tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40991508979308041142024-03-05T00:50:07.239-08:00Lucy Duckett.Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15639290192822525115noreply@blogger.comBlogger133125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4099150897930804114.post-39337360012351279802014-02-03T23:53:00.000-08:002014-02-03T23:53:09.357-08:00New Blog: Oh, hello face.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15639290192822525115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4099150897930804114.post-73550622942426103702012-08-28T06:32:00.002-07:002012-08-28T06:32:33.391-07:00Fun and easy nails...<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I am yet to try the Impress nails that I have heard so many great things about, I have been put off by the price tag and the lack of designs/colours I like. I was asked if I would like to try Brit Rocks Nails, another brand of pre-glued nails, here are my thoughts.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Good points:</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1. They take about a minute to apply</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2. Fun, on trend designs.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">3. Perfect for a night out or one off event</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">4. Great for those with short nails who don't want ridiculously long talons</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1. They don't feel overly secure.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2. The glue strip is a little thick on some of them not allowing them to sit completely flat.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">These are perfect to jazz up an outfit for a night out and so easy to use but I wouldn't recommend them if you are after nails you can wear for a week.</span><br />
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Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15639290192822525115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4099150897930804114.post-64485411202135380562012-08-23T09:22:00.001-07:002012-08-23T09:22:45.144-07:00Pregnancy Update: 22 Weeks<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We are having a boy!! I was convinced it was a girl so was really shocked but I'm so pleased we know now and can focus more on names and what to buy. Any suggestions of names would be greatly appreciated as we are struggling loads!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">One of my good friends got this recently at her baby shower, and when I saw it in H&M, I couldn't resist! It was £5.99.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Symptoms wise there isn't anything out of the ordinary to report; I still get very tired from the most pathetic of activities but I hear this will ease off soon! I suffer from occasional heartburn but nothing I can't cope with, and I get quite bad lower back pain but Im off to the Physio Therapist next week so hopefully I will learn some good exercises to help ease it. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I feel the baby move all the time, and its getting stronger everyday!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I have often seen Montagne Jeunesse face masks but never actually tried one. I feel slightly snobby saying I was probably put off by the affordable price tag, which seems silly but when it comes to skin care, the products that work, generally tend to come at a more high end cost. I was recently asked if I would like to try some out and as they are pregnancy friendly I thought I would give them a go!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This Travel Pack is designed to be taken away with you to treat yourself whilst you are on holiday, but these products are equally nice to try out in the comfort of your own bathroom!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It comes with two body wash sachet's, a foot cooler, a purifying face mask, a body scrub and a hair mask.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I also tried the Passion Peel Off mask which I was a little hesitant to try as I have very fussy skin. It claims to deeply cleanse your skin, leaving it with a radiant glow, it also has added antioxidants to protect. The first thing I noticed was the lovely sweet, fruity smell, not hugely natural smelling but very appealing. Make sure you tie your hair back well, as it has a very sticky gel consistency, also don't apply too much as it wont dry properly. I left it on for around 20 minutes, it felt really cooling on, which was lovely as it was a hot day so I can imagine this would be lovely on holiday. It was really fun to peel off and left my skin feeling very clean and looking bright and fresh. I have to say I was pleasantly surprised! I would avoid any extreme dry areas on the face but over all this felt really gentle.</span></div>
