Mineral Powder Foundation review

After going from an expensive branded mineral foundation to a cheap and affordable brand and then one in between, I decided to do some investigating into Mineral Foundations. As I have oily to combo skin and by the end of the day I am shiny, I prefer powders to liquids as it goes on smoother and easy to build. After going on many websites and beautyheaven.com.au for reviews, and reading Don't Go To The Cosmetics Counter Without Me - Paula Begoun, so many reviews.... I decided upon Laura Mercier.

I read many glowing reviews especially for oily skin, and decided to take the plunge and buy it. I bought the compact mineral pressed foundation, and have been using it for two weeks now. WOW it is amazing good coverage, stays nice and matt, a bit shiny on the chin but good, and so easy to apply, I use the kabuki brush not the sponge provided.

So it's a 9/10 for me, buta 7/10 for pricing. Was $65 but it worth it I guess, it is a bit pricey but it will last me a few months. My skin has improved since using this aswell, not as manybreakouts when compared with the other brand I was using (which was cheaper but I will not say the brand unless you ask).

The best balms so far....

After many years of lip balms, my personal opinion so far is Piz Buin Sun Lipstick which is amazing smells like vanilla, so moisurising and has SPF in it, great for oz. I discovered this in Superdrug in Uk before I left, and man I should have bought more. Even my other half is hooked and his has been used till the death, he will do his best to get every last scrap from the stick lol. Unfortunatly this is not sold in Australia so will have ask parents to send it over or buy from the website.

Equally good is newly discovered Yes To Carrots Lip Balm in Melon, mmmmm smell devine and very moisturising too, but no SPF, and quite small so can even fit snuggly in your purse! Good one for me as my bag is quite big and don't want to carry it around sometimes. Also this one has no chemicals, and is all natural products, very very good. So no chemicals on your precious lips. The other half likes this one too, but prefers the Piz Buin.

I would like to mention I did buy a mens brand from Myers that was on sale at xmas, me thinking its mens so he will like it, but not nice at all.
You can smell its sickly sweet, supposed to be vanilla but yuck, not moisturising at all and very chunky too. Will have to find the brand, but this will have to be used for something else, like moisturising elbows or something, not nice at all.

Clarins Body Scrub

I have just finished this scrub which I got a while ago as a GWP gift with purchase, its amazing, really fine granuals, looks peach in colour , a lot of the granuals when you squeeze it out so you dont need that much. Used it on my legs and does feel different afterwards. This I would rate a 4.5 out of 5 and would definatly buy it again, unsure of the price but don't think its too bad.

I will have to work through my stock before I buy anything, at the moment i am using up a toner that got free, it did not work for my face was too much oily residue, so I combined it with some coffee granuels, the perculator kind, to make a coffee scrub for the bum and thighs, as caffine gets rid of celluite.