Kat Von D Lock it Creme Concealer & Lock it Setting powder | REVIEW

Hi my loves,

A few weeks back I shared a few products that I purchased from Kat Von D when she launched her brand in Debenhams. I shared this picture on Instagram and snapchat and I got loads of questions asking what I thought about what I picked up. 

I picked up the Lock it Creme concealer (this is an update on Kat's older Tattoo concealer, aptly named because it could literally cover tattoos!) in the shade 07 'light warm' and the Lock it Setting powder. the powder is translucent and only comes in one shade.

For reference as to whether these products will suit your skin type, I have very normal skin, with my under eyes leaning more so on the dry side.

Lock It Creme Concealer

Price: €26.00

I'm going to come straight out with it, this is my new favourite concealer and THAT is a BOLD STATEMENT. I have not put this down since I got it almost a month ago now. I have reached for no other concealer other than this one.

It is extremely full coverage, more so than Nars 'Radiant Creamy Concealer' or Urban Decay's Naked Weightless concealer' (both of which used to be my go to's) but I get ZERO creasing. None whatsoever. I work on each area at a time and by this I mean I will apply it under my left eye and blend it in, then apply it to the right eye and blend it in because what I will say is that it does dry down and set quite fast and the finish is just phenomenal. I have a very prominent vein under my left eye and this covers it with one layer - and it covers it flawlessly. To blend in this concealer I use a damp Beauty Blender. You can use a brush, but with the consistency of this product because it is quiet thick and full coverage, blending it in with a damp sponge will give you the best and most seamless finish.

The only thing I did struggle with, and this is not a product fault and I suppose in a way it is a good thing - there are so many shades to choose from, with so many undertones that I struggled to figure out what shade I was. I couldn't really find any swatches online at all where someone had swatched them all side by side and I would of liked that. In the end I settled for 07 'light warm' and it is almost the perfect match of the Urban Decay concealer in light warm and that was the shade I was hoping to match, shade 03 would probably be identical.

Without flash (KVD 07 in on the left & Urban Decay Naked skin in Light warm is on the right)

With flash (KVD 07 in on the left & Urban Decay Naked skin in Light warm is on the right)

Lock it Setting Powder

Price: €26.00

Whilst I do love this powder and have also been using this every day since I purchased it - I don't have such an extreme love for this as I do the concealer. The concealer is in a league of it's own in my opinion.

This is a gorgeous extremely finely milled powder that has an almost light reflecting-esque property to it, but nothing so drastic that you can't use it on your entire face; it's more like a luminosity!

Paired with the concealer your under eye concealer is literally going nowhere all day long. I have also used this to set my face and I've found that I haven't noticed that it's extended my foundations wear any more than any other powders, but I have noticed that my foundation looks far more flawless and airbrushed - this also does not cake or bunch up on the face, nor does it give any flashback which I adore and can be an issue with a lot of flawless face powders. This powder also works perfectly for the baking method. It feels like velvet to touch and blends into the skin perfectly. 

I hope you guys found this review helpful!

Did you pick up any of Kat's products?  If so what did you get and what do you love?

With Love from,

Rebekah x

Colour Correcting 101

Hello my loves,

This post has been promised for a while so I am so sorry I haven't gotten around to getting this up sooner! A lot of you were really interested in the topic when I posted about it a month or two ago so I am here now to bring you what you all wanted! This post is going to be an in depth 101 on the concept of colour correcting that you can refer to whenever you need help colour correcting.

Before we begin we are going to need to go all the way back to school. 

To understand colour correcting properly you need to understand the colour wheel which you would be familiar with if you studied art...

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In Colour wheel theory; complementary colours are colours that lie directly across from each other on the colour wheel e.g. Red & green or Yellow & Purple.

Typically speaking in complementary colour theories, once you combine two complementary colours you will get a grey scale (neutral) colour.

This exactly what you will use colour correcting for.

You want to identify your problem area e.g. redness on your cheeks and pick the shade (in this case it is green) that will neutralize it. 

The aim of colour correcting is to give you a neutral base that is even in pigmentation or colour.

So I think I have shoved enough theory down all your throat for one post! I just think that it is good to know the background of what you doing, if you understand something I feel like it is then easier to comprehend and put into practice, especially if you see it from a practical point of view.

Different products are used for colour correcting. There are concealers, primers, powders, cc creams but they all work to correct colour issues. Concealer is the one that is going to give you the best coverage and will allow you to target a few different colour issues through using a few different concealer shades whilst primer or CC creams are good for targeting one widespread colour issue like rosacea.

Next I am going to talk you through what specific concealer colour is best for each issue, please reference the colour wheel above to visually understand and see for yourself what I am talking about if you get confused!

