Cheap Foundations

 

So recently i have been in the mood for trying out some really, REALLY cheap products. I know sometimes you aren't supposed to wear really cheap make-up because of the ingredients, but i my curiosity got the better of me! So i was in town and decided to go to the market (it's an indoor market what most towns/cities have and usually have a little male-up store) and have a look. The market i went to has TONS of foundations and thats what caught my eye! They have alot of higher drugstore brands that have been discounted aswel, such as maybelline, rimmel, max factor and revlon! So i bought 3 foundations and you may have heard of a couple of the names. So here are my thoughts, are they worth it? Or had you may aswel buy more expencive prodcts?

Leichner camera clear tinted foundation-

I firstly appologise for the stain on the front, something must have leaked when it was sitting in my foundation drawer haha :) The consistancy of this foundation is quite thick, it feels like its going to be full coverage. It actually is sheer and smooth when applied on the skin, it's quite unusal. I applied it on my skin using my fingers as it does feel quite sticky with a brush it might have shown up brush marks. When it was on i actually really liked the finish. If you llok closley on the swatch it covered up the freckles on my hand and looks pretty flawless. It lasted a cocuple of hours before it started to wear off. It is really really shiney and quite oily and you might want to use powder of the top, so i don't reccomened this for those with oily skin nor if you have very drk skin. If so moisturise the hell out of your face haha! It have an extremley strong scent and kind of reminds me of floral almonds (i have no idea either haha) Overall i really like this foundation, i will keep it in my drawer for those days im just nipping to the shop because i don't like using my expencive foundation all the time. I paid £2.99 but on the internet it comes across a little dearer. On a night out or a long day i would'nt reccomend however look out for it because it's nice to have in your collection for an everyday purpose.

Laval seceret beauty foundation-

This foundation wasn't a must at all. I couldn't get on with the formula as it felt really wet and didn't blend well on my skin. I have dry skin and it did feel a little drying in some areas, but not bad. You can't really tell in the picture because of the lighting but it was the lightest shade they had and it was waaaay too pink! I think i bought this for around £1.99 deffinitley under £2.00! It had a really strong floraly smell which personally i don't mind but it's really strong. It covered a little but the coverage soon went after about an hour of me wearing it, and thats not through wind or rain. It's quite sheer but i wouldn't say it's a tinted moisturiser either because it wears off in patches around the face. I would reccomend you save up your pennies and buy a little more expencive foundation.



W7 Photo shoot 16 hour budge-proof foundation-

I bought this foundation at £3.00 thinking it would be a 'yep this is alright i guess' and two minutes later id be breaking out. But i actually really like it. I applied it with a stippling brush (which is my favourite way to apply foundation) it blended into my skin like a dream. It covers quite well for its price and i can't think of much else wrong with it. It doesn't last very long as you wouldn't expect it to, but it is nice whilst it is on the skin. Because it is a cheap foundation i would reccoment to wear a moisturiser or a base underneath incase of a reaction (it's best to wear one underneath any foundation to be honest) If you are on a huge budget this is one to think about :) you can buy them from market stalls and online.