Loréal Infallible 24 hour Matte Foundation

Cost:  €12.29 

Where to buy :  you can buy this on boots.ie or from any chemist/pharmacy/drug store that sells Loréal makeup products (there is currently a 3 for 2 on boots.ie) 

Skin Type:  For Oily/Combination skin I wouldn't recommend for very dry skin 

Review: 

I bought this just over a month ago from my local boots chemist when it just came out, it seemed like everyone on social media was raving about it being the new Estée Lauder Double Wear dupe 

I've never tried Double Wear so I can't compare but the only similar foundation I've tried is the Rimmel Stay Matte foundation that came out about two years ago.

I'm a big Matte fan i have oily/combination/acne prone skin and I think the dewy glowy look just looks greasy and awful on me so I tend to stay away from dewy foundations.

This foundation claims to stay matte and last 24 hours.

I have slept with this foundation on (bad Stephanie) and it does definitely last however when I wear it all day without setting it with powder it doesn't stay matte on me. 

When I set it with powder it's very heavy and does settle in any tiny lines or larger pores I may have. 

To apply it you need to shake the tube and apply it in circular motions starting from the nose outwards. 

With this foundation you have to use a brush or a beauty blender to get the best results it just doesn't work with your fingers.

If you have used the Rimmel Stay Matte it's more of a mousse foundation in a tube where as this is slightly runny I always seem to squirt out more than I need I thought this would be a mousse type aswell. 

There are only 7shades to choose from and to me there are no real in between shades, you're either pale or your dark.

I wear tan on my face most days so I like my foundation slightly darker as I would be naturally very pale otherwise.

With this I couldn't seem to get the right shade and I wasn't going to buy three or four of them just to try and match so I settled for Rose Beige 13 

In the tube it looks quite natural and beige but in real life it looks almost porcelain, way too light I have to seriously bronze up when I wear it. 

In my local boots chemist they only had 4 colours all the lightest ones. 

For a budget foundation it's pretty good, it gives medium coverage you will need some sort of concealer and if you have oily skin like mine you will need some sort of a light settling powder especially around the nose and chin. 

For a loreal foundation I will admit I am a little disappointed with it especially as it has been raved about on social media, I'm not sure if the reviews I have seen are genuine not paid reviews and are 100% honest but no ones skin is the same so you never really know what will work for you might not work for someone else. 

If I had to mark it out of 5 I would give it a 3. 

I won't be rushing out to purchase another one when this is finished I think I will stick to my beloved Rimmel Stay Matte Foundation 

Xox

My Fiancé

Hi all this is not beauty related but I just wanted to dedicate at least one post to my fiancé Sean, without him and the support he gives me I genuinely wouldn't be here 

We met in 2011 through a really good friend of mine, she had been talking about this guy she knew who was a DJ and I found the stuff she said about him really interesting! 

This is going to sound really cheesy but when I met him a couple of weeks later I genuinely knew we were supposed to be together 

We were seeing eachother for a few weeks when he brought myself, my friend and her boyfriend at the time to a car show in Belfast where he officially asked me out 

The week after that to the day he surprised me with a huge bunch of flowers for our "week anniversary" 

We have been together almost 5 years now 

I was never one to say "I want to get married" through my life I have seen a lot of marriages end including my own parents so I was always a little iffy about it until I met Sean, I hadn't really envisioned that for my life 

His birthday falls on a leap year so technically he only gets a birthday once every four years , I was doing a childcare course at the time and we were all having a bit of a giggle when one of the girls mentioned that on a leap year the girl can propose to the guy! We all kind of joked around but it stuck in my head for the rest of the day.

That night myself and Sean were going out to our local pub for a few drinks with one of Sean's good friends and his parents 

I had been thinking all day about him and how much I loved him and I just turned to him in the middle of the pub and asked him to marry me.

It wasn't very romantic and it was kind of embarrassing but I genuinely meant it and thankfully he said yes 

We picked out an engagement ring for me together a few days later 

He proposed to me with the ring in asda carpark haha it was really sweet and nice that evening we lit lanterns and let them go at the arigna mines which is a huge hill with a gorgeous view 

Over the last few years we have both been through some really rough times but we've brought eachother through them. Friends have come and go and some have stuck around through good and bad (You know who you are xx) 

Sean is my best friend he is daft and he is silly, he has a huge heart that I wish more people could see, he is sensitive and he is unbelievably strong, he has helped me cope when I was ready to just give up on life, without him I wouldn't be here! 

He stole my heart from the minute I met him and I wanted to write this for him today just to let him know how much he means to me 

Xxxx