At the weekend, I was invited by Revlon to take part in a beauty makeover with an all-expenses paid experience to show it off. The objective of the makeover was also to introduce Revlon’s latest foundation, which is the Age Defying with DNA Advantage Cream Makeup (boy, that’s a mouthful).

I had a choice of a AU$250 voucher worth of food for two at Bistro Guillaume, or an experience at the theatre. Since I’ve been dying to watch Love Never Dies ever since it came to Melbourne, I jumped at the chance of catching the stage performance with the husband.

MY REVLON EXPERIENCE

The Foundation:

• It’s a cream foundation that contains anti-ageing skincare properties that combats the signs of ageing. Lines and wrinkles are visibly diminished.
• It has medium coverage, which is easily layered for full coverage without weighing the skin down.
• It contains an SPF of 20.
• Key ingredients: Vitmain B3, proprietary blend of hexapeptides and botanicals, humectants, West Indian Cherry Extract.
• Available in 7 shades in Australia: Ivory, Bare Buff, Tender Beige, Soft Beige, Medium Beige, Spice Beige, Honey Beige.
• RRP AU$39.95 for 30ml.

The Makeover:

• After hearing Val and Akisa‘s less-than-appealing makeover experiences, I was skeptical about mine. I didn’t think it would last more than 15 minutes, with a few touch-ups here and there. That’s why I brought Tim along, to be the photographer for my makeover. He didn’t have any problems waiting for about 15 minutes.
• What do you know, my makeover? It lasted a whopping 1 hour 20 minutes! Seriously, it was the best makeover I’ve ever experienced. My makeup artist, Nicole, was such a sweetheart and knew exactly what she was doing.
• I was first given a skin consultation, which also involved her cleaning my face with facial cleanser, applying toner and moisturiser before she began the makeup. Along the way, I picked up a few tips and tricks from her.
• My foundation shade was matched to Medium Beige.

• Beauty tip #1: Instead of sweeping your face brush across your skin with translucent loose powder over foundation, try gently stippling instead (still using a face powder brush). This way, you don’t “drag” your foundation, and it stays on longer.
• Beauty tip #2: We often like to rub our lips together after applying lipstick or lipgloss. Instead, try gently pressing your lips together after application, open, close, open, close (like a fish!). This way, you don’t bruise the pigments, and your lip product stays on longer (I tested this out with lipgloss, and it works) 

Breakdown of Beauty Products:

The Show:

• We caught the 2pm matinee of Love Never Dies at the Regent Theatre. I’ve heard mixed reviews of the show, but given that I’ve never watched the Phantom of the Opera on stage, I had nothing to compare the sequel to. I thought Love Never Dies was an absolutely brilliant performance.
• I was quite apprehensive that Tim wouldn’t enjoy it, given that he was never really keen on musicals whereas I’m a huge fan. I’m glad to say that he thoroughly enjoyed it, and we discussed the show and sang the songs well into the night.

Verdict:
It had been a fab day of beauty and theatre. I had the foundation on for well over 6 hours and it held on good without streaking or rubbing off. My usually oily T-zone remained relatively oil-free for the first couple of hours. After that, blotting was required, but very little foundation rubbed off during blotting. I’m actually very impressed that the foundation actually contains quite a high SPF factor. Most foundations that have SPF do not have it in SPF 20 (mostly SPF 15). I’m definitely getting one for myself the next time I’m at MYER or Priceline.

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If you would like to win a similar experience worth AU$250, just head over to Beauty Swatch and follow the instructions! 🙂