Category: Foundation
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My Top Picks from the Illamasqua Sale
An Illamasqua sale is legendary and once again the maestros in maquillage has an incredible sale on with up to 70% off. Here is my top 10 of the best products to snap up but hurry as once they’re gone, they’re gone for good. Aura & Semblance Palette (£45 £22.50) These multi-faceted palettes have a mini double-ended…
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Foundation Files: Urban Decay Naked Skin
Roll up, roll up, it’s time for another in-depth look at a foundation. This time it’s my favourite brand, the ubiquitous Urban Decay under scrutiny. Urban Decay’s major coup is without a doubt the Naked franchise. It’s spearheaded an obsession for neutrals and led to endless imitations from rivals yet Urban Decay remains the original and the…
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Foundation files (7): Make Up For Ever Ultra HD Foundation
If you’re going to change things up, it has to be something mind-blowing that will set you apart from the others or you might as well not get out of bed. This is what Make Up For Ever has done with its latest foundation, the Ultra HD*. Recognised as pioneers of developing HD friendly make-up back in…
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Clinique Pop Shop opens underground
Clinique has taken over Piccadilly Circus’s underground station! Yesterday I dropped in at their shiny new pop up shop which has set up camp for two weeks. Its colourful and vibrant presence has brightened up the dull façade of the dreary looking station and you can’t resist not wanting to go in for a snoop.…
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Makeup Atelier Paris
If you’re heading to IMATS London this weekend (it starts tomorrow!), then one stand you must stop by at is Makeup Atelier Paris. The pro brand is a regular fixture at the annual pro beauty show (as well as popping at UMAe), loved by the film, theatre, TV and fashion industry and accessible to all –…
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Foundation Files: Zelens Age Control Foundation
*drum roll* Ladies, it’s time for the next instalment in the Foundation Series and have I got a special one for you. Zelens, a favourite skincare specialist brand of mine, has ventured further into the world of cosmetic beauty with a make-up range. It’s pretty exciting because if the skincare is anything to go by…
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Foundation Files: Burberry Sheer Foundation
Hello, I’m back with a new foundation post. You know that series of reviews I started a few weeks ago? Well the feature took a backseat. The turbulent life of a beauty blogger with a day job means some reviews sit around in the drafts folder till the missing jigsaw piece is found. In my…
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Foundation Files: Laura Mercier Smooth Finish Flawless Fluide
2014 saw the arrival of Laura Mercier’s Smooth Finish Flawless Fluide. True to its name, it is a watery formula that has to be shaken to waken it (as all the ingredients separate). Also there are a whopping 24 shades available so surely there must be one to suit everyone. Smooth Finish Flawless Fluide is an oil-free…
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Foundation Files: EVE LOM Radiance Lift
Last year EVE LOM ventured into new territories with the arrival of Radiance Lift*, their first ever foundation. The Radiance Lift foundation comes in 15 shades. Sadly there is nothing in the spectrum for darker skin tones, which will annoy some (and quite rightly so). It is a difficult debate and one where I can see the argument…