Primer Talk

I am a tried and true primer girl.  I truly believe a primer helps your foundation look great and keeps it looking great all day.  Over the years I have tried many a primer but, at the moment I am loving these six.  I have three categories for my primers: Glow, Prime, and Smooth.  

Let's start out with Glow.  I have two primers in this category, Clarins Instant Light in 01 and Dior Glow Maximizer.  I use these both in the same way, mixing them in with my foundation.  When I am using a more matte foundation and want a glow I like to use these.  The Clarins is more on the Champagne side while the Dior is more on the gold side.  I interchange these depending on how I feel or the look I am going for.  They give a nice healthy glow to your skin and give matte foundation more dimension.  

There are some days when my pores are just out of whack and that is when I reach for my Benefit Porefessional.  This is the only "Smoothing" primer I own.  I have a few samples of drugstore ones but, I always come back to this.  It fills in pores and any fine lines you have and makes it easy for your foundation to just glide on the skin.  And it always helps your foundation from settling into those lines and pores. 

Now onto the Priming.  I have three in this category: Clarins Beauty Flash Balm, Makeup Forever HD, and Chanel Le Blanc De Chanel.  The Clarins Beauty Flash Balm has a bit of a tint to it but when put on the skin there is no detection of it.  It is also dries rapidly so you have to work pretty fast.  The Makeup Forever HD primer is great for those nights you are going out or for special occasions where you are going to be photographed.  It helps the reduce the flash back when taking a photo (aka you don't look like a ghost).  It also really helps prolong the wear of your foundation.  And lastly we have the Chanel Le Blanc De Chanel.  I really love to use this under my Chanel foundations, especially the new one, Perfection Lumiere Velvet.  This primer goes on a bit sticky and really holds onto the foundation.  Le Blanc De Chanel doesn't come with a pump so I like to put it on with a paddle foundation brush.  I use the Sigma F60.  For the rest of the primers I use my fingers to apply them.     

   

Overall I really enjoy these primers and would highly recommend them!

What are your favorite primers ??

Love,
City Styles



PS - The Lorac Pro Palette 2 comes out this Sunday June 15th.  I plan on snatching one up if I can.  I absolutely love the first one and this one also looks great !

photo via Temptalia 

Current Favorites {NOV. 2013}

I can't believe the year has come and almost gone already!!  It seems like just yesterday I was celebrating New Year's with the boyfriend.  Anywho, today I wanted to share some of my current favorites.  These are items I have been using on the daily and I LOVE!!!!

Diorskin BB Nude in Light - Love!!  I have been using this BB Cream for a while now and I just fall more in love with it with every use!  It matches me so well and has great coverage you can build up.

MUFE HD Primer - This is a recent favorite.  I have been very loyal to my Porefessional primer for so long, but in the winter I get so dry the Porefessional doesn't help me out one bit.  So, I was on the hunt for the perfect liquid primer and I found it.  It truly helps my foundation last all day long and I kind of really like the smell of it! 

Urban Decay B6 Spray - I got this mini sample recently and have been using it almost everyday.  It helps my face stay moisturized and I feel like my skin has been looking pretty good.  This spray has vitamins in it that help nourish the skin.

Dior Creme de Rose Balm - AMAZBALLS!!! This stuff is the bombdiggity!  I use this everyday and my lips look great!  I also love the rose smell.  This really helps my dry, chapped lips stay moisturized.

Hourglass Ambient Powder in Diffused - I am kind of disappointed I missed out on the Limited Edition palette, but it's ok, I guess.  I have been using this powder to set my concealer and highlight the center of my face.  This powder gives me great glowy skin without the shimmer.

Covergirl Super Thick Lash Mascara - I tried this on recommendation from Kristin Gehm and fell in love.  This a great mascara!  It gives me volume and a little bit of length.  Great for work days when I don't feel like going all out with my Armani mascara. 

Maybelline Fit Me Concealer in 15 - Daria told m I needed this and she was right!  This stuff is great!  It is very similar to the Nars concealer just a little less creamy, but works the same. It helps counter act any dark circles I have since it has a salmon undertone.  

Laura Mercier Lipgloss in Rose - To me this is the perfect lip!  It is kind of my lips but a whole lot better.  I have very pigmented lips so I love berryish shades.  And this is my favorite.  I keep it in my purse at all times. 

Maybelline Lipgloss in Raspberry Ablaze - I did a post recently on my favorite fall lipglosses and this one has really stood at to me.  It has given me the perfect vampy look without making me look to pale! 

What are your current favorites??

Love, 

City Styles