YERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR I'm on holidays now =DDDDDDDDDDD just finished my last final yesterday WAHAHAHAHAHA omg I think I bombed my last exam but oh well it's done XD Har har har!!! Have so many posts lined up and under construction ^_^
Gonna start out with this powder foundation review =D
Price: $35
My shade is natural beige which is just slightly darker than my skin tone.
You can see it doesn't give a matte finish, it gives glowy finish =D
My camera doesn't capture it well but it actually contains a lot of very finely milled shimmers.
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My thoughts:
- Medium coverage. Buildable coverage but you can overpowder
- When I swatched it in the store it looks really shimmery so I was worried if it would make me look shiny, it doesnt ^_^ it's the most natural-looking powder I've ever used because it gives a natural dewy look unlike most powder foundations that give completely matte finish.
- I like to use it in conjunction with my Lancome instant retouch pen or YSL touche eclat. I just use them around my nose because that's where I have most redness, and I do this extra step to prevent myself from overpowdering (especially in the corners around the nose where powder can cake very easily)
- Slightly accentuate my pores. Ppl with enlarged pores beware!
- While I absolutely LOVE the finish it gives, this powder does oxidize. That combined with the fact I have combination skin (normal + oily), it does make my complexion look rather drab and shiny on my oily areas by the end of the day. I am planning to return this product.
- I think dry skin will really appreciate this product, while combination to oily skin ppl probably want to avoid this product. And since this product does oxidize you might want to be careful with color selection.
And that's all I have ^_^ I hope some of you found this review helpful!
I'm planning on watching some Korean dramas during my break XD hahaha since City Hunter kind of got me hooked. LOL. Just started watching Boys over Flowers (on episode 2) (watching it for Lee Min Ho WAHAHA) but so far not liking it O_o hopefully it would pick up soon?? lol. Do you guys have exciting plans for the holidays? =D
<3 Frances
Congrats on finishing your finals! I have one more to go. I can't wait for the break to start...Just last week I pulled 3 all-nighters in a row (torture =X).
ReplyDeleteI've actually gotten a sample of this powder from Sephora a long time ago..I think I liked it but the shades available were a bit weird. But I think I did like it. Don't even remember now xD I wish Sephora would give powder samples now :(
Oo!! I've watched those two dramas. Haha I'm a big Kdrama follower...but not recently because of college. My bff and I really like Sungkyunkwan Scandal :] Hmm..maybe Baker Kim Tak Goo? Which do you have in mind already? :P
Oh combination skin, you make me skip out on yet another beautiful product. It does look like a very nice finish though. Ah well, I'll stick with my Revlon Colorstay, haha
ReplyDeletethanks for the review. i have large pores so i think i will make a pass on this. :)
ReplyDeleteHIII FRANCES!! (: I'M BACK! & done with finals too! (: hahaha I have the same feeling as you when I finish my finals.. even if I bomb it I am like... it's okay.. I'm done!! (((: & then when grades come out I'm like ..... orz x__x hahaha! Too bad this foundation didn't work out for you! I hate it when powders oxidize ): I bought these two new powders on sasa.com so I am hoping they will work to counteract the shiny areas on my face! My T zone is so oily o__o haha & boys over flowers!! You like Lee Min Ho? I like Kim Bum!!! with his cute little dimples TEEHEE (:
ReplyDeleteyay for the holidays!!!
ReplyDeleteThis product looks really nice bt... too bad I have oily skin!
I've always wanted to try something from LM but I somehow end up at the MAC counter... I don't know, I just magically appear there! lol!
Enjoy all your K-dramaaaaaaaaa!!! <3
Boys Over Flowers??? AH! I love that K-drama! I watched it for Kin Hyun Joong! :) Hope things went well for you this semester!
ReplyDeletelol!!! we watched it for lee min ho!! XD i like how in the drama they said kim hyun joong is like a beautiful statue because he kind of looks like it XD
ReplyDeleteI sort of botched one of my finals -_- just checked my grades the other day. AHHHH ICE CREAM!!!!!!!!
LOL you and your MAC hehehe xD LM in general hasn't really worked for me either... I think it might be for ppl with more mature skin? O_O who knows XD
ReplyDeletelol I just checked my grades the other day and i botched one of my finals pretty bad T_T *want to bury my sorrows in ice cream but i'm on my period so can't eat cold stuff NOOOOOO* my nose is so oily too! but i don't really powder it cuz i'm so lazy xD i bring blotting sheets with me but i always forget to use them LMAO!!
ReplyDeleteNo I don't like Lee Min Ho. I LOVE HIM. WAHAHAHAHAHA xD I fell in love with him after watching city hunter O_o in love as in he is my desktop now.... which... i've done never before lol xD hehe I think kim bum is pretty cute too! he's next to min ho to me in that drama ;D
thanks for taking time reading and commenting ^_^ Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeletelol sigghhh I wish it worked for me... I really like how natural it looks... but i just look so greasy at the end of the day >"< I want to try MAC MSF natural next and I know you have and like that one :P
ReplyDeletelol all the drama names you listed i haven't even heard! i've downloaded "dream high" and "personal taste" (lee min ho <3 <3 <3) and i'm gonna start on "dream high" next :D hehe if I have time before school starts i will look for sungkyunkwan scandal :D
lol DAMN combination skin. lol!!! I heard the colorstay line works really really well but i'm weary of shade selection O_o
ReplyDeleteoo those were pretty good too. dream high 2 is coming out soon! xD
ReplyDeleteAwww :( I'm sure you'll do better next semester then!
ReplyDeleteI'm finishing up my last year in undergrad, one more semester to go! Then hopefully 4+1 program for cell biology.
Can't find my blog?? How odd! I blog like once every month or so since I've been busy >__< but yea, I guess I should look into fixing my profile or something?? Thanks for letting me know!
It gets in my way of having nice things lmao. Well you never know until you try! You can always return it~ that's what receipts are for, right? xD
ReplyDeleteOMG are you serious?!?!?!?! I just finished watching dream high and I think it was so so so good!!!! so inspiring T_T and much more realistic than any other dramas I watched. I'm taking a break from dramas for now xD but I'm watching personal taste next =DDD
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