Another New Day: nip and fab eye fix

Monday, 16 September 2013

A Woman's Prerogative

To change her mind.

I have found that I have changed my mind on a couple of products that on first use I simply wasn't impressed with. Sometimes , however hard you try to like something at first it simply does't fit or work for you, but over time you begin to reach for it as you find it actually does what it says " on the tin"

I have a couple of products that when I first tried them out I really didn't think I would get on with them, but have ended up repurchasing and using again ....

Fickle ...moi?

1)The first is the Nip and Fab CC eye fix.

I did a review on the CC cream and eye fix here and was not overly impressed , although did not completely write the eye fix off. However, I now have used it all up and repurchased it. I find it great for wearing under the eye, on top of my Bobbi Brown corrector. It gives a lightness to the eye area and also is great for a bit of contouring down the centre of the face. It has a lovely reflective quality to it without a unnatural sheen. I have the light shade.

2) The second product is a more recent purchase, but I have worn it constantly since buying it - the Bourjois Colour Boost. At first I felt it was too runny , but it actually is a lovely product and very easy to apply. The colour I have is Red Sunrise and is absolutely gorgeous. Love it. My original review is here. It is a Watermelon colour, not quite pillar box red , not pink. So much cheaper than the Clinque Chubby Sticks and a nice change from the Revlon Lip Stains.

I am wearing both products in this sheepish selfie.

Channeling the long fringed look as modelled so beautifully by Susie So So

I am trying to take the approach with my toiletries that I have with my wardrobe at the moment and am just using up what I already have. I have decided that my weakness is definitely in this area. At those times when I am trying to be careful with what I spend, I can convince myself that somehow it doesn't seem so bad to pop an extra lippie for £4.99 in the supermarket trolley, but of course it all adds up and I do have rather a great collection building up. I am going to see how long I can last without buying anything new. That is of course, after I have managed to obtain the "Notting Hill Nude Moisture Renew Lipstick" by Rimmel that seems to be eluding me in our sleepy part of the world!

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Wednesday, 15 May 2013

Concealers

Wednesday Beauty Buys

It's a minefield out there when it comes to concealers.

There are just so many.

Different colours

Different textures.

Different uses.

I have a built up a little collection all of my own:

Collection2000, Bobbi Brown Corrector, Mac Studio Fix, Soap and Glory, Rimmel Match Perfection, Nip and Fab CC

The reason for this little collection is that one concealer will not be the right colour or texture for every purpose:

You may need to conceal under eye bags ( tick) in which case you will need something with yellow or pink undertones to conteract the purple. The best one I have come across is the Bobbi Brown corrector. This is not a concealer as such, but a corrector. You apply this under your foundation and set it with powder. I use light bisque. It is best to go instore and get colour matched. This is an amazing product and worth all the hype it has got.

Your skin tone will vary in different areas of your face. You may have darker tone skin and pigmentation in areas that are more exposed to the sun. Even if you wear a high sun factor ( which you should all year round) your skin will still turn a different shade when exposed to the sun's rays. The damage it does will just be reduced. Bear this in mind when shopping for concealers and foundations. Ask to be colour matched by an assistant. It is worth doing and saves you spending money on the wrong product.

For areas of pigmentation, scarring or the odd blemish a slightly more heavy duty concealer is needed. The ones I use are :

1. Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection in Fair. This is a lovely creamy concealer that works well when my skin is dry. This is very pale, but suits me at the moment. Under £5 too.

2. Mac Studio Finish Concealer. This is my go to product when all else fails and I have a week like last week. If my skin is terrible and I need to use a great, will never budge, cover all sins concealer, this is the one! A small pot of genius and worth the money. Again pick your colour carefully and if you can, be colour matched. I have NW20 .

A highlighter concealer is excellent for areas such as the nose and under the eyes, but not so good for covering blemishes - you don't really want to be highlighting them. I use:

1. CC eye fix by Nip and Fab which has had mixed reviews. I probably wouldn't repurchase this as it is so fair, but it does an adequate job.

2. My other choice at present is the Illuminating Touch Brightening Concealer by Collection 2000 which is a thicker, creamy conceler with better coverage. This is light reflecting. The Brightening Concealer in Natural 2 is a better colour for me now although looks scarily dark in the swatches below! It gives great coverage and for the fantastic price you can't go wrong. I would certainly buy this again.

I have two other concealers in my photo above. One is great. One not so much.

Match Perfection by Rimmel - a great product. I am on my second tube of this. It is a 2 in 1 concealer and highlighter. Slighter thicker than an illuminating product usually is, so gives great lasting coverage. This goes with me in my handbag- Love it! On my second tube of this one.

Trick and Treatment by Soap and Glory - when I first used this I liked it, but I find it doesn't last and the colour is too yellow for my skin tone. If you have more olive skin it would probably do a great job on under eye bags. Just not for me. I have used about half, but won't be finishing this one I feel.

Here are the swatches. Bear in mind they always look darker on the inside on the arm which is often a very pale skin tone.

In the summer months I tend to wear a very light coverage and I reach for my Dr. Jart's BB . Any other areas that may need concealing I will rely on the Bobbi Brown corrector for under my eyes and my match perfection by Rimmel. The powder I use is by Channel and is a real treat ! I think as I have got older the less make up I wear and I don't try and conceal any lines and wrinkles. They are part of who I am and if you try and cover them with heavy concealers they are only accentuated. Therefore a tinted moisturiser or a light BB cream topped up with concealers if needed are my go to routine. This is why my concealer collection is far bigger than my foundation collection! I think as we get older and our skin begins to reflect this, it is a case of less is more.