This foundation also seems to improve the condition of my skin which I think just happens to be a lucky side-effect. I am talking CC creams (Colour Correcting) again and this time it is a little different because it is not actually a new product! Interestingly, it has a great smell too, so if you like to give your products a good sniff, then you won’t be disappointed. For those looking to add a base for foundation, Kiko Milano is hard to beat, and anyone on a tight budget won’t be disappointed with Essence. I will actually wear this without foundation over top on days when I just can't really be bothered with a "full face'.

Skin trainer is a strange name for a CC cream, or any beauty product to be honest, and although this product won’t teach your skin how to do tricks, it does reduce the appearance of pores a lot. A broad selection of CC creams is available, one of which is CC Instant Complexion Enhancer, a product created by Max Factor.Perfect the look of your complexion with Max Factor's Face Colour Corrector Cream, a lightweight, multi-tasking formula that combines flawless coverage with moisturising and smoothing properties. Sign up to receive our newsletter and stay up to date with all of the latest happenings here at Beauty Review! Sitting in between a CC cream and a foundation, this lightweight medium coverage skin tint is packed with skincare ingredients working to improve skin quality from the inside out, while also providing a layer of coverage on the outside.

And CC creams do exactly that, blurring imperfections and correcting colour through clever skin-adapting pigments that contrast on the colour wheel – green pigments combat redness, for example. It really did cover up my skin big time, especially redness on my skin and pimples too, and I didn’t even feel the product was actually on my skin. It hides the redness and small broken veins in my cheeks, dulls my blemishes and hides a lot of my scarring (not severe scarring).Not only did it correct colour, but it has a thick and creamy consistency not common among CC creams, which, when combined with the stronger pigment, delivers a higher coverage without the cakiness or cracking often associated with foundations, while still covering dark circles, pores and blemishes. I’ve been using it for years – it’s great when you want high level coverage but your skin needs some added hydration. For those of you with oily skin (especially in the t-zone), the best way I've found to use this CC cream is to start with using an exfoliating cleanser, moisturise (focusing on any areas that tend to get dry), prime skin, use a setting powder on the parts of your face that get oily quickly, apply the CC cream using a beauty blender (to avoid moving the setting powder too much), then use setting powder again on the oil-prone areas and follow up with a matte setting spray. This CC cream has only grown in popularity since it launched, and since testing it, we understand the hype.

Whether you have dry skin or just need an extra boost of hydration in the morning, this CC cream from Clinique does the trick.

This is my go to foundation, it covers and blends so well I don't ever use foundation anymore just this with a light dusting of powder to set!

I didn’t use any powder with it – just added some cream blush, mascara and a slick of lip colour and I had a lovely glowy and dewy natural makeup look.Designed to even out the complexion, they often incorporate active ingredients to calm irritation, working against redness, blotchiness and hyperpigmentation for more radiant-looking skin. Goes on smoothly and stays put, I love this on days that I just can't be bothered with a face full of foundation, quick and easy to apply and looks fantastic.