MAC Strobe Cream Review

Hey beaut's!

Strobing seems to be huge at the moment and I'm actually really getting into the trend, if your not sure what strobing is its basically all about getting that perfect glow and enhancing your features by using only a highlighter and natural light, so it's the total opposite to contouring! I happen to love being all glowy, dewy and highlighted so this trend was immediately right up my street! I have been testing out some drugstore options over the last couple of months and actually really liked them, but I was still lusting after the ever so popular MAC Strobe Cream, and when I saw they had a 30ml travel size version available on their website for just £10.00 I had to try it!

The MAC Strobe Cream is actually a moisturiser that not only hydrates the skin but it also boosts the look of dull skin and luminizes with iridescent particles. You can wear the strobe cream either under your foundation as a glowy base, mixed together with your foundation to create a dewy foundation look or you can use it sparingly on top of your foundation as a cream highlighter. Personally my favourite way to use this Strobe Cream is by using it all over my face underneath my foundation because I love that glow from within look and that's exactly what you get from this, but during the Summer months I'll definitely be mixing a pea sized amount into my foundation for a lighter, fresher look!

The formula of Mac's Strobe Cream actually comes out as a white cream at first but then melts into the skin transforming into an pinkish pearlescent sheen once it's blended in. The finish is demi-matte so it works amazingly as a base for your makeup to sit on top of and seems to really smooth and hydrate my skin as well as looking super radiant and dewy.

 Overall I must admit Mac's Strobe Cream does trump the high street strobe creams that I've tried, it just feels and looks so much more natural than the others and the hydrating qualities work amazing on my dryer patches of skin. It doesn't highlight pores or blemishes either which is a major bonus and it doesn't look greasy either, just radiant, healthy and glowing! Arhhhh I love this so much!

You can find the Mac Strobe Cream 30ml Travel Size for £10.00 HERE!

Have you tried Mac's Strobe Cream beaut's? What did you think? I'd love to know! 

Freedom Pro Studio Strobe Cream Reviewed!

Hey beaut's!

Strobing seems to be huge at the moment and I'm actually really getting into the trend, its all about getting the perfect glow and enhancing your features by using only a highlighter and natural light. I recently gave Makeup Revolutions offering a go and absolutely loved it so I was keen to see how their sister brand Freedom Makeup's Strobe Cream fared! 

Freedom's Pro Studio Strobe Cream (£8.00) is a radiance enhancing product that can be used either under or on top of your foundation or mixed together with your foundation to make your skin appear healthy, dewy and glowing. Personally my favourite way to use this Strobe Cream is by using it all over my face underneath my foundation, I love that glow from within look and that's exactly what you get from this. The formula actually comes out as a thick white cream at first but then melts into the skin transforming into an ivory/pink pearlescent sheen on my skin once it's blended in, their are some ever so slight pink glittery particles that run through the strobe cream which at first I was slightly worried about because disco ball images popped into my head, but actually once my foundation is blended in over the top all you can see is a glowy effect and it isn't glittery at all. When I compared both the Freedom Makeup Strobe Cream and Makeup Revolutions Strobe Cream there really wasn't any difference at how each product worked, it's basically just the colour of the sheen that's different, Makeup Revolutions strobe cream is more warm and golden and Freedom's is cool and pearlescent so really your favourite would just depend on what look you like to go for really!

Overall I do really like this little beauty and have been using lots underneath my foundation recently, it makes such a nice dewy, radiant base and just makes my features pop and look more highlighted, I love it! As I said before this strobing cream can double up as a cream highlight that sits over your foundation which I've found looks equally as pretty when blended with a brush, and I think a pea sized amount mixed into my foundation in the summer months will look incredible and super illuminated so I'll definitely be giving that whirl!

Have you tried the Freedom Pro Studio Strobe Cream yet beaut's? What did you think? I'd love to know.