Superdrug BB Cream 5 in 1 Skin Perfecting Day Cream in Light

Today's post is on a prize I actually won through a retweet comp that Superdrug was running. I ended up winning Superdrug new BB Cream in Light.

Here what Superdrug say about it,

'• Conceals imperfections and enhances skin tone• 24 hour hydration• Antioxidant protection• UVA / UVB filters• SPF 15What is BB Cream?BB or Blemish Balm is the ultimate all-in-one cream, combining a moisturiser, a primer, a concealer and a foundation to create a naturally flawless-looking complexion in an instant.Scientifically formulated with a unique combination of skin nourishing ingredients and mineral pigments, Superdrug BB Cream imparts a light, creamy coverage which effectively conceals imperfections, boosts radiance and smoothes the complexion. With SPF 15, it helps to protect against sun damage and premature skin ageing whilst also providing 24 hour hydration. '

This is available in two shades light or medium and retails at an introductory offer of £6.99 (normally £8.99).

I have received light and as I was expecting its a little dark for me.

The consistency starts off thick but begins to get thinner/lighter as your blending in.

The finish is more matte than most BB creams and it's more like a tinted moisturiser finish than a foundation finish. But it does give a lovely glow. So it would be my ideal base but the finish is too dark for me.

This is ideal if you like your coverage light and your BB cream with a matte finish. This is not ideal if you are pale or dark skinned as there are only two shades choice.


Price wise as I said above is currently £6.99 which seems reasonable but as its only Superdrug branded it's not cheap. You can get the MUA bb cream for £4 and I have heard good things about it.

As for the claims it makes of being the 'ultimate all in one cream' I am not totally convinced. I had to still apply my usual routine with this e.g. Moisteriser, Concealer and my Lily Lolo Blush Away. It really didn't hind my imperfections (I have a lot).


There are a lot things to like about this I am just not convinced it is right for me, even if the colour matched. But I know there will be a lot of people that this would suit and that would like it. But if I took this as being just a normal foundation base than I think it would be good.


Here is the swatch next to my other 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, Estée Lauder Invisible fluid in 1CN1. Benefit Hello Flawless Oxygen Wow in I'm pure 4 sure, Lancôme Teint Idile Ultra 24hr in 005 Beige and Superdrug BB Cream in Light. As you can see it very dark next to the other shades.


The next on my list to try is MUA BB Cream in light as that does look like it might be more of a colour match for me.

What do you think?

Thanks

 

Vitamin E Hot Cloth Cleanser

I ran out of my usually Hot Cloth Cleanser - the amazing Liz Earle Cleanse and Polish, and because I don't have a local store etc that I can go and pick up another one, I actually thought I would give the Superdrugs' Vitamin E version a go.  I'd heard a lot of good things so thought what the hell!

Firstly you get a lot of product for the price (around £5.99) and you also get a muslin cloth in the box. Absolute bargain!  Secondly the texture is similar to that of the Cleanse and Polish - although I still feel the Liz Earle version is thicker, which I do prefer.  I also quite like the smell.

It goes on easily and does remove my makeup including my eye makeup - although I do feel like I have to go over with a bit more toner to remove the last few traces.

All in all its a great cleanser and I love removing my makeup this way and it leaves my skins soft and moisturised.

But, yes there is a but! I still prefer my Liz Earle's Cleanse and Polish despite the savings.  I feel like it removes all traces of my makeup and leaves my skin in such fantastic condition after use.  I seriously miss it in my routine if I'm not using it and I have to admit that with the Vitamin E Hot Cloth Cleanser I just don't feel like that.  Don't get me wrong it's a fantastic product if you don't want to fork out for the Cleanse and Polish and does exactly what you need it to do!  For me, Cleanse and Polish is the only skincare product I have at the moment that I would constantly re-purchase.

And with that in mind I got very excited on the weekend as I got this little treat of my mum.  She's recently made a purchase off the Liz Earle website and got this little sample,

I am beyond happy and so will be skin be in a few uses!

Superdug Gift Offer...

Well I though I would let you know about an offer I spotted whilst out Christmas shopping this morning. When I popped into Superdrug I noticed this gift set on offer for £9.99 half price.
The set is called Accessorize Ultimate Collection and should cost £19.99, everything looked like is was full price. I only had a quick look at it in store but the set looks like it includes:
3 Eyeshadows
Highlighter
Primer
Blusher? (sorry Superdrug don't tell you on their website)
Mascara
Not sure what the white tub is sorry.

If you've not tried Accessorize make-up before this would be a great set to pick up as the eyeshadows are £4, the highlighter is £7, Mascara £5, and Primer is £9. So its seems a great value set for £9.99. This offer is on until Midnight Monday 14th November.

Thank You

Optimum Swiss Apple Renewal Serum

I'm waited until I've finished this before I commented on it as I'm not used to using a serum and wasn't completely sure how to add it into my routine. But I'll get to that.

First thing to note that this is based on the swiss apple serum used by celebs that would set you back around £200, where as this only costs around £9.99. It has a lovely apple scent to it (I was initially concerned it may be a sickly smell, but I was pleasantly surprised).

It has, what I've now established is, the usual gel like gel texture to it. Which soaks it easily. It's quite refreshing
and soothing at the same time.

I've been using this in replacing of my moisturiser* in the evening and I found that my skin was lovely and soft the next day. I love how my complexion looks when I'm using it regularly.