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Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15639290192822525115noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4099150897930804114.post-1532883210523781802012-08-06T12:15:00.000-07:002012-08-06T12:15:35.100-07:00Pregnancy Skin Savers...<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Luckily, as yet, I have had no stretch marks on my rapidly growing stomach or bust, I have heard that it is down to good or bad genes whether you will get them or not. Despite this I have been loading on the cream after every bath or shower, just to be sure! A very kind Makeup Artist friend of mine, who is also a mummy, gave me a HUGE jar of Pure Virgin Coconut Oil which I am extremely grateful for as it's going to last me the entire pregnancy and beyond! </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The first thing I love about it, is the smell, which is a completely natural coconut fragrance that, luckily, I really enjoyed during my few weeks of morning sickness. It smells really natural and pure! Secondly I love the way it goes hard when cool and turns in to an oil when warm, I keep it in my bathroom so it's usually in its solid state, I love digging a big chunk out and letting it melt between my hands, SO lovely to use and it sinks in surprisingly quickly whilst feeling extremely nourishing. Thirdly, I read that is is has anti bacterial properties so can help prevent skin infections during pregnancy. I don't know if its common to get skin infections during pregnancy but either way it can only be a bonus! I'm pretty sure you can buy it anywhere for between £5-£10.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">My main concern though recently, has been my breakouts and dry skin on my face, I tried just sticking to a sensible and simple routine of making sure I thoroughly cleansed my skin morning and night with a sensitive and natural cleanser (I can't remember the name) and then using Cetaphil Moisturiser to make sure my skin was hydrated. This did not work, I continued to breakout all over my chin and slightly on my forehead along with really dry flaky (mm nice!) patches on my chin and nose! I have since invested in a tube of Liz Earle Cleanse and Polish (as featured in my last post) which I have been using for exactly a week now and I can already see a major improvement. My spots are slowly but surely disappearing, with a stubborn few still remaining and the dry patches have pretty much gone! Yey I love you Liz Earle! I knew I would and am annoyed it took me this long to get around to trying it but when I read on the website that it is safe to use during pregnancy I was sold. In case you haven't heard about this product before I will tell you briefly how you use it (regular blog readers or skincare fanatics out there will be bored stiff by this!) It is a cream formula containing Rosemary (great for breakouts), Chamomile (calming and soothing), and Cocoa Butter (moisturising). Using 1 pump or 2 you massage in to dry skin, it will remove eye makeup as well but do this last so you don't get a big messy face, then take one of the two muslin cloths it comes with and run under hot water, gently then wipe of the cream and makeup from your face, rinsing the cloth a few times in the hot water. The muslin is great to exfoliate the areas that need it as you do this. I then use another small pump to repeat this process to make sure my skin is completely clean. At the end, splash your face with cold water to close the pores. It sounds faffy, but its really not and you can use each muslin three times before you wash it, just rinse it well after each use. I bought mine from John Lewis for £14.25.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Michael Kors watch and my new ring!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ring from Etsy, Cherish bracelet from <a href="http://www.junkjewels.co.uk/">www.junkjewels.co.uk</a> and other from warehouse.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bought online a while ago, these are 9mm.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stolen from my mum!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love simple and understated, apart from my Michael Kors obviously but I think the colour of the strap keeps it not too in your face.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Can you recommend any other rings similar to this one? I need more of them in my life!</span></div>Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15639290192822525115noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4099150897930804114.post-23111975187309989872012-04-05T05:01:00.000-07:002012-04-05T05:01:34.607-07:00Lily Collins Makeup Tutorial<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>I love Lily Collins' face so I thought I would do an inspired look from the makeup she wore to the premier of Mirror Mirror.</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/lucyduckett1">You can watch it on my channel here</a></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Estee Lauder BB Cream in Medium</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Caudalie Beauty Elixir - Space NK*</i></span></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I recently read </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">an interview</span></em> <em><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">with Minnie Driver where she said she loves Caudalie Beauty Elixir and it reminded me to dig mine out! She swore by it and anything that women does to look after her skin I would do in a heart beat! She recently came on The Alan Titchmarsh Show and although she had her own Makeup Artist I did get the chance to pretend not to stare at her beautiful face for a bit when they both needed to use our makeup room for a while, and let me tell you she is BEAUTIFUL! Personally I think cameras do nothing for her because I was never that taken with her before but cor blimey in person...... well