Life changing product alert : Laura Mercier silk creme foundation 'cream ivory'

Laura Mercier Silk Creme Foundation in 'Cream Ivory' - £34

If you are a part of the blogsphere you will know about this product, if you aren't? I'm about to blow your mind. Bare this in mind - I am pale, I like heavy coverage, consistency I'm dead between wanting dewey and matte ... and in walks the foundation of my dreams? Hellloooo Laura Mercier. Again, another brand I haven't tinkered with before. I'm usually an avid NC15 mac girl or a double wear Estee Lauder fan, but with the slight oxidising of mac and the ghost face double wear produces I've been searching for a new high end, kind to my skin, king of kings products. I've been purging off expensive products for a while, I've been using Loreal true match, but if I'm honest the oiliness and break outs I get from any highstreet foundation, I think its time to accept that my skin is a snob. I'd read so many reviews on this foundation but I was'nt sure that they would do a shade pale enough for me. I ventured in to Bluewater and got myself a tester, and two weeks on? I've still got the tiny tester I left with, the amount you need to average full coverage is minuscule! I have also never received so many compliments on my skin. I've also noticed that my complexion is looking ALOT better in photos. The smell is often commented on, which does smell slightly paint like to me, but for such a full coverage foundation I do expect it, as its what double wear also was scented with. I've had 9 hours working in this foundation without needing to top up on powder and my skin has - touch wood - not broken out. I would advise grabbing a tester of this, as to date it is the most expensive foundation I've brought, but for the teeny amount I need to apply and the results I'm getting - I'd highly recommend this. It was one of those products that when I applied it to my face I literally wanted to thank someone personally for it.

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Boots 17 BB Cream & Hide away corrector cream.

If any of you have pale skin like myself you will know that getting a foundation with a good coverage and a colour match is near on impossible. Back in 2009 when i visited family in Wales i managed to get my hands on a Mac Studio Fix but long since then it ran out, and very few places do it, so I have been searching for alternatives. I'm currently using Clinque 'Even better' foundation, however despite having a woman at the counter apply it - it still fails to match my complexion completely, Don't get me wrong Even better has a brilliant coverage, its long lasting and covers blemishes and under eye bags to some extent and I haven’t had one break out since using it - however I still end up looking fairly orange if I use even slightly too much of this product.

Being on a student budget and wanting to keep a versatile make-up bag is very difficult so when I read some reviews on Boots’ 17 range ‘BB Blemish Balm’ I’ll admit the £6.99 price tag drew me in. It comes in sleek attractive black packaging and has the tell tale 1950’s look that soap and glory and benefit also use in there advertisement and packaging. It comes in a tube and in two colours fair, medium and I purchased the fair colour as I didn’t want to risk an orange tint in it – fortunately both seem to have more of a pink base to them, Boots’ boast “Reveal the magic of flawless skin with this all-in-one foundation plus skincare wonder product.” My first thoughts when applying to my skin was that it was a very runny formula and when I applied to my face using a Mac 190 my thoughts were confirmed, you will definitely need to wear powder with this product to avoid greasy looking skin, The foundation is described to have ‘full coverage’ however I would say this is more of a medium coverage foundation as I still had to touch up under eyes and blemishes with concealer, that being said the foundation matched my skin nicely sat well under powder and gave my face a nice natural glow, I also felt my skin was able to breathe under this foundation, it didn’t cake on. I’m not sure this would survive a night out I will probably keep it as a daily foundation thanks to the versatile packaging meaning it can travel and the cheapness of the product means I wouldn’t be afraid to touch up through the day, I would give this product around a 3/5.

I also brought the 17 ‘Hide away correcting cream’ again these products were available in much lighter shades with pink undertones. It was £3.99 and had the same packaging as the BB Cream. I’ve never actually used a wet concealer before – I’m more of a hard concealer girl myself, but I was really pleased with the results from this products. The easy application makes it easy to do touch ups throughout the day and keep on you. The formula was creamy as advertised and covered up under eye bags very well – blemishes to some extent, teamed with the foundation they blended well together and finishing with powder the duo make a very cheap and nice final coverage. I’d give this product a 4/5 definitely a must for girls with lighter skin on a budget!.

What do you think of highstreet foundations & concealer’s? Which would you recommend? xx