Perfect Skin Courtesy Of Jemma Kidd

Jemma Kidd has taken the beauty industry by a storm since releasing her highly anticipated make-up range.

Jemma Kidd has created a range of products that has taken into account all of her professional skills, beauty industry experience and product expertise. However, rather than producing products that you need to be trained to use, she has created a range that is easy yet still remains a must-have.

Jemma Kidd has produced what I believe is a revolutionary product, as I have not seen anything remotely similar on the market.

Many of us have a make-up bag full of various products; Jemma Kidd has created a product that comprises all these products into one handy compact.

This adored product I am talking about is the Jemma Kidd Pro Skin Perfection Kit.

The palette contains four shades to conceal, enhance and shade to a flawless complexion.

Citrus Colour Corrector:

This unique citrus shade has a green undertone. The yellow tone corrects blue and purple undertones around the eye area while green neutralises any unwanted red tones in the complexion.

Apricot Colour Corrector:

Brightening apricot shade to neutralise & even skin tone around the eye area with added collagen for firming effect

All Over Radiance Crème:

This is a mini version of the award winning Dewy Glow Radiance Crème, which gives the skin a dewy glow without looking shiny and unnatural.

Lip & Cheek Flush:

Berry blush concentrate to create subtle definition & a healthy flush; with added antioxidants and vitamins A & E

All of the above correctors are fairly sheer, a consistency that I like as it allows you to build the amount of coverage you wish to get from the product. I have scarring from spots, which is purple, and the citrus corrector completely covered this. The apricot corrector fully covered by dark circles and also had an illuminating and brightening effect.

The lip and cheek flush look very bright in the packaging, however on the skin look very natural. It gives you a healthy glow to your cheeks. The rose colour is very subtle; it is not obvious to others that you are wearing a blusher, for instance. On the lips, this leaves a glossy finish and the slight shimmer is more noticeable than on the cheeks. It is also a very good lip primer, as it helps to keep your lipstick on all day.

The packaging is simplistic yet stylish, to me it screams 'professional product'. The idea of having four products in one handy compact, complete with a mirror, appeals to me. This is because it cuts down on space but is easier as it saves you having to search around for all your separate products, plus it is fantastic for travelling. Surprisingly, the compact does contain a fair amount of product and a little does go a long way. I've been using this for four weeks, every day, and have only slightly dented each of the sections.  

Perhaps the downfall of this product, similarly to the Light As Air Liquid Foundation is the lack of availability of the Jemma Kidd products, but this is due to the popularity. You can purchase this Skin Perfection Kit from the Jemma Kidd website, QVC UK and Feel Unique. This product retails at £18, which is on the expensive side. However, this product is a professional product that make-up artists use daily on photo-shoots, so shows how well this product works. I believe this is a small price to pay for a brilliant product that creates flawless looking skin.

Did this palette give you the perfect skin you were after? Or, have you found a better product?

xox



Foundation As Light As Air

I am on a quest to find the perfect foundation for my skin. It's a challenge, as I'm quite fussy about foundations. I want good coverage, longevity and the one that I struggle with the most, a shade pale enough to match my skin tone.

I decided to give the much raved about Jemma Kidd Light As Air Foundation a try.

Let's start with the facts! This foundation retails around the £25 mark, admittedly this is an investment but it's not as expensive as many of the foundations on the market. The Jemma Kidd brand is being expanded throughout the UK; however there are still problems with availability. Obviously people like to try out foundations before they buy them, however with this product you need to make a guess and take the plunge. If you want to see a list of stockists then check the Jemma Kidd website, hopefully you'll find somewhere close to you. However if not, there are many online retailers - I purchased mine from FeelUnique.

Many will love the packaging, however many of you will hate it. Personally, I like its simplicity. It's not very stylish but is instead very practical. The squeezy tube allows you to control the amount of product you wish to disperse, that said, you do need to be careful incase it decides to overflow!

The foundation is described as being “highly blendable and lightweight in texture, with silicone coated pigments for a velvet feel and soft-focus finish, it also has balancing properties to keep the skin matte for a shine-free, even complexion and contains long-wear technology for all day staying power.” I mostly agree with everything they say!

I found this product was best applied with my fingers, as it allows you to build the coverage easily. With a brush I found I couldn't get the coverage. For reference, my skin type is Oily/Combination, on my skin this foundation left a silky finish, not quite matte but not dewy either - which I liked. It isn't obvious your wearing foundation as it has a natural, skin like finish. When I saw how runny this liquid foundation was, I was a little sceptical about the coverage that it promised to give. Much to my surprise it has a very good coverage, it managed to cover my spots and scars and even my dark circles! I would put it in the medium to full coverage category.

Now, when it comes to longevity I am happy with it but perhaps would prefer a little longer. This product lasts around 6 hours before I start getting a shiny T-Zone. Therefore, if you have dry skin this product would probably last a lot longer, vice versa, if you have oily skin this product will probably not last more than a few hours. When I do start to get shinier I simply pat some powder on, the foundation doesn't go all cakey looking.

Even though I am young I do like to look after my skin and prevent it from ageing. The thought of wrinkly skin horrifies me. If like me you believe prevention is better than cure, you will love the fact that this foundation contains an SPF 18. Perfect now were actually seeing a bit of sunshine! Also, there is no fragrance at all.

However, nothing is quite perfect in the beauty world and the one fault that I do have with this product is the fairly limited colour range. There are only 7 shades! I bought the shade Ultra Light (01), which is the palest shade. However for me this was still too dark, however did blend in very well so was able to disguise it a little. That said my skin tone resembles that of Casper the Ghost!

This is one of the best foundations I have ever tried, I'm just hoping Jemma Kidd expands her shade range, especially for us pale one's!

So, have you tried this impressive product?

xox