lets just say she must have men falling at her feet, shes amazing! ..... Anyway! </span></em><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I used the Beauty Elixir on the plane home from Singapore and it worked wonders, so I thought I'd give it a go, slotting it in to my daily regime. I have been spritzing on to my face and neck after cleansing and before moisturising and then again after makeup application. I'm very pleased I started doing this, and I don't know if its a coincidence but my breakouts have calmed down since. I did see <a href="http://www.youtube.com/fleurdeforce">Fleur</a> say that <a href="http://www.youtube.com/gemsmaquillage">Gemma</a> said the Rosemary in it, is apparently good for acne. I also love the finish it gives when spraying after powdering, when its settled my skin still looks matte, just not caked. Which is good! Such a nice product! </span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">It has Grape, Orange Blossom, Rose, Organic Balm Mint and Rosemary. I know Rose is good for calming, the Rosemary is the astringent and the minty smell is so fresh and awakening its lovely! </span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">*I acquired the big bottle as gratis when I worked at Space NK and I was sent the little bottle last year but these are 100% my honest opinions! I seriously just love this product!</span> </span></em><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia;"><i>Thank you to anyone who has watched my recent youtube tutorial, its fun getting back in to it! You can click the youtube icon in the right hand side bar to find my channel or the link to my latest video is in my last blog post.</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia;"><i>Let me know if you have used the Caudalie Beauty Elixir and if so, what you think of it.</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>I have ventured back in to the world of making youtube videos, tutorials and ones of that sort... I've missed it, and forgot how much fun it is coming up with an idea and filming it and then tidying up the horrendous mess I have created (of course) and then editing and uploading. Its such a therapeutic process somehow!</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>So here was my inspiration...</i></span></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I have recently sorted through all the nail varnishes in my kit and decided that I should put some back in to my personal collection as I never end up using certain colours on jobs and they are just sitting there not getting used!</span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I have around 60 something which I think is fairly standard among us nail polish lovers... please agree with me!</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I have taken to keeping them in this hat box of my mums (she doesn't know about it yet) and theres lots of room for more! I really want the Deborah Lippmann 'Shake Your Groove Thing' (pictured below) to wear over a pinky nude (possibly No.7 'Practically Perfect') but I can't quite bring myself to spend that much on a nail polish that I'll probably only use a handful of times! If anyone knows any cheaper dupes let me know! </span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Ok small tangent of lust over, here are my favourite spring nail colours from my collection.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;">From left to right: No.7 'Practically Perfect', H&M 'Pear Icecream', Topshop 'Listen to Me', Barry M 'Peach Melba', Revlon but name has rubbed off...the minty one, Barry M 'Berry', Barry M 'Blue Moon'.</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Today I decided to start making tutorial videos again as I have the time at the moment and I really fancy doing it! The first one I filmed turned out all red and weird because I filmed it on the wrong setting, and the second one cut out half way because my battery died, gah! But I'll get there eventually so look out for my new videos!</span></em></div>Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15639290192822525115noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4099150897930804114.post-62485678026610230882012-03-28T14:57:00.001-07:002012-03-28T14:57:39.872-07:00Buying things...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I'm off now, hope you are all enjoying this incredible weather xxx</span></em></div>Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15639290192822525115noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4099150897930804114.post-1093483025607486232012-03-22T04:34:00.000-07:002012-03-22T04:34:11.911-07:00I'm moving... soon...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I just wanted to let you know I will be moving to WordPress soon.... NOT YET.... but soon!</span></em> <em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">My lovely friend Jo (you can follow her on Twitter <a href="http://www.twitter.com/barethreads_jo">here</a> she is lush, and quite entertaining!) is helping me build a new and prettier site, so exciting! </span></em> <em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">There will still be posts on this site for a while but unfortunately because of silly GFC not being allowed on WordPress anymore I won't pop up in your blog feed when I do eventually make the move (if you follow me via Google Friend Connect). Some of you do follow me through Bloglovin which is great, what other sites do people like using to follow blogs? I would love some advice on the best ones to use! In the mean time I would love it if you would follow me through Bloglovin if you use that (its my favourite)!