Prime Time

Smashbox recently lunched their newest primer into their arsenal of complexion perfection products, Photo Finish Targeted Pore and Line Primer.  This primer is packed with peptides for anti-aging, Chinese mushroom extract for hydration, and mattifiers to reduce shine.  Perfect for those clients who need special attention paid to those fine lines creeping up around the eye, enlarged pores, and mattifiers for those extra shiny pools that show up just hours after putting on your makeup.

I have been working with this for a few weeks before it was launched into stores and I LOVE it.  On myself, it keeps my makeup in place on the sides of my nose where it tends to get lost in my pores and smoothes the surface of my orbital bone where those fine lines like to mess with my concealer.  On clients, it creates an incredible flawless finish and can be used to spot treat any excessive oils that may pool up throughout the day.

This primer is still to be used in conjunction with your regular primer, but just a finger tips length of product gets rid of all your makeup woes.  My only gripe...the packaging makes it difficult to get the product out and you have to really work to blend it in by patting it into the skin until absorbed - or it will streak and pill under foundation.  Definitely worth trying and adding to your daily makeup routine. 

Other products you may like:

Smashbox Photo Finish Primer Light

Laura Mercier Oil-Free Primer

Smashbox High Definition Healthy Fx Foundation

Light up your Skin

  

Fusion Beauty has done it again...revolutionizing skincare and color in their newest product Illumifill.  Of course Kim Kardashian is the logical face of Illumifill, but aside from her glorious glow there are both immediate and long-term benefits to using this product. 

Not just your average skin highlighter - this roll on doesn't just add shimmer to your face, it plumps, highlights, and restores the skin we remember of our younger years. Packed with hyaluronic acid Illumifill instantly fills in fine lines while diminishing shadows with its light reflectors.  Apply this fragrance-free magic potion to your nose, cheeks and forehead for optimal results.

On the technical side of things here is what Fusion Beauty describes as Illumifill's long term results, "The concentrate of Amplifat™ suspended in calcium based microspheres helps to restore the appearance of youthful volume to key areas of the face that may have lost density and to improve the appearance of deeper lines & wrinkles with continued use over 28 days.  No-Line™, a complementary ingredient to Hyaluronic Acid & AmpliFat, derived from nutmeg seeds, proven to stimulate the accumulation of lipids in the skin to specifically target lines and wrinkles. It boosts the efficacy of the immediate results of the HA as well as works over time to visibly smooth out fine lines and wrinkles."

Illumifill is available at Sephora or Sephora.com

Other products you may like:

LipFusion Infatuation

LipFusion Color Shine

LiftFusion Face Lift