REVIEWING THE BARRY M ALL NIGHT LONG FOUNDATION + PRIMER

So I've been trying out a new foundation for over the past week and as well as doing a first impressions video on my Youtube (You can find me under Josephine xoxo by the way) I wanted to let you guys know all about it on here.

And if you've watched my video, you'll know I wasn't too thrilled with the foundation to begin with but that's just a first impressions. To me, I don't feel you can give a thorough review on a product when you try it as a one time thing. With most products at least anyway, and definitely with foundations I find.

Anyway...

So after I did the video, I continued using the foundation for a week and tried different ways to apply the foundation to see if I could get it to work.

But before I get into that, I'll talk a little about the foundation and primer for those of you who may not have watched my video.

So the foundation and primer are both by the brand Barry M. They're both called All Night long and each retail for £6.99 on the Barry M website. You can also purchase these on Superdrug. The foundation is a cream stick and the primer is a stick too and you can choose between original or anti-redness. The foundation has a total of eight shades to choose from.

The foundation is meant to be a medium coverage and on the website it says it's a lightweight formula, is paraben free, and contains vitamin e for moisturisation.

The shade I purchased was Cashew and the primer I chose was original.

So this is what the packaging looks like

And this is what the sticks look like too

When I first tried the foundation, I used a blending sponge by the brand B. Cosmetics and hated it. I found it was far too firm for comfort so after I did the video I switched from the sponge to an oval brush I had. This

I found this worked perfect to blend the foundation in.

I'd definitely recommend a soft oval brush for applying cream stick foundations.

And as for the primer, I didn't think much of it either. I found I had to apply so much to even get anything on my face and I don't think it went well with the foundation either, despite it being paired with it.

Instead I used the flawless original primer (Also by Barry M) and found this went much better with the foundation than the All Night Long primer.

The reason I made these changes? I was getting some cakiness with the foundation, especially on my chin, my forehead and my cheeks. I wanted to see if I could get the foundation to work.

I applied three layers in the video and can definitely say that was a mistake. I started just applying two layers and found I was still experiencing some cakiness. Once I applied just one amount the cakiness definitely decreased in appearance. Unfortunately it wasn't as good of a coverage as I wanted.

To me, the foundation is definitely buildable as the coverage is better with more applied but sadly the foundations performance declined when I added more.

And I also complained of transfer issues in my video which I wasn't thrilled with at all. That can become messy. Once I set my look with some setting spray I did find this stopped the transfer. I was sure in my first impressions I had set my look with setting spray but maybe I didn't and that was the reason why.

It also lasted a long time as well and looked the same six hours later so I was impressed with its staying power.

However, I found I had broken out and was experiencing oiliness when wearing the foundation. I put both issues down to the products with them being the only new products I had been using and on a daily basis. I don't know if this was due to my skin feeling suffocated.

So my opinion now after having tried it some more? I feel more positive towards it and like it a lot more. It has a nice feel when applying. I'll agree it has a medium coverage. It's a good price. It lasts a long time too.

However, the downside is that I still had some cakiness. This may be just down to my skin type reacting with the foundation. It also broke me out and made me oily too.

If you've tried these products from the brand Barry M let me know what you think.

Superdrug Haul 2018

I'm doing a Superdrug haul post (Sing song voice) and I'm so excited about it.

Silliness put aside, I went down to Devon for the end of May bank holiday weekend and had an absolute blast spending time with my partner's family. They're such genuine, lovely, people.

It just so happened to be my birthday too and needless to say I was one spoilt girly.

And of course there was some shopping involved. I did have a wishlist which just so happened to be makeup and skincare item related, all of which I had seen on Superdrug. And, yeah, I pretty much got every single thing on my list.

I'm super excited to try all the new products out and show you what I have purchased.

And before I go through all the things I have, I have to tell you all that I have also done a video on this haul. It's my first ever video so I'm both nervous as heck and so Bloomin excited about it as well.

I tried to attach it on this blog post but unfortunately it's too large but I have uploaded it onto YouTube. I do apologise about the quality and, of course, how nervous I sound. My YouTube is

So these are the products which are currently in the box.

I'll start with all the bits I bought that are Superdrug owned (Their own brand) and then move onto the other skincare products.

If you read my last post on products I have been using, you'll know I was having some trouble with the moisturiser I have been currently using. It's the hydrating moisturiser by The Saem and sadly it breaks me out. So I have been looking to buy a new moisturiser to try.  I had been looking at the Neutrogena hydro boost gel but then saw Superdrug had their own moisturiser for a much cheaper price.

It's their Vitamin E intense moisture cream. I got the one for normal to dry skin. I don't have dry dry skin but I definitely have a very dehydrated texture. I'm really hoping this is going to make a difference as I'm really looking to get a good skin care routine down.

The next skincare product I bought was the Superdrug hand cream. I get really dry hands. Not severe but definitely rough and dry hands. I've been currently using the Garnier intensive 7 days hand cream and it's, for some odd reason, not been performing as well as it usually does. I'm starting to use it up so I'm glad I have a new one ready to use, and a new product to try.

I also got these cleansing facial wipes. I do tend to try different wipes all the time. The ones I do like are the 'Simple' ones but they can be pricey at full price. And if I have a week where I have makeup on everyday, I can use a lot of wipes up. I typically use two to three wipes removing my makeup and when a packet can cost £3 you can get through them quickly. These were really cheap and they may be better than the ones I prefer. You just never know until you try them out and if they're not good, well I didn't break the bank buying them.