</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The dangerous part of living back in Bristol is that I can walk to Cabot Circus (our main shopping area) in about 10-15 minutes! This has not been kind to my bank balance, but I'm seeing it as something I need to just get out of my system and then I'll stop accidentally wondering down there in my free time!</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I thought I had lost both my pairs of Tweezermans so I thought I'd try out a cheaper alternative in the Cosmopolitan version, three for about £6.50! Very cheap and actually great quality! Turns out my Tweezermans were hiding in my set bag, ooops!</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I'm in need of losing a few extra travelling pounds, so I thought I would try the 30 Day Shred!! I'm very excited about this, I love a diet or fitness DVD and this one has been talked about so much I thought I would see what all the fuss is about. I started it yesterday and loved it the first time round, the two ladies that do the routine with her couldn't be more of an inspiration to get in shape! I got mine in HMV for £10 but I know you can get it on Amazon for less.</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">And lastly, I love Rimmel Pro polishes! The massive brush makes it so easy to apply, this one is a murky khaki green, right up my street!</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I'm scared to say there are more haul posts coming up, thanks for reading!</span></em></div>Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15639290192822525115noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4099150897930804114.post-38486742409018912622012-03-12T16:46:00.002-07:002012-03-12T16:46:43.733-07:00Nineties Lips<div style="text-align: center;">
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I would love to see posts like this from other Makeup Artists, its always so interesting to see how other people's work stations look! Mine is usually just chaos, I'm a very messy worker but I'm desperate for a new way or organising my kit! Send me the link if you have seen any!</span></i></div>Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15639290192822525115noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4099150897930804114.post-89266101698201985232012-03-01T08:25:00.001-08:002012-03-01T08:25:42.582-08:00RapidBrow Update - Week 2<div align="center">
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Hmmmm, the photos look pretty similar to me but perhaps with a very slight difference in density. Its not actually supposed to have full effect until 8 weeks so maybe its too soon. I will keep documenting every 2 weeks and hopefully we will see a big difference by the end!</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I haven't used foundation for 4 months now and even though, surprisingly, it hasn't really improved the condition of my skin, it has been refreshing to cut down my makeup routine in the morning and feel like I have less on my face.</span></em> <em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I'm considering a Chanel foundation purchase but am holding off until I actually feel like wearing it! I used to LOVE full coverage foundations so its strange how I almost don't like the idea of foundation on my skin now! </span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Anyway I gave the new CID Cosmetics one a whirl, as I liked the sound of 'light to medium coverage', 'the colour adaptive formulation' and 'radiant glow'. I thought I could ease myself back in to a foundation with a light coverage, have it adjust to my changing skin tone as I lose my tan from my travels and not be too matte so it looks nice and natural. But I'm not sure it completely lived up to my expectations. It was light to medium coverage, but I think that made me realise I definitely want a very light coverage as it felt too much on my skin. The shade I tried was Latte but this felt too pale for my skin tone even though the shade description did sound like the right one for me to have, I probably would have been better with the next shade up as my face is lighter than my body so it needs warming up. I also found it a very matte finish, which is weird because I'm a combination skin type and foundations usually feel too greasy if anything. That isn't necessarily a bad thing but it almost felt slightly drying on my skin. I did like the pump bottle for hygiene but the packaging felt more 'space age, skincare' (whatever that is!) than a medium to high end foundation bottle but thats just my personal opinion. </span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">On the whole, this foundation isn't really for me but to be fair I have pretty specific requirements at the moment! If you're after a medium coverage foundation and you have oily skin this would probably be great for you! I am giving mine to my friend to try as I think it will suit her better, I will keep you posted with her feedback!</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Its available this spring at QVC and <a href="http://www.newcidcosmetics.com/">http://www.newcidcosmetics.com/</a> and costs £26.</span></em></div>
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