Revlon Nearly Naked Foundation

Revlon Nearly Naked Foundation and Powder

Liquid £8.99

Powder £7.99

The newest foundation release from Revlon

I'm always on the search for my holy grail foundation and had to give the nearly naked range a try 

Promising a refreshingly light formulation that melts into the skin and creates a fresh look 

It's a buildable coverage but goes on quite sheer

As you can see in the swatches on my face I think I picked up a slightly too dark shade but hopefully once the sun makes an appearance my skin should hopefully naturally tan slightly so this colour should look alright

Possibly on holiday as a light coverage foundation this could be perfect

Al though the initial application is quite light and on my skin this doesn't look great

As you can see my bad skin still comes through but with a bit of clever concealing this would be fine for coverage

It leaves a dewy finish on the skin but I like to use the corresponding powder to slightly mattify the skin as dewy doesn't suit me

I think I'll definitely pick up the lighter shade in this so I can wear it now as well 

Any other holy grail foundations I need to try?

Love

Belle

xoxo

Current Favourite Foundation Combination

I've recently been combining two foundations to achieve my perfect base

My Mum received the Clarins tinted moisturiser, HydraQuench tinted Moisturiser SPF6, in shade 5 Gold which was much too dark for her skin tone (and mine I'll add) so she gave it to me. I normally use my MAC Studio Sculpt Foundation but since I've had a tan this has been a bit too light so rather than looking like a ghost I had a mini brain wave and thought I'd mix the two products together. I never get quite the same ratio of products but it always seems to work. The sheerness of the tinted moisturiser means that the heavy coverage of the foundation is toned down enough for summer wear when I don't want a heavy coverage. This is my third tube of the MAC foundation and I most definitely class it as my favourite but I want to try something new but can't quite bring myself to purchase the Estee Lauder Double Wear foundation I'm lusting after when I still have a full tube of this in my stash. 

I have been loving using this combination and wear it everyday for work. 

I don't like to look over done at work as it's a hugely male orientated trade business so being fully made up can make me come across as un-approachable in a way and possibly even like I don't know what I'm talking about...I don't know where I'm going with this...but I don't need anything else to make the men think I'm a blonde bimbo lol! Think I need a more feminine job...

Anyway, together these two products cost around £40 which is ridiculously expensive for a foundation but in theory I'm getting double the amount of product than I would with one foundation so it's not that bad.

Here's the combo in action

Anyone else mix together products to get their perfect item?

Take Care

Belle

xoxo

Benefit Hello Flawless Foundation

I figured it was about time I reviewed this...

About a month ago I was wandering around my local Boots armed with an Advantage card voucher for £2 off any Revlon foundation, perfect I was in the market for a new one. Whilst having a nosey at the Revlon offerings an MUA from Benefit wandered over and coerced me into her lair...

She showed me the new foundation and applied to half my face, all I can say is WOW!

I loved the finish, it was dewy and a light to medium coverage which was buildable. Just what I was after. After putting the powder on top it of course mattified the finish so a versatile product. 

The foundation also has an SPF of 25 which is great if your anything like me and constantly forget to put sun cream on in the invisible British sun. 

I have to say I'm very impressed with this foundation, it has already replaced my beloved MAC studio sculpt which is saying something! 

I only wear this on my days off as I've said before I refuse to wear anything high end to work and inevitably sweat it off before lunch time (yummy I know) and at £24.50 I see this as high end. 

The shade I purchased is Honey which is a bit warmer than my skin tone but perfect when I'm tanned, I'm not loving the pale look on myself right now and feel much healthier with a slight glow. Two weeks after this initial purchase I went back for the Hello Flawless Powder in Champagne to compliment the product, rude not to seeing as my MAC msf was on it's last legs. 

Have any of you tried this foundation? 

What were your thoughts?

Love 

Belle 

xoxo