All about achieving (faking?) that perfect complexion

Quite a few of you have been asking me about what I have been wearing on my skin lately. I thought I'd just do a post on it seeing that even I am quite happy with my daily complexion routine now and plan to stick with it as long as I can. 

First up is the Revlon ColorStay Foundation. I tried this previously in their dry skin formulation and it looked really bad. Just recently I got my self a combination/oily formulation and in the shade Golden Beige which is an amazing match for NC30. It is however slightly pale for me and I ordered myself a darker one in Early Tan. 

There's not much I can say about this foundation. It's full coverage, which can be easily buildable from medium to full. It gives me a slightly dewy skin-like finish. It lasts all day too without getting oily in the t-zone. It does not budge no matter what you do. It is transfer resistant too! And who says heavy coverage means cake-like thick finish? This is not at all like that. Simply stunning for the price. 

and of course, you guys know how much I like my MAC Face and Body. This is exactly my shade and I opt for this when I don't want something feeling heavy on my skin or something that makes me look pale. This is effortless and works great when you have good skin. It does not cover a whole lot and does not last the whole day too! You will need to touch up with powder. My go-to foundation natural looking foundation however. 

And don't we all struggle to find the right shade of concealer? I am not saying my search for the perfect concealer has ended by any means but MAC's Select Cover Up is a closer match to what my perfect concealer would be like. It's opaque yet very pigmented, creases very little on me and only because I have fine lines under the eyes and does not slide off. It gives a lovely dewy finish but feels slightly tacky. I would love to find a powder that I can use to set it. Try using this over foundation and that's how it works best.

and NO NC shades won't always look ashy under the eyes. In fact NW's never worked for me and looked grey and NC30-35's work best and cover up really well too. Will repurchase.

I like to apply MAC Face and Body and Revlon ColorStay by fingers and that is still my best method of application for them. However this Flat top powder brush by Elf is quite something for £3.50. It does not shed at all which is a shocker as even MAC brushes shed. This is such a relief as I don't have to go on picking little pieces of brush hairs from my face.

It is a foolproof way to apply foundation. You absolutely need to skills to apply foundation with this. Just place a blob of foundation on the brush or on your face and then spread it haphazardly for a few seconds. Voila! Flawless foundation. I mean £3.50, you kidding me?

And just a few pictures to show the above mentioned complexion tools in action. I use them all every single day without fail. Almost obsessed!

There's nothing better than faking the perfect complexion is there? I am so vain :p