Concealer of 2010

Time for concealer of 2010 ^^


Let's just get started

1. Make Up For Ever "5 Camouflage Cream Palette" 

Mine is in the palette no 1. It came with 5 shades with one green concealer to correct any redness. I don't use all of the color though. I mostly only use the third and fourth color. This palette is useful for me to do makeup on other people, but if you only want a concealer for yourself, you can just buy one of the shade in a jar form. 


The consistency is more or less like MAC studio finish concealer, but i fell like this one give more coverage. 


2. Amazing Cosmetics "Amazing Concealer" 

This is a medium to full coverage concealer with a liquid consistency. Easy to blend and good coverage. Great for the under eye area, but i don't really recommend this on the rest of the face. It doesn't dry and it slides easily without being set with powder. I once left a tiny dot of this concealer on my palette in my room. I left it for the whole day and when i came back at night it's still pretty runny and liquid-y. 

3. Maybelline "Age rewind Double Face Perfector" 

This is the one that came in with highlighter. This is probably one of the best concealer i have ever tried. It's a liquid concealer with great coverage. it dries on the skin and did not slide around. The highlight is pretty good. The only problem i have with this concealer is that it came in a TINY tube. If you use this everyday, you would probably run out of concealer in 2-3 weeks. 

4. Shu Uemura "Pro Concealer" 

This concealer is not as creamy as MAC studio finish concealer, so it takes more effort in blending, but the coverage is way better. I really don't recommend this for the under eye though, because it has such dry consistency. It also crease pretty easily. I use this mainly on my acne scaring and by far this is the concealer that stays on the longest on my face.

5. Laneige "Snow Crystal Dual Foundation"

This foundation came in with the concealer. I did a full review of the foundation, but never talk about the concealer. I have to say this would probably be the winner for concealer of 2010. I've hit pan on mine (the picture was taken when i first got the foundation). The concealer is creamy enough that it's easy to blend, full coverage, not sticky, stays on all day, it's basically AMAZING. 

So, that's all for concealer of 2010. 

I hope this is helpful

Love,

Couture MACqueen

Foundation review - Laneige Snow Crystal Dual Foundation

What? another foundation review? 

Yea, because i wanna tell you guys of everything great and BAD that i find. 

I know finding the right foundation is kinda hard. Every skin has different problems and preferences. I myself have tried A LOT of foundations, ranging from drugstore to the department store to the high end products. 

Anyway let's just get started with the review.

I heard a lot of mix review about this foundation. Some of my friends LOVE this foundation and there are several that really, i mean REALLY hate it. 

So, i checked it at makeup alley and the rating there is 4.2 out of 5. That is pretty amazing. 

As always, i recommend everyone to check temptalia's foundation matrix before purchasing any foundation. It is pretty accurate. 

I am an NC 25 so my perfect match is in the shade no 23. 

This foundation came in with the matching concealer. This is how it looks like:

It came is with 30 ml of foundation like most other foundation such as the giorgio armani's, MAC studio fix fluid, MUFE HD, revlon photoready, etc. 

It retails for SGD $55 in singapore. I bought mine in Hong Kong of only a few dollars cheaper. 

I believe it is about the same price as MAC studio fix fluid, a bit cheaper than MUFE HD, and about half the price of Giorgio Armani's. 

This is a light to medium coverage foundation. The consistency is quite runny. Not as creamy as MUFE HD but also not as watery as MAC face and body foundation. A little bit more runny than studio fix fluid. The foundation itself will not fully cover anything. It will only tone down any redness.

To get the foundation out you need to press the top part of the foundation bottle. After you press it the foundation will ooze out from around the small circle in the middle of the bottle. 

I have an oily combination skin and i love this foundation. It kinda help to control the oiliness of my face. If you have dry skin, DO NOT worry. ^^ One of my friend has dry skin and she loves this as well. She said it does not accentuate her dry patch. 

To make it easy for you to decide, let's just move on to the pros and cons:

PROS:

1. Long lasting foundation

I apply this foundation at about 8am everyday and by 9pm i still have coverage. The foundation did not separate. 

2. SPF22 PA+

It has a sunscreen property, so you won't need to worry about applying another sunscreen 

3. Light weight 

It is really light weight, almost feel like putting water on your skin. Non-sticky. I hate foundation that are sticky 

4. The price

It might be more expensive than drugstore foundation, but don't forget, you get the concealer. Which brings me to the next point,

5. Came with a GREAT concealer

At first i thought the it will just be a crappy concealer. I was wrong. The concealer is AMAZING. Really creamy, full coverage, easy to blend and is not cakey at all.

6. It does not break me out

I have been using this for the past month, and i did not detect any acne.  

CONS:

1. It's not available everywhere. 

I know for sure that this is not available in Australia. Although i'm not sure about US or Europe. 

2. Colour range

They marketed this for people in Korea and i'm pretty sure most women in asia wants to have skin as fair as possible. As far as i know they only have 5 shades in the website 2 that are lighter than mine and another 2 that are darker. But in every counter that i have visited i only saw 4 shades. 2 lighter and 1 darker than mine. 

3. The packaging

As interesting as it can be, i have to say i hate cleaning the foundation form the top of the foundation bottle. If i apply too much pressure the foundation will ooze out again but if i don't apply enough, it won't be clean. 

  

Yea, i think that's all i can say. I really DO RECOMMEND this foundation

I hope you have a great week unlike me that has been sick for a couple of days. 

Love,

Couture MACqueen