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February 20, 2009

fresh. beautiful. Fridays: Foundation for the Frugal

Photo by Jocelyn Lopez
Make-up and Hair by BlushPretty

Don't underestimate what you can find at the drugstore ...

Cosmetic brands like Cover Girl, Maybelline and Rimmel are bringing their A game when it comes to foundations. While bp will always advocate spending big money on a high end foundation if it matches your skintone, doesn't irritate your skin and makes you look and feel good, bp ALSO endorses browsing the drugstore if you're in search of something new for your foundation needs. Here are a couple of current finds.

Cover Girl & Olay Simply Ageless Foundation: Two classic drugstore brand favourites pair up to create a full coverage foundation that smooths over fine lines and wrinkles to give a youthful appearance. It contains an SPF of 22 as well as Olay Regenerist Serum to help prevent the foundation from settling into fine lines.

Olay Definity Color Recapture: My favourite tinted moisturizer from the drugstore. The sheer coverage of the tint brightens the skin and but can still even skintone and mask imperfection. A great product to have to prevent the signs of aging.

Almay Smart Shade Makeup: It used to be really hard to find a drugstore foundation that matched your skintone perfectly - not anymore. This foundation comes in three general shades which instantly adjusts to match your true tone within seconds of applying it. So easy.

Happy Shopping!

-bp-

Posted by Stephanie Daga at 12:05:00 AM in Almay, Budget, Cover Girl, Drugstore, Foundation, Fresh. Beautiful. Fridays, Oil of Olay

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beauty is easy because ...

... beauty IS easy - you just need to find the products that work for you and learn how to use them!

And BlushPretty can help you out with that! Keep on top of events, workshops, and parties held in and around the GTA.

Coming up: Beauty Board: Spring Cleaning, April 18, 2010
Our next Beauty Board event will take place on Sunday, April 18, 2010. The theme is Spring Cleaning - rejuvenate your skin; refresh your look. All the best brands will be returning including COVERGIRL, Olay, dermaglow and DaLish. We also have some newbies joining us such as North American Hemp Co. and Upper Canada Soap.

For demos, we will be focusing on foundation, fresh looks for day and night, and last but not least, we will be blitzing out your makeup bags weeding out all the "it has got to go" stuff and giving you tips on what to pick up to replenish it.

Get on The Beauty Board and join us this April. PUrchase your tickets at Eventbrite

Want more info on how to be a part of the Board? Or are you a beauty company hoping to showcase? Email me at beautymail@blushpretty.com

Visit our events page to see what is happening in and around your area!

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and i just bought ...

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