Monday, 22 July 2013

my bb creams

Hi everyone todays post is about bb creams or blemish balms,basically a bb cream is supposed to have many benefits in one product such as concealing blemishes, evening out skintone, anti ageing etc,spf etc. these have been around for years now, i think they can be a bit hit or miss, i remember the first bb cream i bought was the garnier one and it just made my face look shiny and didn't really do alot but yet i repurchased it once or twice, what was i thinking, but i think there are some better formulations on the market as of late. 

These are the ones i currently use, not altogther now that would look hideous right ha?





First up in ren satin perfection bb cream, this is rens first offering into makeup, i love all the ren skincare products so i thought i would try this, it claims that is it the first silicone bb cream on the market which is good, but i still dont know how it works without silicones! when you first put this on your hand it does look a little scary as it looks very dark and verging on orange but once you blend it in, i use a real techniques buffing brush it blends seamlessly into my skin and matches my skintone, i would say it is a light coverage but can be build up to a meduim coverage, it is quite dewy but not so much that it makes you look like an oil slick, it just makes you look radiant and natural, whats also good is that it has spf 15 in it. 
You can purchase this from the ren website www.renskincare.com for £26 for 50ml

next up is the boots botanics bb cream radiant youth  - I  bought this on a whim a few months ago, it is a lot thicker than your normal bb cream, its more like a light foundation, it blends it easily and gives a dewy finish without looking oily. This i would say is meduim coverage, great for concealing belmishes, i do find with this bb cream that i need to apply powder half way through the day though as it does become slightly shiny. 

next up is the ginvera bb cream- this was a sample, you can buy a sample from the website for just £2 for an 8ml sample which i think is such good value and great to try it out, this bb cream is quite thick and provides meduim coverage, it blends in really well and hides imperfections, it has a slightly dewy finish that i think looks really natural. 
http://www.janiro.co.uk

next is erborian bb cream in dole i recieved this in a selfridges beauty box, i hadnt heard of this brand before but apparantly it contains korean ginseng which is supposed to be beneficial to the skin, it is a meduim covergae bb cream that is semi matte in finish, it is slightly too dark for me in this shade but it looks ok with a bit of a tan, it is good that it has spf 25 in it. 
you can purchase this from selfridges for £13.00 for 15ml 
http://www.selfridges.com


finally is the perricone md no foundation foundation, perricone md has a good reputation in skincare so i was looking forward to trying this, it contains spf  30 which is good, it is quite dark in colour but once blended into skin it adapts to your skintone, it terms of coverage it is a very light coverage, it just evens out your skintone really or it would work well as a primer. I do however use this on days when my skin is quite clear. 
you can purchase this from perricone md for £47 for 30ml or you can try a 7ml sample from latest in beauty for £4

My pink lipstick collection

Hi guys i must apologise as i haven't done a post in about 23448 years but now im back :) 

now i love lipsticks probably more than life haha jokes but anyway i really like my pink lipsticks as i think they just look so nice and go with most outfits and pink is perfect for summer right?

well i think i probably have too many pink lipsticks but hey you can never have too many right?

well on with the post...









swatches from left to right 



rimmel 036  kiss - this is a lovely meduim pink with slight shimmer to it
rimmel 130  love me - this is a darker toned pink that verges on purple, really nice for evenings 
rimmel 010 pink excess - lovely everyday pink colour, i wear this a lot in the day
rimmel 110 pink gossip - this is a bright peachy pink but not too in your face bright









                                                                           
                                                                       

                                                                          
                                                                       
  rimmel 220 shocking pink - a medium bright pink with red undertones
rimmel 340 lily extase - a bright blue toned pink that i think is similar to mac girl about town, really love this colour 


rimmel 130 oxford st fuchsia - a lighter blue toned pink thats quite bright, looks great with a tan
boots 17 lipstick in pink power - medium bright pink, more blue undertones than rimmel shocking pink 
Astor ballerina pink - blue toned light pink 
mac creme cup - light pink with slight blue undertones, this is a perfect lipstick for everyday wear


what are your favorite pink lipsticks??