Loreal True Match Naturale Mineral Foundation

Loreal True Match Naturale™ Mineral Foundation

I had been wanting to post on this Mineral Foundation for a long time, I have had it now for about two months. I am usually a liquid foundation lover, but once in a while I like to switch it up and use a powder. I came across this in the drugstore months ago and could not resist how good it looked on the Advertisement with Jennifer Lopez wearing it. Can you blame me??!! It had been a while since I had bought a new mineral foundation, so I thought I would give it a try.

Here is the Skinny on it from Loreal:

Discover the feeling of skin breathing freely. True Match Naturale™ re-invents makeup with carefully selected, 100% preservative-, talc- and fragrance-free minerals plus built-in professional brushes. This skin-improving mineral formula with SPF 19 covers flawlessly, leaves your skin soft and your tone even. It’s gentle. It’s minerals.
Finish: Natural but radiant
SPF: 19
Coverage: Flawless coverage for 16H
Skin Type: For all skin types. Safe for sensitive skin.
Available in 12 true-to-skin shades in warms, neutrals, and cools.

Expert Application Technique
Swirl foundation brush in sifter and then shake to remove excess.
Apply powder to face in small, circular motions, starting in center and working out.
Continuously blend until desired level of coverage is achieved.
Pro-Tip: For days when you need a little more coverage, continue to apply until your desired look is achieved. So light and buildable, True Match Naturale™ Mineral Foundation will never look cakey. 

Just Unscrew the Top and Either use the provided brush
or your own!

Sun Beige Swatched!

This Mineral Foundation leaves the most soft radiant flawless finish. When I use it, I really appreciate mineral foundations again and how good they can make your skin look. It leaves my skin with the most beautiful healthy glow. I like to open up the top, slowly tap a bit out onto a piece of folded tissue and than either use the brush that it came with or my mineral brush. I than pick some up onto my brush and gently buff in onto my skin in small circles motions. I like to tap it out onto a tissue so I can start with a little and build if needed. I feel I can control the amount of coverage more accurately that way.

I remember the last time I wore it, I went to lunch with my mother and she said "you skin looks so good and healthy" and asked if I was using anything new. She does not ask about my makeup often, because she knows I am always trying something new and will tell her if I like something. She doesn't have to inquire! So she was defiantly impressed.

Final Thoughts:

This is a Great Mineral Foundation for a Great Price! Once again, I think I have found a winner! I hope this helps anyone out there that is looking for a new mineral foundation.

Thanks,

Sik Glam

Marc Jacobs Beauty Remedy Concealer Pen

Marc Jacobs Remedy Concealer Pen

Like Nothing I have Ever Used!

I was so ecstatic when Marc Jacobs Launched his makeup line. I have been a big fan of him and his clothing lines for about the last 6 years. There have been many designers in the past that have launched makeup lines and I was excited because it was a new makeup brand to check out, but not as excited as I was for this one. Something told me it was going to be beyond good, possibly Epic! I had a feeling that he would not just launch a line to launch a line, and that it would be truly reMARCable!

I bought about 6 products the day the line was launched (#marcthemoment) and I have been very tempted to go back for more. I was not sure if I was going to blog on all 6 products that I got the day of the launch or do them each separately. I decided after using them now for a good amount of time that each and everyone of them deserved their own post. So the first post is going to be on the Remedy Pen.

The "Pen" Standing Up!

When I went to the #marcthemoment launch party at Sephora, they did my makeup with the entire line and used the pen on me. I was amazed at how well it worked at the fist use. I was sold after looking in the mirror before the makeup artist even started the pen on my second eye. I could't get over how much more awake my one looked and believe me, I've been around the makeup world, and I don't fall for a lot of the tricks that some can do to make your eye look more awake.

Here is the Skinny on the Remedy Pen from Sephora:

What it is:
An all-in-one eraser, brightener, and corrector to remedy the signs of aging, dehydration, and fatigue.
What it does:
One of Marc’s favorite products, Remedy Concealer Pen is the perfect fix for the sins of a carefree youth or just the aftermath of last night. Formulated with advanced pigments, powerful antioxidants, and Remedy Complex™—a unique blend of hydrating and antiaging ingredients—this next-generation concealer brightens, hydrates, and soothes the skin while providing the coverage you need for a fresh, bright-eyed finish. The patented palladium applicator cools on contact to reduce puffiness and one click is all it takes for the perfect amount of product. Boy tested. Girl approved.
What else you need to know:
The two universal brightening and correcting shades flatter all skintones, while the versatile shade range complements most skintones.
-Remedy Complex Technology with Theine (Caffeine), Collagen, Vitamin Extracts, and Coconut Water: Nourishing and corrective ingredients. 

It does it all!!

I am obsessed with this pen because you can see the results immediately. The Sephora Makeup Artist showed me how to use it by using one pump on each eye and gently circling the pen's applicator around below the eye to conceal, brighter and depuff. Basically the applicator works on contact to reduce the puffiness by gently circling around the delicate eye area and the color that comes out of the pen works to conceal and brighten. After I circle it around each eye for a minute, I gently pat the excess in. If there is any extra, I even dab it over my top lip up to my brow. I just make sure to not get any in my eyes, as I would do with any product. The results are truly Amazing. I really wish I had a picture to show one eye compared to another. Perhaps I will do that the next time I use the pen and I will update the post with the comparison. It is something to see!! I don't use it everyday, just on the days where I need that extra boost of looking awake or if I am going out somewhere special. I do not see any reason why you could not use it everyday, I would if I did not have a budget.

