Showing posts with label Garnier Moisture Match. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Garnier Moisture Match. Show all posts

Wednesday, 10 April 2013

March Favourites

Truth be told, there a lot of products that I have been loving for the past month, some new, some old and some rediscovered. I love it when I forget I have something and then find it one day in my very messy beauty drawer, those are the sort of products which always squeeze their way back into my beauty routine and make me wonder why I ever surrendered them to "the drawer" in the first place! 


Now the seasons are starting to change, I'm about to dig out my old friend Nivea Tinted Moisturiser and say goodbye to the heavier foundation, but for March, Rimmel Match Perfection has been a saint to me.

I've been using Garnier Moisture Match in 'Shine Be Gone' (Review post here) first thing in the morning recently and I'm finding it actually works similarly to a primer, smoothening out my face and helping my foundation last longer. Thumbs up from me! 


If I'm honest, I am so bad at using heat protection spray, and with really long and thick hair, I know that makes me a very bad person! Charles Worthington Salon Finish Heat Protection Spray is one of those aforementioned products which was given a new lease of life after being pulled out of "the drawer" this month. I have been religiously using it for the last few weeks everytime I put a heated appliance anywhere near my hair. As an added bonus, it has a really nice scent, albeit very hard to pinpoint, I can't work out how to describe it!

BeneFit's Big Beautiful Eyes Contour Kit is another rediscovered product, but I am yet again loving it and it has made a firm re-entry into my everyday makeup bag. The eyeshadows in the palette are very versatile and wearable for an everyday look, and the Bo-ing concealer has come in very handy for under my eyes after a late night revising! (Not partying, sadly.) I've been applying it with my fingers - bad beauty blogger - as I lost the brushes :(


The Porefessional by BeneFit is described as a PRO balm to minimise the appearance as pores, and I think it does a fantastic job. I use it as a primer around my T zone and cheeks and it really does leave your skin with a flawless base ready for foundation. The only downside I have found is that I have to reapply it half way through the day as it does tend to 'slide' off the face, but this might just be due to my combination skin type.

Last but not least are these Hollister body sprays. Although I'm not really a body spray person -  I always use perfume instead - I have actually been using these a room sprays! So, I guess you could say I'm cheating putting these in my March Favouites, but hey, I never called it beauty favourites anyway! If you have ever visited a Hollister store before and admired the amazing smell that hits you when you walk through the doors, this is what they use, and boy does it smell good! As you can see I have had these a little while now and used both of them very heavily, but they're both gorgeous and I'm a little addicted!


Do you use / love any of the products I have featured?
xxx

Tuesday, 26 February 2013

Garnier Moisture Match - Shine Be Gone Mattifying Cream

I featured this Garnier moisturiser in my naughty haul on Saturday, so as promised, here is the review!

As I've previously mentioned on this blog, my skin type is combination, I have a oily T-Zone but dry skin on my cheeks. Therefore, when it comes to moisturisers I need something which can provide an effective solution for both, something to combat oil but moisturise dry patches at the same time. I really struggle with finding a good moisturiser to serve this purpose well, and have tried many which are only capable of one of these, despite claiming to do both.


I spotted Garnier Moisture Match on a point of sale in Boots on Saturday, and at only £5.99 thought 'why not' and chucked it into my basket. The cream claims to mattify and reduce shine to leave your skin looking more uniformed. Great, I thought, so I read on. Moisture Match is a new range which consists of 4 tailor made moisturisers, designed to suit different skin types. 'Shine Be Gone' promises to fulfil the following; quick to absorb, mattifies all day long and reinforces the skin's barrier function helping your skin to maintain its level of hydration.

Let's put it to the test...

Shine Be Gone smells amazing, it's a light clean scent which feels gorgeous to rub into my skin. When I first squeezed the bottle I was surprised at the formula, as it feels like an oily cream and not something you would usually buy for combination skin. The cream is really lightweight and rubs in really easily.


Once applied, it sunk in almost immediately and applying makeup over the top was easy. It mattified my forehead to a certain extent, but I was still reapplying powder after 5 hours of first applying my makeup. A little disappointing, but I think I'm coming to the conclusion that there just isn't a product out there which can completely combat oil!

The best thing about this moisturiser is the price. At only £5.99, (and I spotted it in Superdrug today on offer for £3.99!) it is such good value. Even if you already own a few moisturisers which do the trick for you, consider picking up one of these Moisture Match's and using it for a spare. Shine Be Gone gets the thumbs up from me.

Can you reccomend any good moisturisers that I should try?

xxx
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