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Lancome Teint Idole Ultrawear Makeup Stick Foundation Review

Whats up guys!
I have something really important to tell you.......

I may have found the most beautiful foundation. Of. All. Time.
I know, pretty important stuff right?

So today we are going to be talking about Lancome Teint Idole Ultrawear Makeup Stick Foundation.
I received this foundation in the mail and could not wait to try it out. I am a really big fan of cream and stick foundations, especially as I've gotten a little older. *Sighhhhh.

So Lancome claims the Teint Idole Ultrawear Makeup Stick is a 24hr wear, high pigment, matte & silky smooth. For me the foundation applies like a dream, it doesn't cling to my texture. Offers medium/full coverage and had a very natural satin matte finish. I would describe the finish as your skin but WAY better. It also feels feather light! It is NOT 24hr wear though, I got 9hrs, with good longevity considering I didn't prime or set anything.

The Lancome Teint Idole Ultrawear Makeup Stick runs for $42 at Sephora, contains .31 oz, which is pretty standard for a pan stick foundation, and it has 30 shades in the range.


Top-Bottom Lancome 320 Bisque W, Loreal Pro Matte 104 Golden Beige, Dior Forever 30, Loreal True Match W5, MUF HD Y325, Estee Lauder DW 252w Rattan, Cover FX Total Cover G40
 Bare Skin
After makeup
 
Flash Photo
 
 Natural Light

Will this foundation work for you?
  • Young/Teen Skin- Yes, I think this would be IDEAL for you, because it comes in a stick form its portable for your school bag or purse, and the coverage is very buildable (I am not a fan of FULL coverage on beautiful young skin) and because its a stick form you can also use it to easily spot conceal any blemishes!
  • Mature Skin- Yes, creasing is always what comes to mind first when I consider mature skin, I didn't have any while testing this foundation  (and that's without primer/setting powder). I think the lightweight but high coverage formula will help to give you coverage to even out discoloration but won't settle into fine lines and wrinkles.
  • Normal Skin- Yes, total no brainer. If you like a very natural looking base. You will really love this. I am going to pick up a lighter/darker shade to use them for HAC.
  • Oily Skin- Yes BUT with a couple tweaks. You will need to prime or set. I did get pretty dewy when I was wearing it after about 5 hours, mostly on the pads of my cheeks and center of the forehead. That being said, I think the way the foundation sat (on my skin) and felt it would be really worth it to give it a shot or get a sample!
  • Dry Skin- Yes, Yes, Yes! I really loved how this looked on my skin, I tend to have dry texture around my nose and outer cheek/jaw area due to my retin-a regimen. This did not cling or enhance any issues and in fact it smoothed out my pores actually making my texture look better without any primer!
  • Acne Prone Skin- Yes, I think this would look great on acne prone skin because it is great coverage but also forgiving on texture. SIDE NOTE- make sure you are properly sanitizing the foundation stick OR applying it to the back of your hand or fingertips to avoid going over active blemishes and getting bacteria on your product. To sanitize just pour some rubbing alchol on a cotton round a gently rub the foundation stick on it to sanitize.
 PRO'S
  • Beautiful natural looking finish
  • Lightweight feel
  • Great buildable foundation and coverage, would be good for photography
  • Oil-free, fragrance-free & noncomedonegenic
  • Sits nicely on texture
 CON'S 
  •  None? That I love it so much I wish it came in a full 1.0oz so I would get more at a time?
I really do love this foundation. What is your current favorite base product?









*The Lancome Teint Idole Ultrawear Foundation was sent to me courtesy of Octoly, regardless I am under no obligation to make a positive review. All opinions are honest and my own. :)



 

POPSUGAR #MustHaveBox| January 2017 -

Hello Gorgeous.
Hey guys, just a quick unboxing of the January Popsugar Must Have Box! Are you guys almost ready for the weekend....and Valentines Day soon? Anyone having date night this weekend instead of on actual V-Day like me? Let me know in the comments!



Check Out Popsugar Must Have Box Here! https://goo.gl/OVGGpC

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(Products Used/Talked About)

Goldenfaden MD Fresh A Peel

May Designs Desk Calendar + Notecard

Daily Concepts Your Hair Wrap Towel

Manduka Equa Mat Towel

Sourcebooks Instant Happy Notes

Dean & Deluca Peppermint Loose Leaf Tea

Glade N3 Free Coconut and Beach Woods Candle
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This is not a sponsored video, POPSUGAR sent me this Must Have Box to try for review. As always all opinion are 100% honest and my own.

