Youtube#10 Natural foundation tutorial

Hey there guys, hope you've all had great weekends? 
I can eat properly again now, so I'm very happy about that, I actually have a couple of restaurant reviews prepared for this week, so look out for those :)
I just thought I'd post up my latest video in case you miss it over on my Youtube channel, I hope you like it. I must admit, I did feel like a bit of an idiot filming myself in the mirror! Let me know if it helps any of you.

Budget Buy: Revlon Colourstay Under Eye Concealer

Revlon ColourStay Under Eye Concealer £7.49 Boots

When it comes to those pesky bags, giving away how little sleep I get it takes a lot to cover them up. Looking bright eyed and bushy tailed is a daily task, the quest for a drugstore undereye concealer that matched my standards was brief, it started with L'Oreal and ended with Maybelline, until recently I've been giving Revlon Colour Stay a whirl, and I'm pleased to report I'm impressed!

The formula is a little thicker than I'm used to, nothing as thick as Collection Lasting Perfection but just enough to be able to properly cover the darkness and redness under my eyes without fading throughout the day. 

For days where I'm opting out of foundation the shade Medium is perfect as it blends seamlessly with my skin tone. It's not as light reflecting as my all time favourite, By Terry Touche Veloutee but much heavier coverage making nights with little sleep look reversible... 

My Makeup: Colour Therapy

During some colour therapy I went a bit mad for the Topshop lipsticks as their formula is one that I favour - really strongly pigmented, long lasting and not too drying on the lips. Think Mac Matte but much more creamy and less clingy on dry patches. 

I picked up the shade Ohh La La which I've been pairing with a clean base, a tiny touch of blush, some eyeliner and mascara. The Orangey peach shade isn't one I would normally go for so being a little out of my comfort zone I kept the rest of my makeup pretty simple. Like all the Topshop Lipsticks, it can be applied quite sheerly all the way up to a pretty opaque colour and I like to land somewhere in the middle. 

Skin

- For a covering yet luminous base I went for YSL Le Teint Touche Eclat foundation (post here) followed by By Terry Touche Veloutee Concealer (post here)
- To add some dimention and colour to my face I dusted a touch of Mac Well Dressed blush on to my cheeks

Eyes

- After dusting the lightest shade from the Make Up Academy Undressed Palette (post here) all over my lid I lined my eyelids with L'Oreal Super Liner (post here) and coated my lashes in Avon SuperShock Max Mascara. 

Topshop Lips in Ohh La La £8 here

Lips

- Topshop Lipstick in Ooh La La 

What are some of your favourite bright lip colours?

High & Low: Concealer

By Terry Touché Veloutee £35 SpaceNK Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer £3.99 Boots

I'm undecided if the term 'You pay for what you get' is correct. On one hand I constantly find myself raiding places like Boots only to find a couple of items I truly love whereas more often than not the Space NK equivalent is a different story. On the other hand, on occasion it's clear I'm mostly paying for a label and some packaging.

 There's a great range high to low end range in my collection, focusing on concealer these are two that I favour, neither of which will come as a surprise as you've seen both on here before. Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer & By Terry Touche Veloutee. 

If there's one thing that impacts my looks more than anything it's concealer. Hiding circles, redness or blemishes it's just a godsend for acne sufferers, late night ravers and those of us who are a little redder in skin tone. 

Let's just get one thing straight - there are by no means dupes, the formulas are totally different. By Terry doesnt crease, doesnt look or feel heavy and in fact, hardly looks like makeup at all. I could rave about this stuff till the universe ends, the major downfall is it only comes in 3 shades. which is something that the Collection Concealer doesnt excel at either having a poor selection of only four. The By Terry is one of those 'I'm not wearing concealer' concealers that make you appear as though you actually get 10 hours worth of sleep. The clicky pen makes it easy to use and easy to apply, especially in the mornings when time can be limited. 

Lasting Perfection Concealer is more of a richer formula, it's very high coverage and takes blending into the skin for it to look natural. It's one of the best drugstore concealers I've found. The doe foot applicator gets dabbed on little areas of redness that my foundation doesnt seem to cover - around the nose, chin and such. The packaging isn't the best around but a little goes a long way with this stuff and it lasts the entire day. It does have the tendency to go a little cakey but that's nothing a little pat with fingers doesn't sort out. 

In this case you do pay for what you get - two truly excellent concealers I would recommend to anyone. These are my two favourites - staples, that I haven't been able to find better. At least for now...

Budget Buy: Vichy NormaDerm Concealing Stick

 Vichy NormaDerm Drying Concealing Anti Inperfection Stick £7 Boots

I’ve mentioned my lack of makeup applying on holiday, before apart from some bits of concealing like on any blemish scars that my oversized sunglasses don't hide. I recently picked up Vichy NormaDerm Drying Concealing Anti Inperfection Stick in my local pharmacy which is a concealing pen. The nib is extremely fine which makes dotting the concealer on scars an absolute dream. Just dot it on scar as it's much more hygienic than sticking fingers in a pot of concealer and much more handy than getting out a concealing brush.

In the heat the less creamy the consistency the better. This lasts well throughout the heat and looks natural on the skin. Onto the important bit - the coverage, which I would say is medium but buildable. It didn't fully cover some of my redder scars but just enough for me to be satisfied! 

Have you ever tried anything from Vichy?

New In: No Concealer Concealer

I probably never leave the house without concealer and for the past year or so my most used one for covering for my under eye circles is By Terry Touche Veloutee (link to post here) which you've probably seen as its included in about every single look I do!

Recently since a certain item by Dr Perricone arrived I've been putting the By Terry to one side, that item being Perricone MD's latest release 'No Concealer Concealer'. There's one main reason why no concealer concealer has been my recent number one...

As I'm sure you're aware wrinkles around the eyes are the first signs of ageing (ahhh!!) and what prevents wrinkles better than an SPF?  No Concealer Concealer is my first day time concealer with an SPF 35 to help protect the delicate eye area. However something to remember is having spf 35 means it's not the best for flash photography so definitely one for day time use.

If you've tried Dr Perricone's famous No Foundation Foundation and seen what minumum coverage it gives don't shy away from No Concealer Concealer, its more on the high coverage side of the scale but still manages to look weightless, really natural and brighten the under eye area. As well as not creasing in little lines by the end of a long day.

One massive problem is there's only one shade available that I would imagine suited all the beighey skin tones but not so much for darker tones. 

Best for: a day time concealer for light skin tones that need medium/full natural coverage

What do you think? Have you tried any products from Dr Perricone's range?

Dr Perricone No Concealer Concealer is £37 and available from Perricone MD here and John Lewis