THE BEST CONCEALER IN THE WORLD?!

BEST CONCEALER IN THE WORLD?! Kevyn Aucoin Sensual Skin Enhancer in SX12.

When I started this blog I used to do a fair amount of beauty posts and that kind of ended when I realised that my descriptive skills are abysmal, I do love a good wander around Boots, always caving for the big 3 for 2 signs plastered all over the shop, oh and when it comes to a night out I feel like Britain's best MUA by the time I leave the house, if only that equated to being a good beauty blogger. So although writing about beauty products is not my forte, I'll attempt to translate my love, because this product- worth the exception.

The Kevyn Aucoin Sensual Skin Enhancer is a thick, creamy, multi-purpose skin base that can be manipulated into almost any coverage for any use (ok maybe no any use, I can't see it being that great of a lipstick), at full concentration the coverage is unbeatable and even when sheered out the finish of this product is unprecedented. Although it does cost a steep £38 for what looks like a tiny pot, don't let it fool you, because this is nothing less than a tiny pot of magic and 100% worth the premium price. 18g seems like a modest amount, but with this being probably the most pigmented product on the market of it's kind, this could last you anything from a year to three. Only a a rice grain amount is needed to conceal or cover the whole face.

I can't comment on it as a foundation because I prefer to use it as a concealer at full concentration, but a quick Google search will show you all the different ways people go about applying this as a foundation.

PROS

+ Extremley pigmented, with such a full coverage that is great for blemishes and dark under eyes.
+ Coverage can be tailored to your liking. Mixed with moisturiser or a primer it can be transformed to a dewy sheer base.
+ Gives an amazing, flawless finish, without looking like you have tons of product on your face.
+ Product lasts for months, if not years. I am not exaggerating by saying only a dot of this stuff will do the trick for the day.
+ Long lasting, stays put.

CONS

- May take some time to work out the best way to wear and apply to your skin type.
- Not as simple to use as other concealers were you can just whack the product onto your face in a rush (we all have those days).
- £38 isn't exactly cheap, once you've tried it I doubt you'll want to repurchase (but don't worry that won't be any time soon).
- If applied wrong, or excessively this could result in quite a caked face.

I really do not rave about products and when it comes to my make-up I'm pretty flexible on what I use as long as it looks alright, but once you've mastered how this product works best on your skin, it really does do wonders and while I'm maybe not bold enough to say it is the best concealer in the world, I doubt anything I ever try will be comparable.

Have you tried this product? What is your favourite concealer? Let me know below and make sure to follow!

MINI AMERICAN BEAUTY HAUL

Nyx Soft Matte Lip Cream/ SMLC08- San Paulo San Paulo & SMLC07- Addis Ababa
Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer
MAC Lipsticks/ Ruby Woo (Retro Matte) & Girl About Town (Amplified)
Nyx Jumbo Eye Pencil/ 617- Iced Mocha

So I've come back with a mini beauty haul with some things I managed to acquire from across the pond. As well as the mini haul I've had a mini leave of absence (sorry!), mainly because I went to Zante for a week with the girls. It was a very urmmm, interesting experience and to be honest even though my body clock is extremely messed up and I came back with the worst cough ever I really do wish I was back there, counting down to #NAPA2015 already, and it's not even booked ahha. So after a few days of a well deserved recovery I thought I'd show you some of the products that were waiting for me on my pillow when I got back from Zante much to my surprise and admittedly did help rid some of my holiday blues.

I've been wanting some of these products for ages, especially as a few of them are harder to get in the UK than brands like MAC. I can't wait to properly try the Soft Matte Lip Creams, I've swatched them and they smell sooooo good (somewhat chocolatey) although you don't buy lip products for their smell that must be a good sign right?! Secondly is the Smashbox Primer, now to be honest when it comes to primers I had kind of given up before even trying, I couldn't bring myself to invest in a product that I wasn't 100% sure would make a difference and was probably to lazy to use. With this being $36 I'm glad it was a gift so I can actually give it a go and see whether it increases the longevity of my make-up, because I wouldn't have paid that much. Next up are two MAC lipsticks Girl About Town a lovely bright pink with an Amplified finish and the matte Ruby Woo. I do feel slightly ashamed that I blog and I didn't previously own Ruby Woo, better late than never eh? Last but not least (this phrase should be banned but I will use it regardless) is the Nyx Jumbo Eye Pencil, I cannot wait to try these out and cannot believe I am just trying one, hopefully I will be snapping up a lot more colours in the near future!

Have you tried any of these products or are you lusting over any products from America, let me know below and make sure to follow! 

FOTD | 'insect' day

Products Used

Kevyn Aucoin Sensual Skin Enhancer

Seventeen Instant Glow 

So Susan Lip Cushion

Rimmel Exagerate Liquid Eyeliner

Fiery & Obsessed from MUA Undress Me Too

L'Oreal Miss Manga Mascara

Hoorah for inset days! Who can complain about a four day weekend? Not me. This is just going to be a very quick FOTD. When writing the title I had a mini flashback to primary school, there was always that one kid that thought inset days were called insect days, always used to make me laugh. Today I went for a really simple look pretty boring really but hey ho!

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LUST LIST | If I Was A Rich Girl

burberry umbrella- £285 | marc jacobs watch- £229 | celine bag- £2,124 | givenchy wallet - £330 | whistles jacket- £595 | valentino heels- £1,715 | cartier bracelet- £4,400 | victoria beckham dress- £1,450

*humming Gwen Stefani rn* I have found myself in London quite a bit recently and all of my days out have ended up to be rather oppressing. Wandering around the 'luxury departments' of Harrods and Selfridges has made me internally weep and envy those who can casually stroll into the shop and purchase another Prada bag for their collection.

The items I would be most likely to 'invest' in if I could afford to would probably be bags, shoes and jewellery. I absolutely love the Celine Phantom bag and I admired it from afar in Harrods, you can never have too many bags! I feel with bags and shoes there's not a lot that can replace the original but with clothes (take the Whistles leather jacket for example) similar things for a tenth of the price can be found.

With a purse shattering total of £11,128 for a measly eight items I think I will be sticking to Primark for now. Although I am a bargain hunter I hope to think one day I will be able to treat myself to such items. I guess I  better get revising...

What items would you like from this list? What are your favourite designers! Let me know and follow me if you enjoyed this!  Thanks for reading.

NEW IN | Kevyn Aucoin

The Sensual Skin Enhancer- SX13 // £38

The Matte Lip Color- Relentless // £26

Over the past week I have really been eyeing up the Kevyn Aucoin Sensual Skin Enhancer, I saw someone mention it in their YouTube video and soon after I saw a blogpost about it. After that I began my thorough research into the product (aka reading a few reviews)- I wanted to know if it was generally liked, considering the price. Anyway today I was in Knightsbridge with my mum and dragged her into Space NK so I could take a look at it- not actually planning to buy it. 

While we were looking around the store one of the people their/ make-up artists offered to do my Mum's eyeliner and lo-and-behold it turned into a full free makeover using the Kevyn Aucoin products! His name was Geraldo Frazao and he was so so lovely! After watching the transformation I wanted every single product. I will definitely be going back when my wallet (my mum's) has recovered to get some more of their products. Hopefully I can do a review on these two as well.

Also when we were paying the women serving us asked I we wanted any free samples, and who can say no to free samples eh? I was expecting one or two but she went a bit crazy with them, a good crazy though.

Have you tried any Kevyn Aucoin products? Which ones are your favourites? If you liked this don't forget to follow me and thanks for reading!