L'oreal Studio Secrects Resurfacing Primer

GRRR!!! Hate this product!

Ok maybe hate is too strong of a word, but I really dislike it! Normally I use the Anti-Shine Primer from this range, but when no Boots near me had it in stock and I was in desperate need for primer, I thought, why not take a chance and give it a whirl...

Shouldn't have bothered! It retails for £12.99, whereas my normal one is £9.99, and its certainly NOT worth the extra few pounds!

It applies nicely to the face, very smooth, but its when I start to apply my make up, that the let down kicks in! Normally, I will get out of the shower, tone and moisturise my face and then prime a couple of minutes before I intend to start doing my make up, not with this, I need to leave it alot longer before I can apply anything else to my face.

I start off by doing my concealer, applying it under my eyes and to cover up any discolouration or blemishes, once I start to blend, it sticks to the Primer, and doesn't let go! so instead of blending it in and having a smooth finish to my concealer, it ends up streaky, and just being moved around my face, for the most part if you keep working with it, it will blend, eventually, but sometimes we just don't have the luxury of time! I'm glad I don't wear foundation in the summer, because goodness only knows what blending this would be like! Mayhem would be my guess! By the time I come to apply my tinted moisturiser it has been absorbed to my skin sufficiently enough not to cause any problems, but the amount of time between first application and when its "safe" to apply my concealer is ridiculous, I don't want to spend an extra 10 minutes waiting for a product to be absorbed into my skin, I just want to get the job done, and get on with my day!

I'm trying to finish the little jar up, but a little goes a long way, so in the month I have been using it, I have hardly made a dent in it! I definitely wont be buying this again, and in future if Boots don't have the anti-shine in, I will either find another brand, or wait until I can get my hands on a tube!

A bit of a waste of money in my opinion! if you have tried this product, let me know your thoughts, did you find the same? or could it just be my skin type/me not being patient enough!?

Pastel Love

This summer Barry M have released some gorgeous pastel nail paints, I have to admit, I may have got a little too into them, I have bought 4 out of the 5 pastel shades.

The first one I purchased was number 308 - Berry Ice Cream, I bought this one on the reviews of Lollipop26 and Fleur De Force, I have to admit before this I had never bought a Barry M nail paint before, as I wasn't sure of the quality, I can now say, I'm glad I went ahead and bought them! For £2.95 they are a real bargin! (Up until August 3rd they are 2 for £5 in Superdrug), the colour of this nail paint is gorgeous, I really love wearing it! It lasts a good amount of time as well before it starts chipping.

Since then I have bought and tried 304 - Mint Green and 306 - Blueberry Ice Cream, these colours are ones I'm not sure I will wear as often, on my fingers, as for me they are a little "out there", but on my toes they look good, especially with tanned skin! The application of both of these nail paints are very thick, meaning each nail only needs one coat to get a really good colour pay off! This makes painting my nails very quick and easy!

My sister then wanted to try the 309 - Strawberry Ice Cream, as she had bought me Barry M's Mushroom nail paint, I returned the favour by picking 309 up for her, but before I took it home to her, I had a quick go with it! This nail paint isn't as thick in consistency as the 304 or 306, and requires a couple of coats to get a really bold colour, it does however come across very nicely, and I can safely say my sister has been loving the colour!

Have you tried any of the Barry M Ice Cream colours? Let me know your thoughts!

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Some new products I have tried...

Over the past few weeks I have bought some new cosmetic products, some I love, and some I hate. Rather than writing one MASSIVE long blog about all of the products I've broken them down into a few smaller blog reviews. Enjoy and let me know if you have tried any of the products!