Fenty Beauty Pro Filt'r Foundation

It's been five months since my last blog post on my everyday Summer glow. We're now well into October, I'm in Manchester and Summer has most definitely gone away for another year.

It's safe to say that Fenty Beauty was hands down the biggest beauty launch of the year and it came out with the loudest and largest bang. The collection debuted with an impressive 40 foundation shades, a primer housed in a pretty pink bottle, blotting paper, translucent powder, intense highlighters, contour sticks and a lipgloss which I'm desperate to try. 

Now here's the thing - I love new product and I'm not ashamed to admit that I'm extremely guilty for buying into the hype. However, I draw the line when buying that product means standing in a two hour queue outside of Harvey Nichols. Although I do really love what I purchased, I still stand by my word. If you live in Manchester and get caught in the rain a lot then you'll understand where I'm coming from. But four weeks after the launch date, the queue finally vanished and me being my 'I need, I want' self decided to indulge.

Whenever I buy into a brand for the first time I always beeline towards the foundation. And Fenty Beauty was no exception.

Colour - I wear the shade 300 and it seems to be the perfect match. There has been a lot of talk of the foundation oxidising after application but I haven't noticed that happening on my skin. My advise would be to go in store and give it a day trial before buying.


Application - The application of this can be deceiving. It drys down quickly and you need to work with it rapidly. The first time that I applied it there was a short moment where I thought to myself 'sh*t this isn't going to work for me' - I know, I know... first world problems - but once it's blended in it doesn't feel or look drying at all. It looks pretty much perfect. If you however have a dry skin type then I can see this product being a bit like Marmite. My recommendation would be to moisturise well and use a priming spray to give the product a bit of slip. I've been moisturising with the Origins GinZing Gel Moisturiser and giving myself a quick spritz of the Smashbox Photo Finish Primer Water all over the face ahead of application.

Coverage and Finish - Medium / Buildable coverage with a velvet matte finish. The foundation wears really comfortably and it lasts for as long as you would want it to. What I like the most about the product is that it doesn't create an oily residue in the t-zone throughout the day - a problem I seem to have with most foundations. Overall, it's good skin in a bottle and I'm obsessed!


Price - £26.00. In the grand scheme of things I would say that it's a pretty good price point.

If you would like to shop the foundation and discover more about Fenty Beauty then click here - https://www.harveynichols.com/brand/fenty-beauty/


What are your must haves from the Fenty Beauty range?

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I've Been Sheer Glowed

A couple of posts ago I was ranting and raving about everything that was going wrong in my life with regards to poor foundation choices. But after months of 'umming and ahhing', I finally feel like i've made the right one. 

It was my 21st birthday last Saturday and my Mum and I took a trip into the Selfridges beauty hall. I absolutely adore Selfridges. You never feel at all looked down upon and there's always a fantastic atmosphere in there! DJs and half naked men were there promoting a new MAC collection (my Mum was loving that part), and everyone was enjoying the weekend vibes.

I walked straight over to the NARS counter and asked to be matched to Sheer Glow. There's a lot of hype around this foundation and I thought that it would be just my luck to be not that in love with it. But I was wrong, I really really love is one. For my sometimes flakey cheeks and oily t-zone, I find this product to be sensational. The finish isn't exactly glowy (which i'm sure you've read time and time again), but I sort of like that. It has a soft velvety finish that doesn't drag over your dry patches. An even better selling point is that it feels like you virtually have nothing on. But you can build it to a good medium to full coverage if you wanted to and there are shades for days.

The packaging is cute and petite which is fantastic for travelling. It sort of reminds me of a large-ish nail polish bottle, but not really large at all. 

The Downfall:

It doesn't come with a bloody pump. I knew this when I bought it so I can't complain too much. It's only until you get home and use it for a couple of days that it really winds you up and they're impossible to get a hold of. 

Have you been Sheer Glowed yet?

Real Techniques

I've been eyeing up these brushes for months now and have read and watched nothing but good reviews. It seems that all of our favourite beauty bloggers and vloggers are loving these brushes and rightly so! They were designed by none other than Sam Chapman and Nic Chapman from Pixiwoo. Would you expect anything other than greatness from these two beauty gurus?

As i've never tried these brushes before, I wanted to get a selection to try out. I was browsing through the Feel Unique sale and they happened to still stock the Sam's Picks collection which i believe came out quite a while ago. They came in a simple yet chic transparent box, allowing you to see the product first hand. The back of the box was made up of information about Real Techniques and Sam Chapman, the make up artist behind these brilliant brushes! The concept behind these products is fantastic. There are online video tutorials that are uploaded to Youtube that can assist you on how to create the perfect look with these brushes. You don't have to be a professional! I really like the appearance and structure of the brushes, the funky colours are fun and the way the brushes have been designed makes it easy to handle them when applying make up.

The set came with 6 different brushes.

• Multi Task Brush
• Buffing Brush
• Pointed Foundation Brush
• Setting Brush
• Essential Crease Brush
• Fine Line Brush

Multi Task Brush

Like the name suggests, you can use this brush in a multiple of different ways. A great contouring brush but also great for applying blush and other powders to the face. Looking side ways on, the brush isn't as wide as you'd think which is why i think that it's perfect for contouring and sculpting the face! Bringing out the best in your cheek bones.

Buffing Brush

This was the brush that i was most excited about. The Buffing Brush, a great product to use for really working your foundation into the skin, resulting in a flawless finish. I just much prefer these kinds of brushes when applying foundation more than using a regular flat foundation brush. The product feels much more blended into the skin.

Pointed Foundation Brush

This brush is quite small and i don't think that i'll be using it for foundation. However, it's great for blending in your concealer. The pointed end of the brush allows you to get right in the corners of your eyes when blending in your under eye concealer.

Essential Crease Brush and Fine Liner Brush

The Essential Crease Brush and Fine Liner Brush are the eye tools that come with the set. Great for applying eyeshadow to the crease of the eye as it's quite tapered, fantastic for precise application. The Fine Liner Brush is quite sturdy, you can achieve a great feline flick with this. I personally prefer to use these to apply my gel eyeliners than angled brushes, but that's just a person preference. It's quite similar to a MAC  210 brush, they do the same job. 

Setting Brush

This is a very fluffy setting brush. Great for setting under the eyes to stop your concealer from creasing and anywhere else you may have concealed.

I'm seriously impressed with these brushes and definitely will be purchasing more in the future! They're super soft and retail at such a affordable price! Nic's Picks are coming out on the 1st October 2014 and they look stunning, so keep an eye out if you're interested and grab and buy as they're limited edition!