Nivea Express Hydration Primer

Image from Superdrug.com

http://www.nivea.co.uk/Experience/ext/en-GB/Primer%20Phase%202


This was another sample I received in the last month.

I'm a big fan of primer so when I found that there was a new one on the market I was keen to try it out.

I orginally saw it on Superdrug's website and figured that I'd pick some up the next time I went into town,

I went on Nivea's website to get some more info about the product, and lo and behold, there was an option to request a sample!


A few weeks later I received my sample, I was pleased to see that they had sent me the version for combination skin (there's another one for dry skin) so I think it's nice that there is a choice available.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The primer itself is a little thicker than ones I've used in the past, but this isn't a bad thing, the primer is easy to apply and my make-up went on very smoothly over the top of it.

 

 

Being a Nivea product it has the typical fresh scent, I like the scent but I know a lot of people don't like scented products so some might not get on with it.

 

All in all it's a great product, it acted as a great make-up base and made my tempremental skin feel lovely.

The only issue I had is that you didn't get nearly enough product in the tiny 1.5ml sample!

 

But at £4.99 it's one of the cheapest on the market and I would happily go and purchase this.

 

Currently it is only available to purchase in Tesco and Superdrug, so I'm hoping they will add it into some other retailers too.

 

 

Maybelline Fit Me Foundation

http://www.maybelline.co.uk/fitme

Image courtesy of Maybelline

About a month or so ago while I was watching TV, a Maybelline advert popped up advertising their brand new 'Fit Me' Foundation, at the end of the advert was a voice over prompting viewers to apply for a free sample via their website.

Now, never one to turn down a free sample I headed online to get one ordered, I'm pretty fair skinned so I opted for the lightest shade available 115, which turned up on my doorstep last Friday.

If I'm being absolutely honest, the foundation couldn't have come at a better time, usually, I'm not a fan of foundation and haven't worn any for years (the closest I get to foundation is Benefit's Some Kinda Wonderful which I wear on nights out) preferring tinted moisturisers or BB Creams on a day to day basis, but my skin has been awful since I went on a night out a few weeks ago, a mass of spots have appeared all over my chin and around my mouth so I was desperate for some extra coverage.

 

 

 



'Fit Me' is a gel based foundation, which I've not come across before, especially not on the high street so I was interested to try this, having combination skin I like gel based skincare products so I was hoping for a similar result from this.

There is also a concealer and setting powder available as part of the 'Fit Me' range so I would also like to try these at some stage, I like the fact that they've brought all 3 products out at once, normally you find that they test the water by releasing one product and then adding others at a later date.

 

 

There are 12 shades available in the foundation (I guess the idea is that one will 'fit' each individual customer)

 

I thought this was a pretty good match for my skin (this is the palest shade of the lot) normally the really fair shades tend to have a bit of an orange tint to them or make you look like a ghost so I was pretty impressed so far.

 

 

 

 

 

The foundation is a light fluid that rubbed in easily (I just used my finger on the back of my hand to rub in the excess but I used a foundation brush on my face) it didn't leave any tide marks - my pet hate with foundations!

 

And here is the finished result (please ignore my dodgy quiff, for some reason my hair wouldn't behave itself!)

 

 

 

I did apply a primer before my foundation and I set with translucent powder afterwards, I topped up my powder half way through the day (as I normally do) but I'm pleased to announce that the foundation did last all day and I didn't encounter any of it rubbing off or transferring, it also felt really light on my skin, almost as if I wasn't wearing any make-up which is always an added bonus.

 

I'd say this is a light to medium coverage, you could still see my freckles and a few of my spots, but once I added concealer they weren't nearly as noticeable.

Saying that though I do think you could easily build up to a higher coverage if required.

 

 

It is quite hard to find a foundation that will last all day on combination skin but this one did a pretty job, and I'm pleased to announce that I haven't broke out into any more spots since using this product so I think it would be fine to use even on sensitive skin.

 

 

The foundation retails for about £7.99 which I think is a great price, I've been using the tester everyday for the last five days, its only supposed to last for 7 days but I'm only half way through the tube so I think it would last you a while before you need to repurchase.

 

 

The actual bottle the foundation comes in looks very Chanel like (see picture posted at the top of the page) which I think is great for such a bargain product.

 

 

To say I'm not normally a foundation fan and I'm glad I gave this a go and I would quite happily go out and purchase this once my Some Kinda Wonderful is empty.

 

Has anyone else tried this or the concealer or powder? I'd love to know what you thought!

 

 

With love,

 

 

Kimberley x



Rimmel Precious Stones

Please tell me I'm not the only person who comes away from doing the food shop with brand new make up?

I picked up this little beauty in Sainsbury's for £3.69, which I think is a pretty standard price for Rimmel nail varnishes these days!

 

 

They had a few different colour variations available but I plumped for Diamond Dust, a lovely silvery grey colour infused with multi-coloured glitter particles.

 

I'm officially in Christmas mode now and I think this is the perfect shade for a bit of winter sparkle :)

 

 



 

 

On the back of the bottle it advises to apply two coats but I put a coat of this on over Barry M grey, it was easy to apply and dried pretty quickly, it also looks really nice and sparkly, it would look great for a night out or a Christmas party.

 

I think that with it being grey you could get away with wearing it with any colour!

 

 



And here's the final result :)


Have a lovely weekend x