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Clinique Beyond Perfecting Foundation + Concealer Review

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Foundations have to be the most important makeup product for me. I am constantly on the hunt for that life changing foundation! A little about my skin, I have had acne for years and have oily skin. I have acne marks and uneven skin tone that I have been able to straighten out in the past few months, but still you can probably understand why foundation would be so important.

Today I am bringing you one of my new favorite foundations! The Clinique Beyond Perfecting Foundation + Concealer.

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The Sephora website description says; “This lightweight, moisturizing foundation and concealer provides full coverage without clogging pores. This 12-hour wear, breathable formula is ideal for very dry to combination oily skin types, its special polymer formula forms a flexible film that moves with the skin for lasting wear, and it dries slowly for easy blending. Get lasting coverage and give skin a perfected look that stays put, even through sweat and humidity. 

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I do see how it could be for almost all skin types, all though it does list it as a natural finish foundation which could worry very oily people. I have had no problem with oil but I do set my whole face whenever I wear foundation and because of the summer heat I bake the bridge of my nose, forehead, and chin for added shine blocking. It has a beautiful finish on me and I do definitely see what they mean by flexibility for increased wear. It seems to move well with my skin and not slide around or lift off when applying powder products or baking. I have not noticed it settling into pores or lines.

clinique color

I have been wearing shade 2 alabaster, which meets my neutral to yellow undertone very well.They have 20 shades in a variety of undertones and very light to very deep colors. Let’s get to down to the nitty gritty and really simplify this review.

Reasons I love this foundation: The coverage and blendability. This is listed as a foundation + concealer because the formula is definitely thick enough to cover spots and pimples. I really really enjoy it because there isn’t a spot that looks slightly dark if you look closely, just even coverage all over the face. And even though it is opaque (I have been looking for that word since I started this review and it just came to me SUCCESS)  it is not overly thick and goopy. Like where I feel I have major cake face, ya know? It doesn’t dry super fast and blends on my skin very easily.

Things I don’t like so much: This.

clinique with wand

The applicator. It is a little weird for me. For one thing, I don’t find it gets a lot of product out. I am kind of dabbing this guy all over my face for like 100 tiny swatches. Good thing the formula doesn’t dry too fast. Another thing, I feel like it is kind of unsanitary to have this thing touching my face then going back in the tube. I know many concealers do that, but I don’t apply those to parts of my face that break out a ton. I don’t know maybe that’s just me being weird. I feel like it might be a little gimmicky, like look it’s like a concealer but bigger.

Regardless, the product inside the packaging is pretty darn great.

See you next time!

Tayler

Violet Voss X Laura Lee Palette Review!

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Ok so after some time away I am back with something really exciting!

There is a well known YouTuber Laura Lee who came out with a collaboration with the beauty company Violet Voss. Violet Voss has been known for their amazing glitters, and with the release of their Drenched Metal and Holy Grail eye shadow palettes they are becoming quite well known for their eye shadow palettes as well. Laura Lee is a beautiful and fun Youtuber, originally from Alabama but now in LA.

I ordered this palette during the second pre sale on June 10th, and received it June 20th. And here she is!

LL front

Please forgive my kind of dirty palette, but that just proves that I have been putting it through the ringer.

Inside view:

LL open

Ah… look at that beauty.

After viewing a few videos and many snaps from Laura,  I could tell you the main goal of the palette was for it to be the one palette you could pack for traveling. And I would definitely say she succeeded. This palette features 10 mattes, and 10 shimmers. Some of the shimmers are duo chrome (larlee) and the others are just plain awesome foil shimmer. Lets talk mattes first. It’s pretty obvious that they have a great variety of mostly warm mattes to blend into your crease.Some standout colors I have found are Fried and Alabama, which add great dimension and warmth without being your typical brown. You can create almost any look with these mattes and the color payoff is there and the blendability is there. They also have a matte black which to me is always a big plus to deepen up a crease when going from day to night.

But the true stars are the shimmers. These are by far the most buttery, smooth, creamy shimmers I have ever worked with. Violet Voss clearly has a way with shimmers.

LL 3 swatch

The swatches are mostly just to show color pay off. I have swatched (left to right) Bitty, Hissy Fit, and Tickled Pink. They literally look like liquid. They require not much packing at all and they stay all day with a primer underneath (I use either Mac 24 Hour extended eye base or just concealer). I just can’t say enough about the shimmer colors. Larlee is a beautiful duo chrome that appears to almost have a little green or blue reflecting in it, and is so fun as a powerful inner corner highlight.

LL 1 swatch

You cannot look at this palette without eyeing what some say is the star of the show, Smashlee. It is almost a forest green that reflects gold and yellow and in some lights blue. It is the pop of something really different and fun in this palette, and the formula is just the same as the other shimmers.

I only have two complaints regarding this palette, and they are small and would NOT stop me from purchasing it. One is the packaging. It feels almost like flimsy cardboard, and I am concerned about the shadows getting smashed when I throw it in a bag to travel. I am not asking for 5 star packaging here, just something that makes these beautiful colors inside a little more protected. Two is that some of the colors specifically the shimmers Bitty and 1988 are pretty similar. It is just a bit of an odd color to have so similar. But will I use both colors? Absolutely.

Overall, this palette is very much a winner. It is really a great palette for makeup beginners looking to improve but needing one place to start. This is truly a great all in one palette, great work Violet Voss and Laura Lee!

See you soon 🙂

Tayler