Maybelline Dream Satin Liquid Foundation

Hi everyone,

So I picked this up for my local Tesco's recently in a "two for £11" type of offer... I have an "issue" with always wanting to try new foundations... they usually get a couple of tries before being discarded for my favourites (Illamasqua and NARS...)


My only other foundation experience with Mabelline was with the dream matte mousse, which I HATED! - Dry looking and caked on were the phrases that sprung to mind over that one...

Mabelline claim that this foundation gives a 100% poreless look, an air-brush finish, full yet lightweight coverage, ultra-blendable, comfortable texture and a satin like luminous finish and is available in 8 shades...

Good points
- I liked the fact that this cames in a lighter shade - light porcelain, which is a pale pinky undertoned shade. I usually really really struggle to find shades light enough for me in drugstore ranges, with the lightest shade often still too dark, or worse still orange... I'm not sure how great the range works in the darker end of the spectrum!
-It does minimise pores somewhat, especially when used over my primer (RMK Makeup base...), and I've noticed this effect seems to last quite well.
-As with all drugstore brands, the price is a bonus too, with £30 mls for £7.80 ish (although it's on offer in a lot of places at the mo!)
-It's easy to blend - I used my fingers to apply this and didn't find it too bad, needed to be worked in a little more than some higher end products such as chanel pro-lumiere, but did blend ok in the end
-Felt fairly lightweight on the skin... Nice finish too, not too matte, not too shiny. Didn't highlight any dry patches

Bad Points
- Poor staying power - I used this today over primer and set with mac setting powder and it was virtually completely gone when I got home...
-coverage does not live up to product claim - I found this gave light to medium coverage, but definately not full coverage... slightly buildable, but I found it just started to look cakey rather than higher coverage...

Will I Buy Again?

Hmm, doubtful - I have two bottles to get through, and I do like my high end foundies. That said - I was pleasantly surprised by this foundation. Given how much I hated the dream matte mousse I was fully expecting to hate this - I'll probably use it up, but I'm sure given the rate that drugstore companies make new formulas there will be something else for me to try by the time these are gone lol! I'll probably use this for work for more natural looks...

Hope this helps... anyone else tried this?

MizzWorthy xxx

Illamasqua Haul!

Hi everyone! Hope you are all well

I finally got paid today, so I unleashed myself on the Trafford Centre to visit my new favourite brand, and went to see the lovely makeup and see the lovely makeup artists at Illamasqua - this is a new British brand. It's currently available in Selfridges in London and the trafford centre in Manchester at the moment, but over the next few months, the brand is rolling out over the UK, and I was told it's launching in Newcastle today as well. I am in love with this brand for several reasons - Illamasqua's roots lie in theatrical Berlin and I love the way the brand completely captures the artistic and dramatic feel of the theatre. This makeup makes me feel special, and at the end of the day, this is what Make up is all about to me - the perfect fusion of art and beauty.

Some of Illamasquas Beautiful Promo Images

Naturally, with makeup and images this beautiful, I have been doing some serious hauling - this is stuff I've bought over the last couple of weeks by the way - my credit card has not had a totally serious bashing!

Illamasqua Pure pigments in "Charm", which the makeup artists acurately described as "mermaid blue", and "fervent", which is a bronze-brown based shade with reflects of blue, green and copper. These can be mixed with any mixing medium, they are highly pigmented and there are some beautiful colours available - They retail for £15 for 1.3g of product.

Pigments with "Underworld" Lipstick. The photograph is good, but really doesn't do this beautiful lipstick justice. Underworld is a rich true purple frosted shade with blue reflects. This sounds strange, but the reflects give this a beautiful understated glow - I can wear this shade subtley in the day time, or I can really vamp it up for a night time look. I absolutely love this shade! I also find the formulation lasts really well and is not drying on the lips. Lipsticks retail at £14.

Here it is on the lips - this is how I would wear it in the day, and again, I have to say the pic does not do this justice!

I also got a cake eyeliner in "Zeal", a deep dark green shade, this is a solid cake to which to add a drop of mixing medium (which comes with it)and mix to the depth and consistency you desire - I have been using this as you can see! Liner cake is also available in black, grey, deep blue, purple and a muted brown shade, and the cake and mixing medium cost £16. I also bought an undereye concealer, which I'm so far very impressed with. It stays put really really well and doesn't crease/shift or gather into those fine lines I'm trying to pretent I dont have... It covers my dark circles well too! Under eye concealer retails for £11.74 for 2.5mls.

Illamasqua have an amazing range of matte and creme shadows (they do make a few shimmer shades as well) - I purchased a grey cream shade in "Amorous". This is a pale shade with a muted purple undertone, and gives a beautiful subtle colour. These are great base shadows, and come in a range of bright and basic shades. I also bought powder eye shadows in "Bruised", a deep plum/burgundy shade, and "Predator" a beautiful passionate pink. The powder shadows are very well pigmented and give really great colour payoff, which can be applied for a subtle pop of colour or built up for full on drama. These all retail for £14, for 2g of product. They can also be mixed with the mixing medium to create intense eyeliners for dramatic looks.

Naturally, to set off my beautiful shadows, I simply HAD to get some dramatic lashes - Illamasqua do some amazing lashes ranging from individual to complete and utter drama, all of which retail for £11 and are reusable.

Finally a couple of beautiful cream blushers - I have to say that I have had issues with MAC blushers in the past in terms of the fact that they dissappear on me after about two hours. This is not true of Illamasquas blushers at all. They are available in powder and cream formulations, and some fabulously dramatic shades are available. I purchased "Dixie", which is one of those magical shades which seems to suit everyone, and also "Lies", a paler pink which can be used to give a beautiful sheen of colour to the cheekbone.

The ethos behind this brand is all about exploring and unleashing your alter ego! This has been the inspiration behind the competition which I am going to be launching tomorrow!

Hope you enjoyed!

Love MizzWorthy xxx

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Current Products Getting Big Use....

Hi everyone,

Hope you are all good and not snowed in!

My current 'Go To' products in very regular use...

1. Nars firming foundation in Mont Blanc - matches my skin colour perfectly, makes my skin feel soft and contains lots of skin loving goodies. Blends to perfection just with fingers too...

2. Bare Minerals foundation - my other regular use foundation, I just love the 'ritual' aspect of using mineral foundation lol - 'swirl, tap, buff' layers up to perfection...

3. MAC mineral skin finish natural in medium - sets foundation with a glow, and can ulso be used for touch ups...

4. NARS Nico - often gets bad reviews as it's sold as a blush, but is actually more like a cross between a face powder and a highlighter.... Use it on top of blusher to tone down colour, and to give a natural glow to the face with no shimmer...

5 NARS albatross and orgasm powder duo - I am simply in love with this duo. The most perfect highlighter known to man, and the blush is so pretty. Nars blushes last really well on too - something I have found lacking with MAC blush at times...

6. Clinique superdefense moisturiser - spf 25 and skin protecting in one jar... love it.

7. MAC matte gel as primer for liquid foundations...

8. YSL Rouge Volupte in Number 2 for everyday wear, a bit of luxury every day!

9. Max Factor 2000 cal mascara - I long to go back to my YSL faux cils, but this is a more than adequate substitute...

What are your current faves?

Love MizzWorthy xxx