I've had this product on my 'reviews to do' list for quite some time now, but for some reason, I haven't got round to it... Until now!
Being a huge lover of the Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer, when I spotted this in Boots, on offer for £3.99 (yes, you read that right!) I decided I needed it in my life. I had really high hopes for it, as the concealer of the same name has been a staple in my makeup bag for years now, but I have to say, I was a little disappointed. Read on to find out why.
I'll start with the packaging. I think it looks really cheap, and quite frankly, not very nice. I know it is a cheap brand, and image isn't the main aspect of a product, but I still think it's important. However, the writing doesn't rub off on this, unlike the concealer, which is a good thing! I am really happy that this is has a pump, because I really hate foundations without a pump.
Much like the concealer, the foundation claims to last 16 hours, give flawless coverage, minimise imperfections and be oil free. Unlike the concealer, I dont find all of these to be true. I think it is definitely oil free, as I have oily skin, and it did help make it look matte. It definitely doesn't last 16 hours, more like 3 or 4, which isn't that great for a foundation in my opinion. I don't mind having to top up my makeup, but I really don't want to have to top up my foundation. I think it has quite a high coverage, and it definitely hid redness, and small spots, but it did sit quite strange on my skin. I needed to be quite sparing, otherwise it just looked quite cakey.
Another thing is that it dries super fast. Almost too fast. I usually put a couple of dots arund my face, and blend them in, but with this foundation, if I did that it left a mark of foundation if I didn't blend it quick enough. To solve that, I just put it on parts of my face at a time, so I can't really complain.
The shade range is pretty bad, in the Boots I went in, they only had four shades. However, I was really lucky in that the shade suited my skin really well. It looks quite orange in the swatch, but once blended on my face it doesn't look orange at all.
This foundation retails foor £5.99 (get it here), and I think it's a really great price, but i'm not sure i'd buy it again. This might just be my skin, so I think it's definitely worth a try, if you see it on offer, as it might work better for you!
Thanks for reading.

So i'm writing this post entirely as I go, so sorry if it turns into a bit of a rant, I have a feeling I could go on for ages, but i'm going to try and keep it short but sweet, so here's some of my beauty pet peeves!

1. Drawn on/Overplucked eyebrows
   When you can obviously tell that people have just literally taken a pencil and drawn over their eyebrows, yes, I hate that. It looks just as ridiculous as people who have overplucked their eyebrows, to the extent where there is barely any eyebrows left.
2. Sneezing
   Picture the scene, you've just applied a coat of mascara, it looks really pretty, and you're just waiting for it to dry. When suddenly, you get that oh so familiar tingling feeling in your nose....you sneeze.. spoiling your mascara.
3. Chipping my nail polish
   I hate doing this, because I've got into a really bad habit of once one bit is chipped, instead of waiting to paint over it when I go home, I pick the polish off every single other nail..
4. Hair ties
   It goes around your ponytail/bun fine two times, but it's not tight enough to stay in, yet it's too tight to go round another time. I'm pretty sure most girls can relate to me there.
5. Foundation face mask
   You know those people who's faces are orange, but their neck is white? I just want to go up to them and shout in their face "blend, blend, blend!"
6. Fake Tanning
   Now this looks good, done perfectly. However, done wrong, and it looks terrible...
7. Unavailable Products
   I hate when you see bloggers raving about a product, and you decide you really want to try it, only to find out it actually isn't available in my country.
8. Spider Lashes
   I do this too often.. I like one of my eyes, but I decide the other needs a little bit more mascara, then they're uneven, so I go back to the other eye, and before I know it, my lashes look like spiders. So annoying.