Sonia Kashuk Perfecting Luminous Foundation in 01 Bisque | Review & Swatches

Hey everyone! I had asked my Mom to bring this foundation back from Florida because I have been wanting to try it for a long time and I can't get it here in Canada! I'm referring to the Sonia Kashuk Perfecting Luminous Foundation and mine is in a bottle but online, I noticed that it is in a squeezable tube. I believe that they just repackaged it but I'm not sure if the formula is the same. 

Where To Buy, Price & Shade Selection
You can buy Sonia Kashuk products at Target and this retails for $12.99 USD for 0.57 fl oz/17 ml which is not a lot of product for a foundation. Usually, you get 1 fl oz which is 30 ml of product and that is the standard size of a foundation when speaking about the weight generally. There are only 6 shades to choose from which isn't ideal and that is quite disappointing. 

Claims/Pros & Cons
This claims to be a buildable foundation with medium to full coverage. It also claims to be for all skin types. This is a luminizing foundation which helps to illuminate the skin and you are getting a dewy look when you apply this onto your face. I really liked that it came with a pump. The packaging is very sleek and it feels lightweight when you hold it in your hand. A con is that the black cap and black pump will get very dirty in no time from the foundation but that is something that is inevitable. 

How It Wore Throughout The Day
I felt that it emphasized some texture that I had on my skin and did a terrible job when applied over my pimple (both are around my bottom lip as you can see in the photo down below.) It also made my skin look rather grey and ashy looking. The consistency of the foundation is liquidy and very watery. The colour match wasn't terrible for me, but it was for sure too ashy looking on my skin. Three hours into wearing this foundation was fine and my oils were not peaking through. 

(I have not altered this photo at all and this was taken in natural daylight about 3 hours into wear. Keep in mind that I was wearing the Marcelle BB Cream underneath the foundation.)

Shortly after that photo was taken, I was an oily mess and during the ninth hour, I was honestly done with this foundation because my oils were out of control! I blotted my face with one blotting paper and I should have gone in with a second. I did not touch-up with powder throughout the day and it wore terribly on my oily skin. Hour number nine was definitely pushing it and if you are someone who works long days, don't even think about purchasing this product especially if you tend to get very oily throughout the day like myself.

Is It Worth The Money?
This would be a great product for someone with dull skin that wants to brighten up their skin and for someone that does not have oily skin already. This is definitely a lightweight, dewy foundation that you can build up to a medium coverage at most. Also, before I even applied this onto my face, I swatched in onto my hand and I noticed that there was a scent to this foundation. After I applied it onto my skin, I could still smell the scent which did bother me in the long run. 

For the price and just the fact alone that you aren't even getting 1 oz of product, I would not recommend this foundation and if you are sensitive to fragrances of any sort, stay clear of this foundation! If you are oily like me, this is not a product for you and this is definitely not for all skin types like the claim suggests! I will definitely mix it into my other foundation using a drop but I will not use it all over my face again. 

I want to try the Sonia Kashuk Soft Focus Satin Matte Foundation next because I have heard great things about it!

Update: Target no longer sells Sonia Kashuk makeup.

Until next time,

STAY CLASSY

Berrz

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Project 10 Pan - Round 3 | 2016

Hey everyone! Here is Round 3 of Project 10 Pan that I promised you a few blog posts back!

NYC Smooth Skin Bronzing Face Powder in Sunny

This was a repurchase and I have used this product for years. It is my go-to drugstore bronzer that can do no wrong in my eyes! When I am very tanned, I tend to use this as a face powder.

ELF Makeup Mist & Set

This is a holy grail item of mine and I have numerous back-ups. I will continue to use this as long as ELF continues to make it!

Clarins BB Skin Perfecting Cream with SPF 25 in 00 Fair

It claims to revitalize and protects the skin. It also evens out the skin tone. This was a decent product but it is very light. I have fair skin but this was even too light for me. I like that it has an SPF because it protects my skin just as it claims to do. The coverage is build-able and if I am in a rush some days, I layer it on my face and just add a little bit of concealer. 

Revlon Nearly Naked Pressed Powder in 030 Medium

I found this to be fairly light for a medium powder to be honest. I am comparing it to other shades from different brands of course. I did really like how soft and blendable this powder was however, what I did not like was the packaging. It is very bulky, not ideal to travel with and the white packaging got very dirty rather quickly.

Sonia Kashuk Brightening Powder 

I used this to bake with and it was very inexpensive but, I felt like I went through this entire jar in no time at all.

YSL Volume Effet Mascara in Baby Doll

I really liked this mascara and the brush was fantastic! It coated each and every lash! It was great at layering each coat and was easy to get in the inner corners as well as to coat the bottom lashes. The packaging is gold and luxurious.

Rimmel Super Curler 24 Hour Mascara

This particular product claims to be for volume and to also curl your lashes. I would say that it does not last 24 hours and I still had to curl my lashes before use. The wand is thick and chunky which I didn’t like. I have small eyes and this wasn’t ideal for me. This mascara reminds me of the Benefit Roller Lash mascara only difference is that I like that one much better and the wand isn’t nearly as large. I would not repurchase this mascara.

Palmer’s Cocoa Butter Swivel Stick 

This is a repurchase of mine and it is by far my favourite lip balm. I am sad to be out of it and will pick-up another one once I am in The USA.

ELF Matte Lip Color in Praline

This has been my every day lip colour and I have gotten so many compliments on it! Some even said that it reminded them of the signature Kylie Jenner lip colour. The only negative thing I can say is that mine broke on me and I obviously continued to use it. I just had to apply it awkwardly so that the stick would not fall out completely. One more thing that I just thought of it that it is hard to find in stores. I have had no luck in-stores in Canada and The USA. Your best bet is to order it online.

Mac Lip Liner in Stripdown

I have been pairing this with Praline and it has been my go-to lip combo! As you can tell from the photo, the pencil is very small and I have used it up entirely!

Until next time,

STAY CLASSY.

Berrz <3

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Target Liquidation - Store Closing + Update

Hey everyone! If you didn't already know, ALL Target stores in Canada will be closed as of Sunday, April 12th. I went to my local Target on the second last day and managed to score some deals that i wanted to share with you! Everything I bought was 80% off - no exceptions! 

Price Breakdown:

Xhilaration Socks: 0.30 cents/each

Massimo Tank Tops: $1.60/each

Merona V-Neck Tees: $2.00/each

Mossimo White Denim Leggings: $6.00

Sonia Kashuk Hidden Agenda Concealer Palette in Light: $2.10

Sonia Kashuk Brightening Powder: $2.00

I honestly didn't have any expectations walking inside the store and I definitely found some unexpected items. You can never have enough basics so I made sure to stock up on those. And I'm a concealer junkie what can I say? I gravitated towards that item and once it was in my hands, there was no putting it down! Yes, I did manage to try on all the items before I purchased them.

I recently bought a MacBook Pro and am still teaching myself how to use it! I appreciate your patience!

Until next time,

STAY CLASSY.

Berrz <3

P.S. This blog post is in no way sponsored and all items were bought by yours truly!