or even that it feels all silky and smooth when it goes on, similar to the O-Glow, I’m going to tell you about its incredible staying powder.Picture this: last Wednesday at work and I’m a busy beaver, preparing presentations, checking spreadsheets and making phone calls. I was on the phone to one of the very important people and she casually says, “Oh hey, do you want to come to the Cleo Bachelor party tonight”. I was just as casual back with a, “Oh hey, you can’t be serious? That’s kind of a Big Deal”. “Hang on”, she says, and then *tap tap tap* “okay, you’re on the list”. Some days my job is super.
This all went down at about midday which led me to a mad dash around the city at lunch to find something to wear, then a mad dash home at the end of the day to get changed, throw on some extra eyeliner, a fresh coat of lippie and a pair of heels. Jump in a cab and back into the city to party with 50 of Australia’s most eligible bachelors, drink ridiculous Vodka O cocktails and eat mini food.
The point of this post comes at the very end of the night. As I was washing my makeup off I discovered my foundation had not moved. at. all.
This was about 11:30pm and I had put my foundation on at 8am. I didn’t touch it up when I dashed home to get changed (no time) so it was one coat applied in the morning over a layer of Photo Finish Foundation Primer. Impressive. Plus it looked pretty good in pictures! Check out how glowy and even my skin looks (except for a bit around the eyes, but this photo was taken pretty late in the evening). This is probably the best endorsement I can give a product - it took me from the office to the party of the year and I still looked fresh.Price: $52.95
From: kit Cosmetics
Why you need it: So your foundation doesn’t move and you look fresh when you’re meeting bachelors.
Picture credit: Primer - smashbox.com, Me with the charming Jesse Martin - Kat
3 comments:
Thanks for the primer review, I was going to ask if you had tried it!
Next pay i'm in the market for a primer - do you think smashbox is better than Benefit primer? Ive used chanel primer and the Benefit balmy one in the tin but I was considering the new one.
Thoughts?
It depends what you are looking for. I like the Benefit That Gal primer because it is pink and therefore illuminating and gives you dewy skin. It's great under a tinted moisturiser. I like the Smashbox one because it has incredible staying power. It evens skin out a bit better than the Benefit one but it also means you need to add a bit of illuminator or highlighter (which I would anyway). Both feel nice on the skin - Benefit is a cream texture, while Smashbox is a gel.
See if you can get samples of both. I know Kit are doing samples of all the Smashbox products at the moment and their staff are always happy to give you a few squirts in a jar. Let me know how you get on!
Thanks, i'm going to go Sat AM to get some samples then! Hopefully they will hand over some. I hate going to places like Clinique and asking for a sample - they always look @ you like your a cheap skate!
I buy my fair share!
I'm pretty much looking for something with staying power as apose to a dewy look.
Thanks for the info :)
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