La Roche-Posay Effaclar BB Blur - Review

I purchased the La Roche-Posay Effaclar BB Blur - Instant Oil Absorbing Coverage Cream Mousse after hearing great things about it from fellow rosacea blogger - TalontedLex.

My usual day-to-day foundation is Bourjois Healthy Mix but I was coming to the end of the bottle and thought I would try something new.

The packaging is typical La Roche Posay, their usual simplistic white and blue, the foundation comes boxed which keeps it in line with their skincare products and walking past it on the shop floor you probably would mistaken it for a skincare item.

The foundation is described as a mousse, and my initial impression was that it was very thick in consistency, 

When applying foundation I usually like to pop it on the back of my hand and either use a brush or fingers to apply, so that I can control how much I am using but with this foundation it's not possible due to the thickness.
I then applied using my Bobbi Brown blending brush and I got a much better result, more even and flawless application.

My other initial worry when I first used this BB cream was that it appeared to very orange in colour.

The cream only comes in two shades, fair/light & light/medium, but once blended it did match my skintone pretty perfectly.

As you know I do suffer from Rosacea and from the photos you will see you can still slightly see the pustules on my cheek area but the final look of the BB cream is nice, although I find it to not be that buildable due to the consistency, so concealer is needed if you have any imperfections.

Foundation and concealer only

You will of noticed from the title of this BB cream that it is oil absorbing, my skin is actually very dry and so I usually choose a dewy foundation and for me personally this is a little too matt for my liking. I try and counter act this by using a radiant primer underneath or by creating a littler shimmer with a subtle highlighter afterwards.

I like the fact the foundation feels weightless and it really does feel like you aren't wearing anything on your skin, its also quite long lasting and wears very evenly without going patchy.

Overall I think if you don't like a heavy foundation and want something fuss free, easy to apply with a nice coverage then this BB cream would be perfect.
I definitely think as the weather warms up and I want to wear less makeup that this will be a foundation of choice.

Full makeup application

How about you? Have you tried this BB cream, what are your thoughts?

Wednesday Wishlist - Amazon

This week's Wednesday Wishlist comes courtesy of Amazon.

Due to the wide range of products available, the items that are (genuinely) on my Amazon wishlist are pretty random...But wanted never the less!

Deliciously Ella   Ardell Lashes Multipack 
BondAid   BlackHole Litter Mat

Super Green Juice (aka My Rosacea Juice)

When it comes to skin conditions, doctors are always quick to hand out creams and antibiotics and a lot of us spend hours searching the internet for 'miracle cures.'
I was this person... 
What I soon came to realise is that majority of the time there isn't any cream or tablet that is suddenly going to clear my rosacea overnight and that sometimes by going back to basics and giving your body the fuel it needs in the form of fruit and vegetables can have a huge affect.

For me, I have found that juicing in the mornings really does help calm my rosacea, while also giving my body almost all of its 5 a day before I've even started work!

So below is my 'go to' juice of choice, full of goodness and and anti-inflammatories, to help my body heal from within.

Ingredients

Green Apple
Carrots
Spinach
Cucumber
Ginger
Lime

Firstly grab some ice and place into your glass of choice.

Cut your apple and carrots in half and place into a colander, take about 4cms of ginger and cut away the outside skin,place this in the colander with the apple and carrot.

Give these 3 ingredients a good rinse in cold water.

Starting with the apple push through the juicer, followed by the carrot and ginger. I like to put the ginger through together with the carrot as due it to being quite small the carrot helps push it through.

Next take a couple of big handfuls of spinach and about 5cms of cucumber and wash this with cold water in the colander.

Add all the spinach along with the cucumber to the juicer and push through simultaneously,

Finally cut your lime in half and squeeze into your juice by hand, give the green goodness a good stir and enjoy!!!

Tip - If you want your juice to be a nit more 'warming' just add more ginger.