Makeup of the day | Burberry Cashmere Foundation

Burberry Makeup of the dayNo filter, no editing done to the photo above. It was taken with my new Google Pixel phone which seems to make things a little more saturated and sharpened (something that bugs me a bit since I’d rather do that on my own if I wanted it to look a certain way). But that’s another story for another day. I wanted to share this photo of me above that I took on Friday of last week in my parked car — one, because my hair never looks that good. And secondly, I was sportin’ the Burberry Cashmere Foundation that I’ve been using more regularly now that the cooler weather has arrived.

I shied away from the Burberry Cashmere Soft Matte Foundation for a while when I got it — simply for the fact that it had matte in the name. But it doesn’t look too matte does it? It looks really natural and skin-like, it seems. Plus it gives a medium to high coverage to the face, which I’m diggin’. Overall it lasts a bit longer than the Burberry Fresh Glow foundation that I reviewed here.

When I went to get my skin analysis done at Kiehl’s, I heard the same results as I did back in 2012: I have dehydrated yet oily skin. All this time I thought it was bogus I had oily skin, but it’s not overly oily if you get my drift. It doesn’t require blotting so to speak — either that or I like that ‘natural dew’ I seem to have. My t-zone for the most part is the only oily bit on my face, which hey I’m okay with. When I heard the results it was when I was wearing makeup (both in 2012, and last week). So I’m wondering if my philosophy hope in a jar moisturizer has anything to do with it? Does that not sink into the skin as much, leaving an oilier residue on the face making me look dewy? Or do I have oily skin regardless of me wearing makeup? Thinking out loud here I guess.

Burberry-cashmere-foundatioHere’s what makeup I’ve been wearing (not too much difference in my everyday makeup besides swapping out a few pieces like the foundation, mascara and blush!). When it works – ya don’t change it. At least, for me. Even though makeup is super fun to play around with.

Face| 

Burberry Cashmere Soft Matte Foundation in the shade Honey
Chanel Les Beige in No. 50 (as bronzer)
Cle de peau concealer in Beige

Eyes|

Burberry Cat Lashes mascara in Jet black
Dior All-In-Brow 3D in Blonde (yes! blonde!)

Lips| 

Burberry Kisses Gloss in Nude Beige (my favourite of the 4 I have!)

 

Disclaimer: I know people aren’t huge fans of them… but I wanted to tell you! The links above are affiliate links. It’s my second time trying out affiliate links and I earn $0.05 a click, so friends definitely don’t be afraid to click on them. I made a whopping $0.35 on a post I did last month. 

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Burberry Beauty Box

Burberry-Beauty-Box-Aug16Mid-August I was FaceTiming my pal Ashlee (MakingUpAshlee on YouTube) back home in Newfoundland, and while on the obvious topic of makeup when chatting for hours on end with Ashlee, she was such an influence and told me that Sephora was carrying a mini Burberry Beauty Box.

Umm yes please.

Burberry-Beauty-BoxI didn’t think twice of clicking the add-to-cart button and purchased it immediately. This was a total splurge of the moment type of purchase and I don’t regret it. Plus, who doesn’t love minis?

Burberry-BeautyBox-2016Unfortunately it’s no longer available (I can’t find it on Sephora Canada’s site anymore), but you can be put on the USA waiting list. I guess it was a limited edition parcel of goodies. But you still can buy the items individually, obviously full-sized. I kinda wish though, that a lot more brands would come out with travel sized items for me to test the waters before jumping in full force with a full sized product that I may or may not enjoy. I also hate returning products because I know they’ll get pitched in the garbage.

Burberry-beauty-box-August1For $32 USD the Burberry Beauty Box comes with: 
– 0.17 oz Fresh Glow Luminous Fluid Base in Nude Radiance No. 01
– 0.035 oz Lip Velvet Lipstick in Rosewood No. 421
– 0.08 oz Light Glow – Natural Blush in Cameo Blush No. 02
– Kabuki Brush (mini size)

Burberry-Beauty-Box-lipsSize comparison of the lipstick in the Burberry Beauty Box and a full sized Burberry lipstick.

I think it’s an excellent deal for what you receive, however I’m not the hugest fan of the size of the fresh glow luminous fluid base. Upon opening the product I felt like it was already half empty (then again, it’s a pretty tiny tube at – 0.17 oz, but I’m willing to let it slide because I got this awesome sized blush with a mini kabuki, and a gorgeous matte lipstick in Rosewood.

While I photographed the products before using them, I have tried them out since I purchased them mid-August! I love them, and I’m definitely going to be following up here on the blog with them on my face, since I know that’s helpful for a lot of people. Stay tuned! But if you do want to see some Burberry products being used in real-time, see my latest YouTube video.

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