Holy Grail Beautyy . . .

This is a look I made yesterday and posted on Instagram.  The products I used were:

• Rimmellondon Hazel Professional Eyebrow Pencil
• Lorac Pro Palette Two
• Colour Theory Queen of Green eyeshadow palette 
• Too Faced Shadow Insurance Eye Primer
• Ardell Demi Wispies False Lashes

The Colour Theory palette is awesome for shimmer shadows with no glitter in them, you get five shadows four being shimmers of varying colours in the chosen colour and one matte shade in the middle.  

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• Cruelty Free NO
• Fragrance Free YES
• 30 mls/1 ounce
• Tube packaging
• Medium Coverage
• SPF 20
• 12 Shades

My skin type is oily/combination with freckles and is 38 years old.


I loved the Revlon BB Cream and it looks like it has been discontinued.  This foundation looks like it might be its replacement for that line.  However, there is not much in common between the two products.

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Applied with brush

This foundation has a thick consistency and for my first venture with it I used an Eco Tools buffing brush.  I also used Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer.  I didn't moisturise first and this may have been a mistake.  It looks good on the cheeks, on areas of the chin and nose it adheres the least.In the middle of my forehead it looks like it gathers slightly looking thick, dry and cakey.

I did not powder my cheeks there is no way they need it and I applied my blush by Rimmellondon Lasting Finish Soft Colour Blush and the powder applied perfectly.  It definitely wears a while and best on my cheeks which are the normal part of my oily/combination skin.



Applied with a BeautyBlender

Once again I primed with the Smashbox primer and my Drunk Elephant B Hydra Intensive Moisturiser, and I applied the foundation with the Beautyblender.  I feel it goes on a lot better than the brush.  It is still thick but it looks so much better with the sponge.  I applied blush and liquid highlighter on top and it worked beautifully.  After a few hours, the foundation had worn away on my chin and nose and had that thick cakey look on my forehead just like with the brush application.  The cheeks is where it looked best.  Under the eyes, if you are over 25 keep it well out of the way of your under eyes, because it is super drying and whatever you do, do not apply any powder there on top of it either!

Either way you apply it, it is not full coverage and the more you apply you will quickly become a dried cakey mess.  Also, the SPF coverage is lower than the BB Cream they had previously and I think that they should bring that SPF 20 to a 30 with this product.  



You can see above, my freckles are very visible and there is gathering around the upper lip line. Overall, I can't wear this foundation, I am disappointed the previous BB Cream has been removed and that this product is its replacement.  I was dedicated to buying that BB Cream but I won't be using this foundation again.

I do not recommend because it doesn't last more than two hours before wearing off and going cakey and generally being unflattering.

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Face photos of me by me; product photos from Ebay and Amazon.
Revlon

• Cruelty Free NO
• Fragrance Free YES
• Four colours available
• Very inexpensive
• Travel friendly 

My first encounter with RimmelLondon blush was in the Kate Moss trio palette with blusher in Coral Glow, bronzer and illuminater.  That blusher was Coral and it was wonderful.

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I saw that this little blusher was on sale at the supermarket and thus it was around $4.69 so half price.
The colour is a soft pink rose it also has a sheer quality to it and applies like a dream.  You can build it up very easily.  I believe there is two other colours available, one called Pink Live a bright pink, Santa Rose which is similar to a dusty rose, Bronze which is self explanatory and Pink Rose which is a soft pink.  The page on Boots website in the UK shows all four colours but the colours are very vibrant and there is no way that Pink Rose is that loud.  So take those colours with a grain of salt.  Someone turned the Photoshop too high!



This is a legit beauty bargain you cannot go wrong with.  Definitely recommended.

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In these portraits, I am wearing no foundation or concealer, blush nothing.

What I am wearing is Banana Boat SPF 50 sunscreen, RimmelLondon Hazel eyebrow pencil, Too Faced Better then sex mascara, Smashbox Cosmetics Photo Matte Mini Palette Grounded eyeshadow and Maybelline Curve black eyeliner pen.  Shine my own oil with sunscreen.

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