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Saturday 11 January 2014

L'Oreal True Match Foundation Swatches





top to bottom: N2 Vanilla,
D3 W3 Beige Diore/Golden Beige,
D4 W4 Naturel Dore/Golden Natural


top to bottom: N2 Vanilla,
D3 W3 Beige Diore/Golden Beige,
D4 W4 Naturel Dore/Golden Natural

  • As you can see from picture one to picture two of swatches it dries to a semi matte finish
  • dries quickly
  • easily blendable
  • light to medium coverage
  • long lasting
  • suitable for all skin types
N2 Vanilla: Cool tone neutral for light skin tones
D3 W3 Beige Diore/Golden Beige: Warm golden skin types, golden not yellow undertone 
D4 W4 Naturel Dore/Golden Natural: strong golden undertones for medium skin types









Loreal True Match Concealer Swatches





top to bottom: 2 vanilla, 4 beige
top to bottom: 2 vanilla, 4 beige
  • light - medium buildable coverage
  • may look cakey if layered a lot
  • dries quickly to a satin/demi matte finish
  • long lasting







Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation & Concealer Swatch




left to right: foundation 100 ivory, concealer 010 ivory


Foundation
  • too pink/cool toned ( you can tell in the first picture the undertone difference between the foundation and concealer)
  • light to medium coverage
  • not buildable
  • smells amazing! (fresh fragrance)
  • needs to be set
  • best suitable for dry - combination skin types some oily girls may get away with it however you will need to set and blot throughout the day


Concealer
  • medium coverage
  • very creamy and moisturising like the foundation
  • not suitable under the eyes unless you have really dry under eyes
  • goes into fine lines even when set
  • great at highlighting
  • not very long lasting

Estee Lauder Double Wear Concealer




07 warm light
  • medium to full coverage as you can see my vein is fairly covered well another layer will make it full coverage
  • buildable coverage
  • drys fast so some people may get away with not setting
  • long lasting
  • SPF 10
 
 
 
 

L'Oreal Nude Magique Eau De Teint






110 Warm Ivory / Ivoire dore both blended out and heavily swatched
  • light coverage evens out skin tone however it will not cover acne scars
  • skin still shows through
  • SPF 18
  • liquid to powder formulation, soft and smooth texture
  • ideal for normal to oily skin however at the end of the day I did get oily so you may need to blot
  • dry skin girls will have to moisturise well as this clings onto dry patches
  • easily blendable
  • does oxidise a tad bit since it is a water based formulation




MAC Riri Woo Lipstick Swatch



MAC Riri Woo


MAC cherry liner, MAC Riri Woo swatch
Long lasting
  • Long lasting
  • Goes well with MAC cherry liner
  • Leaves a stain at the end of the night
  • Opaque
  • Dry formula but not extremely dry therefore lasts all day (make sure you moisturise well)
Riri Woo: Bright Cool Tone Red, tad darker and cooler than MAC Ruby Woo


MAC Retro Matte Collection Swatches


top to bottom: Dynamo lip liner, Relentlessly Red, Flat Out Fabulous, All Fired Up
  • Long lasting
  • Leaves a stain at the end of the night
  • Opaque
  • Dry formula but not extremely dry there lasts all day (make sure you moisturise well)
Dynamo: Almost identical to relentlessly red
Relentlessly Red: pinky coral colour
Flat Out Fabulous: bright fuchsia purple
All Fired Up: deep pink