned a dirty green/grey colour but by the end, it turned into a nice Victorian green.

I think this has to be one of the best bath product in this years Mother's Day range due to the different colours and the petals it produced. You can buy Secret Garden in Lush now for £2.95 and as I said at the begin, this is a limited edition product, so get it while you can!

MeMeMe Launches Coral Blossom Cheek & Lip Tint

If you love the Benefit Chachacha tint and lollitint, then you will love this up and coming product by the cosmetics brand MeMeMe.

MeMeMe is an affordable make-up brand in the UK which is mostly sold in Superdrug. I have always noticed that MeMeMe do release very similar products to Benefit and they always seem to mimic the best selling products. MeMeMe are cheaper and more affordable brand compared to Benefit.

Anyway MeMeMe will be releasing their new Coral Blossom cheek and lip tint to expand their current range. Personally I haven't tried Chachacha by benefit but Coral Blossom seems to be the cheaper version of that. As by the name of this product, this can be used as a cheek tint and a lip tint which I do love a multi use product in certain situations. Also by the name, this is a peach/coral colour which is not going to be overly pigmented but will give a nice subtle wash of colour either onto the cheeks and/or lips. This is perfect for the summer and will last a lot longer than a powder in hot weather.

 
On the MeMeMe website, they call this range the 'Little Angels' family which is a nice name for a range. As it states on the website, the tint will be available in July. There is no release date when this product will be out, but it should be out within the next month. The Coral Blossom only costs £5.50 which is a brilliant and more affordable price compared to Benefit. The tint should be available on the MeMeMe website and online/instore in all Superdrug stores.