L'oreal True Match // Rimmel Match Perfection // Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum

One thing I've always struggled with buying is a foundation that's pale enough for my skin. I'm super pale, as in "you look ill are you okay?" kind of pale (thanks to my Irish genetics). These are my 3 favourite foundations from the drugstore that do match my skin tone yay!

L'oreal True Match - C1 Rose Ivory 

This is my absolute favourite out of the 3 and I know it's popular among other bloggers too. It's such a lightweight formula but still gives good coverage and a lovely finish that's not too dewy or too matte, perfect. I'm actually going into town this afternoon to repurchase this foundation as I need it back in my life!

Rimmel Match Perfection - 010 Light Porcelain

I remember finding this shade in Tesco last year and being so amazed that it was pale enough for me. Yet again this is also popular among bloggers. This was my go to foundation for months and it's the cheapest out of all 3. I sometimes have difficulty finding this shade in stores but when I do it's brilliant. 

Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum - Vanille Clair 

This is the darkest foundation out of all 3 and does match my skin tone but I have to make sure I really do blend this well. It's a slighter thicker formula than the other too and gives a bit more coverage.  As this is a gel formula it is slightly different to what I usually go for, but it leaves a beautiful finish.

What are your favourite drugstore foundations?

Since the weather has been wonderful in England I thought it was a good time to write up a post on my current favourite beauty products for summer. I will point out, I've not included a BB cream because I am currently testing a couple out.

 1. Lumi Magique Pure Light Primer - £9.99
I have previously done a review on this primer here, however I feel as if it doesn't get the hype it deserves on blogs and Youtube. It's my current go to primer since it does brighten up my face and works well as a primer. It saves me applying a lot of highlighter later on in my make up routine and it doesn't look over the top as either.







2. Collection Cream Puff Lip Cream - £2.99
This is a fairly new purchase for me but I'd seen so many people raving about it that I thought I should try it out. Mine is in the shade Cotton Candy and I am loving this lip cream. It's extremely cheap and applies easily and isn't drying. It also smells like vanilla cakes which for me, is a bonus. It does stay on the lips for a good few hours before it needs re-applying.

3. Bourjois Little Round Pot Cream Blush - £7.99
This is also a new product for me, however I love it already. It's a cream blush in the shade 03 Rose Tender and it's the prettiest pink colour. It's a cream to powder finish and is super easy to apply and long lasting. I'll be posting a full review of this blush in the next couple of weeks, so look out for that!





What are your favourite summer beauty products?

Whenever I buy a new product that I like I will go through a phase of using it every day but after a while I end up forgetting about it and just adding it to my make up collection. I'm trying to stop doing this and so I may try and do these posts regularly. It's just going to involve me showing you a few products I love again after not using them for a while.

| 1) L'Oreal Lumi Magique Pure Light Primer | £9.99
I did a review on this a few months back, and I loved it when I started using it but I sort of forgot about it for a few months. I am so glad I've found this again, I have fallen in love with it again! It's a beautiful illuminating primer which I am currently just applying it to my cheek bones, under my foundation and it gives me a subtle but pretty glow.

 | 2) Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum ~ 51 Vanille Clair | £10.99
I do still love this foundation, and I've never had any problems with it! I even did a review of it just over a month ago, however when I bought the MUA Undress Your Skin Illuminating Foundation I also really liked that so I abandoned my Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum. I find this gives me a medium coverage and lasts for the majority of my day without any problems with it making my skin looking oily. It has a pleasant (and subtle) scent to it before you apply it, but once it's been applied you cannot smell anything!

 | 3) MAC Semi Precious Highlighter ~ Crystal Pink | £14.50  
I bought this from a discount make up store in October last year and I thought it was so beautiful, but like the other products since then I just started using different products. I've been using the highlighter in this (the outer circle) and it is the most gorgeous highlight and I wish I'd kept using it! It's build-able if you want a more obvious shimmer to your cheeks, or it can be subtle. If you can find this in a discount store or online, I'd recommend trying it!

| 4) ELF Mineral Eye Brightener | £3.50
I don't think I've mentioned this on my blog before, but I bought it a couple of months ago and used it for about a week and gave up on it. The only reason I gave up on it was because I am quite lazy in the mornings and using another product on my face was time consuming! However, I've been using this again for about a week and I love it once again. It makes my concealer stay longer and sets it. The only 'downside' to this is that it makes a complete mess, but it is a mineral product which means it won't be the tidiest product so I shouldn't really complain!

Does anyone else forget about products after a couple of weeks?!

I mentioned in a recent haul  that I bought the Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum for £7.99 in Boots. I think I may have found my staple foundation at last! I've spent a lot of time and money trying to find a foundation I really love that matches my skin tone and works well for me. I do still love my Rimmel Match Perfection Foundation but it takes a lot of blending to match my skin tone which isn't great when I'm in a hurry.

This has a slight scent to it, but it's not noticeable once you've applied it, but it's not an unpleasant scent and it's quite subtle. My shade is 51 Vanille Clair (Light Vanilla) and it's the lightest shade available. I didn't swatch it before buying it which is a bit risky but there were no testers available. It is almost the perfect match, it's still very slightly too dark but being as pale as I am I always struggle trying to find a perfect match!

