The Glueless Scr4pbook.

I recently got hold of a slightly older Chanel release which I was pretty happy about because I have tried this before when I was a lot younger and had no idea how I would like it now so I've been giving it a little test run recently and here are my findings.

Chanel Vitalumiere Satin Smooting Fluid Make Up (RRP £36 for 30ml). This foundation has an SPF of 15 and says it is an "Anti-Fatigue" foundation hence the luminous finish, I would say this is a light to medium coverage foundation and I personally wouldn't say it was buildable because of the finish. 

It is definitely a very luminous finish foundation and I wouldn't really recommend this for people with oily skin (I have oily skin myself and of course if that is the dewy, glowy look you are going for like I do when I am tanned then by all means it is a great foundation) I would say this is more aimed at slightly mature skin which needs a youthful glow and for those more oily I would suggest the Perfection Lumiere Velvet as the finish is matte but the formula still has Illuminating properties.

The luminosity is this foundation is very natural looking, no glitter or shimmer at all, just a very healthy finish. It is an easy to blend formula (with either a brush or a sponge), sinks into the skin well without creating those 'foundation pores' and overall is a very seemless natural looking foundation.

I hope this was helpful.

I have had this Pressed Powder by Nars (RRP £24) for a good 4/5 months now and since I actually hit pan a while ago I thought I better review it for you guys because I am obviously a really big fan. You know when something just becomes part of your daily routine and you take it for granted, that is what happened here so I needed to give this staple powder some room on the blog.

As I say I have had this for months now, I actually ordered it on a whim, I needed a new powder and hadn't tried too many Nars products so I thought why not?! I didn't even like this in the beginning, I continued using my Soap & Glory One Heck Of A Blot until I decided that I needed to use it to get my money's worth and then ... I fell in love. 

I got the shade Flesh which in all honesty is a bit too pink toned for me (I'm definitely more on the yellow side) but it is such a sheer formula that the pigment doesn't show through at all, it's extremely finely milled and silky to touch, it dissolves into the skin without settling into pores or fine lines and doesn't feel or look cakey. I would say it keeps my (oily) skin shine free for around 4 hours which is pretty good going. I'm really happy I ordered this and I would really recommend it, it's definitely worth the extra pennies in my eyes.

The blurb on this states that it is a skin perfecting primer which has an ultra lightweight formula, it minimises pores, controls shine for up to 8 hours, won't feel greasy or heavy and creates a soft, perfectly matte complexion. I must agree that most of this is entirely true, I have used it for the past week, under my make up and it keeps me shine free for most of the day, I would say around 6 hours, baring in mind that I have a job that involves a lot of running around and sweating (sorry, but it's true) so I truly believe that it has the ability to last for a full 8 hours on a normal day to day basis.

Today I am reviewing a spot treatment for you guys, it is the wonderful amazing fantastic Grease Lightning from lush (£5.95 for 45g). It is on my January Payday Wishlist, but I snuck it in a bit early and bought it on Sunday but I'm so glad I did. Genius stuff honestly.

So it says "Strikes the spot with lightning precision. dab this super effective tea tree and witch hazel gel to zap zits before they show themselves." The two main ingredients are the two most renowned for curing spots, you can tell its going to be good right?

So it's a little bottle with a pump, the pump gives just enough to the cover the whole face with one thin layer or what I have been doing is dipping my cotton bud into it and adding it directly to my biggest spots or problem areas, I read on the back that you can apply it as often as you feel is needed, because its a natural product you cannot 'overdose' your skin with it which is great.

It is a thin gel consistency which smells like tea tree oil, once you put it on the skin you instantly feel the drying effect, I put this on after my cleansing routine but before my moisturiser. It's smooth and cooling, and best of all it actually works, I have been using it twice/three times a day since I got it, I started with two red spots which faded to a light pink within the first hour of having the spot treatment on, I am so impressed, it also seems to have cleared up some of the tiny spots on my forehead in a matter of days, I highly recommend this product and I will definitely be repurchasing when I have finished my bottle.