Review | Max Factor Facefinity All Day Primer

Hello lovelies! I have a quick review for you all today as I was out in town last night & although I'm past the "I hate myself" stage of my hangover I'm still not feeling all that great & could absolutely murder a Big Mac. 

Max Factor Facefinity All Day Primer | £10.99 | Available here

This primer claims to extend the wear of foundation (which is the least I'd expect), mattify skin & control excess oil. It costs £10.99 for 30ml of product which I found good value for money compared to other primers I've used such as the No7 Stay Perfect Primer which costs £12.50 for only 20ml of product.

I've used this for most of this week so think I've had it long enough to tell you my thoughts. I found one pump of this primer was enough to cover my face. As you can see from the picture, the formula is white but it applies clear. I found this product to work really well & agree with all of Max Factor's claims. It definitely mattifiys my skin & controls oil. It also doesn't have that silicone-y feeling that most primers have which is a plus. My makeup definitely applies much smoother than usual & lasts a lot longer during the day before needing a powder touch up when I use this primer. It definitely extends the wear of my foundation as well; my makeup looks exactly the same at night as it does when I put it on in the morning which is amazing as my oily/combination skin means that foundation slides off my face to a ridiculous degree - I usually look like a melting waxwork by the end of the day. The one gripe I have about this primer is that if I apply it over slightly dry patches on my face then my foundation cakes quite a lot over these areas even though I apply moisturiser before. I've learned when using this primer to just avoid dry areas completely & focus mainly on my T zone. 

Overall this is a fab primer if you have oily or oily/combo skin; it mattifys & controls excess oil really well but I'd steer clear if you have dry skin because it really did cause my foundation to cake over drier patches. What do you think? Have you tried this primer? 

Jen x

So I went into Boots...

Why hello there! Hope you're all having a good Monday, I'm personally savouring my last week of freedom as I'm back at uni next week for a week before starting placement for 14 weeks - no Summer for us nurses unfortunately! Anyways, I ran into Boots the other day for a few things & I thought I'd show you what I bought! 

Max Factor All Day Primer | £10.99 | Available here

I've heard great things about this primer so thought I'd pick it up. At £10.99 for 30ml of product I'd say it's really reasonable as the last primer I bought was the No7 Stay Perfect Primer which was £12.50 for a measly 20ml. Anything that promises to stop my foundation melting off my face is always going to be near the top of my list so hopefully this will do the trick! I plan on reviewing this soon.

Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation | £8.99 | Available here

As I've already mentioned, I'm starting a hospital placement in a few weeks & I'm obviously not going to wear expensive makeup when I'm working as it just feels like a waste, so I grabbed the Rimmel Wake Me Up foundation in the shade "light porcelain". I've used this foundation before & loved it so it should do just fine for the long hospital shifts & make me look like I've actually had a good nights sleep when I haven't. 

Maybelline Colour Tattoos | £4.99 each | Available here

Slightly late jumping on the bandwagon with these as I know they were a huge thing last year but ah well, I saw them & I wanted them! I already have the shade "metallic pomegranate" which I need to try out more but the other day I also picked up the shades "on and on bronze" & "pink gold". They just look so easy to do a quick wash of colour on the lids & are fairly idiot proof for a noob like me. I think the "pink gold" shade looks absolutely gorgeous & can't wait to use it. Again, a full review of these is planned for the near future.

Soap & Glory Supercat Eyeliner Pen | £6.99 | Available here

I picked this up because I've decided this month I'm going to master the cat-eye eyeliner. It's happening. Every other attempt has left me looking like a drag queen who's been caught in the rain but this month I'm determined to get it right! I'll review this if any of my attemps are actually successful & if I can actually see afterwards as I can seriously envision myself impaling an eye. 

Carex Moisture Plus Hand Gel | £1.45 each | Available here

The last thing I picked up was these hand sanitizer gels. As I keep droning on about, I'm starting hospital shifts soon & unfortunately the hospital hand gel just does not agree with my hands at all so I've been using these for my last few placements. This gel is great if you hate that "hand sanitizer gel" smell; because it contains moisturiser it actually smells really gorgeous & won't dry out your hands. 

So there we have it! There were a few other things I wanted to pick up (my beloved Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer) but unfortunately I went shopping on a Saturday so most of the popular items were sold out. Do you have any of these products? 

Jen x