Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Battle Of The Foundations: L'oreal



Hey Guys!
Today I decided to do battle of the l’oreal foundations. Currently L’oreal is my favorite brand for makeup and skin care. .I own six of L’oreals foundations. I do not own any of the mineral foundations due to the fact that I just don’t like the concept. Let’s get started!
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I own the Infallible 18 hour wear, Infallible Pro Matte, Magic Nude liquid powder, visible lift blur, True Match, And True Match Lumi.

Infallible 18 hour wear
I own this in the shade 602 Soft ivory. I can honestly say I HATE this foundation. It makes me look like a greasball and it seems like it never dries even when I set it with a powder. I literally have nothing good to say. I would give this foundation 0 out of 10.

Infallible Pro Matte
I have this in shades 102 Shell Beige (my current shade) and 103 Natural buff. I wouldn’t say this foundation lasts 24 hours like it claims but it does hold up well. The color range for this sucks though. Because it is in a tube it’s hard to pick out your correct shade. Plus these foundations are orange. So most likely you are going to have to blend this down to your chest. If you have dry skin I do not recommend this. I have dry patches around my nose and chin and it clings there and gets really patchy. I would give this foundation an 8 out of 10.

Magic Nude liquid powder
This foundation has got to be one of my favorites. I own this in 310 Light Ivory. If I could describe this in one word, it would be perfection. This is a very light coverage to medium coverage if you build it. Usually I go for more of the full coverage foundations but lately I’ve been really enjoying this. This foundation will make the rest of your make up go on so smooth. Your contour and highlight will look amazing. I do have to say though it maybe lasts 6 hours tops. Again this foundation has a little bit of orange but nothing like the Pro Matte. I would give this 9 out of 10.
 Visible lift blur
I own this in 201 Light Ivory and 203 Nude Beige. I originally picked this up in the summer and to be quite honest I liked it better on my skin then. I feel like this doesn’t look good now that I’m paler even though it matches me almost perfectly. Now it just feels really oily on my skin. The downside again with this is it is a bit orange and it has the same packaging as the pro matte where it’s hard to tell your shade. This is a great foundation just is more perfect on tanner skin. I give it a 7 out of 10.
True Match
It seems like everyone and their momma loves this. I love this foundation more than my Revlon color stay which was my holy grail foundation for about a year. I own this in W2 Light ivory. Matches me perfectly. This is a buildable foundation. On me the first Layer is medium coverage but after it dries you could build this up to full coverage. I just use one layer and with concealer I’m good. This is about a 6 hour wear. Not something I would wear to a wedding. For an everyday foundation this is perfect. I give it an 8 out of 10.
True Match Lumi
I have such mixed feelings about this bad boy. It ain’t even funny. Some days I love this foundation and other days I hate it on my skin. It either give me nice Glowing skin or I look like a disco ball. There is no happy medium for me with this. I own this in w1-w2. The color is right.I just I don’t know... I give this 4 out of 10.


The Winners..
Magic Nude liquid powder
True Match
Infallible Pro Matte

Let me know if you want me to do something like this with other products!
Thanks for reading!
Xox
A

Saturday, March 28, 2015

Skin Care Routine: Day + Night!



Hey Guys!
Today I’m going to share my Day + Night skin care routine. Keep in mind my skin changes frequently so this might not be my routine next month!

Day Time



What I forgot to take a picture of is my cleanser! Silly me.. I wash my face day and night with the Neutrogena oil free acne wash. First I apply my L’oreal Revitalift concentrated serum. I take about a pump and a half and just rub it into my skin. The one thing I don’t like about this product is the smell. It goes away quickly but I’m just not a fan. Next I apply my Neutrogena Hydro Gel moisturizer. I take four small dabs and apply one to each cheek, my chin, and my forehead.. And when I say a small tab, keep it tiny. Again this has a weird smell. My last step is to apply me eye cream. I use either my Olay Regenerist Luminous eye cream or my L’oreal Revitalift Eye. Just apply a small dab under each eye and gently pat it in. I have noticed that the Olay eye cream does hide m dark under eye circles pretty well.



Night Time


Just like in the morning I was my face with the netrogena oli free acne face wash and then apply my L’oreal Serum. Next I either apply my Organix ever ageless cherry blossom argan oil replenishing night cream or my L’oreal Revitalift Intensive Overnight Mask. Lately I’ve been learning more towards the l’oreal one because its new to me compared to the other one and my dark circles in the morning are almost nonexistent. Which makes me very happy. The Organix one has a great smell and will leave your face very smooth but it has a ton of glitter in it so be careful. My final step is eye cream. I use either the L’oreal Rvitalift eye or my Olay Age Defying Eye Cream. The olay one is my favorite but I’m running low so I’ve been using the revitalift more..

That is my current skin care routine, If you try anything out let me know if you enjoyed it!
 Thanks for reading!
xox
A