Review: Maybelline Dream Satin Liquid

001. Today I am reviewing a recent beauty purchase of mine, Maybelline Dream Satin Liquid Foundation. I've always been a big Maybelline fan, my favourite foundation ever is still their Dream Smooth Mousse Foundation, but sadly it was discountinued :(
I always like trying new foundations, so when I saw this one is Boots, I thought I'd give it a go.

002. I first applied this foundation with my Real Techniques Expert Face Brush, and I wasn't sure if I liked it or not. On one hand it had a rather good coverage, I would say medium but buildable. On the other hand it came out looking very shiny, and as someone with quite oily skin, that can be pretty scary. But after setting it with some of the Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder, I was pretty impressed. It felt very light on the skin and not oily at all. It also stayed in place well all day, but understandably I did have to touch up some areas.

003. Overall I'm happy with this foundation. This product is great for someone who is looking for a medium coverage that is buildable and has a dewy, natural finish. I think it would be a great foundation for summer, because it is so light and dewy on the skin.
The colour I use is Ivory (10), the second lightest shade out of the 8 available, and it matches my skin perfectly.

Benefit Haul

Ever since I first tried a Benefit product (Porefessional mini sample from some beauty box) I have been longing to buy more! But in Australia the prices are a bit off-putting. Not to mention the fact that they are not the easiest to find, which makes them a bit unattainable for someone who doesn't live somewhere with a Myer. 

So anyway, I recently arrived home from an overseas trip to England, and to be honest I think I went a bit Benefit crazy. Even though the prices are still fairly expensive there, the fact that it seemed to be half the price (because of the exchange rate) was my justification for buying them.

♥Benefit Sweet Tintations♥

The Sweet Tintations kit includes:

Benebalm - 3.0g (full size)

Lollibalm - 3.0g (full size)

Benetint - 4.0ml

Lollitint - 4.0ml

This kit is really good value. RRP £19.50 or $50au

♥Benefit POREfessional♥They're Real Mascara♥

POREfession $53 - 22ml

They're Real Mascara $38 - 8.5g

♥Triple Performing Facial Emulsion♥ 8.9ml (Full size $43)

♥Dandelion Lipgloss♥ 6.5ml (Full size 15ml $23)

♥BADgal Waterproof Pencil♥ 0.5g (Full Size $39)

♥High Beam♥ 4.0ml (Full Size $45)

Boots were having a sale on Benefit minis. Basically they were £5 each or £15 for 4 mini samples and you also get the cutest mini Christmas stocking for free. It is a great stocking stuffer or even for yourself, if there are some products you have been wanting to try but don't really want to splash out on the full size. They also had a couple of other minis, some lipgloss, POREfessional, mascara etc. I decided on these samples because I haven't tried any of these products.

If your in Australia check out www.benefitcosmetics.com, you will have to pay international shipping, which seems to be relatively cheap (Free shipping when you spend $100). But the prices seem to be a lot cheaper and it's probably worth the wait.