My handbag must have!

I love this Bobbi Brown Foundation Stick (£27). It is like a giant cover up stick but is much creamier and smoother than a concealer. When applied it has the texture of a cream foundation and can be blended into the skin. It can be used on it's own as foundation, and built up to give full coverage but I prefer to use it over my own foundation where I want extra coverage or for touch ups during the day. It gives a smooth even finish, I apply with my fingers but could be blended with a brush. I love this little stick, not only for its portability but the coverage it gives is amazing, and as the finish is slightly dewy it doesn't look to heavy.

(Warm Sand/2.5)

You Rebel! - Benefit tinted moisturiser

This is not a new product by any stretch so many of you may have already given it a go, but thought I would do a little post on the You Rebel tinted moisturiser by Benefit (RRP £23.50) after I packed for my holiday instead of foundation.

There is nothing worse than cakey matte make up on holiday but I still wanted a more even skin tone and a little coverage and this moisturiser definitely delivered! It is quite heavily tinted so great for the summer. I applied all over my face and then buffed into the skin with a kabuki brush and a little bronzer.

It takes a little while to completely dry once applied, but it is not particularly greasy. It sits well on the skin and stay put, giving a dewy glow to the complexion. It also is SPF 15 so even better for the summer months. A couple of times I applied moisturiser before putting this on but that was a little too heavy for me and it took longer to absorb into the skin, but I did find that it provided me with enough moisturisation so that I did not need my usual moisturiser any way.

Overall a good summer product! What are your favourite summer skin must haves?

Avon Magix Face Perfector

I picked up this Avon Magix Face Perfector Primer to keep my make up in place in the hot weather. I don't normally use primer but I thought I would check this out. It's £10.50 for 30ml and also contains SPF20.

It comes out as a light lotion/gel but becomes powdery on the skin. I used on my nose, cheeks and forehead to keep my make up in place and minimise shine. The first thing I noticed was that it evened out my skin tone, it has a slight iridescence and gave my skin a glow but toned down unwanted shininess. I applied my make up over the top.

My face stayed in place the whole evening despite the hot weather and looked less shiny than it normally would after a day in the sun. The formula was light and sheer so didn't make my make up look heavy. I have also been using it for the day under my make up and it has kept my make up from sliding off through the commute and warm weather.
Only thing to note was, I found it best to leave the primer about 10 minutes to dry before applying make up over the top as it would ball up otherwise.

(sorry not very easy to show the finish in the photo)

Overall though, I think this product is a real winner. It kept my make up looking tidy all day and felt comfortable on my skin. I would usually expect my face to feel a little greasy after all day wear but this definitely calmed down the unwanted shine.