Full Coverage Foundations #3 | Laura Mercier Silk Creme Foundation

Back when I was on accutane - a acne medication for severe acne - my face obviously broke out to the max! Going through bottles of ''full coverage foundation'' and none of them really gave me the satisfaction, I cam across this little number. 

This to me is my all time favorite full coverage foundation. A little goes a long way and its very pigmented, great for covering redness and imperfections. This was my go to foundation whilst on that medication simply because how it didn't irritate my skin, didn't brake me out, covered all my acne and was very long lasting! 

Being a mousse texture foundation it's easy to blend and instantly gives a full coverage. It does has a slight fragrance to it but you can not smell it once it's on your face. Another good point is that this foundation has a satin finish. Great for those with dry skin! 

Available in 10 shades this retails for £34 and you can get it here 

Have you tried this foundation? Let me know! 

Until next time

-Anna xoxo 

Full Coverage Foundations #2 | Tarte Amazonian Clay Foundation

The 2nd blog post about full coverage foundation features this little number. Tarte has been one of the most talk about brands in the last 2 years, and their 12 Hour Amazonian Clay foundation has been one of their best selling products. 

Being Tarte this foundation is very friendly to the skin. Using natural ingredients and has an SPF of 15 it doesn't go wrong for the skin. It's a semi-matte, buildable and has 16 shades to choose from. 

Again with this foundation is had a mousse, thick texture to it but when applied it turns out smooth and silky. It's defiantly on the medium to full coverage. For example, if using a beauty blender to apply you will get full coverage but applied with a brush you will get medium coverage. 

This is a great foundation if you have oily or normal skin. My combination skin did not like this. It showed dry patches on my skin and left my nose oily. I have to say that the power stay it great it did not come off after wearing it for 12 hours. I did find that I could feel this foundation on me. But I am really impressed with their colour range! 16 shades with cool, neutral and warm tones! Brilliant! 

You can get this foundation if your from the UK here for £32.50 

Overall I would't buy this again for me. My skin and this foundation just doesn't go well. 

Have you tried this foundation? What do you think about it? Do you want it? Let me know! 

Until next time

-Anna xoxo 

Full Coverage Foundations #1 - Vitchy Dermablend Foundation

Full coverage foundations are my life. I just love how handy they are for covering my scared skin from acne. Even though getting a full coverage foundation might be scary for some, how much is enough? Buildable? Cakey? Once you get a real good foundation you'll never look back. 

Let's start with the acne friendly one. This Vitchy Dermablend Foundation changed my life. It's a friendly foundation to those who have sensitive and acne skin. You only need a pea size amount of this and it will cover any imperfections. It also last up to 16 hours, although I would say more like 10 hours. It has ''Soft Focus'' effect on the skin to make it look flawless. And lastly it gives you a natural satin finish. 

The foundation has a mousse, thick look to it. Like Laura Mercier Silk Creme foundation and Tarte Amazonian Clay foundation. 

The downfall of this is the colour range. There are only 5 shades available. And most are dark. I have the lightest shade - 15 Opal - And I have to wear fake tan with it or else I can not pull it off. 

It ranges for about £16.00 in selective stores. 

What do you think about this foundation? Are you a fan of full coverage? Let me know in the comments or tweet me @Annalaleex 

Until next time 

-Anna xoxo 

Diorskin Forever Flawless Perfection Fusion Wear Foundation - Review

Hi everyone! 

I've been watching the beauty blogging/vlogging world for about 4 years and it always makes me acknowledge beauty products that is supposedly to be ''holy grail'' ''best product ever!'' ''a must buy!'' and usually i'll look into them products so I wont be disappointed. 

One of the most raved foundation in the beauty world was Diorskin Forever Foundation. I've never tried any Dior makeup before so I was looking forward to see what this foundation was in store for me. 

 It claims to be a semi-matte thats long lasting on the skin. Also gives you a airbrush complexion.  

Now let me start on how this foundation wasn't for me at all! 

1, It's a ''semi-matte' No. Not for me it wasn't, It was complete matte and made my skin/foundation look flaky and flat. 

2, The lightest shade was WAY to dark for me! For an expensive, high end foundation I just wish they would think of the pale girls for once. 

3, The coverage was light to medium. I read everywhere that it was a buildable coverage, it isn't. After about 3 layers of the foundation you could still see my imperfections. 

On the positive side the foundation bottle is beautiful! I adore the packaging! Just lovely! 

It retails for about £32 in selective stores. 

Would I recommend it? If you have dry skin - no. If you have imperfections (scarring) then no. 

But I do think it would look good on oily skin that hasn't got a lot of imperfections and you just want a light coverage. 

What do you think about Diorskin range? Do you love this foundation? Let me know in the comments below! 

-Anna xoxo 

Benefit Stay Flawless 15 Hour Primer - Review

Hi everyone!
I bought Benefit's Stay Flawless 15 Hour Primer a couple of weeks ago so I thought I might review it!

I bought this just simple of it's ''15 hour stay'' because who doesn't want their makeup staying for 15 hours?! But I was disappointed with it. Which is odd since I LOVE their ''that gal'' primer. 

The packaging was nice. I don't really have nothing to stay about it really. The box looked fabulous! Anyway...

What Benefit says about the primer: 

'''Flawless works overtime! Our instant PRO-long primer acts like a magnet to lock on your foundation for 15 fresh & flawless hours. This invisible stick primer glides directly onto skin for optimal wear and a natural-looking finish. Go longer.''

The stick is a flesh toned but comes out invisible. For me I was a bit unsure on this because of bacteria. You apply the primer on your face like a glue stick. You ''glide it directly onto skin then immediately apply foundation and blend together.'' For me this felt exactly like a glue stick but less sticky. It was alright, it also felt wet. 
I then applied foundation. I used MAC Studio Fix Fluid and Nars Sheer Glow. Let me tell you, it did NOT last for 15 hours let alone 8. I have combination skin, more on the dry side than oily and this primer made my skin look oily! I never had oily skin so with all the dewy and products for dry skin I was hopeless. It ''melted'' my foundation and made it transfer to everything! A lot of people like this so maybe this product is toward the oily type rather than dry. 

Have you tired this primer? Let me know in the comments! Hope this review helped you on deciding buying this or not :) 

-Anna oxox

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