Favourite Foundations/Bases for Spring & Summer

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Like everybody else, when it comes to Spring/Summer I can’t stand the feeling of heavy foundation and prefer to let my skin breath. My logic is that during the colder months, your skin needs extra barrier against the cold air and so heavier foundations give you that extra protective cushion. But once Spring and Summer arrive and it gets abit warmer it’s nice to finally let your skin breath and go abit bare (minus sun protection of course).

Here are my top picks in the foundation/skin base category during Spring and Summer months;

1) BareMinerals Complexion Rescue. My absolute favourite at the moment (if you’ve been following my blog for a while you’re probably tired of hearing me talking about this product by now. Apology!). Super lightweight and hydrating. Skin perfecting quality with stunning glowing/dewy finish. Personally I’ll be happy to just use this for the rest of the year.

2) Bourjois 123 Perfect CC Cream. I love the colour correcting quality of this cream. It really does correct and perfect your complexion and it gives a very smooth and almost matte finish. For a CC Cream it gives ‘amazing’ coverage and so I tend to reach for it on days that I want abit more coverage but don’t want the heavy feeling of a foundation on my skin.

3) YSL Le Tient Touche Eclat Foundation. For me this is one of the most comfortable liquid foundations to wear. It sits so comfortably on the skin and gives a very healthy dewy finish. I would say the coverage is light to medium and I tend to use a light layer of this and just add concealer to any problem areas if I need to. This is one of my staple foundations and I will definitely keep repurchasing it whenever I run out.

4) MAC Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation. This is my go to foundation whenever I’m in a rush. It’s a foundation in pressed powder form and gives very decent coverage that is equal to any liquid foundations. Because it’s in a powder form it does feel lighter to the skin than regular liquid foundation. For me this is the most convenient, easy to use foundation ever; just a quick dusting with a big powder brush or a kubuki brush and you’re done. It’s absolutely perfect for days that you just want to get up and go.

5) BareMinerals Original SPF 15 Foundation. I save my all time favourite to last and it has to be the original BareMinerals foundation. Before I got into makeup I was only using this religiously every single days for years and it has done a great deal to my skin. This is a foundation in the form of loose mineral powder that has all kind of benefits and it is the only foundation that you can sleep with at night should you be too tired to remove it at the end of the day. So I also love this for when I go on a plane because I can still wear makeup and not having to worry about removing and reapplying or that it would break me out if I leave makeup on.

The way to apply this foundation can be a bit tricky if you are not used to loose powder foundation but basically I use my real technique buffing brush and just tap the powder on to the lid and swirl the brush around to gather the product. Then I tap any excess off and just start buffing it all over my face. You won’t feel ‘anything’ on your skin, it’s as if you are wearing no makeup at all, which I LOVE. But the coverage it gives is as good as any liquid foundations minus the feeling of cakiness that some foundations can give.

What’s your favourite foundation/base for Srping/Summer?

This Week What’s on my Face

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Putting my makeup on is something I really enjoy doing. I know there are some people (my boyfriend included) who think wearing makeup everyday is unnecessary and I do agree to a certain extent. Personally my reason for wearing makeup is not because I’m incredibly vain and don’t want to be seen with a bare face. I enjoy the process of it, I even look forward to putting my makeup on every morning so I can play around with my products, I don’t see it as a chore. Besides, I do think we are entitled to do whatever we want to make us feel good and confident about ourselves. I’m not sure about you but I feel more tired and not so awake when I don’t have any makeups on. Having said that, I don’t wear heavy makeup at all and most days I just put some makeup on to make myself feel abit more awake and abit more equipped and ready to face the world.

Anyway so I thought I would do a weekly thing where I blog about what I’ve been wearing on my face and what products I’ve been using and loving;

This Week:

Base –> BareMinerals Complexion Rescue and MAC Studio Fix in NC 30. Still loving this combo. BM Complexion Rescue leaves skin feel hydrated, brightened and dewey, while a light dusting of MAC Studio Fix gives that little bit of extra coverage.

Eyebrow –> Bobbi Brown eyeshadow in Sable and MAC 166 angle brush. On days that I just want very natural looking brows. BB Sable eyeshadow is a perfect warm tone brown shade for me and MAC 166 angle brush is very thin and precise for making light feathering strokes.

Eyeshadows –> MAC All that Glitters all over the lid and MAC Cork to define the crease.

Eyeliner –> Kat Von D Tattoo Liner. This is hands down the best eyeliner EVER. I was put off from using eyeliner for a good few years because I just couldn’t get the hang of drawing a perfect line and perfect flick. This has totally got me back to enjoying using eyeliner again because it is just so so easy to use.

Mascara –> Fairydrops Scandal Queen Waterproof Mascara. A ViviannaDoesMakeup induced purchase. The uniquely shaped brush does all the work for you; lengthening, volumising and with zero clumping or flaking. It just makes your lashes look incredible and if you love waterproof mascara but hate the job of taking it off every night, this also has an extra benefit of being the easiest waterproof mascara to remove ever.

Blush –> MAC Mineralise Blush in Dainty. I’ve really been loving this blusher. It’s very similar to the Hour Glass Ambient Lighting Blush and the Max Factor Cream Puff Blusher that are being raved about so much at the moment. It has abit of shimmer but very very finely milled so you get the intense colour of the blush as well as the brightening glowing effect. It just perks up and brightens your skin immediately and I absolutely adore it.

Lipstick –> NARS lipstick in Blonde Venus. A corally nude shade that is very similar to the popular NARS Barbarella. But I find Barbarella is more nude and muted whereas Blonde Venus gives out more colour and is a really lovely everyday shade.

“What makeup products have you been loving recently?”