Estee Lauder Invisible Fluid Makeup 1CN1

It's actually taken me a while to do this post, but today's post is on Estée Lauder's Invisible fluid foundation. Estée Lauder use the line 'See no makeup, Feel no makeup' for this foundation. It sounded like something I would like!

I popped along to my local counter in Debenhans to be colour matched and was given 1CN1.

Now as you can see colour wise this is not right at all. But this is a common problem I have with nearly all foundations. But even when the MA matched me to this shade inspire I could see it was too dark yet she kept saying what a good match it was. Thank the lord for samples!!!

The foundation is extremely light in consistency and quite runny. The finish is between sheer to medium and I feel it leaves my skin looking satin leaning to matte. Overall if the colour was right I think I would be a fan.

On the pic below the colour actually looks ok but in natural light you can certainly see its too dark.

I thought I would show you the swatch next to my other pale foundations.

L-R Bourjois 10hr Sleep Effect in shade 71, Boots No7 Lift & Luminate in Alabaster, Bobbi Brown Skin Foundation in Porcelain, Liz Earle Skin Tint in Fair, Missha BB Cream in No 13, Lancôme Teint Idile Ultra 24hr in 005 Beige Ivoire, Benefit Hello Flawless Oxygen Wow and Estée Lauder Invisible fluid in 1CN1.

As you can see it is quite dark next to my other foundations.

You can purchase this for £27.00 for 30ml here.

What do you think? Have you tried the Invisible fluid or are you a Double Wear fan?

Thanks

 

Estee Lauder Double Wear Stay in Place Makeup

Hello giddy girlies! Time for a foundation review!

Finding a good foundation can be tricky but I wanted to share with you some of the foundations I have liked more recently to help you with your search.

Today's spotlight is on Estee Lauders Double Wear Stay in Place Makeup SPF10. It retails at £24.50 and provides a buildable medium coverage. The finish is described at natural, semi-matte. Personally, I find it matte on my skin, which is why in the below picture I have mixed it with Double Wear Light Stay in Place Makeup SPF10 also £24.50. The coverage is sheer to medium with a natural finish. Mixed together it seems to cover my imperfections without looking to heavy or cakey. As you can see...

I am pretty happy with this finish. I like that my skin doesn't look like I am wearing a mask and you can still see my skin through the foundation. This is something I am really keen on these days as I think that heavier foundations are making my skin look dull and tired.

I was given the Light foundation by a friend who prefers MAC so it was the perfect opportunity to try it.

Alone I found it to be too sheer and that it didn't last as long on my skin as the standard Double Wear foundation. However, mixed together I really like the look on my skin for summer. Come winter I will just use the standard foundation alone and wouldn't purchase the lighter formulation because it is just too sheer.

I have heard of girls suffering from dry skin as a result of the standard Double Wear foundation. I must say that in winter I did find my skin to be a little flaky when wearing this, but I believe this to be down to not having found a good primer at the time and walking 3 miles to work in the FREEZING winter we had every day!!

All in all I do love this foundation because it makes my skin look smooth and flawless - particularly in photos. However, watch out for the SPF white effect!! At times I have appeared to have a white face and brown body in photos which is annoying.

£24.50 isn't expensive to me for a foundation that lasts me around 6 months because I certainly don't need to buy it too often!! These days it is likely last me longer too as I have other go to foundations now, whereas this used to be the only one I would use.

I will review all the recent ones I have tried with more pics for comparison soonie too so you can see all my faves!

Estee Lauder Pure Color Lipstick In Vanilla Truffle

I have seen quite a few girls mention this lip colour recently and all seem to really like it. I have had this lippie in my collection for quite a while but usually mix it with another shade. However I wore it at the weekend to see what all the fuss was about, haha!

This is what it looks like on the lips!

So we have without flash

and with flash

I'll be honest with you, I can't pull it off the same as these other girls can. Its too pale for my skin tone and wahses me out a bit.

I can't help but like it though! It's lovely and creamy in texture and it actually stayed on for ages - not like my Crystal Baby shade at all!

That said, I think I will stick to mixing it with other colours for now!!

Lipstick Shout Outs!!

Hey again...

Very busy on the blogging so far this morning haha!!

I just wanted to show some love to a new lipstick I have recently tried alongside one I use all the time.

Like many of you out there, I have recently found the new MUA range at Superdrug and pretty much went wild and bought every product haha!! One I have been wearing all weekend though is a pretty lipstick in shade 2. Its a stunning deep purpley pink which can be seen here ...

Alone, it can be a teeny bit too dry for me, so I have been mixing it with my favourite lipstick - the beautiful Estee Lauder Pure Colour in Crystal Baby...

Crystal baby is a really pretty light pink. It's slightly glossy and I love it because it isn't drying on my lips. In fact, its the kind of colour I look for in a lipgloss but can never find! Using it as a base for the MUA in shade 2 I found that the colour that I got is still a pinky purple, but that it's more like an intense girlie pink yet still quite natural. I found that it was slightly more flattering as the colour was not as dark and still managed to make me look a little more made up than the crystal baby because it highlights the edges of your lips, so that you don't need lip liner. I liked it because it made my lips look more defined, but the colour wasn't so intense that I felt like a fool wearing it!

I will definately be wearing it again and think it's a very good colour given that it only cost me £1.00. It's by far been the best MUA purchase I have made as some of the other colours I have not been as keen on.

I am going to try mixing some of my other lipsticks with my Crystal Baby lipstick and let you know how I get on - it really does seem to be working as a really good base colour!

Giddy Princess