L'oreal Nude Magique CC Cream UPDATED

This is just a quick post on my first impressions of a product. I'm talking about the the L'oreal Paris new nude magique CC cream. A 'colour correction beautifier' in anti-redness green.

The claims on the packaging sound amazing! ...but don't they always. it says 'transforms into foundation, neutralises redness for a perfect nude look' and all with the added benefits of SPF 20 may i add. Anyone who's read my previous posts may have picked up on my annoyingly red face grrrrr. I always photograph redder then my friends and it irritates the life out of me. When i look in the mirror i don't feel i look red but yesterday when sharing this with my darling partner he in fact told me "yeaaaa it is quite red" hmm straight into Superdrug i go! 

so on the back of my hand when i squeeze a little out it comes out quite watery and green then rubbing it in it instantly turns into a lovely nude shade that's first wonderfully creamy and then into a nice matte, almost powdery, feeling finish. it doesn't have much of a scent that i can tell which is great for me as anything perfumed seems to put me right off. especially when it comes to foundation. 

so far so good but lets face it, I'm not going to be wearing this on my hands so i'll get on with my make up and then see how i feel the results are on my face!

Aaaaaaand I love it!

I didn't expect much coverage from a cream but it actually covered brilliantly.  I felt no need to add extra foundation other then my beloved mac pro longwear concealer under my eyes. It felt lovely on my skin and doesn't seem to be settling in any creases. As for the anti-redness and staying power, that will all be put to test tonight as I'm in my way to Drake at the o2 eeeeeek! There's bound to be plenty of sweating and photos. Fingers crossed because so far I'm really loving this.

Let me know if you've tried this product and whether you felt it worked for you

Thanks for reading! Mwaah! Xx

UPDATE
I just feel like I owe it to anyone reading this to update this post and tell you all just how amazing this product really is. Its the day after and i got in just before 2am. This CC cream out done any of my expectations. It stayed on all night flawlessly without any creasing what so ever that i would usually get from foundation (usually around the chin crease area, smile line and the frown creases between my brows). My skin was definitely red free in any photos I've seen and this with all the heat and madness of the nights events.. and i definitely didnt hold back! Not once did i feel like my makeup was sweating of my face either, like I usually would on a night out. Goodbye foundation, you have been replaced!

red free face :D

Me and the lovely Monika. Find her blog here xxx

Haul Post!

I'm excited to say that I have done a good few wish list item cross offs today. But before I start, can I just take a moment to rave about cocktailcosmetics.co.uk. I made an order Tuesday (18/02/2014) afternoon, spending over £50 to reach the free delivery (of course. I'm a sucker for those) and my items came the next day! but I wasn't in :'( so off I skipped to the post office collection point today (20th) and picked up my perfectly packaged delivery. Thank you cocktail cosmetics!

In my perfect little package, was two sigma brushes (of which I felt my premium set was missing) and two lime crime products. The first is an opaque lipstick in the shade 'countessa fluorescent'. The most beautiful packaging I've ever seen. Shiny purple with a holographic silver unicorn. I couldn't bare the idea of swatching it and making it imperfect, but of course I did! ...eventually. and also it smells so yummmmm, like cupcakes!

Next item crossed of the wish list thanks to cocktail cosmetics is the velvettene liquid to matte lipstain by lime crime. I bought the colour 'suedeberry'. Now I'm not overly sure if the colour suits me and perhaps I should have gone for the pink or red version, but that does not mean I don't love the product. So far I'm loving the unique finish and the vivid colour. its so simple to apply, though maybe a little patchy first coat. Though second coat and it was wonderful. I really feel to give it a good chance, I need to do more then just quickly sample it late at night with no other makeup or hair styling.

The two brushes I ordered are the flat kabuki (f-80) and the pencil brush (e-30). I love sigma and in my eyes they can do no wrong. I cant wait to play around and have fun with them along with my others.

My last two haul items were just picked up locally and are easily found. I bought the light infusing foundation and pure light primer base by L'Oreal Paris. These are both from the lumi magique range. I seem to always have really dry matte looking skin so I'm hoping that I'll get a lighter fresher looking face with both these products. I'll let you know how I get on!

If you feel you can advise me on anything that might help my skin feel less dull and dry looking with make-up then please do comment below. I'd love to hear from you!

So far I'm pretty happy with what I've got :)


Well thanks for reading! hopefully you'll come back again soon
Mwah!

p.s. Sorry for the added dates! I've posted this a few days late from writing it!