Fresh faced and wild eyed...

 

So I am not really that wild eyed but this little product certainly has me looking a lot more fresh faced these days, which probably wasn't that hard seen I have spent the last 3 months constantly breaking out and looking very grey. But it has trumped all the Revlon, Bobbi brown and clinique foundations that I have spent the last 6 years of my life regularly using. I have been using the new(ish) Chanel foundation, Vitalumiere Aqua, for about a month now. As I haven't used any other Chanel foundations it is difficult to compare so I will just have to compare my views to their views:

A new-generation texture. An unprecedented sensory experience. A unique makeup result. Rapid and easy application. VITALUMIÈRE AQUA. Apply your makeup without thinking about it.

Its soft and evanescent ultra-fine fluid texture is a real surprise. Although it is exceptionally delicate and light, an incomparable “second-skin” perfecting result is achieved. The complexion appears amazingly even, fresh and energized. The skin glows with seemingly nude beauty. As if glowing from within. Bathed in light…

Its formula, endowed with a UVB sun filter and mineral sunscreen, protects the skin from damaging sun rays (SPF 15). Its crystalline fragrance accentuates the sensation of freshness and pleasure on application.

So yep it has an ultra fine texture that glides over my skin, i like applying it with my fingers so it just blends right in. The coverage is probably light to medium which is OK for me at the moment as I have been working really hard on my skin to eliminate breakouts before they occur. It is a matt foundation and I am finding that (in winter at least) I can get away without powdering my t-zone, but this seems to make it a little less glowy than the website description says. In order to achieve the glowing from within look I find blending a little Benefit High Beam onto the high points of the face goes a long way to matching the description. 

I am not too sure about the smell but at least it isn't a clay smell! The SPF factor is great and doesn't seem to affect flash back in any way when taking pictures. I had to buy the B10 and B20 colours to get a good match for my skin, which I was happy to do as it is such a good product that lasts all day with very little need for touching up. It was interesting to see that in John Lewis it cost £31.33 and in House of Fraser it was £31, it seems that House of Fraser have buried the recent VAT increase in their profits?? or maybe in other products?

In short I LOVE this foundation it makes me feel more human and less ill when I apply it! :-)

Trying Something new....

This week I decided to give in and try a different foundation, over the years I have become a Bobbi Brown girl. I use two of their foundations at the moment both the Moisture Rich SPF 15 and Luminous Moisturizing Foundations. However after a brief holiday earlier this month my normal foundation is a little too light for my skin tone and I am not quite into my summer tinted moisturiser. Any excuse to buy something new!!

So I bought....
Yep, I gave in to the masses and purchased Revlon's Photo Ready Foundation in 005 Natural Beige, which is a tiny bit darker that the Sand shade I usually purchase at Bobbi Brown. It is a slightly more pinkie toned foundation so is really good for warming my skin up.

I am loving the pump action on the bottle, it makes for a much less messy application process. I have noticed right at the top of the bottle there appears to be a little colour separation going on, but this doesn't seem to have affected the product that is being dispensed.

I use flat foundation brush to apply my foundation and then I usually buff it out with a little powder. I felt this product need a little more work to get it to blend into my skin but when it was there it was really quite nice. My concerns over the glitter particles in the formula where unfounded, yes it is there but it is very sheer and illuminates my face. I even did the Twilight check by standing in the sunshine and asking my SO if I looked like a vampire (he didn't get that so I had to be a little more specific), his comment was that my face looked really smooth, but not too smooth that I looked like David Cameron (wax faced, British politician).

So in conclusion I give this product a thumbs up and I will probably be using this for a few weeks or at least until my skin colour fade back to the normal pasty grey shade!

xo