Vichy Dermablend Corrective Foundation Review

Hi ladies! FINALLY, I've got my review on the Vichy Dermablend foundation. I didn't want to rush my review until I'd found out how it best works on me and how I truly feel about it. And now I'm confident in saying it's my go to foundation for every day!

Quick Facts:

14.30 pounds for 30ml

Available in 5 shades

Hypoallergenic

Non-comedogenic

Non-acnegenic

Oil-free

Fragrance-free

Tested on sensitive and delicate skin

SPF 20

DOES contain parabens

12 hour coverage

Price:

Drug Store: Revlon Color Stay = 12.49 for 30ml

Vichy Dermablend=14.30 for 30ml

High End: MAC Studio Fix Fluid=19.50 for 30ml

It's pretty much right in the middle (in terms of price) of a high end foundation and a drugstore foundation. You get the same amount of product for each, but pay almost the same for a drugstore product and far more for something like a MAC foundation. Overall, I can't complain about the price, especially for such a full coverage foundation.

Packaging:

I'm rather happy with the packaging. I hate when a product has no pump, because I always pour out too much product, but a squeeze tube works just as well for me, because I can control the amount that comes out, especially since it's a very small hole. I imagine though, that when it nears the end, it might be kind of hard to get product out, but I'm sure I'll manage.

Product:

It's advertised as a full coverage foundation and definitely lives up to its name. Sadly, I guess I was expecting EVERYTHING to be completely covered, but for darker spots, they still shine through a little, but I can mostly cover them up with concealer. I use about two pea sized amounts for my whole face, but if you had better skin than I, you'd really only need one pea size amount, because as everyone says with this foundation, a little goes a long way. I was afraid this would be too thick or cakey for an all over foundation, but it's definitely not. And even if your skin isn't that terrible and you just want a really flawless finish, then this would work great.

By the end of the night, you will be a little greasy, so maybe bring some powder along for touch ups. I tried setting this with my Bare Minerals Mineral Veil when I first started using it, but in the end I found my actual Bare Minerals Foundation did a better job of keeping me matte. But even when you do begin to get a bit oily by the end of the day, it's not so much a gross oily as a dewy one? If that makes sense, haha.

In terms of color range, it's very limited. I use the lightest color, 15, Opal, and feel it's a pretty good match for me, if not almost a hint too dark, but it's not an issue when I blend down my neck so everything matches. So if you're a fair skinned gal, you won't be able to find a shade for yourself, and on the opposite end of the spectrum, very dark skinned girls may not be able to find a shade, which is a bit of a con, definitely.

Freshly Applied:

(I had 3 pimples pop up on the right side of my face and even though you can clearly see something is there, it's nowhere near as offensive with this foundation covering them up)

Hours Later:

Clearly not from the same day as from the photos above, but it's a picture I took on a different day after I'd been wearing the Vichy all day. It's still holding up, but you can tell my forehead has gone a bit oily. But this was when I'd set it just with the Bare Minerals Mineral Veil, and as I've mentioned, it keeps me matte longer when I use the actual Bare Minerals Foundation.

Availability:

In terms of availability, for UK people, I think your best bet is to order it off the Boots website. I've never seen it in stores because I think it's only available in the Boots with high end counters like Benefit, etc, and I don't have many near me. Ordering online is only a pain in terms of shipping prices, but then again, I pay about the same I'd pay in tube fare, if not less, to get to the Boots in Central London, so buying online is no big deal for me. But it's apparently also available in other pharmacies besides Boots, but I don't really know the details.

If you're in the US, according to the Vichy website, it's sold in more than 850 stores across the US, but it's only available in 18 states and in CVS stores. So I'm going to go out on a limb and say you can find it at most CVS's, but don't hold me to it. Or once again, you can order from the Vichy website.

Overall, I love this foundation. When I've been out and about and snuck a look in a mirror in a shop, as we girls do, I've noticed my skin just looks better than it ever has with previous foundations. If you're in the market for a full coverage foundation, I can't recommend this enough.

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What's In My Makeup Bag? #2

Hi ladies! So this past weekend the boyfriend and I went back to his for the weekend to visit with his parents. That and he also needed his dad's help to fix his laptop. Anyways, here's what I brought back with me!

Eyes:

Sleek Storm Palette: This is the ONLY eyeshadow I've been using this month. It's one of the four products in my 4 For The Month challenge, and I've certainly stuck to it! I mostly make use of the top row, but I'll talk more about it at the end of the month. Anyways, I love the neutral colors in this palette and it's excellent for very simple, everyday eye looks.

Urban Decay Primer Potion: Last time I traveled, I didn't bother bringing an eye primer, and I regretted it! So this time I brought along the very travel friendly version of UDPP. It's the primer I've been using the majority of this month and I've fallen back in love with it. Good thing, since I have the professional size of it to get through!

Urban Decay 24/7 Glide On Eye Pencil in Zero: The only pencil I use for my waterline. Stays all day, it's amazing, that's all I have to say.

Maybelline The Falsies Mascara: I definitely prefer this one over the One By One mascara that I picked up along with this one. This one just does an amazing job of lengthening my lashes. I've never used something that made them look so long. But at the same time, it's not clumpy and my lashes don't look spidery. I can see why everyone raved about this one.

