Pros:
- Applies smoothly
- Blends like a dream
- Has SPF 20
- Skin appears naturally smoother and clearer
Cons:
- Can start to feel a little oily after a while
- Doesn’t mix well with face powder
Where: Any Laura Mercier counter (Myer or David Jones), or StrawberryNET or Kiss and Makeup
Price: $76AU at Laura Mercier counters, but substantially less on-line.
My favourite tinted moisturiser! Took me a while to find it too. Mainly because the frightening price point, but in this case you do get what you pay for. It’s great for a natural look, it softens all mild to medium imperfections (in my case the light freckles I have on my cheeks become almost invisible). The Oil-free version may be a bit drying for those with dry skin (I personally have oily skin), so use your common sense when choosing between Oil or Oil-free. Great for mildly lightening your dark circles too, and the best part is that it contains SPF 20 🙂
I applied this with my fingers, as it says so on the packaging. Just pump out a bit on the back of your hand to warm it up for easier application. You can use a brush if you want, but I find too much of the product gets caught in my bristles, and given how expensive this is I want it to last me a very long time. If I do use it, I only apply it under my eyes, cheeks and nose, not my whole face. Obviously if you want stronger coverage, I’d go for a foundation instead.
I would however avoid putting powder over your face after application, even if you do find it to be too shiny (use blotting paper instead), I find the powder can become a little cakey, nothing overly noticeable, except when I make an angry face and you see the powder crack at my wrinkles >_O I like my makeup to appear flawless when looking into a magnified mirror!
For those who are curious, my perfect shade is a mixture of Nude and Porcelain.
Celeste and I keep mentioning that you should try BB cream as well… I’ve been using mine for a week, and then skipped it on the weekend and then I got break outs! D: But when I was using normal foundation, I would break out all the time. And even these were much less severe than normal. If only there were more places we could actually try the stuff to match colour >_<
Yep! That’s the one thing about asian cosmetics that gets me, I can’t try it out anywhere I know of >_< Otherwise I'd love to try it out! Is it very pricey? I might take a look at yours this Saturday and if I like the smell at least, and it's not too $$, I might try ordering it online.