MAC Studio Sculp Foundation | Review

Being a newbie, It's only been a year since I bought my first MAC product- the Studio Sculpt foundation. I had been having a love hate relationship with my Wake Me Up foundation for a while, and decided it was time to move on.. 

Since i'm completely useless at matching my skin tone to the right foundation, I took a trip to Selfridges and relied entirely on the lady at the counter to hook me up with something. She was so lovely and messed around with a few different foundations until she found the right combination for me, turns out I have pretty dry skin! I asked for a full coverage, long lasting foundation and the lady recommended the Studio Sculpt. 

I bought the shade NW20, which adds a bit of colour to my ever pale face! It really is full coverage, and can last a night out, or day at work, which i'm happy about. I use my Real Techniques brush to blend, I found it works really well with the Studio Sculpt foundation. I love the fact it also mattifies as you apply it to your face. It dries really fast so your skin doesn't feel oily, yet is also really full of moisture. 

I'm on my second bottle now- they last around 6 months with me applying it every day, which is really good for me! For £25, I think it's a great 'investment', and lasts longer/looks better than drug store brands that I used to have to buy more often. 

What's your favourite MAC product?

Foundation Mixing | Yes or No?

 So first off.. Is it even okay to mix two different liquid foundations together? Yes!

Even if they're not of the same consistency or brand? Yes!

Here's a nifty little trick for all you beginer beauty lovers!

I used to use Rimmel Wake Me Up foundation religiously before I started my blog. It was my go-to foundation and I didn't even question whether or not it was right for my skin type and colour. Although after searching around and realizing I do indeed want to try a bit more with my make-up and fashion, I then went out and bought Revlon Colorstay. 

I managed to find an old photo I took of what the two colours look like. They both claim to be Ivory- I'm just as confused as you are. So as you can tell, there was a massive difference- not even a 'tan will solve it' difference, it was huge. Obviously I had tried the Revlon in the shop against my skin prior to buying it. But I think I tripped up a bit because I bought it in the winter, when I had no natural tan left in me. Anyway, you can imagine how washed out it has made me look ever since. I've carried on using it for the past couple of months, but it doesn't help me at all- I may as well not be wearing any foundation at all. So I finally took it upon myself to sort out the colour, and decided to mix my foundations together. Luckily I still had just under a quarter of a bottle of Wake Me Up left, so have since added around a quarter of my Colorstay foundation to the bottle too. It took a little while for it to properly mix (it resulted in my shaking and stirring) but I eventually sorted it. 

 This is the finished product on the left, compared to the Colorstay foundation on the right. I'm aware the camera doesn't do it any justice (again), but there is a slight difference in the colour. Using the Colorstay has helped to lighten my other foundation a lot, and I've finally got it to the perfect consistency and colour that looks right on my face- hallelujah! 

Make-up Wishlist | February

I've been getting into blogging and reading reviews a lot more recently. And through that i've read about quite a few different products that i would love to try, if only i had unlimited money! I am quite picky with my make-up and usually just wear the basics; concealer, foundation, mascara and eyeliner. I really really hate things on my lips, other than lip balms, so lipsticks are out of the question for me. But i have been struggling for ages to find my perfect foundation. So with that in mind, i thought i would share with you a list of my possible next purchases, based on reviews i have read. 

Foundation

I think my next purchase foundation-wise is Rimmel London Match Perfection. Reading many different reviews on this makes me think that i could possibly have found the foundation i have been looking for. Hopefully! And at only £6.99, i wont be completely devastated if i don't get on with it. 

Concealer

I think my favourite concealer will always be Collection 2000. So the only way i'll have a concealer on my wishlist would be when i wish the product is in store. And by this, i mean it is never in any store i go to! Probably because it is so popular.

Mascara

There are quite a few different mascaras i would love to try; Loreal 'Miss Manga Eye' (which is relatively new), Urban Decay 'Cannonball' (which is very pricey for a mascara) and Covergirl 'Lashblast'.

Eyeliner

I have only ever used pencil eyeliners (i'm using Rimmel 'Scandaleyes' at the minute) and i get on with them, but they don't last as long as i would like. I also think it's about time to try liquid eyeliner instead. So since i own no Mac products either, why not combine them? I'd love to try Macs 'penultimate' liner or Eyeko's 'Skinny Liquid Eyeliner' next. 

If any of you have tried any of these products before, do let me know what you think of them and whether it is worth the testing. Or even suggest a few different products for me to try!

What's In My Bag | Make-up Edition

 Whats in my Make-up bag?!

So i thought i would show you all what is in my make-up bag. Though i should mention that i no way at all think that i am a beauty guru, nor will i ever will be- i care way too little about wearing make-up. That being said, i do have quite a few products in my little bag. So lets begin! 

I feel like i should mention beforehand that i have extremely pale skin, so when you see my foundation, you needn't freak out, because i really am that white- this means i always have blue veins showing under my eyes (i used to think it was from lack of sleep, but apparently it's a common condition for pale people). This leads me nicely to my first concealer. My Natural Collection stick in, you gets it 'Very Fair'. This goes on first to set my under eye base. 

