Sponsored review - Dermalogica SkinPerfect Primer SPF30

When I first saw this product at the dermalogica launch party a few months back, I was immediately intrigued. It boasts both skin health and cosmetic benefits all in a tinted primer. It helps to even the texture of the skin as well as delivering critical SPF protection against skin-ageing UV light.

The best part, it really does deliver what it promises. The primer just melts into your skin, reducing the appearance of your pores and leaving it lightly moisturised and ready for your make up. It helps your makeup stay put for an all day flawless look.

It's also slightly tinted so it can be worn alone, for a very natural look. The natural earth minerals blend away discoloration, while polymers prime the surface for a soft, matte effect and create greater adhesion for make-up on the skin’s surface.

Review - Too Faced Natural Eye Palette and Shadow Insurance Primer

I am a huge fan of Kit cosmetics and the Too Faced brand. A little while ago i couldn't help my self and i bought a Too Faced eye shadow Palette and their eye shadow primer. This is quite unusual for me, despite loving huge dramatic eyes, I've never been much of an eye shadow person.

The eye shadow palette i got was called Natural Eye - Neutral Eye Shadow Collection. One thing which drew me to this palette was how many basic neutral looks you can create and instead of offering you the same size tin of each colour they place larger tins of the base colours, which you will obviously use more of then the accent colours.


Which of course means your not going to run out of those essential base colours ages before you run out of anything else. The box also comes with a decent double sided brush and three make up look cards, with easy to follow steps. These cards are great for getting acquainted with your new colours. Personally I love just the classic day look.

The actual shadow colours are all really good quality and hyper pigmented so you always get a great colour. It is pretty much the colour you see is the colour you get. Also the top two colours, velvet revolver and sexpresso can be used as eyebrow colours, for  blonde and dark brown respectively.

Swatches of Base colours

Swatches of  accent colours, crease colours on the left and liner colours on the right.

I also picked up the Too Faced Shadow Insurance eye shadow primer which is meant to be fantastic and i have to say it did not disappoint at all!

The primer has a velvety texture which glides onto your skin leaving it with a silky veil. and it really does help the eye shadow stay put all day long. For the best result I recommend apply it just before the shadow, so after your foundation and everything.


One thing which is a down side is the product can separate in the tube very easily, so when you go to use it only the oily part comes out. because it is a tube it can be difficult to mix the product back together, so you really need to shake vigorously or gently squeeze the tube (with the lid securely on) to try and mix it together again

Rating:
Too Faced Natural Eye shadow Collection 5/5

• Great colours that all work together
• Smart move to put larger quantities of the base colours in
• paint by numbers style make up looks
• Decent brush included
• AUD$60

Too Faced Shadow Insurance Eye Shadow Primer 4/5

• Keeps eye shadow on all day long
• Product can separate in the tube, shaking before use is a must!
• $35 

Review: Missha BB Boomer

Hey Everyone,

So as most of you know i bought a few Missha products at the boxing day sales, this is the first review for the BB boomer cream.

I already hinted that i love this cream and after using it a few times, i really can't find anything wrong with it! Definitely a great buy. I have been using the Mac prep and prime before this one and i HATE it!! worst primer, it does absolutely nothing for your skin, it kind of makes me feel like im just paying for glitter.

The cream as its name suggests is a primer for bb creams or as im using it as a primer for foundation. It boast a moisturising effect and more radiant skin.

First impressions: the cream is very light weight and silky. It comes out of the tube somewhat quickly in a very thin line (not sure if that makes sense... but see picture below) which is good because you really don't need very much.

I love how this cream sits on my skin its so lightweight and it creates a kind of veil over your pores, so your skin is left with an almost airbrushed look. And it doesnt leave any residue 'so your foundation goes on perfectly.

The Cream is a white colour but when rubbed in slightly it gives a kind of pinkish glow (very hard to capture on camera) which i think is what helps it give you that slight airbrushed look. 

As for helping your foundation last longer, it really does help. Your still left with perfect foundation at the end of the day. It does moisturise your skin a little, but definitely not enough to skip your normal moisturiser (especially if you have dry skin like me)

If there was one beauty product that id say everyone should have, this would be it!

Rating: 5/5

For those of you who don't have a Missha store nearby, you can try:
Yesstyle.com
sasa.com

Both websites have a limited range, but they usually stock the bestsellers.