It's a gel foundation and it claims to have a 'half-matte finish' which I'd say is true. It still leaves your skin looking healthy (hence the name Healthy Mix) but it doesn't look oily. For me this foundation lasts about 8 hours before it starts wearing off a little unless I apply my MAC Mineralize Skin Finish powder.

Shade 51 is actually a very good match for my skin, it does oxidize very slightly near the end of the day but it's usually around the time I'm taking my make up off so it lasts a good 8 hours beforehand! I can't compare this to the Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation since I've tried it because every time I go into my local Boots they don't have a shade pale enough for me! I'd love to try it when I can get my hands on it though.


What's your favourite foundation?

As usual I ended up spending some of my lunch break from work in Boots and buying more make up I really don't actually need! It's becoming a weekly thing and I should really stop but I can't help it when there's an offer on. 

I bought the Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum which was £7.99 rather than £10.99. I bought it in the lighest shade (what a surprise!) which is 51 Vanille Clair. I haven't yet tried this foundation, and I haven't swatched it either since there were no testers for Shade 51 so I could have just made a massive mistake in buying a foundation that's too dark for me, I'll have to wait and see! I know some people buy darker foundations for summer when they're tanned, but I never tan I just burn so I can't use it in summer either!

I have mentioned this primer a few times before but this was on sale too for £4.99 instead of £6.99. I have done a full review of this primer here. This is my third time purchasing this, so it shows how much I love it. I only bought this as a back up so I don't have to purchase it full price next time!

Have you tried either of these products?

I mentioned that I bought this foundation in my recent haul post, it's my first Bourjois foundation that I've bought. Like I also said in the post I really wanted to try the Healthy Mix Serum but it wasn't available in my shade so I chose this one instead.

It claims it has 3 correcting pigments which you can see in the photo above, it claims:

1. Yellow pigments to correct dark circles
2. Mauve pigments to correct a dull complexion
3. Green pigments to correct redness

At first I was skeptical about these working, but I really think they do. I have quite a bit of redness, quite bad dark circles and my skin can look extremely dull. So I am really glad that these actually seem to work for my skin. However, when I did first try this foundation for the first time I was shocked at how watery it is which I suppose is good because it means it's not a thick foundation, so it's easier to blend.

As you'd probably expect mine's in Shade 51 Light Vanilla which is the lightest shade and even though it's slightly too dark, if I blend it out well and apply my MAC MSF Natural it's not noticeable.

It claims to last 16 hours and I'd say it lasts about 7-8 hours on my skin, which is still perfect for me since I apply it in the morning and after sixth form it's still there. If you've had a Bourjois foundation before I'm sure you'll know they have a certain scent to them, it's a pleasant scent although I'm awful at describing them so I'll just say it's not noticeable once applied it's just almost fresh smelling. It is medium coverage in my opinion, although it's build-able because I always apply a little more to my cheeks than I do everywhere else because I want to conceal the redness and it doesn't look cakey.

Overall I am loving this foundation and extremely glad I bought it. It's available for £10.99 in Boots and I found it was easy to get hold of.

Have you tried this foundation?

I apologise for having yet another haul post, but Boots still has the 'Buy one get one half price' offer so I have to take advantage of it!

I've wanted to try these products for a while now and I thought buying them whilst on offer was the best way to save money in case I wasn't too keen on some of the products.

Bourjois 123 Perfect Foundation in shade 51. I don't think I really needed to buy two new foundations in one week but I've always wanted to try a Bourjois foundation. Ideally I would have bought the Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundations but there wasn't a light enough shade for me. Anyway I'm excited to try this foundation because I've not seen many reviews on it, which could mean it's awful, but I'll give it a go!

Next is L'oreal Lumi Magique Pure Light Primer, I'd seen this last week when I bought these products but for some reason I didn't buy it and then I regretted it. So this week I bought it and although I've not tried it yet I think it'll be a good product.

I've seen MissBudgetBeauty rave about this product so I thought it was worth a try since I've not actually tried any Soap and Glory cosmetics yet. For £10 I'm hoping it will be worth it since my favourite concealer at the moment (Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection) is only £4.19!

Finally I bought the Barry M Gelly Hi Shine Nail Varnish for £3.99. I've not bought Barry M nail varnishes in a long time, even though I do love them, so I thought I'd try something from their new range. This is in the shade 'Pomegranate' and it's a beautiful red colour.

Have you bought anything whilst this Boots offer is on?

First of all thank you to everyone who follows me, I have finally hit 100 followers! I never ever thought anyone would follow me but I am so grateful!

So anyway, this is just the make up I've been wearing on a daily basis recently.

Face
- Lanacane Anti Chafing Gel (used as a primer)
- Maybelline Fit Me Foundation - Shade 120
- Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer - Fair 1
- Bourjois Chocolate Bronzing Powder - Shade 52 - (post on this here)
- Mac Semi Precious Mineralize Skin Finish - Crystal Pink (post on this here)
- Benefit High Beam Highlighter - (post on this here)
- ELF Eyebrow Kit - Light - (post on this here)

Eyes
- 17 High Drama Liquid Eyeliner - Blackest Black
- MUA Every Lash Volume and Lengthening Mascara (post on this here)
- Rimmel Scandal Eyes Mascara

Lips
- Rimmel Kate Moss Matte Lipstick - 101 - (post on this here)