It’s been such a busy past few weeks!! Rob & I moved into a townhouse, I went to Disney to celebrate a friend’s 30th birthday, and I’ve been busy organizing and setting up our new place, all while lesson planning and tutoring. Humph. Anyway, I’m back today to share a new edition of Thursday’s Fab Five, with some favorite things I’ve been loving a lot lately.
Tag: Foundation
Budget Beauty: L’Oreal Infallible Matte-Pro Foundation
This foundation seriously delivers, & I mean it delivers all day long, and doesn’t take a break. Labeled as a 24 hour foundation I was skeptical of L’Oreal, and while thankfully I’ve never quite made it to the 24 hour mark, I have made it to the 16 hour mark (a Friday for a teacher can be a pretty long day), and it still looked good!
Clearly, as you can tell from the name, this foundation is going to give you a matte finish, an easily blendable matte-pro finish to be exact. It gives flawless coverage without looking cake-y or dry, and it creates the perfect canvas for a highlight, blush, and bronzer.
I’ve used both a Beauty Blender and foundation brush to apply the L’Oreal Infallible Matte- Pro Foundation and both work great. As I said, it’s blends well and you can slowly build coverage and not worry about it looking like too much. It also has a wide variety of color choices, so you’re almost guaranteed to find a perfect match.
This foundation truly has all the makings of a high end beauty product, but with the budget beauty price point. I highly advise you give it a try next time you’re in your local drugstore or Target!
XO.
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bareMinerals Complexion Rescue Tinted Hydrating Gel Cream
This is my typical weekend base, it’s so easy to apply whether you use a beauty sponge, foundation brush, or just your fingertips. Personally, I find applying with my fingers works the best. The lightweight coverage is perfect for when you’re running errands, and I can build it just a tiny bit on areas of my face that need more coverage. It’s especially been my favorite this winter, as it works to hydrate skin with coconut ingredients and marine botanicals, and give a dewy look after applied.
If you’re looking for real coverage, this product might not be for you- it’s pretty sheer and can be built up a little bit, but not enough as if it were a real foundation.
As an Allure Best of Beauty winner, I have to say hats off to bareMinerals with this product, it’s definitely made it’s way to my favorite products and is now a staple in my makeup bag.
bareMinerals Complexion Rescue Tinted Hydrating Gel Cream | $29.50
bareMinerals bareSkin Pure Brightening Serum Foundation
Ole Henriksen Perfect Truth CC Cream Broad Spectrum SPF 30
This CC Cream also has a real melting feel to it, which I love because it blends so well. Any little imperfections I have are covered, and I really don’t need to use much concealer at all, unless of course I’ve been up all night watching Entourage/ planning lessons…no big deal.
I do use a setting powder (Mac Prep + Prime) on certain parts of my face after just to make sure I stay matte in those areas since I have such a long and mostly crazy day.
I highly recommend this and all Ole Henriksen Perfect Truth products, check them out next time you’re in Sephora!
XO.
Pür Minerals CC Cream Broad Spectrum SPF 40
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Pür Minerals CC Cream Broad Spectrum SPF 40; $38 |
Smashbox Camera Ready BB Cream SPF 35
Laura Mercier Mineral Powder with SPF 15
Everybody is loving mineral makeup, and rightfully so. I love it because it makes my skin appear luminous, flawless, and natural. Also, if you “forget” to take off your makeup one night, mineral bases won’t wreck the havoc on your skin the way other products will.
This product also covers up all your little imperfections from breakouts to wrinkles. I never need concealer when I use this mineral powder since it already does all the work. And no worries on looking cakey, it applies light and as I already said, makes you look flawless.
Another bonus: you don’t need touchups, it’ll last all day long…which I really need now that I’m leaving my apartment at 6:30am and not coming back until sometimes 8:30pm.
Cult Favorite: Laura Mercier’s Tinted Moisturizer SPF 20
True life: I don’t wear foundation during the day…everrrrr. The base for my everyday makeup is Laura Mercier’s Oil-Free Tinted Moisturizer SPF 20. I follow up with some concealer and bronzer, but for the most part I don’t even need those sometimes if I’m tan and having a good skin day. We all know I love Laura Mercier products, it all started when a Laura specialist did my makeup for my junior semi-formal in high school (urm, super long time ago). I really haven’t stopped using this tinted moisturizer since, I tried using Stilas but it just wasn’t the same.
First of all this product has 10 different tones to choose from, so no matter what complexion you are…super pale or super dark, there is without a doubt, a color for you. I really appreciate this about the Laura Mercier brand because it shows care for the customers by recognizing diversity. ANYWAY, one major plus to this product is the SPF in it. Your everyday moisturizer should always contain SPF, but it’s always nice to have it in an actual makeup product as well (i.e. for during the day touch-ups). PS: although this is a moisturizer I still use an actual AM moisturizer, wait a few mins, then apply this tinted moisturizer.
The best part about this product is definitely that it gives decent coverage, yet feels and looks so lightweight. Now, even though I say it has decent coverage you may still want to put on under eye concealer and/or blemish concealer, it’s not meant to give full coverage. Buttttt, it evens out skin tone and gives your complexion a nice natural dewy look after it’s applied.
Laura Mercier’s Oil-Free Tinted Moisturizer will forever be a staple in my, as well as my mom’s, makeup bags. Perfect for everyday use, I guarantee you’ll never stop using this product once you try it out! You can find this product at Sephora, the Laura Mercier website, or any Laura counter at department stores.
PS: To check my post on Laura’s amazingggg Secret Concealer, here!