A Fresh & Flawless Face with Tarte.

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My sister called me in a panic last weekend. "I am out of foundation". Well, she knew who to call. She soon came over to go through a few of my makeup drawers, in which one is full of foundation. She wanted a liquid foundation as she felt her skin was becoming overly dry with her normal summertime mineral powders. So, liquid it was.

Finding the perfect finish and the perfect shade when I am sent varying shades of color, is not as easy as it sounds. First, we needed to find a suitable shade. We did the trick of going to a large window with lot's of natural light and swatch many foundations on her jaw line. A few of the shades disappeared into her skin, and that is how I know we hit pay dirt in the shade area. Now, we needed to remove all of the swatches and we started applying two foundations at a time, one to the left side and one to the right side of her face. We only had four foundations, so it did not take that long. One foundation stood out in a big way, and when we decided on it and applied it to her entier face, we were both in awe.

What was this foundation? The one giving off the most beautiful, semi-matte yet luminous finish? Making Cindi's face appear ten years younger than it is?

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A Look Back in Time: Benefit Erase Paste.

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Last year on this date, I featured the wonder dark circle concealer from Benefit, Erase Paste. It is especially appropritae as I have been using it to cover up some definite under-eye drama this week.

Take a look:

I have so many concealers that I assign to different parts of my face, at different times of the year, and for different occasions. I have learned to fit Benefit's Erase Paste into the rotation when I need to cover really dark undereye circles. This beauty makes them disappear while lightening and brightening up the whole area.

 

I am not sure where my little spatula disappeared to because I have got myself digging out the "paste" with the end of a concealer brush. I then flip the brush to spread it - even though it is easily spreadable with a finger.

Unlike a conventional, thinner concealer made to be lighter than your skin tone, Erase Paste is thicker to stay where you spread it. It is also pink based, making it appear more natural and a bit highlighter, thus diverting more attention away from the flaw. I am using medium right now, but will surely try it out in fair for the non-tanned months. There is also a deep shade available, for darker complexions.

La Mer Introduces The Radiant Concealer.

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The Max Huber Research Labs unveils the next generation of Skincolor: The Radiant Concealer SPF 25.

 

 

 

This lightweight cream-to-powder concealer was formulated to instantly camouflage and ease imperfections. Tourmaline and malachite gemstones capture light energy to instantly conceal dark circles and blemishes. The Radiant Concealer SPF 25 optically erases imperfections to create a smooth even finish. It is also offers all day wear with 8 hours of treatment color coverage.


Precious marine and plant extracts help reduce the appearance of dark under eye circles, puffiness, and pores. Meanwhile, with use, visible redness and discoloration are diminished as a soothing chamomile extract and an Asian mushroom called Viapure Poria continuously calms and soothes the skin. A unique polymer mesh technology delivers buildable, diaphanous layers to create a crease-resistant flexible/breathable application.


All this science helps skin stay naturally flawless all day, while it even helps to protect the skin with SPF 25.


The Radiant Concealer SPF 25 is available in three translucent full coverage, skin-perfecting, radiance-enhancing hues: Ivory, Beige, and Natural Warm. It retails for $65 and is just on counter at select Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman, and lamer.com.