DRUGSTORE HAUL| ELF, Eyelure x Vegas Nay, Kiss Faux Mink, Wet N Wild + More



Thought I would share my recent haul from over on my Youtube channel! Enjoy!

100% DRUGSTORE #fotd

 

Just a little #fotd using 100% DRUGSTORE makeup! Yaasssss! There is literally nothing better than fantastic drugstore makeup!
PRODUCTS USED
  • Hard Candy Sheer Envy Pore-Defense Primer Serum
  • Loreal True Match Foundation W5
  • Maybelline Fit Me Concealer Sand
  • Loreal Colour Riche Pocket Palettes in French Biscuit, Avenue Des Roses + The Noir Single shadow
  • LA Girl Glide Liner Black
  • Wet N Wild Megaglo Contour Caramel Toffee (for under eye highlight + bronzer/contour)
  • Kiss Naturals "Flirty" Lashes
  • Milani Baked Blush Berry Amore
  • Loreal La Palette Lip Nude #3 (the lightest nude peach in the palette)
  • Wet N Wild Megaglo Highlighter in Precious Petals
  • Loreal Brow Stylist Dark Brunette
 To see the full look go check out my YT Channel! XO


LOREAL INFALLIBLE TOTAL COVER FOUNDATION REVIEW


The most recent edition to Loreal's foundation line up is the LOREAL INFALLIBLE TOTAL COVER FOUNDATION. I have gotten a chance to try this over the last 2 weeks, sum up all of my thoughts on the foundation and am ready to talk to you about it!

I picked up the Loreal Infallible Total Cover Foundation at Walgreens for $12.99. There are 12 shades in the range. The range (if judging by what the packaging show's) and my personal experience tends to run neutral warm, my shade 305 Natural Beige looked very warm in the packaging but ended up being slightly ashy on my skin due to it's neutral slightly green undertone in the product itself. From what I have gathered from other blogger reviews the packaging shows a slightly different color then what comes inside the tube itself.

The packaging is a squeeze tube which I think is very appropriate for the formula, being that it is so SO thick.

LOREAL'S CLAIMS
  • NATURAL FINISH
  • 24 HR WEAR
  • AIR LIGHT FEEL
  • FULL COVERAGE 
Just a bit about me and my skin type! I CURRENTLY have very dry skin. I treat my hormonal cystic acne with a combo of an oral birth control pill (lol) and Retin-A 0.025%. I have some dry texture area's on my face as well as enlarged pores across my cheeks and nose + hormonal redness and hyper pigmentation scars.


The formula for this foundation is incredible thick! In comparison it reminds me of Maybelline's Dream Mousse (in the older pump version), Dream Velvet (loreal with more coverage) or Revlon Colorstay Whipped (loreal isn't as smoothe or long wearing). It also has a very "natural" finish,  it is neither fully matte or dewy but somewhere in between. It also did NOT oxidize at all on me.


When applying I noticed that it clung to dryness. The foundation sets down to something like a cream to powder finish foundation will. That being said it does tend to sit on top of the skin and has some shift to it. It will easily transfer onto clothing or wipe away if you touch your face in any way. However it does feel incredibly lightweight and comfortable on the skin.



After 7 hours the foundation still felt comfortable. It had not "broken down" on my skin but it did settle into laugh lines and catch on dryness easily. (Although I don't have fine lines I imagine it would emphasize those as well.)

This foundation is going to best suit those with normal, oily or dry skin with little to no texture issues. I don't feel this foundation will work well for those with texture issues like healing blemishes, acne and may not suit those with heavily lined skin or very mature skin.

It will however work nicely for "filling" in enlarged pores if you like that sort of thing! The foundation is formulated with dimethicone which is commonly used in pore filling primers, it is (in my opinion) what gives this formula its thick velvety texture. It's kind of like a pore filling primer and foundation in one.

I neither love or hate this foundation. I don't see myself reaching for it on a regular basis but I am also not going to tell you not to try it! It just doesn't work the best for me and my expectations. I much prefer both the LOREAL INFALLIBLE PRO MATTE & LOREAL INFALLIBLE PRO GLOW over the new TOTAL COVER.