Oh good lord. I am SO BAD at keeping this up I really am. BUT I REALLY WANT TO TRY! HNNNG! Well anyway hello again! Hope you're all well, here's an actual blog post! SHOCK HORROR.
This post is about something I've had for a little while now and I am so impressed with it deserves a special mention. Also before I bought it I was so confused to what it actually was, so hopefully this helps anyone out who felt the same as me!
The Illamasqua Hydra Veil:
These days with skin being the most important part of a make up routine, it's important to make sure it's in the best condition it can be before make up is even applied, thus the age of the primer was born! It seems everyone loves a good primer, a product with the ability to smooth over lines, reduce the appearance of pores and make your make up last all day. Which all sounds really, really great. But at least in my experience, seldom is that the case. It does depend on what kind of skin you have, oily, dry, combination, but so many of them out there just don't work. As I have very dry skin, I used to just rely on my moisturiser to give me the base for my make up, and that does work for my skin type, but I've been looking for something that does a little extra. I had seen this product before in the Illamasqua shop in London and on the website but I had no idea really what it was, if it was a primer, a serum, a moisturiser, not a scoob. So after a bit of reading (and the fact that it's under the "primer" section on the Illamasqua website) Sherlock here decided it was a primer, and went ahead and bought it. After having tried it for a few weeks and seeing what it does I would say...well I'll show you.
So it comes in a black screw top tub, with a little cover on the inside, separating the product from the lid. As soon as I opened the lid I understood why it needed the extra cover. When you first see it in the tub, it looks and moves around like a gel, transparent and slightly runny. Which is quite normal for a primer. But when you actually take some out of the tub it's almost a different story.
It's comparable to dipping a spoon into jelly. When you put the little spoon in (which is included in the tub) you take out a small chunk rather than having to attempt to scoop up a liquid. Which is a strange feeling, but stick with it. And by the way, the amount that's on the spoon there is enough to do my whole face and then some, the mileage you get from such a small amount is incredible.
This is what it looks like on the skin. As soon as it hits the skin it feels like it's starting to melt back into the liquid you saw in the pot. What the frig is going on you will possibly think at this point as I was, but keep sticking with it! On the Illamasqua website it says the best way to apply is with a brush however I just use my fingers and I find it works just as well.
This is what it looks like mid blend. At this point the consistency almost feels like water. When applied to your face, honestly the best way to describe it is like a drink of water for your skin. It absorbs it in an instant and leaves nothing behind, unlike other primers where you can often feel them sitting on top of the skin. Which is where I started to think "well how is that going to help?!" but again STICK WITH IT for another minute and you will see why. Once absorbed it has a cooling feeling, then a small tightening sensation. After that it's time to apply some make up yo!
So is it a primer? No. But also yes. What this product gives you is the ultimate base for your make up. It doesn't fill in lines or really reduce pores that much but the overall even-ness of your skin is 10 times better. Which in turn will make your make up last a bit longer anyway. Make up literally just glides onto the skin with ease, making you use maybe less foundation, concealer, powder etc than usual. In my opinion that makes it one of the best "priming" products out there.
Now what kind of skin is it good for? I would say all of them, but perhaps a little bit more so for dry skin. Like I said I have really dry skin so I put this on on top of my moisturizer and it works a treat, my skin isn't cracking up through the day as it usually does. If you have oily skin this on it's own without a moisturizer would work well too as it's still giving your skin moisture without leaving any residue.
Has anyone else tried this? What did you all think? Hope this explained it alright!
Thanks for reading!
xxx
