Receiving the latest makeup from different brand is always welcome! I love getting to know latest products and tell you girls all about them, specially to all you makeup artists out there! Makeup artists should start looking at other makeup brands specially when doing makeup for brides because these women are "real" women and not models so their skin concerns vary from one to the next, some are even more sensitive than the other.

I love keeping Clinique foundation handy in my professional kit because some brides of mine have problematic skin that can't handle MAC or Makeup Forever. Check out these new products from Clinique that works wonders on skin that are in trouble!

Clinique Anti-Blemish Solutions Liquid Makeup | Clinique Chubby Stick Cheek Colour Balm

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I am always on the lookout for good foundations to recommend to people when they ask me what's a good brand. I use all the foundations I opened to review, and use them in rotation. Although the foundations that I use are great! Like Clinique Repairwear Laser Focus All-Smooth Makeup with SPF25, or Lancôme ABSOLUE Sublime Rejuvinating Essence Foundation, or Bobbi Brown Skin Foundation SPF15 PA+  , or Estee Lauder Perfectionist Youth-Infusing Makeup, or even Maybelline Dream Liquid Mousse -all great foundations but are a bit too heavy looking for an everyday errand. I needed  something that was a good foundation that I can wear everyday when I am not attending events, but something to make me look flawless and put together, something that lets my skin breathe, won't feel to heavy and make my skin breakout, and doesn't have SPF (because I am currently using a base that already has SPF).
Some people who have tried this foundation say that the shade selection is very limited especially for the average Filipina skin. The ladies at Clinique who sent me this foundation matched me to a cream beige and it's a very good match. I have a little bit of a red and yellow undertone and it matched me perfectly.

Some would get iffy that this foundation includes dimethicone (which is a silicone added to the foundation), but it never really bothered me that much.
Lately, my skin, as mentioned in my previous blog posts, that it has been getting drier when I do not use products with silicone. It's actually saving me from having to flake when I use oil-free foundations. If you are on a drying medication for your acne treatment, oral or topical, this foundation may be for you because the silicone makes it glide on your skin smoothly and tames the flakes on your skin. Although some dermatologists would advise against silicone when you are acne-prone. Best to ask your derma!
The only downside with Clinique would be that is is costly for teenagers or girls who are still in college. It's a great foundation for young skin because it's not harsh, but pricey for that age group. Although some would save up for the best products for quality cosmetics. Wouldn't you?

This foundation has a very light feathery consistency that glides on the skin with the least amount of pressure to spread it on your skin. It sets in a velvet-y finish that won't cake when set with powder.
In my experience when I used this foundation on several occasions, my skin itched less and my skin felt plump and less cake-y. It does not go on greasy on the skin like some silicone-based foundations out there, instead, this foundation acted like a primer that fills in fine lines to create a very smooth canvas.
CLINIQUE CHUBBY STICK CHEEK COLOUR BALM

Since the launch of Clinique’s Cheek Pop Blushes I started to look at their color cosmetics in a completely different way -a good way. Clinique wasn’t always my first choice when it came to color cosmetics because I always saw Clinique as being great for skin care and foundations, but they have been impressing me lately with their makeup line lately.