Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector in Opal

After hearing Miranda Kerr's Australian makeup artist, Noni Smith, likes to use Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector to highlight Miranda's cheekbones (and in the shade Opal!) I really wanted to try it. This is another Australian based company, BECCA, that has an amazing range of products I want to try more of! This is only a deluxe sample size I got from Sephora but it's a good amount especially since you only need a little!

I have been applying this with my fingers just to the tops of my cheekbones and whatever excess to my cupid's bow. Noni mentioned also mixing it in with your foundation or tinted moisturizer to really give the face a natural looking glow. This product gives you radiance and a gorgeous glow. Not sparkly skin or anything overwhelming. It is an illuminator containing light-diffusing pearls of shimmer so it's safe enough to even apply as a base all over your face.

It was really hard to capture the radiance and glow that this product delivers. On the left it's not even completely blended in because it was hard to even see on my hand. I definitely recommend you try it out at a local Sephora or Space NK!

"The whole philosophy of BECCA is about creating a natural, flawless look. It's really about skin looking amazing - everything else is secondary."
- Rebecca Morrice Williams, Founder
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Laura Mercier Foundation Primer - Radiance

I haven't been wearing primers all throughout the winter and spring but now that the weather has reached the 90s it's become a staple in my routine. I've heard a lot of people rave about the Laura Mercier primers and I am really into fresh glowy skin right now so I picked up the radiance foundation primer.

I was surprised at first that the primer is tinted but it complelty blends into your skin. It has a nice subtle shimmer and goes on smoothly over your face. I have been using this everyday since I've bought it and I even though its subtle I think it has been making my makeup last longer while keeping my makeup looking fresh.

Here I'm only wearing the Laura Mercier radiance primer and nothing else. 

Are you guys wearing primers for the summer?

mask behaviour

I love masks. I try to do a mask at least twice a week. The REN glycol lactic radiance renewal mask is a skin renewing and targets firmness, tone and radiance. I was drawn to this because in the product description it said it worked well with post-acne scarring, blemishes, blackheads and sun-damaged skin.  Those pretty much are my exact concerns. The mask itself is quite pricey, but Sephora offers a Get Radiant, Glowing Skin In Just 10 Mintues! Kit. And for $3 more you get a mini micro polish cleanser and radiance perfection serum. And maybe a cleansing cloth but I don't know where that went.

At first I did not see noticeable results with this, but I noticed that if I leave it on for longer than 10 minutes, after I wash off the mask, my skin is so soft and smooth - it really feels refreshed! Sometimes it tingles more than others and it's got a real fruity smell. I love that one pump is the exact amount you need to spread evenly on your face. It never dries, so after 10-15 minutes you just wash it off your face and then apply the rest of your night time skin care routine. It's clean, easy to use and it's the perfect mask to use at the end of the week to feel refreshed again.