Coverage of a strawberry birth mark around the eye area

Today I covered a bridesmaids Birth mark for Louise's Wedding. Andrea was completely used to her birth mark and to begin with wasn't going to have it covered in anyway. However I think she decided to try the camouflage makeup out of interest to see how it looked. Andrea Also kindly offered to allow me to take a before and after picture.

OK, so the process of the coverage was very simple and quick to do. I firstly began with a green concealer ( Mine was from Dermacolour) I applied this using a nylon brush only to area of redness until the whole area was green. This neutralizes the redness and makes it easier to cover.

The next step was to take secret camouflage concealer from Laura Mercier and carefully apply over the green, softening the product with the warmth of your finger blending it into the skin until all the green is covered.

Now the birthmark was completely covered I then continued to apply the foundation and set with powder, being care full around the area of the birthmark, stippling the powder lightly in this area. I finished with a little YSL touche eclat!

I have attached the before and after pictures, I was really pleased with the results and so was Andrea! :)

Favourite buy this month - No7 BB cream

I'm very pleased with one of my latest purchases, I had heard of the new No7 BB cream. This is a all in one cream and I have listed below the key points...

- hydrates
- enriched with multivitamins
- Spf15 & 5* UVA
- hypo allergenic
- light/medium foundation coverage

What impressed me first of all was how lovely the texture is and how well it glides on the skin. I chose the shade Medium for dry/very dry skin and applied using my fingers. I like to go just a touch warmer then my natural skin tone so I don't feel pale and often wear false tans, so the colour was perfect! It has just the right amount of coverage for a day makeup base and only felt I needed a little concealer under my eyes to finish off my base.

The BB cream also comes in different shades and skin types so I will defiantly be adding some of these to my kit for those brides wanting the natural bare makeup look to there skin, that will still keep them looking flawless!