Foundation Swatches for Light Skin Shades

Hi ladies!

There are so many different shades and tones when it comes to choosing foundations and we all know how hard it is to find the right shade.
Here I have swatched some of the open bottles of foundations and concealers which I have right now so that those ladies who may have one of the following foundations may compare what they have to some other products if they are looking to move on or who are just curious about what the tone of .
Here is the list of products I have swatched and their corresponding places in the images below:

Foundations:

1. Garnier Miracle Skin Perfector in Light
2. Covergirl Clean Makeup in 105 Ivory
3. Bourjois Collagen Foundation in 61 Abricote Clair
4. Max Factor Xperience Weightless Foundation in 40 Light Ivory

Concealers:

5. Bourjois Imperfection Concealer in 11 Beige Ivoire
6. Maybelline Age Rewind Double Face Perfector in Light
7. Bourjois Brush Concealer in 61 Beige Clair

In normal everyday light indoors

In natural light

In artificial light

The Products used above, names and shades listed from 1-7

P.S. Swatches do not always give a total accurate comparison between the colors ie I find that the Max Factor product no. 4 to be much lighter than the Covergirl product no.2 but in the images above the colour difference is not so great and I also find that the Covergirl foundation is darker than Bourjois when applied and blended into my face.

Did you go to the Heat Group sale?

Today my mum and I went to the heat group sale, telling myself that we weren't going to spend over $50 but instead we walked away spending $64 for goodies that usually RRP for $415.50 which I am quite happy about because it is a 86% saving!

Here is a picture of most of the products together:

What we got at the Heat Group Sale

And here is a break up of what we got, I don't remember the exact price of each product but if I am off it is only by $1-2 but the overall price was definently $64.

From Max Factor we got:
Age Renew Liquid Foundation                       RRP $36.50 each,     I payed $5 each
Essential Eye Kit                                         RRP~$40.90,            I payed $2 for the pack
           (I don't know the RRP for the Eye Kit, I am estimating the price of the individual products inside the pack)

Max Factor Haul

From Covergirl:
True Blend MicroMinerals Powder Foundation    RRP $22 each,    I payed $10 for three

Covergirl Haul

From Bourjois:
10 Hour Sleep Effect Foundation                     RRP $31,            I payed $5
Bourjois Clubbing Liner                                  RRP $21,            I payed $3
Mineral Radiance Powder                               RRP $28,            I payed $5
Ombre Stretch eye shadow                            RRP $20 each,    I payed $1 each

Bourjois Haul

From Essence:
Masacra (no limits Power Boost)                      RRP $5.95,         I payed $3
Mascara (stays on and on and on and on)         RRP $5.95,          I payed $3

Essence Haul

From Elite (I couldn't find the RRP of all of these so some are estimates, shown by ~ sign):
Nail Files                                                         RRP $3.95/$4.95 each, I payed $1 each
Eye shadow brush                                            RRP $6.25,                   I payed $3
Hair Scissors                                                   RRP~$11,                     I payed $3
Foundation Brush                                             RRP~$6.25,                  I payed $3
Fine Point Tweezers                                         RRP~$8,                      I payed $3
Hair Clips                                                        RRP~$6 each,               I payed $3 each (bought 2)

Elite Haul

Elite hair clip

Free Products just for turning up!
For who attended the factory sale on Sunday there was a free hair pack given to the first 200 shoppers along with a free nail polish, therefore since my mum and I spilt the products in half before paying therefore we got two packs:
Elite Hair Pack                                                 RRP $24.95
plus Elite Eyeshadow                                       RRP $6.95
Ultra3 nail polish                                              RRP $2

Sunday Free Hair pack! plus Free Ultra3 nail polish

Wow! I am proud of what we got.

For those who didn't attend, don't be sad the Heat Sale occurs twice a year, the next sale should occur in September :)

Did you go to the Heat Sale in Melbourne?
Tempted to attend the next sale?

Max Factor Nailfinity - My All Time Favourite nail polish

Yesterday whilst looking in my nail polish draw I saw one of my old nail polishes hiding at the back of the draw that I have now had for at least 6 years and that is the Max Factor Nailfinity Shimmer Finish in 133 Extra Frost.

It has been a while since I last wore it and the nail polish that was remaining was getting a little thick. Therefore before I put it on my nails I thinned the consistency of what was left by adding a couple of mLs of a very liquidy clear nail polish that I had on hand. And here it is on my nails:

Max Factor Nailfinity in 133 Extra Frost, I have only applied one coat of colour here

The reasons why I love this nail polish is because:

• The colour is pretty with its shimmery frost finish
• It is long lasting and lasts at least 5 days before chips or wear and tear occur
• It doesn't matter if I use one or two coats the colour comes out beautifully
• With semi transparent nail polishes or shimmer ones you don't need to worry about streaks since they are practically invisible
• If you get any chips they are hard to spot since the colour is so translucent and you can see your natural nail underneath

The downsides,

• My bottle is getting old and I haven't got much left :(

What is your favourite Nail Polish brand and or colour?