A Perfect Pairing

I am prone to a fair few, evil blemishes so I tend to flit from light to medium coverage foundations a lot. Lately, as the weather is starting to heat up, I've found that I much prefer something a bit lighter. Then the dilemma starts, I want a light foundation but it needs to cover all those nasty imperfections, well one foundation can't do everything! That's where the superhero concealer comes flying in to save the day.

You are probably sick of hearing about the Collection Lasting Perfection concealer and I'll be honest, I'm getting a little sick of talking about it. No matter how much I'm tired of rambling on about its amazing coverage and perfect shade, I can't deny that it is definitely one of the best. I like to start off with a splash of the Revlon BB Cream in 010 Light to even out the skin tone and then in comes the concealer to hide all the red bits. They work perfectly together, each doing their own individual job to get amazing results. What ever would I do without my Batman and Robin of bases!

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. 

Laura Mericer Silk Creme

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. 

L'Oreal True Match 

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. 

Rimmel Wake Me Up 

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. 

Nars Sheer Glow

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. 

Revlon Colorstay Combination/Oily Skin

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?