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Revlon is an old favourite of mine when it comes to foundations. As someone with super oily and not the nicest skin in the world, I feel like their foundations really work well with me. 
I was so excited to hear of their Revlon Colorstay 2 in 1 Compact Makeup and Concealer*, so of course I had to try it out and share my thoughts.






Price wise, this foundation is $34.95AUD. You can purchase it from Priceline here.

Personally, I feel like this range, or these particular 9 shades aren't really suited for my olive skin, especially during summer. If you're not olive though, I think there's a pretty good chance that you'll find an amazing match! Just keep in mind that the shades of this foundation are definitely darker in the pan. If you can, I'd suggest going in store and having a play with swatches. The closest shade to me is probably 220, which will be good during winter.

Although I currently don't have a match, I still put the foundation to the test. I applied it using the little sponge provided and I actually really like the sponge! It's really handy and I love that it isn't a little puff because they're really hard to keep hygienic. The puff and the mirror inside makes this product extremely handy for you travellers out there or people who love to touch up during the day.

The formula of both the foundation and concealer is incredibly smooth. The foundation itself is probably a teeny bit smoother than the concealer, but they're very close.

I'd say that this provides me with a medium coverage. In terms of how it feels, it's not completely weightless, but it isn't heavy either. Just feels like hey there's something there, but by no means is it intrusive.

Longevity wise, I trialled this for 6 hours and it looked pretty good. I am oily so there was some shine and I did have to blot, but I think for a compact foundation, it's pretty good and you can always touch up again.

What do you think of this product?
Do you personally like to touch up your makeup during the day? Or, do you just apply once and go for it?
*Products marked with an asterisk have been provided for editorial consideration. For more information, please read my disclaimer.
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Revlon Nearly Naked was the first affordable foundation I found to work with my skin. Up until this product, every single foundation I tried felt like wet paint on my skin. Whenever I would hug someone, I would be worried that my foundation would transfer onto them, or that my foundation would simply slip off my skin during the day because of so much oil. This foundation, changed all of that. It is so so so light weight, to the point where you forget that you are actually wearing foundation. There are a lot of different shades and although I have oily skin, my friend has dry skin and she also loves this foundation. It provides medium coverage and is definitely buildable.
Sometime late last year I was sent the Covergirl Tru Blend foundation. Usually when I'm sent foundations I feel really skeptical and kind of like 'that won't be for me'. The first time I used this product I really wanted to put it to the test. My family and I were going out to dinner and we were walking to the restaurant which was about 30 minutes away. We also walked home and when we were there, the restaurant was hot so I was sweating a little bit inside too. When I came home I looked in the mirror and holy $#!* this foundation still looked perfect on my skin. I wasn't sure if it was a fluke so I tried it against the next day and oh my gosh was it not a fluke OR WHAT! From that moment forward I put Revlon Nearly Naked on the back burner. One thing that I love more about this foundation is that it has a pump and I find that to be very rare for a good drugstore foundation. I've tested this foundation as well when I go out clubbing and have had photos taken and there isn't any white cast either. This foundation is probably somewhere between medium to full coverage and is also buildable. 
If I were to recommend one or the other, I would definitely recommend Covergirl Tru Blend. But if you've tried it before and didn't like it, try Nearly Naked because that is incredible too.
What is your favourite oily skin foundation?

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The first month of Autumn has almost passed us by here in the southern hemisphere and I've noticed myself gravitating towards a few autumn 'themed' nailpolishes. These are the top three colours that I have been reaching for and probably will be for the most of Autumn 2015. 

What are your favourite nail polishes to reach for during Autumn?

Have you tried any of these nail polishes before?

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