My Most Reached For Foundations

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Post number 4 and I can honestly say I’ve been looking forward to it all day, I had a horrible shift and on the bus home from work I was itching to be sat where I am now with a good cuppa talking about the only thing I can do reasonably well! MAKEUP!

This post is about my favourite (in the whole wide world) type of makeup, foundations.

In my opinion these are the most important part of every girls makeup collection, they provide exactly what I want, perfectly clear gorgeously healthy looking skin, in a liquid form!

Whilst being a uni student struggling to save for my big european holiday in the middle of the year has stopped me from being able to purchase high end makeup I have tried a range of drugstore foundations and managed to save up enough spare pennies to make purchases from brands like mac, bobbi brown and NARS.

Surprisingly enough for me the top 3 foundations that I reach for the most in terms of daily wear come from NARS, Rimmel and Bourjois. I have and will be forever a fan of Rimmel as it was from them that my obsession with makeup (and Kate Moss) began!

Foundation Number 1

The one and only Wake Me Up Foundation by Rimmel London

Rimmel Londons Wake Me Up Foundation $16.69 from Chemist Warehouse

This is the perfect dewy moisturising foundation. The coverage is suitable for many different skin types as you don’t have to use a lot of the product to cover your entire face allowing it to be build-able for people who want extra coverage. The effect this foundation has on the skin is brilliant! It does have the tiniest bit of glittery pigmentation within the liquid which adds to the glowing brilliance of this foundation. For an every day foundation this is reasonably priced, suits many different skin types and looks so good on the skin! I am a rather pale skinned person so my shade of choice is 100 Ivory. The foundation also has an anti-fatigue effect and SPF 15 which is also another reason why I reach for it on a daily basis! The foundation is supposed to “wake up” your skin and leave it looking refreshed, glowing and healthy, this is exactly what it does for me. I often purchase this product from Chemist Warehouse as it is generally cheaper there but you can also find it in places like K-mart, Priceline, Target, anywhere that sells Rimmel products.

Foundation Number 2

The wonderful Radiance Reveal Healthy Mix Foundation by Bourjois Paris

Radiance Reveal Healthy Mix Foundation by Boujois Paris $32 at Priceline

This foundation boasts that it is a product that makes your skin look healthy, hydrated and luminous and honestly thats exactly what it does. It gives your skin that coverage it needs to look perfectly flawless but naturally. I love this foundation completely. I stays in place all day and never goes patchy. Applying it is effortless and the amount needed to cover your skin is fairly minimal. I reached for the colour 52 Vanilla but may be needing a slightly darker one as this one can sometimes come across as a little too white even under transparent powder. I also feel like this is such a good winter product compared to the Wake Me Up foundation, I feel like it would be better for my skin to reach for this moisturising foundation in winter and the Rimmel one in summer. It is on the more expensive side of drugstore makeup but for the product that you get I wouldn’t be surprised if it was from a high end brand. Bourjois have really made a great solid everyday foundation here. I have only ever been able to find it at Priceline and the price varies depending on if it is on special but it’s usually $30ish.

Foundation Number 3

The brilliant Sheer Glow Foundation by NARS

NARS Sheer Glow Foundation $59 at MECCA Cosmetics

This foundation really deserves its own blog post, I can’t even describe how amazing it is without sounding insane. The texture of the foundation is even enough for me to snatch it up! The thick creaminess of it is incredible which corresponds to the amazing coverage this gives which is so easily build-able but you don’t really need to because one layer of this bad boy evens out your skin tone perfectly without making it look like you’ve caked your face in makeup because of its incredible glowiness (I don’t think that’s a word, told you I’d sound insane!)! Yes this is an incredibly expensive foundation but really truly it is worth it, I would put this before my mac foundation and many many other really good quality brands! The staying power of this foundation is something that pleasantly shocked me as well, the foundation lasts all day without smearing or looking worn out. It truly is (deep breath) the perfect foundation! I have it in the generic colour light 2, Mont Blanc, which I got from the wonderful MECCA Cosmetics store.

Well then, I would just like to point out that not everybody needs foundation as well! Everybody is beautiful in there own skin! For the people who do love foundation as much as I do I hope you enjoyed this post and for anybody looking for a new one I hope this helped you choose! This was also completely unsponsored by anyone and all opinions and views expressed are my own!

Do let me know if you use these products in the comments below! What is is your favourite foundation? I’d love to know and try them out myself! 

I will leave links to all the websites in which I buy these foundations off below!

http://www.chemistwarehouse.com.au/product.asp?id=68379&pname=Rimmel+Wake+me+Up+Foundation+Ivory

https://www.priceline.com.au/cosmetics/face/foundation/healthy-mix-foundation-30.0-ml

http://mecca.com.au/nars/sheer-glow-foundation/V-006868.html

Love Bee ❤