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La Prairie Cosmetics Reviews – Skin Caviar Essence-In-Foundation SPF 25 PA+++ Cushion Compact. Skin Caviar Concealer and Foundation SPF 15, Cellular Treatment Foundation Powder Finish, Cellular Treatment Loose Powder, Light Fantastic Cellular Concealing Brightening Eye Treatment Highlighter.

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Hello dearies!!!!!! I’m back to tell you all about my La Prairie cosmetics stash. I will kick off with their newest foundation:

The Skin Caviar Essence-In-Foundation SPF 25 PA+++ Cushion Compact (SGD365, comes with one refill).

They have about 8 colors at the counters and mine is in NW10 Tender Ivory, fair yellow undertone:

This is the lightest shade and it works fine for me although it looks dark in the compact. It smells exactly like their Essence-In-Lotion. It’s a little on the watery side and feels fresh on the skin when applied. It’s somehow tacky after it dries down and I do need to set it with powder. The coverage is medium to medium-high. It conceals pores and redness 95% with just the first layer. I would not advise you to build the coverage because it would feel and look thick if you past the second layer. This is long wearing, say 6-7 hours before my T zone starts to look shiny. Quite comfortable on the skin throughout the day. I would say, if you have the money and want to try this, go get it! Oh one big con about this – the compact is super huge as compared to any other cushions compact in the market. Not very convenient to bring out…. 😞

Next up is the Skin Caviar Concealer & Foundation SPF 15 (SGD370):

This comes in about 20 shades but I think Singapore does not carry all shades. I got mine in Soft Ivory which is their lightest neutral because I find the others too pinkish or yellowish. This is a super duper HG Foundation. I love this amongst all my foundations. This is heaven sent! It’s so creamy and so easy to blend. Does not feel heavy at all and I swear that after you remove this at the end of the day, you can see that your skin has improved! From most feedback that I’ve seen, this Foundation offers a full coverage. However, in my opinion, I can use a tiny amount and get sheer coverage with a Beautyblender or Brush. If I need more coverage, this is damn easy to build. Even at full coverage, skin still looks like skin! Holy moly! Please go and try it. I am sure you will love this! It lasts throughout the day without any touch ups and no flaking, creasing etc. I’ve used this in hot & cold, humid & dry climate. It works under any conditions. Just set with powder if you are in hot humid weather. This is definitely a winner & the plus point is that it comes with a matching concealer at the top. I really dig this! Let me know once you’ve tried it if you do love it as much as I do! This one got me going back to La Prairie to try their other products 😱😱

Next up are 3 more items: Top – the Light Fantastic Cellular Concealer Brightening Eye Treatment Shade 20 (SGD130, comes with a refill); Bottom Left – the Cellular Treatment Loose Powder in Translucent 0 (SGD165); Bottom Right – Cellular Treatment Foundation Powder Finish in Ivoire (SGD150):

Top to Bottom – Shade 20 Concealer, Ivoire Compact Powder, Translucent 0 Loose Powder.

The Concealing Brightening Pen I choose is shade 20 which has a slight peach tone in it as I had intended to use this to conceal some light dark circles under my eyes. This formula is very creamy and easy to blend with fingers. I use this on most days with all other foundations and it works like a dream for under eye. No settling into fine lines and it conceals pretty well. No obvious white cast. No need to set with powder either. I would recommend this for light dark circles.

As for the Compact Powder, the powder is very finely milled. Goes on the skin smooth and gives decent powder compact kind of coverage. You can use it both wet and dry. So far as you can see, mine is still so new because I hardly reach for it. I bring this out for touch ups because the packaging is just so pretty and classy!!! (Mostly it’s just for the mirror.) 🤣🤣

Last is the Loose Powder. This is a so so for me. It sets make up decently but there’s no oil control properties and does feel a little cakey and gives me a grayish cast overall. Not sure if it’s the ‘color’ or formula. It’s suppose to be translucent but not in my case. I would prefer other powders. For this one, I have to mist it to rid the powdery look (no I did not use too much as I will buff setting powders into my skin) ☺️

I hope you like my reviews so far.

Stay tune for more La Prairie!

Cheers

Xoxo

Serinstashes 😘😘

Giorgio Armani – Armani Beauty – Neo Nude A-Line Collection Complexion Enhancing Watercolor Makeup

Hello dearies!

Look at these!!!!

Don’t they look so cute? Such demure and sweet looking packaging! These belongs to Armani Beauty’s Neo Nude Collection. In this collection, they launched a blush (4 shades), a contour (2 shades), a highlight (2 shades), a compact powder foundation (10 shades if I remember correctly) and a color changing lip balm (3 shades). For more details please go to the official Armani Beauty Site: https://www.giorgioarmanibeauty-usa.com/makeup/face-makeup/neo-nudes/

Armani Beauty came into Singapore (at Tangs) in August 2018. I flew to the counter on their opening day and only managed to get one Blush, one Highlight & the Powder. 🙄 I was so upset when the SA told me that they did not bring in the Contour and only had a few pieces of the Blush (less than 10 of it). When I came home, I went Nordstrom online & got myself the Contour and one other Blush color that I wanted. (I did not get any of the lip balms because I have too many of the same kind).

Some Swatches:

  • Top to bottom:
  • Highlight – Number 10 (SGD 65 at Tangs)
  • Contour – Number 20 (SGD 75 at Nordstrom due to shipping cost)
  • Blush – Number 30 which is a Coral (SGD 65 at Tangs), and number 50 which is a Pink (SGD 75 at Nordstrom due to shipping cost)
  • This is how it looks after blending:
  • These are very sheer and very easy to blend – just dab it on the face and pat with fingers. The end result is super natural as though it’s from within the skin itself. I recommend these to people who likes to achieve a very natural no makeup makeup look. 🤗
  • As for the Compact Powder Foundation – Number 1.5 (SGD 105 at Tangs), it comes with a super soft brush inside:
  • I usually use my own brushes with powders but this brush that comes with it is good and the hair (I believe it’s synthetic) is so soft and picks up the powder efficiently. You can use this powder as a foundation but I think the coverage is really really really light. If you have very good skin, you probably don’t need this; if you do need coverage then this is not enough. 🤔
  • I prefer to use this to set my makeup after foundation because the powder seems to melt into your skin and gives it a nice velvety blurring result. I’ve used this a few times so the wavy swirls on the top have been swept off. It’s very convenient to put into your purse for on the go touch ups. I’ll definitely replenish when I’m done. 😍
  • Oh and the cover of the compact matches the color of the powder inside. So if you do want to get a darker shade for contour use, you can differentiate between the shades just by looking at the cover. 😎 That’s what we call innovative!
  • Loving it!
  • Cheers
  • Xoxo
  • Serinstashes ❤️