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Should you apply concealer before foundation or after foundation? Here are my guidelines

June 15, 2016 Paris B 14 Comments

Last week, I shared a beauty tip with you regarding the application of concealer and how it can help your cushion foundation actually look and last better. If you missed it, here it is with all the step-by-step pictures to guide you along.

But then, I got some questions about how we should really be applying concealer. Should you apply concealer before foundation or after foundation? I did after all share another tip a few years ago telling you to apply concealer AFTER foundation.

I don’t blame anyone for the confusion. I was too initially, until I realised that hey, it’s just makeup! Besides, rules are meant to be broken 😀 So, here are my suggestions on the manner and sequence which you can apply your concealer and foundation, for best results, based on my experience 🙂 You can then tell me if you do it BEFORE or AFTER foundation 😉

How to get Better Coverage with Cushion Foundation – A helpful step-by-step guide

June 8, 2016 Paris B 23 Comments

If I have heard one common lament with users of cushion foundation (myself included), it is this – the coverage is too sheer and light. Yes, there are some brands that make cushion foundations with higher coverage, but they are the exception rather than the norm. Most take on a lighter, sheerer, more dewy texture on skin which makes it an excellent touch-up product, but when used on its own, isn’t as flattering unless you have beautiful skin. Well, let me show you how to get better coverage with cushion foundation, using a simple step-by-step guide!

When I covered the week of cushion foundation a while ago, that was the most glaring thing I noticed -sheer coverage. Barring the exceptions, if you were to try to use these cushion foundations as your primary base (foundation) product, then some people might be disappointed. Ah, but here’s where I can help you! 😀

A while ago, I was at a Sulwhasoo event, where the makeup artist showed a neat trick that I picked up and filed away in my mind to try. Try it I did (without using Sulwhasoo products, oops! 😛 ), and now I can show you that not only does it work, it’s a great way to wear only a light base, yet look like you took great effort with your foundation. It’s quite impressive! 😀 And I was even hardworking enough to take step-by-step pictures 😛

I’ll be Fair and Neutral about the Urban Decay Naked Skin Concealer (but I also compare it to my HG!)

April 6, 2015 Paris B 18 Comments

I’m actually quite a fan of the Urban Decay Naked Skin Foundation, one which I’ve forgotten time and again to dedicate a full review to, but one that I use quite often. I’d picked it as one of my Top 8 Liquid Foundations, which is no mean feat, considering I have quite a few in rotation. I’ll remedy this soon (I hope!) I keep saying it but I really should just buckle down and get to it instead of just saying it eh? 🙂

When I first heard that Urban Decay was coming up with a concealer in the same formula, I have to say I was interested. While I have my holy grail concealer that I’d already repurchased, I’m quite a sucker for concealer.

I use a very light foundation base most of the time, so concealer is what I use and need, to help hide flaws that my foundation can’t deal with. I usually use them around my under-eye area (bad nights – what can I say?!) and along my cheekbones where my pigmentation/freckles are at their worst. So far, I’ve eschewed all concealer for my HG product.

But then one day, the Urban Decay Naked Skin Weightless Complete Coverage Concealer landed on my desk, and I got curious. What if I liked this as much as I like their Naked Skin Foundation? What if this was my new Holy Grail? (Women, we’re fickle!) Well, there was only one way to find out! 😀

Your Say: What was the last makeup product you finished?

January 8, 2015 Paris B 79 Comments

Finish makeup? You have to be kidding right?!

I can just see that running through the minds of all you makeup afficionados out there 😀 I can quite easily run through my favourite skincare and use it up over time, but makeup is a whole different kettle of fish. I attempted a project once a few years ago, where I only used 1 eyeshadow and 1 blush for a whole month and I barely made a dent in them, much less come close to finishing it.

As much as we like to complain about how little product we get with makeup items for the price we pay, the fact is that we only use very little each time. The product we would use the most would be foundation and that usually runs out more quickly. Not so for me, because I have a ton that I cycle through, but for the majority, foundation is the item that runs out the quickest. Colour products are rarer.

But you know what? I actually have recently finished (or at least practically finished) 2 makeup items very recently, including one colour product, and that makes me kind of proud, in a perverse sort of way 😛 Have you finished any makeup item recently and if so, are you repurchasing or was it just a one off thing?

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