MUA Mascara in Shade 1: I just use this to brush and set my brows.

3 brushes: One's from e.l.f and the other 2 are from the Studio Tools line sold in Target. They're cheap, but I find they work well for simple eye looks.

Lips:

NADA! I know, how terrible have I been with the lips lately. I had my Summer Fruits EOS lip balm though!

Face:

L'oreal Studio Secrets Magic Perfecting Base: Probably the first and last primer I'll ever use. It does such a good job of smoothing out my skin and making my makeup last that I don't see a point in searching for anything else!

Vichy Dermablend Corrective Foundation in Opal: I'm still not quite ready to review this yet, because I'm still in the process of finding what sets it best and whether it's best used as an all over foundation or a concealer and blah blah blah. But at the moment, I'm using it as an all over foundation and I apply it with my fingers. The color matches me pretty well and it does an excellent job of covering, BUT, I feel like it's almost equal to the coverage I got when I mixed Neutrogena Healthy Skin and Revlon Photo Ready. But then again maybe I'm just not using enough, we'll see!

Garnier Tinted Eye Roll On in Light: I love this for my undereye circles. It just blends in so well and covers amazingly.

Bare Minerals Mineral Veil: I didn't want to use the Bare Minerals foundation to set my foundation, since the Vichy foundation is supposed to be so full coverage. But I found that this just didn't keep me oil free long enough, so I tried setting the Vichy with my Bare Minerals foundation and it worked out much better, but this did well enough at the time.

e.l.f Complexion Brush: Used this to apply the Mineral Veil. It's nice, doesn't put too much product on your face or make you look powdery.

What do you make sure to bring along in your makeup bag when you travel?

Collective Haul: Boots, China Glaze, and Clinique.

Hi ladies! ANOTHER collective haul post. I know, I'm terrible. ;) I plan on trying to watch my spending now, but who knows! I also plan on trying to find a job for the weekends, since at the moment I only work a couple hours during the week. Anyways, onto what I got:

Eighty Eight Beauty Supply: http://www.8ty8beauty.com/

I've heard about this website from a few YouTube guru's and figured I couldn't say no to China Glaze nail polish for $2.88 each! It is an American company so shipping to the UK was expensive ($16), but when everything is converted into pounds, it only cost about 19 pounds for FIVE China Glaze nail polishes, including shipping, which I believe is a very good deal. The only thing about the website is that when you order, you don't get an exact shipping amount, but get sent an invoice a couple days later. So essentially, you need to order and give your details before even knowing exactly what you're paying, which can be a bit of a con in my eyes, but when I googled shipping prices, they seemed pretty reasonable so I went for it. But other than that, once the nail polishes shipped, I had them rather quickly.

No Flash:

Flyin' High, For Audrey, Sea Spray, Frosty, and Innocence.

With Flash:

How pretty do they all look!? Perfect Spring colors, if you ask me.

Boots:

It was 3 for 2 on Maybelline products (although in the end the cashier forgot to give me the discount, sighs) and a lot of my mascaras have hit the 3-4 month period when you're supposed to throw them out, so I decided to pick up some mascara. Also, I've been needing a base coat for awhile now, and Maybelline had one on sale, so I grabbed it.

Maybelline The Falsies: 8.19, Maybelline One By One: 6.49 (sale), and Maybelline Forever Strong Pro base coat: 3.09 (sale).

Maybelline The Falsies brush:

I had to pick up this mascara because it's a favorite of soo many bloggers and YouTubers. I've only used it once, so I can't say anything yet, but I'll try and review it in a later post.

Maybelline One By One brush:

The newest mascara from Maybelline, and since it's on an introductory price, I figured I'd grab it. I've used this one twice, and again, really can't give my full thoughts yet and will review it at a later time. But so far so good!

No7 Beautifully Balanced Purifying Toner for oily/combination skin: 3.50ish with 5 pound off voucher:

I've run out of toner and decided to try a new one, specifically this one because I had a 5 pound off voucher and because I liked the packaging. It has a pump! It was only 3.50 which I think is a great deal for a toner.

Glamour Magazine:

As I'm sure you all know, Glamour magazine are currently giving out a range of Clinique samples with a purchase of their magazine for only 2 pounds. Nothing really stood out to me other than the moisturizer and the lipgloss. I've heard loads of raves about this moisturizer, but unfortunately I'm only realizing now that it's for dry skin and it's far too greasy/oily for my skin type. As for the Long Last Glosswear with SPF 15 in Air Kiss, it's sheer and sticky, but not so sticky as to annoy me, but in the end, it's nothing special and I'd never purchase a full size of it.

On the lips:

Boots:

And FINALLY, I made an order on the Boots website for the Vichy foundation. Lisa Eldridge used it in her Acne Covering YouTube video as a spot concealer, and it convinced me to try it for myself. I have some acne scars that just aren't covered by my concealer/foundation. I'm not sure if I'm going to use this as a concealer or as an all over foundation as it's meant to be used, but I'll test it out and review it for you and use it in a FOTD very soon.

Vichy Dermablend Corrective Foundation in 15 Opal: 14.30 pounds

Well that's it! What have some of your recent buys been?