My favourite primers !

Hey lovelies

I haven't posted in ages (due to my big move to manchester and my new job) but I thought I would bring you a post to tell you about a staple in my make up routine ! 

If you suffer from oily skin then you know a Matt primer is key ! 

So, my 4 favourite primers I love at the minute are.... 

Clinique super primer for dull skin

Mac Matte

Maybelline babyskin

Clarins instant smooth

My favourite out of them all is the Clarins instant smooth! (Just bought a new pot as it's on offer in a gift set on the Clarins website!!) 

So everyone that uses this or has heard of it knows it's referred to by the nickname "polyfilla" as it literally does what polyfilla does !! It fills ! It smooths over lines and pores and is actually amazing ! It is a 15ml pot but it lasts forever ! (Bit like benefit browzings!) I wouldn't be without it, it's a silky texture and makes my skin Matt :)

Next up is the Clinique superprimer, which if you check my last post it will give you more details about it.. 

I love the primer when I don't want to wear make up as it brightens my skin too :)

Thirdly is Matte by MAC

This primer is good for daily touch ups throughout the day as you can use it over make up.. I have tried it under make up but it didn't really make a difference and it felt quite wet on my skin.

So my new favourite primer at the min is baby skin by Maybelline.. It has only just come out in the UK, and I managed to grab one from boots the other day.

It is £7.99 for a 22ml tube.  The texture is a silky Matt gel and it evens out my skin tone nicely.  I like this primer as it does make my pores disappear (until I take my make up off) !! I live the quirky packaging and I'm a massive babylips junkie so I definitely had to buy this!  It is worth every penny and I will continue to use it, as it keeps my oil at bay :)

What are your favourite primers ? 

Mel xxx 

What's in my make up bag ?

I have too many things in my make up bag but these are my favourites ! 

First of all I LOVE my make up bag ! I bought it from New York when I went in feb ! (Excuse the state of it, it's been bashed about it my bag ! )

Smashbox O-Gloss I love this gloss, it goes on clear and transforms into your own shade of pink when it comes to contact with your lips. It's not sticky either ! 

Benefit stay flawless primer this primer is so good, I rarely touch up my oily skin when I use this. You do need to apply foundation with a brush though or it doesn't blend properly if not. My make up stays in place for ages ! I love that it is colourless too.

Mac studio fix fluid I have nw20, which is too dark for me (the girl at mac colour matched me wrong ! ) but its a perfect colour for when I tan, so I'm using this at the min. The coverage is fab too ! 

Bare minerals stroke of light I have this in luminous 1.  It's a pink colour and neutralises the dark circles under my eyes ! I use this as a base and pop another concealer on top. It's a fab product!

Make up forever full cover concealer I love this concealer, it literally covers Everything !!! I wear number 4, it's a good  neutral shade. I use this to cover my blemishes and I use a concealer brush to apply. 

Benefit fake up concealer I use this under my eyes to hydrate and brighten. I really like it as it is quite light but still covers. I use 01 light.

Mally volumizing mascara I rave about this mascara so much.  My lashes are so big and long when I use it and it makes them so black ! Best Mascara ever !!! 

Have you tried any of these products before ?

Mel xx 

MAC prep + prime BB compact SPF 30

Hey guys, today's post is about the MAC bb cream compact. I was really excited about this because I'm a sucker for BB creams. However you can't always assume they will always be 'blemish balms' , this one for instance is 'beauty balm' , I like blemish balms for my oily blemish prone skin, so I was quite unsure about this. 

It comes with a sponge and you apply the creamy formula with it ! 

This product did nothing for me, actually it made me oilier (if that was possible) the cream was far too sheer and didn't actually cover anything on my skin. It was horrible.

As far as colours go I always go for the lightest. I went for 'extra light' and it was far too orange for me ! I looked awful !  So I wouldn't recommend it for light skin tones. 

Here it is swatched.

As you can see it is really light coverage and slightly orange ! 

The only positive I have from it is that it had an spf30. Definitely think il stick to my Estée Lauder BB cream :)

Have any of you tried this ? What did you think ? Would love to know ! 

Mally perfect prep primer

Hi guys so I believe that a primer is a key product in any make up routine (especially mine) 

My skin is really oily and I hate my skin when I don't use a primer ! 

I have tried many ( and I mean many) over the years and currently I am using this one by Mally ! 

For those of you who haven't heard of Mally, she is an American make up artist who is whacky and appears on QVC a lot .  I really like her make up brand and it's excellent value when you buy her sets from qvc (which is the only place in the UK you can buy Mally) 

So back to the primer ! It's quite a silky matte texture and really sits on the skin nicely. It mattifys my shiny face and masks my pores. My make up lasts for hours.  If I'm feeling really oily I will use benefits porefessional on the parts of my face I need a bit of "extra" tlc. 

A little really goes a long way ! I have had my tub for about 5 months and I'm still working my way through it ! 

What are your favourite primers ? Have you tried any of Mally's make up ? 

Check out her range on the QVC UK website :) 

Benefit stay flawless 15 hour primer

I love the fact that benefit have brought out a new quirky primer ! It lasts for 15 hours (even on my horrid oily skin) , I do still have to touch up with my mally face defender (not all the time) still but overall it is a brilliant primer ! It glides on smoothly and when i put my foundation on with my fingers it blends really nicely ! I like the fact it is in a stick as it isn't messy and you can put it straight on. Its quite a silky feel and It's colourless too which is perfect for any skin tone to use ! I would repurchase this definitely but I have a feeling it's gonna last a while anyway !! Have any of you tried this primer ? Did you like it ?