Think twice!

I love sharing my make - up finds. With so many new products out every week, it's really easy to get caught up in the hype and lose sight of whether you actually need something or it suits your skin. On my last visit to Cardiff I found myself in MAC (how did that happen?). I was looking for a new multi purpose concealer. A sort of holy grail that would 1) treat the under eye area 2) hide veins around my nose and 3) treat redness. I left with Pro Longwear Concealer (9ml) in NC20 (Neutral Cool). It does fall a little on the pricey side considering it's £18.00 for such a small tube. This hasn't agreed with my skin as I find it settles too easily in the eye crease and greys out my complexion. It has so many 5* reviews so I'm feeling a little left out wondering why I'm not a member of this youthful skin club. Anyway, I've decided to use it as part of a contouring routine instead and for that it does serve its purpose. Would I buy it again? probably not. My next purchase will be the NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer (£22.50). Not wanting to gang up on MAC (but I will...) is the foundation brush I bought in Bristol last year. I spent £34.50 on number 187 Stipling Brush. My advice to anyone thinking of doing the same is, well, don't. The bristles fall out a lot, which for the price is unacceptable. It leaves you having to pinch your skin trying to grab mini bristles from your cheeks and forehead. The positive is that you do use less product and it does work to apply foundation more evenly. However the positives do not outweigh the negatives and I'd say it's definitely not value for money. Next is Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Kit (Powder) that I ordered from Cult Beauty (£39.00). I haven't seen the results I expected with this kit. I find that the powders sit too obviously on the surface of the skin (especially the banana colour). Some of the shades are way too dark for me but there are nice grey toned shades to contour with. I have my eye on contourcosmetics large contour set as this is a cream not powder based product. Being oily, I thought cream would just make me look like a Strictly glitterball, but I do think that it would blend better and not just sit there. I'm not giving up on the powder kit entirely so the next step is looking for a better brush to see if that improves matters. So that's my summary of some products to think a little more carefully about before punching in your credit card details - thank me later!

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