Anonymous asked...
Love your blog ---fun and informative. What can you tell me about photo finish by smash box?Aww thank you so much! You make a gal not need her blush. :)
Photo finish is smash boxes makeup primer. Many makeup brands have them. They vary in ingredients, texture and what they are suppose to do. The main purpose of most though is to fill in fine lines and pores so that foundation goes on smother and the skin looks flawless. Photo finish is no exception.
Photo finish is one of the primers I've had a chance to work with. It has a nice smooth and light texture to it. I like it on dry or regular skin types but combination and oily would do well not to use it. On some oily skin the foundation will slide right off the face about an hour later when using this product with it.
*If you are having this issue I would try make up for ever's: all mat mattifying primer instead. Same idea but made with ingredients to help stop the dreaded foundation slip and slide. The best place to pick up this item is sephora since they are a french based line and don't have any stand alone stores expect in NYC and ordering on their website is not possible for folks in the states. http://www.sephora.com/
Photo finish does offer a few color correcting primers as well. I've used the green to minimizes redness on myself. It works okay nothing miraculous. I can't really use it on photo and video shoots though as the camera can pick up that green even though it hardly visible to the naked eye.
I like the bronzing one a lot actually it's super sheer but I find it to be perfect when I get someone in my chair who needs some tan lines filled in. It also just washes off in the shower so no worries on my part about giving someone a lasting tan.
My favorite one in their line is the dermaxyl complex one though. Besides filling in fine lines and pores this one actually helps firm the skin's texture and has a SPF15. I like multi-taskers!
Want to try the primer for yourself? Check out smashboxes website to find the most convent place to buy http://www.smashbox.com/
So what else can I tell you? How about one of the things people seem most unsure of when it comes to primers. What order to put it on. So the correct order is: cleanse (with products that are appropriate for your skin type), sun screen, moisturize, primer, foundation, set it with powder, concealer, set again with powder. And yes you can find products that combine some of these things to save you some steps. Like I said I like multi-taskers!
Hope that helped you get a little more fabulous!
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Stay gorgeous!
Ashley Vest
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