Maybelline SuperStay Better Skin Foundation Review

Hi Everyone!! Finally after a few months I am doing another blog post. Today's post is going to about a foundation that I received from Influenster. I was sent this product for free for testing purposes. Even though that that's the case and I am still going to be giving my full honest 100% opinion and everything that is writing here is my own words and thoughts and am not paid to say any of it. Also if you would like I also posted a video in my YouTube channel talking about this product as well, if you would like to check out the review in video form: https://youtu.be/5xZRat0kLBw This foundation comes in 12 different shades: porcelain, ivory, classic ivory, nude beige, warm nude, buff beige, natural beige, pure beige, rich tan, sun beige, warm honey, and coconut. Something to keep in mind when picking a shade in the bottle is darker than once it's applied to your face, so make sure that what you see in the bottle doesn't confuse you and make you pick a lighter shade. Meaning if you are usually in the shade ivory to pick ivory. When I first got mine in porcelain, I thought that it was too dark for me, but once the foundation was applied to my face the shade matched my skin.

Foundation in Porcelain

I tried this product out for 3 weeks and this is by far my favorite foundation to wear. This foundation has medium coverage, but you do have to retouch as this isn't long lasting. I also have sensitive skin, oily, acne prone skin and this product without a doubt didn't break me out. This product does claim to improve your skin overtime which I do agree that it does. By the end of the day I see my skin tone more even and my pimples diminish in size. I have also notice the redness on my pimples have calmed down. When applying I do recommend to work in sections as this product does dry pretty quick. Not too quick to the point that you can't blend it, but if you dot it throughout your face by the time you get the other side, it's already difficult to work with the foundation. It does leave a slight powdery finish, so if you have dry skin I definitely don't recommend you using powder on top. Something to keep in mind as well is that even though I have oily skin, do notice the foundation clinging on the sides of my nose. So I would be cautious if you have dry or combination skin. Now for the packaging I like how skinny it is. I also love the fact that it comes with a pump. Personally for me I avoid using products that don't come with a pump as they are difficult to not make a mess when pouring. Also the cap is pretty secure so you don't need to worry about the cap coming off when it's in your bag. It's also travel friendly as it's 1 fl oz as most foundations are. The only problem that I had during the 3 weeks was that on day 17 I had an eczema breakout on my chin. On day 18 it spread to my bottom cheeks. Since it spread pretty quickly I had to immediately stop putting any makeup related products on my face healed a week later. After about a week my eczema had calmed down and it was only my chin that was slightly dry and patchy. I applied the foundation then and throughout the day my skin didn't react. I did apply a little bit of powder to set the foundation and was very cautious, and didn't find any dry patches at the end of the day. Now I am going to show you some pictures to show you how much my skin improved in the 3 weeks that I used it. The following pictures are me with my bare face makeup removed. None of these pictures have been edited or touched in any sort of way. 

Day 1 Before Application

End of Day 1 

Beginning of Week 2

Beginning of Week 3

End of Challenge (Week 4)

 I hope that this post was very helpful. Let me know if you have any questions about about anything. I will try to post more reviews in the future. I tend to be more active on my YouTube channel, so if you want to see more of my reviews you can definitely check it out any time. Or if you would like to check out my video form of this review click here. I hope that you all enjoyed your three day weekend. Only two more days and it's the weekend. I hope to see you again in my next post or on my channel. Thank you for checking out my blog.

-genuineangel

Amelia Knight Colour Couture Cosmetics Kit Review

Hi Everyone!! This is my first blog post. I am still trying to figure out how to work blogger, so please bear with me. As I get used to the layout, I will try to give my page a better design. For now the design and layout is basic, but it will have to do for now. Also, in case if you didn't know, I have a youtube channel. Unfortunately, the way how google is formatted, I couldn't use blogger on my real default account, but whatever. So, on the link to my google + profile isn't actually the one that I use. I put all over to that link that it isn't my real profile and I put the link to my real one there. But, for the sake of convenience here it is and the link to my YouTube Channel
Real Google+ Profile
YouTube Channel
In case you didn't know I started a YouTube Channel last year, and I post videos like makeup tutorials, first impressions, and reviews. And as of my birthday I have received 16 subscribers. Yay!!! So, enough with the intro and let's get started on the review.

On July 12 it was my birthday and a present that I received was this Kit below.

front

back

inside left tab

inside right tab

full view of the inside

makeup removed from the box

makeup with the seal removed

I was actually amazed how much there was and was a little excited since the box was huge. Although, since I have never heard of the brand and didn't really know where it was from, I was a little scared to even try out the products. But guess what...I did try them out, because you know what...what the heck. Also it was gifted to me, so I feel bad if I don't at least try it. The box was made out of cardboard and the opening is magnetic. Since I have never heard of the brand, I did some quick research on it and found out that it was made in the U.K. I live in the U.S., so that's probably why I have never heard of the brand. The box is about 30cm/1ft long,about 25cm/10inches long, and about 6cm/2.5 inches deep. This kit came with three lip glosses, 1 eyeshadow crayon, 2 nail polishes, a blush duo, a bronzer block, 15 eyeshadows (at a first glance most of them look shimmery), three eyeshadow dust, 1 two sided applicator, and 3 one sided applicator.