Next is my liquid concealer, in 'Very Fair'. My favorite liquid concealer is the Collection 2000, but since i've nearly ran out, and i'm far too lazy to spend time scraping around the tub, i picked up the Seventeen version. I am yet to try it, and may possibly give a review later on. I only tend to use any concealer under my eyes, as i'm one of the lucky people that do not get many break outs. Though now I've said that, I've probably jinxed myself. 

Finally, i will be ready for my foundation. I have been using Rimmel London's 'Wake Me Up' Foundation. You can read my review of it here. It's not an amazing foundation, it doesn't personally make me look any more awake or vibrant like it insists. But like you'll soon notice a lot, i'm very lazy, so just didn't like the thought of trying different foundations. Though again, when i went to buy a replacement for my nearly empty bottle of this, it was out of stock. Shock. So i decided to try Revlon's '24hr Colorstay'. I'll probably also do a review for that once i start using it. 

The two foundations look completely different in colour next to each other, but that's only because they are. Using the Remmel foundation, i could only use a small amount, whereas the Revlon can actually be used properly. See, laziness.

Finally i use a powdered foundation to set my masterpiece. I don't like to spend a lot of money on make-up, as you can tell by now. But my cheap Natural Collection pressed powder, in 'Very Fair' seems to do the trick for me. 

Now to focus on my eyes! I like them to stand out, so that at least my whole face wouldn't disappear if i stood next to a white wall. I use my Remmel 'Scandaleyes' waterproof eye liner pencil nearly every single day, i absolutely love it, and it really is waterproof. Trust me, i stand there around 10 minutes per day trying to get this beauty off. The grey stick is Maybeline's 'Colour precision' eyeliner that i use on dramatic days.

I only use mascara when i'm not wearing eyeliner. I'm lazy, and don't see the point in applying it when my eyes are already black. So i try to stick to mascara on days when i am particularly lazy. I recently purchased Seventeens 'Super Lash' mascara, because i liked the bottle. That's the only reason. And after the first use, i realized i really shouldn't use my eye judgment in the future, because it's not amazing compared to cheaper ones out there. Review possibly coming soon.

So there you have it... That is what is in my make-up bag. I'm not one for base eye colours, or primers or anything. I like to keep it simple. I've realized this blog has turned more in to a daily make-up routine, rather than a what's in my bag blog. But never mind 'ehh. Let me know down below if any of you have tried any of my three new products, and if you of a good reasonably priced mascara that can replace this one!

Rimmel- Wake Me Up Foundation | Review

After reading different blog posts about Rimmel London’s ‘Wake Me Up’ foundation, I felt the need to try it out. I’ve never been able to find the perfect foundation to match my ridiculously pale skin tone- everything I have tried is always too dark and orangey, or too light a coverage and so pointless in wearing it. Because of my light skin tone, I picked the shade that seemed to blend in better than the rest- Ivory. What I noticed straight away with the foundation is that there are not a lot of shades to choose from, so if you are even lighter skinned, or fairly dark skinned, the foundation just won’t suit your skin tone. The foundation range can be found in nearly all beauty stores- I picked mine up from boots for £8.99, which, given peoples standards of the product, seemed pretty cheap.

The product overall feel very light when applying. It glides on smoothly and is easy to work in to the skin, which is a plus. Though I find it may be too light on my skin, and doesn't give the amount of coverage I’m looking for. However, for people looking for light/fair coverage, it is a pretty good foundation for the money. Because of how light the foundation is, you don’t have to use a lot on your skin, which makes it last longer too. It also has a really nice fruity smell to it, which is a plus for anyone, and there’s a shimmering glittery touch to the foundation itself, which I guess is to make you look more alert and awake. The pump is a good bonus, because each pump gives out a nice quantity each time, so nothing goes to waste- except for when you get to the bottom and can’t get the remaining foundation, which is a shame.

The only downside I've really found to the foundation is that it doesn't seem to last as long as other foundations of the same price. I feel like I should be reapplying it if I've been out for longer than 3-4 hours, which makes it almost useless on nights out, because it wears off even quicker. The other thing I have found with the foundation itself is that you cannot build a very good coverage from it. I had read before that it was pretty good for coverage, so I don’t know if it’s just my skin, but whenever I try to build the coverage, it becomes very cakey and dry on the skin, making it look blotchy. I find myself having to apply concealer, foundation, and then more concealer on top to hide red marks or dark circles- even then, it’s not a massive improvement though.

After reading other peoples reviews of the product, they often mentioned pairing the foundation with the Wake Me Up concealer too. However, the concealer itself was £5.49, which seems almost as expensive as the foundation itself. It may seem like a small price to pay, but given the foundation is meant to give a full cover by itself, I gave up on the idea of trying, and didn’t want to waste any more money on trying. If anybody has any foundations that are particularly good for full coverage of pale skin, please feel free to comment below!