I'm currently trying out another serum so haven't replaced it yet and I've really noticed the difference. Just not as impressed with my complexion! Will be repurchasing on the weekend.

*note - will not be skipping moisturiser in the evening for the current winter months and will probably be using both

Accessorize Makeup at Superdrug

Just a quick post about the new Accessorize makeup at Superdrug.



Picture was taken on my phone in the shop, so not great.

Everything looks gorgeous. There is a great selection of colours and products. It also all looks quite reasonable, for example duo eyeshadows at £4.00 and baked blushers at £5.50.

I've picked up a few bits and will post about them in a few days, once I've had a play!

Was also eyeing up the polishes as they have a great collection! Need to see what the qualities like, but will probably pick up a few for the price.

Anybody else picked anything up yet??

Lx
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MUA Shade 4

Like a lot of other people out there, I got a little excited when Superdrug announced that they would be stocking a £1 makeup range. I have to admit however that it didn't really wow me - not quite sure what I was expecting for a £1 but a lot of the range did look a little cheap (once again I know its only a £1 but the Lip gloss I picked up broke within 2 days of having it!).

However I have really liked a few bits, in particular the Lipstick in Shade 4. It looks quite a bright pink but it goes on sheer as you can see below

(without flash)
(with flash)

I love the colour and because of the sheer nature of the lipstick it makes it a perfect everyday lipstick and for a £1 its amazing!

Lx

ME ME ME Colourama Cream Eye Shadows

Hey there lovelies.

So I wanted to do a review for you on a cream eyeshadow I recently purchased at Superdrug.

The brand is ME ME ME and their product is the Colourama Cream Eye Shadows in shades Liquid Bronze, Chiffon Rose and Azure Blue. They retail for £5.50 each ordinarily but I picked them up for £3.99 each last Friday on offer.

I did try to find a website for this brand to link for you and also so you could see what the product is like. Unfortunately, it seems that they don't have one (!?) so here's a piccie of what they look like on the Superdrug site I know they kind of look basic really here, but when you are in the store they do look quite pretty.


I tried them quickly on the back of my hand also and was please so I took them to the till to purchase!!
Anyway, here's a quick peek of what they look like...




with flash...
without flash...

From top to bottom the shades are:-
Chiffon Rose
Azure Blue
Liquid Bronze
Aren't they priiiiiiiiiity???
Advantages:- It has a great applicator that comes with - like the ones that you get in your lipgloss. The sponge with a gradient... And they are stunning colours - very pigmented!
Disadvantages:- They don't go on as smooth as I would like. I used to have a divine Benefit bronzing highlighter thingy which I doubled up as e/s -it used to just glide on, whereas this dries almost on contact, so I got an uneven finish.
However, I've been using my fingers so I will try and eyeshadow brush and I am sure it will be better. But I want cream e/s to be convenient! So shouldn't I be able to just slick it on and quickly rub in??
The colours more than make up for it though as they are so cute and I am happy to have these in my makeup collection. I don't think I would re-purchase at £5.50 each but I think that £3.99 was a reasonable price for them!

Giddy Princess xxx

MUA at Superdrug

Now like a lot of people I was quite excited at the prospect of Superdrugs £1 MUA range, so when Giddy Princess and myself spotted it in our local store we were beyond thrilled!!!!

We both spent a purse friend £10 and I came away with the items below......

and for those of you who have counted by purchase....yes there is eleven. I couldn't help going back for the blusher hehe!

Eyeshadow

I picked up shades 4 pearl, 18 matte and 17 matte. The pigment in the first two are really good and shade 17 is just a nice natural beige colour. The stay quite well, although I do think that they could do with an eyeshadow primer if you want them to last longer than say the average working day. I don't really apply primer myself and I did find that I had lost a lot of the colour by mid-afternoon. For the price I would pick up these up again and will possibly try some of the other shades - although I would realistically only be using them for work everyday......which is fine given the price.

Blusher




Firstly I apologise for my white freckly arm haha....it had to be done!!!

The blusher is shade 1 which is a nice pinky colour - its looks quite bright but it does go on ok (you dont look like you belong in the 80's!!). Been wearing this for a few days now - i do like this and I do think its going to be a product I use quite regularly.
(I do feel that I need to use a bit of my Benefit Dandelion powder over the top just as a bit of highlighter throughout the day).

Lipstick and Lip Gloss

I picked up a lipstick in shade 7 and the gloss in shade 3, both have a red/pink tone to them and I really love them both. I do have a problem with the lipstick as the texture is not that great (I'm not a huge fan of lipsticks anyway - I mainly wear gloss). It starts to feel bitty after a while and the colour doesn't have much staying power. I don't think I would be buying this again and it's not something I'm going to be using all that much as I would probably need to put a bit of gloss over the top of it. I do LOVE the gloss however, I found that its not too sticky and really like the colour once its on......definitely would purchase this again however.............

...the lid broke this morning!!!! How annoying!?! - it still fastens but its now a nightmare trying to use. Shame really cos I do think this is something I would be using everyday.

Overall I really wanted to love this range cos of the price but I think its really a case of you get what you paid for with a few of the products. I will properly only try some of the eye-shadows and lip glosses again.

I haven't yet tried out the nail varnishes...
so I'll review these later.

Has anyone else tried anything from MUA yet??? What did you think???

L x