Since the eyeshadows, blush, and bronzer were in single pans, I got an empty CD case that I had and taped them on there. (I know that sounds really ghetto)

I used duck tape to secure the back. If I reach for these shadows more often in the future, then I will sure be transferring them to a z palette if I ever buy one. If I don't then I don't find there being a point to buy a z palette if I'm not going to use them. After deputing them from the container this is what my new palette looked like. And as you could tell from the pictures, I have already swatched all of the shadows by then.

 Depoting them took about half an hour. It took so long because the back of each pan had shadow all over the place, and I needed them to be clean so I could securely tape them on the case.

example from the bronzer

Now going with the swatches I have to say that for the most part it was pretty good. Although I do have to say that some of them were a bit chalky. I also want to mention, I don't have the best lighting, because of that for most swatches I included pictures with both natural and artificial lighting. 

Starting off with the bronzer. I first swatched every strip separately. Each one was very shimmery and pretty pigmented. Now in the summer time, I think that this is perfect put on for a sunkist look. The last swatch on the top is a mixture of all 5 colors. 

natural light

artificial light

Now moving on to the duo blush. Since the majority of the kit has shimmery shadows, I was actually scared that the blush was shimmery as well. Even though on the pan it didn't look like it, I was hoping that it wasn't secretly shimmery. Luckily it was matte. Hooray for matte blushes!! They weren't really that pigmented, but I think that it will give a nice natural flush on the cheeks to any look.

artificial lighting
bottom to top: pink, red, combined

Moving to the eyeliner/crayon. It was a pretty coppery, shimmery color and pretty pigmented. I included one thick swatch and one thin swatch.

artificial light

natural light

Next, are the pigments. Unfortunately you can't see the swatches very well, but I will still include them. All three pigments were very shimmery and pretty smooth in application. I also really like how it includes natural colors. These felt they would be very easy to apply in the inner lid and will make the whole look pop. I don't really like the packaging since it feels like it's made out of cheap plastic.

pink pigment

tan pigment

brown pigment

artificial light
bottom to top: pink, tan, brown

natural light
bottom to top: pink, tan, brown

Now is time for the nail polishes. I didn't want to open them since I didn't feel like doing my nails. Maybe I do a separate review on these two one day. The kit included a pink and a purple nail polish.

Now it's time for eyeshadow. I will first start with the top row. All of them had pretty good pay off (except the first one which I can see as a highlight kind of shadow), but the light purple and the whitish tan one to the right of it was pretty chalky while swatching. And all of the eyeshadows but the black were shimmery. From left to right the colors were: very sheer tan (exact same color as my skin), light purple, whitish tan, dark purple, and matte black (not very dark though).

artificial light

For the second row the white and brown shadow were matte while the others were shimmer. The only chalky one was the white one. And just like the last row, the pigmentation was pretty good. From left to right the colors were: white, silver, brown, metallic midnight, light bluish grey.

artificial light

Lastly the last row, which I like to call the neutral line. All of the shadows were shimmery except the light brown and dark brown. On the pan the light brown has specks of glitter, but when I swatch it they didn't even show up. The pigmentation was good once again, but the last shadow was pretty chalky when swatched. Also for some strange reason, this last one really reminds me of some of the shadows from the smashbox full exposure palette. From left to right: silver, light brow, dark brown, darker brown, metallic brown.

Now it is time for the lip glosses. They felt pretty hydrating and not sticky which I think is a perfect combo for a lipgloss. Of course since they are lip glosses, they were sheer but looks like they will look pretty and on too heavy on the lips.

Left to right: red, pink, nude

artificial light: red

artificial light: pink

artificial light: nude

artificial light
bottom to top: red, pink, nude

Last but not least...the mascara. Since it is a mascara and I didn't want to waste it, I will leave it for a different post to review on this mascara. For now here is a close up of what the packaging looks like.

In addition to the kit, it came with one double sided applicator, and three one sided applicator. I never use these, so I will be throwing them away since I have no point in keeping them.

As a whole I think that it was pretty good. I would definitely give this kind of kit to someone who is new to makeup and doesn't want to spend too much money on products that they think they will use, but end up not using. I'm not really new to makeup myself. I have been wearing for a few years, but a little more makeup doesn't hurt to have right? They definitely aren't the best, but they aren't the worst as well. For sure I can see myself using the shadows on the third row the most since I do tend to wear eyeshadow that is more on the neutral side. I do think that this isn't too friendly on the whole matte thing. There were very few eyeshadows that were matte, while the rest were shimmery. I kind of don't like that fact that the kit came in pans instead of a palette. On the bright side, you can just toss away the shadows that you aren't using instead of just having it sit on the palette there filling up space. If I was new to makeup I would have give it a 3.5 to 4 stars, but since I'm not I'll be nice I give it 3 stars. Mostly because the pans in the bottom were very dirty and hard to clean, and the quality of the packaging was ok. I'm not sure how much this kit costs since it was a gift for me, so I wouldn't know if it was worth the money. When I looked it up, there was a similar kit for $15. If this was $15 I would say that it was a pretty good deal. But for me, if I were to walk by and see it, I wouldn't have bought it for myself just because I have never heard of this brand and I wouldn't buy a kit for myself unless it was guaranteed I was going to love it. Well that is for my first post. I hope that you enjoyed reading my review/first impressions. In the future I will be sure to review the mascara and nail polishes when I give them a try. I would love it if you would also check out my channel. In case you don't feel like scrawling all the way up to the top for the link here it is:

YouTube Channel

I would love it if you let me know below what other products you would like me to review, or if you have any questions. I hope that you have a wonderful day and I'll see you in my post or in my channel. Bye!!