Clinique Gentle Light Makeup

As a rule I'm not "into" make-up. I possess quite a few make-up products (many of which are far too old to be safe) but, day to day, you're more likely to find me bare-faced than fully made up. However, since giving up work to stay at home and look after my little one, I've felt that there are times when I need to do something for me and when I need to make myself feel a bit "special". Make up seemed an easy way to do this - a bit of effort, obvious results. Clearly I didn't want to overdo things though! I've long been a fan of tinted moisturisers as an alternative to foundation as I find them much lighter and less obvious than most ...  Read the complete review

In my continuous struggle to achieve a “flawless” complexion, which for the record I think can only be achieved by extortionately priced air brushing, I decided to have a bit of a splurge on the Clinique counter at my local Boots. For those of you that have never come across Clinique it’s a brand that is stocked in the majority of Boots, Debenhams and Kendals stores throughout the UK. It’s quite a prestigious brand and this is equally reflected in the somewhat high prices of the products on offer. The particular foundation I purchased is called “Gentle Light Make Up” and isn’t strictly a foundation but more of a liquid, illuminating base for the skin. So ...  Read the complete review

I am a bit of a make-up fiend - as I have mentioned in other skincare reviews, I have less than perfect skin, and am forever looking for products which will hide the flaws whilst not giving me a mask like base. Well, here is such a foundation. I only recently bought it, but it is fantastic. It has staying power, even after a stressful 10 hour day at work. It covers flaws, whilst still letting my freckles (honest a sign of beauty!) show through. It does give a luminous glow to skin, although it is definitely not sparkly. It looks good in both natural and strip light situations (I have yet to test it in candle light). As a pale face, I bought 'Candle ...  Read the complete review

I love Clinique gentle light make up and have been wearing it for about 5 years. I'm fair skinned and so have some areas of problem skin, but I find that this make up doesn't dry my skin our or make it look oily. Firstly, the bottle is 30ml and comes in a small green cardboard box. It doesn't look a lot but it will last for about 4 months ( I put it on every morning). The product comes in 7 shades and I always buy number 4 nude glow which i find suits my fair colouring well without looking orange or unnatural. I always buy the product from Boots as i get advantage card points. Clinique can also be bought in Debenhams and Selfridges. The make up is described as ...  Read the complete review