The patented palladium applicator! 

It has a window on the side to show you when
you are getting low and need to repurchase!

"0 Bright Idea" Swatched

Final Thoughts:
This Pen is Truly ReMARCable. I really don't know what else to say. I honestly think that is one of the most innovative makeup products that I have bought in a very long time. I hope to impress you with the rest of the line I purchased and post on!

Thanks,

Sik Glam

My U.S. ILLAMASQUA Sephora Experience

My U.S. ILLAMASQUA Sephora Experience!!

Considering this is a National Holiday in the States, I decided I would blog on what I was doing on our last Big National Holiday, "Independence Day". I went on a trip to Chicago, one of my most favorite city's to travel too. Not only because the city is just Fabulous and there is so much to do, but for the shopping!! I will stick to what beauty products I bought in this blog. I was not really there to buy beauty products, because I can get pretty much anything there at home, so I was more focused on what can't I get at home. So I researched to try to discover some brands or even beauty boutiques that might carry smaller brands that I could go to, I wanted to try to discover some hidden beauty gems.

I unfortunately ended up not having enough time to go to any boutiques because they were too far from where I was staying, but I did end up experiencing a beauty brand that I would not be able to buy where I live at home. I ended up going to Sephora, (I have about 5 within 45 mins of me at home) but none of them carry what the Sephora in Chicago had, Illamasqua. The Sephora's in my State do not carry the brand. I think once I saw some of their nail polishes at one, but that was about it. Sure I have tried the line and own a few products by them that I pick up on trips to London, but their was just something exciting and special about knowing I was in my Country buying it! I looked up which Sephora in Chicago carried the Brand and there was only one and I really hoped it was not far from where I was staying so I would have time to go. So I called up the store to ask exactly where they were and they told me the mall they were located in and I almost passed out. I was staying at the Hotel above the mall! It was as if it was meant to be!

So once I got to my hotel, unpacked, rested, etc. I walked out of my hotel room (I couldn't even wait till the next day) down the elevator right into the mall and there Sephora was. It was Glowing like come to meeeeee!! I didn't spend too much time in there because everything else I could get at home, so I spent the whole time talking with a Sephora Beauty Advisor about the Illamasqua line. I get way into makeup with my questions, but she was very kind and helped me find three products to bring home. I just love to soak up any knowledge that I can. So on to the three products that I got.

Here is the Skinny on the Products that I got from Illamasqua:

ILLAMASQUA Hydra Veil:

Create a radiant finish with Hydra Veil's instantly rehydrating, gel formula. Providing the optimal base for your make-up, apply before foundation with an Illamasqua Brush.

It has a clear gel like consistency when you scoop it out but it
applies and spreads like a cream. You only Need
about this much for your whole face!

I love this Primer. It is my go to primer for when i am feeling extra dry or really, it works great any time! Don't let the gel like formula fool you, it spreads like butter and leaves a radiant hydrated feeling. If it was more readily available to me, I would use it more.  It states to apply with a brush which most of the time I do, but I have used my hands to apply it and found no problem.

Hydra Veil Swatched!
Blends and Hydrates like heaven!

ILLAMASQUA Gleam in Aurora

Back by popular demand, and with a new and improved formula, Gleam's lightweight, iridescent finish sensuously highlights the natural beauty of your face and body.

A solid, cream compact, containing lustrous pearlescent pigments. Smooth Aurora (champagne iridescent) over skin with fingers or a brush for an alluring glow that lifts and highlights wherever it's applied. This is light-reflecting beauty.

This highlighter is beautiful. I love highlighters so much that I had to get one by them. I also loved that it came in a solid cream compact formula. Great for traveling and throwing in your purse for touch ups. It leaves the most radiant champagne toned highlighting effect. I love using this one on my cheek bones when I am doing a bronzed makeup look.

ILLAMASQUA Powder Blusher in Katie

Illuminate, radiate, make your face come alive with the colour and drama of Illamasqua Powder Blusher. Colour-intense and highly pigmented, use it to shade, brighten, enhance and define the shape of your face. Be bold, be daring, be the centre of attention.

This blush is so beautiful. I was looking for a baby soft pink that still had some punch to it (pigment) and this one was just perfect! It stays on well and and it very pigmented. You can really layer it to play the color up or down. I love it for days when I am wearing light makeup and I apply this to my cheekbones for that soft baby pink look with a baby pink or nude glossy lip.

Gleam Aurora Swatched on Left.
Powder Blusher Katie Swatched on Right.

Final Thoughts:

I really hoped you enjoyed my post. I know that many of you might be from the U.K where you can get ILLAMASQUA everywhere, so I appreciate it greatly if you read this. I lived in the States so the closest retailer to me that sold Illamasqua was 5 hours away and there was NO WAY that I was traveling that far and not going to that Sephora. How lucky was I that it was in my same building. I would have bought more but I was primarily in Chicago for a Fall Clothing Haul and needed to disperse my funds. However, I was not missing out on this. I go to Chicago every couple of months and stay at the same hotel, now that I know they carry the Brand, I will definitely will be back for more Illamasqua to share with you!

Thanks,

Sik Glam