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Saturday 5 February 2011

Clinique Supermoisture Makeup

As someone with extremely dry, sensitive skin, I'm often on a hunt for a perfect foundation that's not going to go cakey or flaky. Add in to the equation the fact my skin is a shade of 'ghost' and you'll see how difficult it is for me to find a perfect foundation.

I stumbled across rather than discovered Clinique supermoisture makeup (let's call it SMM as it's easier to type :p) during a traipse around Boots. I'd been absent-mindedly admiring several clinique lipsticks when the words 'hydratation maximum' caught my eye. I guessed that meant maximum moisture or something like that in French, which of course captured my interest! 


Anyway, to cut a long story short, I found myself a few minutes later clutching a box of SMM in 61 ultra light, which is, funnily enough, the lightest colour in the range. SMM claims to be suitable for very dry to dry combination, and gives a gorgeous dewy finish I'm 100% in love with! 


Ignore the awful pose I have going on here! As you can hopefully see, my skin has a lovely dewy sheen! 

Pros: 

* Gives the most amazing dewy finish! Makes my skin (which is often quite naughty and looks dull) seem like the best skin in the world!
* Not the most expensive high end foundation at £21 for 30mls! However, I do understand that it's still a lot of money for a foundation! 
* Fragrance free.
* Sheer to moderate coverage which is perfect for me! I like sheer to medium foundations. 
* The formula itself is lightweight, soft and doesn't cake! Plus, it evens out my redness!
* Doesn't irritate my super sensitive skin.

Cons:

* Although this could also be seen as a pro by some people, £21 might be a bit steep for a foundation! 
* The foundation has little shimmery particles in it that are especially noticeable when in direct sunlight. I love it but I can see others might not.
* Not suitable for oily skin unless you want to be one massive ball of shine. 
* Shade range is fairly average. They could do with some more shades, especially at both ends of the spectrum (ultra light is in fact still a little bit too dark for me). 
* Coverage might be too sheer for some people. In that case, I'd say this isn't the foundation for you as it doesn't cover blemishes, just helps even out skin tone.


Another awful picture, I'm afraid! It was looking rather bare :p 


Having only used my video camera to take the above picture, I'm not sure how the foundation would react with flash. It doesn't appear to contain spf but the super dewy finish might equate to shine, shine and more shine in front of a lense. 

In conclusion (this is a mighty long post - sorry about that), I love this foundation! It glides on beautifully, gives a gorgeous dewy glow and has just the right amount of coverage for the day. If you suffer from dry, sensitive skin like me, I could not recommend it more! 

Sorry about the lack of pictures btw! There will be more next post, promise! :) 




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