For hair care, I bought the Argan Hair Therapy deep cleansing shampoo. I have such long hair that has to be washed every day. Unfortunately, I can't miss days as I get super greasy hair otherwise. But because I wash my hair so frequently, it can sometimes look a little dull. So I'm hoping this will help.

And I also bought this Argan Hair Therapy oil as they had an offer for buy one and get one half price. I do wish I had bought the conditioner to go with the shampoo but I bought this one instead for some reason.

And I bought another hair care product which is Superdrug's Coconut Water & Coconut oil masque. This can be used as an overnight hair mask which I am definitely going to try out. I'm really hoping these hair care products will make a difference on my hair

The last hair care product I have purchased is Superdrug's colour dry shampoo. I've never used a dry shampoo before but it would be good if this product works for me. As obviously like I said I just can't not wash my hair everyday as I get super greasy hair and if this works I can stop washing my hair everyday.

And the last product being a Superdrug item is a packet of their hair bubbles. I seriously can't have enough of these. I'm always losing them and they snap and, yeah, you can never not have enough of these.

So I bought a few items from Barry M. I've never tried any of their makeup products before and really wanted to give them a go. I've tried their nail polishes in the past and found they were quite good. I'm hoping their makeup is pretty good. I watch a Youtuber and she does a lot of Barry M reviews and some stuff looks really promising.

I bought their newest foundation. It's their All Night stick foundation. I got the shade 2 Cashew. It's a medium coverage cream foundation. I'm pretty excited to try this foundation. If any of you read my blog regularly you'll know I did a foundation series trying out Korean foundations. I absolutely love trying new foundations. I have a big problem finding a good one that works for me. Usually it's a shade issue, even a performance problem, so this will be great if it works for me.

And I bought their All Night Long primer. I'm equally excited to try this too. I'm kind of on the fence about primers as you may know. I haven't really found a WOW primer and when I saw a review on this All Night Long one it looked really moisturising and hydrating. I am going to use this separately and alongside the foundation.

And I bought another primer from Barry M as this one looked more cream based so I was really hoping for a deep moisturising primer.

And I also have another primer from them. And this was accidental and me being rather stupid. I mistaked this for a setting spray. Really really stupid of me. But this is actually their primer water. So I have three primers to try. I definitely won't be keeping all three, regardless if they all work good for me.

In my last post where I went over current products I use, I mentioned that the contour kit I use by Sleek is a big favourite of mine. The only downside is that the contour could be cooler. I've bought their Barry M contour sticks to try.  The contour is actually way darker than the one I use now but I'm excited to try these sticks. I've tried contour cream sticks before by a different brand and wasn't impressed so hopefully these will be different.

I also got this illuminating strobe cream in the shade Iced Bronze. I'm super excited to try this. I saw, again, a review on this and it looked so beautiful.

And I do have another highlighter. It wasn't something I planned to buy. At the time this product should have been free as it was a deal that if you spend over £9 on Barry M products you get their Liquid Chrome Highlighter drops free. Somehow I paid for this so Superdrug gave me beauty points back. I got the shade Beam me up.

The final Barry M product I purchased was their Lash Vegas 2 mascara. I'm running out of the one I have now so I'm eager to try this one out.

I'm so looking forward to trying out all of these products and I will probably do a blog post on them as well. I'm so excited for the foundation. I might do a video on that one as well.

Not many products left now.

I bought the pink grapefruit daily scrub by Neutrogena. I was going to get the grapefruit scrub by Superdrug but they had this on offer and it was actually cheaper. I always need a good scrub as I get a lot of dead skin build up on my face.

I also got these blending sponges by the brand B. I'm currently using the Real Techniques miracle complexion sponges and I really love them but, to me, nothing that I have tried compares to a Beauty Blender. I know they're so costly but I really loved using mine and feel its performance was much better than the sponges I use now. Then I saw these sponges by B. and they do look promising. It was actually a better deal to get a pack of three than just one on its own.

And finally the last products I got was some sprays by the brand Body Fantasies. These were so cheap and just seem to similar to the Victoria's secret body sprays. They smell so freaking good too. I really recommend these, especially for the price.

I am going to list all the products I bought below with the prices they currently are on Superdrug, just because what I paid may not be the same now due to offers, etc.

1. Superdrug Vitamin E Intense Moisture Cream 100ml - £2.99

2. Superdrug Intense Moisture Hand Cream 75ml - £1.49

3. Superdrug cleansing facial wipes - £0.99

4. Superdrug Argan Hair Therapy deep cleansing shampoo - £3.99

5. Superdrug Argan Hair Therapy Oil - £3.99

6. Superdrug Coconut Water & Coconut Oil Masque - £3.99

7. Superdrug Colour Dry Shampoo for brunettes cocoa brownie 150ml - £1.99

8. Superdrug 70 Black Hair Bands - £3.49

9. Barry M All Night Long Foundation  - £6.99

10. Barry M All Night Long Primer Original - £6.99

11. Barry M Flawless Original Primer - £5.99

12. Barry M Flawless Hydro Fix Primer Water - £4.99

13. Barry M Flawless Chisel Cheeks Contour Creams - £7.99

14. Barry M Illuminating Strobe Cream - £4.49

15. Barry M Liquid Chrome Highlighter Drops - £6.99

16. Barry M Lash Vegas 2 Mascara - £4.99

17. Neutrogena pink grapefruit daily scrub - £4.99

18. B. Blending Sponges pack of 3 - £7.49

19. Body Fantasies sprays 94ml - £3.99