Hey all ~~~
Hope you all had a great weekend. Today I will be doing an experiment for foundations and bb creams.
The reason is because I have combination skin, tend to be more oily during summer and in winter some times it can be so dry that when I wake up in the morning I have fine lines around my mouth/eyes and stuff >< (think it's the heater)...
Any ways.. I did a little experiment to find out what kind of foundation I should use in water conditions my skin is in. So I got a piece of oil blotting paper, and just put a dot of foundaiton/bb cream and wait for the absorption of the water/oil. This blotting paper absorbs mainly oil and some water.
First start off with Foundations:
Top Row: Estee Lauder DW, Estee Lauder DWL, Revlon Colorstay, Mac SFF
Bottom Row: Kate High Coverage Lasting foundation, MAybelline AngelFit, Prescriptive Virtue MAtte, Clinique Superfit
So for this picture.. I labelled all the Foundations on the blotting paper. So this is what it looks like at about 10 minutes.
This is what it looks like in about 3 hours.
And that's what it practically look like after more thatn 3 hours.
So My conclusion from this little experiment is that.
Estee Lauder's DW and DWL is more for summer use. It has least amount of oil and they are long wear foundations. I think revlon colorstay is pretty good too, a little more moisturising but still good for summer usage. (I don't think they are suited for extra dry/dry skin unless you are SUPER well moisturized before hand)
for MAC SFF, Clinique and Px, they are good for normal skin, I guess combo skin need to blot a bit more often and can be used during winter if you are well moisturized.
Lastly the Kate and Maybelline angel fit foundation is more for dry/normal skin I guess. Combo skin (for me) I need to blot more often and it's not as long wearing as the Estee Lauder's foundation. From what I can see, I think Kate is a bit more Oily... because the circle of oiliness around the dot is darker..... ie more oil. ( may be it's not really suited for combo/oily skin) But the coverage is AMAZING!!!!!
Now On to the BB creams:
Top Row: Skinfood mushroom bb, BRTC caviar bb cream, Lotree BB base, Dr Jart silver label
Botton Row: Missha perfect cover bb, Legere, Skinfood Aleo bb, Skinfood Gingko bb
Here's what they look like 10 minutes in
( Ignore the BIG BLOB.. I made a BOoBoooo) LOL
Here's what it looks like after 30 minutes
And here's what it looks like after 3 hours.
LOOK at Lotree!!! DISGUSTING!!!!
I think it is pretty clear that Lotree is way too ily for combination skin... I had to blot so many times during the day.... Disco ball already><>
And For combination skin I think Skinfood Aleo & mushroom BB cream is the best. I personally like the mushroom one the best. Buildable coverage, ok oil control after 4-5 hours It gets oily. And the mushroom scent doesn't bother me at all. But the staying power isn't all that great So I mix it with my Revlon Colorstay or Estee Lauder DW.. Dr Jart 's Silver Label is quite good for combo skin too, except its' a bit thick hence a good coverage.
That's all I have to say about the bb creams & foundation.
Any questions or comments are welcome ^^...........
P.S: Vanity.. If you reading this I like your Angelika Blush from NARS.. ^^
That's how it turned out.... I like how it turned out the only thing is that It gets a bit frizzy after washing.. but besides that I like it. even if it's messy. who cares.. it's a messy hair style..
- Clinique Superfit Foundation in Bare ( I bought that shade for winter... looks quite pale)
A picture With Flash. .... I think with flash it gives a better ideal of the colours and things. BTw using Acuevue Define Contacts in Brown. the Natural Brown one.. Not too bad I should say...... Looks Natural Indeed ^^ But does have an enlarging effect.
