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

How to work with 'Loose face powders' my tips & tricks ♡

 

Hello my loves,

 

Okay, no excuses no anything and this isn't an excuse; I've not posted for a while & that was not my intention - I have been suffering with a shoulder injury since December and that has just been completely time consuming and painful. I'm a really heavily dependant right handed person and this was my right shoulder I hurt so everything has been difficult and tiring to do the past 2 months.

But I finally have some holidays from work and the rest is doing me some good so I honestly am DYING to get back into blogging at least weekly like I have done previously!

 

That's enough pity-me-party now so let's crack on to why you're here!

The point of this post today is to discuss loose face powders.

 

Loose face powders are finely milled powders used to set down sticky or tacky cream products you've put on your face like a concealer or foundation.

They come in MAAANNY colours:
- Translucent (no colour)
- Purple (will take away yellow tones and sallowness)
- Yellow (brighten & highlights)
- Peach (brightens and adds warmth)
- all regular foundation colours (these match your foundation shades to give a super natural look)

 

 

 

The sister of loose powders is pressed powders, which I'm not inclined to use as they can cake and cling to dry patches very easy.

However, loose powders come with their own problems too.

 

Has anyone ever seen these type of pictures?

 

 

 

The cause of this is loose powder.

 

If you want to AVOID this happening to you this is what you need to do:

 

1. You can choose any loose powder to use on your face SO LONG as you read the back ingredients and avoid at all cost any powder that has:

 100% silica (any high amount of silica will cause this so try to avoid)

  zinc oxide

  titanium dioxide

 if you intend on using this powder all over your face or to *bake.

 

2. The ingredients that I have mentioned are white based so they are used to bring brightness and a highlight so they are fine if you intend on just using a smidge to set under your eyes but given the intense brightening and reflective white nature of these powders - they are not suitable for your whole face and are not suitable for 'baking' as you will be leaving a pure heavy tone and powder trace behind.
This is one of the reasons for FLASHBACK in photography.

 

3. Examples of powders that have these ingredients in them would be:

- Laura Mercier 'Secret brightening powder'

- Inglot 'Translucent Loose powder' 

There is absolutely nothing wrong with a small dusting of these products where you want too highlight - but these are not to set your entire face with.

I feel like that's why these products come in such small containers because it's not intended that you're to be whacking this everywhere.

 

4. The two powders that I love that won't cause that white powder cast are:

- Laura Mercier 'translucent loose powder'

- Inglot 'Loose powder'

Both of these powders are suitable to use all over your face and to bake also if you want to.

 

*Baking??

 

'Baking' in the makeup world, has nothing to do with cakes unfortunately.

When someone speaks about 'baking' what they mean is that they are taking a generous amount of translucent powder and placing it heavily under their eyes, around the nose, under the contour. By placing a generous amount in these areas, you allow your skin to absorb just the amount of powder that is requires. You leave the powder 5-10 minutes to absorb and you use a large brush to dust excess away. 

 

What powder is best for me?:

 

 As a rule of thumb, I would only ever use loose powders with colours in them in the areas that I need them - eg. yellow powder under my eyes/centre of the forehead to brighten. These powders can be quite chalky and most of them contain the bad ingredients we don't want so are best used sparingly.

If I'm baking or setting my whole face I will usually use just a translucent powder like my Laura Mercier Loose translucent powder I mentioned above. Because these are translucent they won't cake up as noticeably or cling to dry patches as noticeably.

If you have dry skin or skin that powder seems to cake on, avoid powders with talc if possible or stick to one where there isn't a tonne of talc - ask at the makeup counters or google product ingredients. Talc absorbs oil, think dry shampoo, but if you have dry skin as it is you will have very little to absorb Laura Mercier's 'Invisible Loose setting powder' is a talc free product, so perfect if you suffer from dry skin, be aware however, it does contain SILICA (which we don't want) but is isn't a main ingredient - still do use a light hand & no baking.

 

Best tools for working with loose powders:

 

This is totally up to preference but I will usually use the Real techniques 'powder brush' to dust loose powder all over my face and then in areas that I might need more setting where I've used more products like say concealer & foundation I will use the Real techniques 'setting brush'. If you intend on using the baking method I mentioned above, I'd suggest that you use a damp beauty sponge and apply the powder generously to the areas this way.

 

So that about rounds up my 'Loose powder 101'! If I've left any questions unanswered please leave me a comment and I will get back to you! <3

I hope this helps anyone who was confused! I am going to do a video on 'baking' during the week, so if this is something you want more info on keep an eye out! <3

 

With Love from,

 

Rebekah