Articles about: primer
Wham, balm, thank you ma’am: Elemis Pro-Radiance Illuminating Flash Balm review
Free, gratis, and for nothin’: there’s really no better price for a beauty product. And that’s exactly what my travel-friendly 15ml tube of Elemis Pro-Radiance Illuminating Flash...
Coming soon: Benefit Stay Flawless 15 Hour Primer
I’ve always been a bit meh when it comes to primers. I like hydrating ones and mattifying ones and use them occasionally but, in terms of extending the lifespan of my makeup, I’ve not been...
Garnier 5 Sec Blur Primer Review, Before and After Pictures
Hmm, I pondered as I smoothed a thin layer of Garnier 5 Second Blur all over my face. What does this pale pink, perfecting primer remind me of? From the colour to the texture to the finish, turns out...
ARTDECO Makeup Innovation Collection: BB Cream, Anti-Aging Concealer, Skin Perfecting Makeup Base
We’re used to seeing pretty makeup collections from Artdeco – their powder compacts are absolute stunners – but this spring they’ve brought out something that’s a little bit different. The...
Shopping My Stash: The beauty bits I’ll be revisiting this month
One of the nice things about our recent move was that it forcibly reintroduced me to some things that I’d nearly forgotten I had. I discovered a pair of leopard print shoes under the bed that...
Eye primer guide: four qualities that make a primer perfect
Eye shadow primer is a can’t-live-without-it product for me. Well, I could live without it, obviously, but my eye makeup wouldn’t look half as good. Let’s call it the Spanx of my...
Clarins Beauty Flash Balm Review: can’t be beaten as a primer
It’s been around for donkey’s years (well 32 to be precise – read how it got blinged up for its 30th birthday) but I hadn’t tried it until my last relationship with a...
Embryolisse Lait-Crème Concentré review. Still wondering what the fuss is all about
Embryolisse is a French pharmacy – sorry, pharmacie – brand I’ve been meaning to have a go of for a while so I thought I’d make a start with their star product, Lait-Crème Concentré,...
Smooth operaters: six great Primer picks from budget to bling
For ages now I’ve been kind of obsessed with finding the perfect primer. After much testing I’ve yet to find my shortcut to complexion perfection, but they’re handy if my skin...
May-BB it’s Maybelline: A look at Maybelline’s new Dream Fresh BB cream
Maybelline Dream Fresh BB Cream My colleague Emily looks at me a little strangely when I ask if my face looks a different colour than usual. “Er, no…”, she tells me. “Should it?” I...