Whimsy of Things

It bugs me that I have enough spare foundations laying around my house and cluttering up my life that I am able to use a different one for two weeks straight with no repeats. This is just silly. Anyway, today I am trying the Purlisse Perfect Glow BB Cream in Light. I like the idea of a BB cream or a tinted moisturizer for the weekends, especially if it has some SPF included.  I want something I can throw on with my fingers without fussing with brushes or sponges that has ok coverage and doesn't look horrible if I start to sweat.  Yeah I know, I don't ask for much!! This one was not it.  The coverage was really light  and it wasn't easy to blend.  I had a lot of gathering around my nose (you might be able to see it in the photos). The color match was ok, but that was partially due to the fact that the coverage was so light.  I might try to use this up as a sort of primer since it is a small tube to begin with and Project Beauty Share wo...

Today I tried out the Kokie Full Cover Foundation in 20W.  This one comes in a really pretty bottle, is priced well at around $10.00 and has a consistency that I like.  It is also cruelty free.  Unfortunately, I am pretty sure this one is discontinued which sort of sucks because I ended up liking it pretty well. This blended out well, had just the right amount of "glow" on my skin and wore pretty well throughout the day.  This was a pretty nice color match too!  I had two (workable) complaints. First, the smell. It has a weird artificial apple smell that I was not a fan of, but it went away pretty quickly.  Second, the coverage was a little heavier than I would ideally like.  That could be worked around by mixing in a little tinted moisturizer, applying it more lightly or something along those lines.  I would have likely picked this to go onto the next round (more on that later) if it were not for the fact that this isn't going to b...

It occurred to me that I should do swatches of the foundations that I am testing this month to give you all a comparison. 1. Joah Truely Yours Natural Finish Foundation Drop - JLF125 Classic Ivory 2. Purlisse Perfect Glow BB Cream - Light 3. Sephora Matte Perfection Tinted Moisturizer - 02 Silk 4. Catrise HD Liquid Coverage Foundation 010 Light Beige 5. Kokie Full Cover Foundation (likely discontinued?) - 20W 6. Candid Natural Finish AntiPolution Foundation - 110 (A good shade match, and my most loved foundation) 7. IpKn Moist and Firm BB Cream - Light 8. Flower Beauty Light Illusion Foundation - Ivory L2 9. Photoready Candid Glow Moisture Glow Foundation 110  10. Il Makiage Woke Up Like This Flawless Base Foundation - 040 11. Bare Minerals Complexion Rescue Tinted Hydrating Gel Cream - Vanilla 02 I actually found 2 more foundations when I was going through my things that I will add to the list later.. the Kosas Tinted Oil Foundation and the Dermacol Foundation....

Today I am retrying the Flower Beauty Light Illusion foundation.  This product is reasonably priced and is cruelty free (yay!) in Ivory.  This foundation is supposed to have medium coverage and provide the "most flattering soft luminosity imaginable" with a skin-like feel. It has a little SPF but not enough to skin a separate sunscreen. All of that sounds great and I remember liking this in the past. This time, the coverage seemed to be a little heavy compared to what I would ideally like. The issue here is that it is so glowy that it accentuates all of my texture, and being over 45, I have a good bit. The color match seemed ok, but overall I will have to pass on this one for the long run.  I guess I could try setting it down, but the coverage would be even heavier and that is one of my issues with this foundation. I haven't been great about taking wear test photos later in the day because most of the foundations I have tried lately have really let me down a...

Hello again! I have 2 BB Creams to try during this project and I have decided that I will give them a shot on Fridays.  I actually wore this one earlier this month, but my school writing has prevented me from uploading a review as often as I would like so here we are. I tried the IpKn Moist and Firm BB cream in Light. It contains ceramides, collagen and niacinamide which I like and a pretty solid sunscreen which can't hurt especially since I would like an easy weekend product to use when I don't want to pull out sponges and brushes. I tried to find the cruelty free status of this product and wasn't able to come up with much, but due to the lack of information, I probably wouldn't purchase this. Its unfortunate too because I feel like this looks really nice and has good coverage for a BB cream.  It sat on my skin well and the color match was pretty good. The texture is nice and it feels good on my skin. It actually feels more like skincare than makeup whic...

I got hung up in school so writing about this has taken longer to post that I would have liked, but this blog is mostly for me to keep track of spending and to get my thoughts out there, so I don't feel too bad. In any case, today I tried the CYO Lifeproof Long Lasting Foundation.  I have two bottles of this because it was on sale and it came so highly recommended by Taylor Wynn . Unfortunately, this foundation has been discontinued so even if I end up loving it, I wouldn't be able to replace my current foundation with it.  This is in the shade 103. This is supposed to be a medium coverage foundation that is transfer proof and lightweight.  I do find that the coverage is medium, but I don't feel like it looks very skin-like on me. This is a photo right after application. I feel like it is more noticeable around my mouth and nose, but I don't feel like it offers very good coverage as I can still see some redness on my cheek that wasn't covered. I didn...

Today I am giving the Catrice HD Liquid Coverage Foundation in 010 Light Beige another try.  I would like this one to work out.  For purely fussy reasons, I like the glass dropper bottle. The price point (around $11.00) is great, and this company is cruelty free (the biggest thing I am looking for in an alternate to my favorite). Upon initial application, the coverage of this seems about right. I don't feel like it is a thick layer on my skin.  It blended out with a makeup sponge quickly and anything I put on top of it blended out without issue.  The color match is even good. The finish is a nice satin matte and the texture issues seem to be about standard. At this point, I have already decided that I like this one enough to send it on to round two (more about that later). I didn't happen to get a photo of this outside right after application yesterday, but here is what it looked like outside at the end of the work day The coverage clearly isn'...