Wednesday 30 June 2010

Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Foundation - Review




Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Foundation 




                                                    (source)


Claims

·    Ultimate wear foundation provides up to 16 hours of flawless skin 
·     Lasting Perfection Foundation will take you from dawn to dusk and back again, with no need for reapplication
·     SPF20 to keep skin safe in the sun
·     Transfer proof and water resistant



Reality 

· A medium coverage which can be sheered or built up depending on application and blends effortlessly. 
· Gives a satin finish but can suffer from oils, so I prefer to powder the t-zone.

· It REALLY does last, and it lasts well! I love the finish of this as it doesnt stick to or exaggerate dry skin and its still going strong after 8 hours.

· The only downfall of this product is the shade range. I have Vanilla (1) which would usually be far too dark for my cool toned pale skin but as I have developed a slight tan it matches my skin. They really need to add lighter and darker shades to the range.

· Added bonus of SPF 20, great for summer.






£5.99 Available from Boots & Superdrug

Monday 28 June 2010

CK Calvin Klein Lipsicks - 108 Naivete, 101 Oasis, 104 First Kiss


I recently purchased 3 Calvin Klein Lipsticks online. Originally these were high end but I believe they were discontinued last year and are now being sold on various websites - I picked these up for the bargain sum of £2.99 each. The lipsticks come in beautiful shiny black cases with CK printed on the top and white outer boxes. The only downside to these is thre omission of an SPF which means applying a base is necessary in sun exposure.

I am loving the quality of these. However, online swatches are making the buying process a bit hit & miss but I definitely intend on buying more.


CK Delicious luxury creme lipsticks - 108 Naivete, 101 Oasis, 104 First Kiss






No. 108 Naivete is pinked tinged nude. Creamy finish, can be applied sheerly or built up to an opaque sheen which makes my lips feel moisturised. My favourite of the bunch.






No. 101 Oasis. A shimmering peach tinted beige. The finish is once again lovely, however I find the colour hard to wear against my pale skin and slightly dryer in texture than the 108. Becomes a pale beige nude once applied over concealed lips. 






No. 104 First Kiss. A purple toned medium pink. A safe colour that has the softest shimmer an extremely creamy finish. Love this one too.



Swatches



108, 101, 104



Ingredients





Hope everyone finds this mini review useful and if anyone has any other CK lipsticks please let me know! Would love to read more about them.