Thursday, 12 December 2013

Covering All My Bases


I remember a time when I had one foundation in my collection, I had more money then. Now the poorer future me likes to make sure I have a foundation for every eventuality. 

This is my oil free foundation for when my skin is particularly oily. I tend to use this during the summer months, but I do crack it out in the winter every now and again. The coverage of this is flawless; a little splodge of this will cover your entire face and pretty much cover anything. It is pretty thick so it does take a lot of working in to get it smooth and even. 

This is the one foundation in my collection that closely matches my natural skin tone. If you are of the paler members of the world population, then give this a try. Not only does it have an amazing range of shades, the actual product gives a really nice finish. I wouldn't recommend this on very dry or flaky skin though. 

This is my least favourite of my foundations, but it does have its uses. As you may be able to tell from the above image, it is my darkest foundation. The shade range for this doesn't really go pale enough for me so sometimes I have to mix it with other foundations. I can use it during the summer though, when I've been out in the lovely summer sun for a bit and have a bit more colour. It is a very sheer foundation so I have to have a good skin day to use this, but it does give your complexion a brightness boost. 

This is a bit of a love hate product for me, sometimes it looks flawless and I fall in love, other times it clings to every dry patch and I want to throw it out of the window. It is a little bit on the yellow side so I think I would have been better getting the shade down from Gobi. With a face primer though this looks amazing and really gives good coverage. 

This is my bad skin day foundation; the medium to full coverage of this makes sure all my blemishes are hidden from the world. It does dry super quick, so you have to work it in fairly quickly to get an even finish. I love the fact that this product comes in different formulas for different skin types but the shade range is a bit hit and miss. I'm very fair skinned and I have this in Ivory, which is a tiny bit too pale for me, but the next shade up is too dark. I usually just warm this up with a bronzer to make sure I don't look ill. 

What foundations do you have in your collection? Do you have one for every occasion? 


8 comments:

  1. Lovely selection!

    Emma x
    http://www.beautyandrags.co.uk

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  2. I'm also using the Revlon one and the Wake Me Up Foundation which is actually my favourite ever foundation! xx

    Justine | BRIGHTON DREAM

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    1. I do like the Wake Me Up but I have really problematic skin and I find it's just not enough coverage :/ xx

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  3. I love Revlon Colorstay even though I am the high end foundation girl. I would love to try Loreal true match and Nars sheer glow too, as you can see I am a foundation fan :D.

    Erika Nagode

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    1. The Nars Sheer Glow is a one of those strange products that really work for some and then fall flat for others. There's a lot of high end foundations I want to try out though! x

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  4. Love the Laura Mercier foundation, it's amazing and works so perfectly with my super dry skin! :) Greta post

    Claudia xx | Beauty and the Chic

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    1. Really?! I found it wasn't great when I had really dry skin, it works better for me when I have oilier skin. :) x

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