Soap and Glory’s kick ass concealer

Today I would like to discuss Soap and Glory’s ‘kick ass concealer’. I often find with concealers that I’m never fully satisfied. They never seem to fully cover my blemishes or if they do its because I’ve caked it on so thick and you can tell!!! They never seem to fully cover dark circles around me eyes either (I’m really making myself sound attractive aren’t I…spots, dark circles!)

Well, all this being said, this is a concealer that works for me. I really like the packaging. It’s small so easy to pop in your bag and it has 3 easy steps, as outlined on the packaging. The slightly lighter shade is a ‘brightening’ solution for under your eyes (stage 1) and the darker shade is for blemishes or red patches (stage2), you can obviously use the lighter shade too. There is also a powder to apply at the end to help give it a greater staying power (stage 3). Soap and Glory describe their product as having:

 

“under eye brightening concealer with PUFFEASE-8™ technology, SUPERWEAR™ light scrambling ‘on the spot’ complexion concealer & a weightless transparent setting powder with INSTA-FIX™ polymer technology”.

I find that the solution is nice and creamy and doesn’t look cakey, especially under the eyes, which most do on me. It glides on and you don’t need a great deal. I would probably like the colour to be slightly lighter so that I can highlight a bit more but it is probably a good colour for most and blends in well for those who have a medium skin tone. I do find that towards the end of the day it starts to wear off a bit and can start to sink into some fine lines but this is very minor and nothing in comparison to some I have tried.

The thing I like most about this concealer is the coverage it gives on blemishes. I have some red marks and scarring from previous spots and this is great for covering them up. Many of them literally disappear! It’s amazing! I have found that to achieve best results I like to apply some green cover stick (collection 2000) to any red patches, apply my tinted moisturiser (REN) which has spf mixed with Laura Mercier oil free foundation and then apply the concealer. This way I don’t put on anymore than I need. I then finish with a dusting of transparent powder (smashbox) to my t-zone. I cannot apply it to my under eyes otherwise I do find I get that cakey effect but this is with all products!

The kick ass concealer is £10 and is definitely value for money. Have you used this? I would be interested in people’s experience with this compared to the Laura Mericer ‘undercover pot’ which I am always tempted by.

YSL Colour Love.

Hello! Hope you are all well.

I just had to post about my new favourite lipstick EVER! I had been musing over the YSL Rouge pur couture pure colour satiny radiance lipstick in Le Rouge for sometime now. This was inspired by Kourtney Kardasian’s fantastic red pout. I know at this point some of you may groan at the K word but I’m not afraid to admit that I love those girls and no one can deny that their make up is always faultless. I have always loved Kourtney’s bright red lip colour and so when I found out what it was I had to have it.

Initially I was put off my the price tag, 25 GBP is more than I usually like to spend on a lipstick (the amount of lipsticks I have at that price would bankrupt me), however I eventually succumbed after visiting the YSL counter. I ended up picking a different colour as it suited my colouring better (not as dark as KK), I went with the Le Orange, shade 13. It is AMAZING! It is really bright and as you can see by the pictures it is more of a red/orange colour. It is so satiny as indicated by the name and makes your lips feel moisturised (even my currently poorly conditioned lips). 

The thing that I love most about this lipstick and makes it worth the expensive price tag, in my opinion, is the staying power! It is incredible. I have been putting it on in the morning and it has literally been on my lips in the evening without re-application! I even need to take it off with make up remover before bed!!! Now, I should highlight that when I say ‘still on my lips’ I do not mean that it is still full, glossy colour but more of a stain. The colour is still really apparent and pops though. I find that applying a touch of lip balm is enough to re-moisturise my lips and make the colour shine again. This may be down to the vibrant colour of the lipstick that causes such a stain but I can’t wait to try out some of the other colours to put this theory to the test!

I have also heard great things about the YSL Rouge Volupte shine lipstick so am desperate to give these a go too. I did test them and the smell of fruit (watermelon I believe) is gorgeous! I think layering these two lipsticks would look great, the deep colour pop with the glossy shine on top…heaven

My name is Stephanie and I am a YSL lipstick convert. What is your favourite shade?