I love that I'm in love with make-up again. There was a moment in time that I felt like my love and passion for it has died, but it just went a bit MIA.. until now.
The Fenty Beauty collection by Rihanna has resonated something inside me. I have a love and fire burning deep inside, and I want to splurge and blow my paycheques on beauty products again. It's a terrible thing, but I'm feeding the addiction LOL. I'm a bit late to the party here, but just a week or more ago, the Fenty Beauty collection was released, and god damn it's a beautiful collection.
Boasting 40 shades of foundation, a gorgeous line of highlighter duos, contouring sticks and the like, it's a very impressive make-up line. As soon as I heard about the Pro Filt'r Soft Matte Longwear Foundation, I KNEW I had to try it.
I love the huge line of shades. It makes it possible for anyone to find the right shade and undertone for themselves. Me and my cousin went to Sephora bright and early because we knew we needed time to find the right shade, and we knew it would get crazy busy considering it was a Saturday.
Boy, were we right. It got crazy busy about 30 minutes after store opening, and where did everyone run to? Fenty Beauty. Everyone was looking to get colour matched and to pick up some goodies. Feeling pretty confident that we could colour match ourselves, I took it upon me to choose shade 250. I was a bit doubtful because it looked to be a bit peachy/yellow than I was used to, but I went with it anyways. Normally, I just choose the shade that one of my favourite Beauty Youtubers (saaammage) chooses, which was 240 I believe, but since I went to Cuba recently, I was a bit tanner than usual. I figured if it was too dark, I could just add a lot of setting powder to lighten it up.
Let me just say, this stuff dries, hella fast. Within minutes it dries to a very matte flat finish. The foundation is medium coverage, but is totally buildable to a full coverage foundation. It claims to work great for all skin types, and is oil free. As you can see, with no flash it looks super peachy and warm, and with flash it comes pretty close to matching the colour of my arm.
I absolutely love the packaging for Fenty Beauty. It's absolutely stunning and right up my alley. The octagon shape is super chic and pretty, and if you see the compact in person, there is a gorgeous iridescent purple shimmer to it. It's absolutely gorgeous.
I chose to purchase the ever so popular duo; mean money & hu$tla baby. They're described as a soft champagne sheen, and a supercharged champagne shimmer. I wish I bought the other duo I was swatching too because I live for these highlighters. You'll see why in a minute.
Simple and beautiful.
Imprinted with the Fenty Beauty logo.
LOOK. AT. THAT. GLOW. THO. And this is with no flash!! On first glance, Mean money is kind of whatever, but on your cheekbones and the bridge of your nose, YESSSSS. It's the most gorgeous, subtle sheen of glimmering beauty. Hu$tla Baby is just.. I don't even know what to describe it as. It's too good for words.
I already had foundation on from earlier that day, and just left my eye make-up on pretty much. As you can see, bare faced, I have lots of redness, a little bit of acne scarring, and lots of shine.
Ugh, those pores.
Foundation only. It appears to be.. too light?? It's probably the flash though. Instantly, I already look really matte! Amazing. The foundation dried really fast. I used a Beauty Blender with this and it blended like a dream. I worked in sections and applied about two layers, to achieve a full coverage look.
An outside shot. Looks like a pretty good match!
Oh yes, I love these highlighters. Mean Money is the perfect subtle highlight. It gives you that glow but not the obvious "I'm wearing a highlight glow" Hu$tla Baby is a very in your face highlight. On my arm it looked like quite the chunky glitter highlighter, but it's no where near that. It blends out flawlessly, giving you a glow that shines brighter than the stars. I normally go for whiter, white gold highlights, but this champagne highlighter is my new favourite.
I caked my nose with Mean Money.
Basically this foundation is like my face but better. Even though it provides full coverage, it surprisingly looks quite natural.
Yes, I look like a oily hot mess, BUT this is amazing for 8 hours with no touch ups. Most days, I have to blot my face after 4 hours. On this day I helped my boyfriend clean the interior and exterior of his car, and it was like 28 degrees celsius. I went out for dinner and went to watch a movie too. It held up really well and didn't separate on my nose, like most foundations do.
Even though it looked like this at the end of the day, I didn't feel overly oily and the foundation stayed put. Nothing a blotting sheet couldn't get rid of.
The highlighter help up really well too. I was still shining bright at the end of the night.
A little snippet from my snapchat; @mlsstrng.
As you can see, it's looking as good as the first time I put it on.
Final thoughts? This may just be my new favourite foundation. I love how light it feels despite how much coverage it provides. I love that it truly is a mattifying foundation, and that their are so many shades to choose from. One thing I forgot to mention though, it definitely oxidizes and gets a lot darker once it's dried, so make sure when you swatch it in store, that you wait until it's dried to decide on your shade. The highlighter is absolutely amazing and I'm definitely picking up the other duo that I was hesitant on purchasing. The formula is amazing, and it stays put all day. Overall, Rihanna did an awesome job with her make-up line, and she's going to be getting a lot of other make-up brands shaking in their boots.
Do you plan on trying anything from the Fenty Beauty line? Let me know!
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