Green

Counteracts/Neutralizes: Redness

Ideal for: Rosacea, scars & blemishes

Green concealer is perfect for covering angry red blemishes or healing spot scars. If Rosacea is your issue I would recommend using a green primer and then applying some green concealer where you notice it is still quite red.

Recommended products: Sleek Colour Corrector Palette / NYX Colour Correcting Liquid primer / NYX HD concealer /  Barry M Flawless Colour Correcting primer / Lancome Touche Eclat Neutralizer  / Becca Backlight Targeted colour corrector  / L.A. Girl Pro Conceal HD concealer

Orange/Peach/Salmon

Counteracts/Neutralizes: Blueness

Ideal for: Dark under eye circles, bruises or veins. Also gives olive skin tones radiance.

Orange concealer is great for hiding under eye darkness and visible veins. As a guide lighter skin tones should use a lighter peach or salmon shade as it will be easier to blend out and medium to dark skin tones require the pigment of a true orange shade to cover their darkness concerns.

Recommended products: NYX Dark circle concealer / NYX Colour correcting Liquid primer / Lancome Touche Eclat Neutralizer / MAC Studio Conceal & correct Duo (orange & ochre) / Becca Under eye brightening concealer OR Becca Backlight Targeted colour corrector / L.A. Girl Pro Conceal HD concealer

Yellow

Counteracts/Neutralizes: Purple 

Ideal for: Any area that needs brightness & radiance also can help dark under eye circles.

Yellow is a great all over corrector to give your s.kin some life back into it - that's why it is usually included in highlighting and contouring palettes as your highlighter and brightening shade. Light skin tones will find a yellow can help to reduce and brighten under eye darkness.

Recommended products: Sleek Colour Corrector palette / NYX Colour correcting liquid primer /

Benefit Lemon Aid concealer / NYX Full coverage concealer / NYX HD concealer / L.A. Girl Pro Conceal HD Concealer

Purple

Counteracts/Neutralizes: Yellow

Ideal for: Pasty, dull or sallow complexions

This is a hard one to identify for most people. If you have sallow skin you will notice that even if you are pale skinned you have a yellow under colour shining through. Asian skin tones can have a strong yellow undertone. Purple is also used to add life to your skin also and will counteract any dullness in your skin.

Recommended products: Sleek colour Corrector palette / NYX HD concealer / Becca Backlight Targeted colour corrector /  Barry M Flawless brightening primer / NYX Full coverage concealer

Pink

Counteracts/Neutralizes: Dull skin

Ideal for: Anyone who wants to add radiance and brightness particularly fairer complexions. Covers age & sun spots on fair skin tones.

Pink or rose shades are perfect for adding brightness to fair skin tones especially those who find the yellow is too obvious. They help to counteract dullness around the nose and mouth  and to give a brightness back to your skin. Pink can also cover light dark circles under your eyes, but it will not cover as well as a peach or orange concealer.

Recommended products: Sleek Colour corrector palette / NYX Colour correcting liquid primer / MAC Prep + Prime Natural Radiance  /  MAC Prep + Prime Highlighter 

Blue

Counteracts/Neutralizes: Orange

Ideal for: Covering freckles & hyper-pigmentation

Have you ever done your face fake tan and it looks a little more orange than you anticipated? A blue concealer or primer can tone down that orange. If you have freckles or sun spots that bother you blue concealer will also help cover these.

Recommended products: Sleek Colour corrector palette  / NYX Colour correcting liquid primer 

Red

Counteracts/Neutralizes: Green

Ideal for: Covering tattoos, fading green bruises & dark under eyes with a strong green tone on medium, dark or deep skin tones.

Red concealer is amazing for covering tattoos as there is a strong green tone going through tattoos, particularly noticeable as they age and fade. 

Recommended products: Becca Backlight Targeted colour corrector / Sephora + Pantone Universal correct & conceal palette

Above in my recommended products in each section I have mentioned the Sleek Colour Corrector a few times - this is because kits are my favourite all round colour correcting products. I like that they give me most of the colours, it's handy to have them all together! I feel everyone should have a colour correcting kit in their makeup bag.

The single products are good if you have a specific issue that needs correction. So in my case I always have a peach tone concealer pot on hand to cover my dark circles!

What step do I incorporate colour correcting concealer?

In terms of colour correcting concealer I always apply them AFTER my primer and BEFORE my foundation. 

Once I have lay down the colour correction shades I blend them in lightly with a beauty blender sponge and then apply my foundation over the top. I cover all my usual areas with my normal skin tone concealer then. It sounds like a lot of makeup but if you blend each step out with a beauty blender you DO NOT feel or look like you are wearing a lot of makeup, I promise.

There you have it - that is my concealer 101 lesson!

If I left anything out or you have some unanswered questions, please leave me a comment below and I will of course get back to!

With Love from,

Rebekah x