I‘m a mum and I recently turned 39. I want my make up to be natural, easy, and making me look well rested and younger. and most importantly, I want to stick the stuff on in the morning and then be DONE for the rest of the day.

I like the idea of brands like Merit but struggle to believe that I could get any longevity from a cream blush like that… natural dewy look yes, but not at the expense of having to reapply every 3 hrs.

stuff I like

- red 27 lip stains because they stay long and wear off gradually so they don’t have to be managed like other lip stains

- liquid blush and/or tarte amazonian clay blush because it stays long

- tubing mascara because I have oily eyelids

- I LOVE the look of the loreal glass stick but it doesn’t last and settle into lines

- anything dewy but that doesn’t make pores look bigger. blurring stuff is good

I‘ve got a giftcard from sephora but open to any suggestions, really

Due to medication and the menopause, I am suffering from excess sweating. I find once I have applied my make up using both a primer, powder and a setting spray, my make up just gets literally washed off my face with sweat. Has anyone found a product that really works to stop this?

Has anyone tried these specifically and can rank favourites pls. I know it depends on skin etc but still!!

Huda peach - I have and use despite the leaky mess - want to replace with something new.

Charlotte tilbury - I’ve tried on my hand in store a few years ago can’t remember what I thought. Creamy and sheer when blended I think?

Bobbi brown - peach and deep peach used to use it well over a decade ago in pots have just seen their sticks - I know they are good but also they did move a bit.

Tarte cc clay corrector - medium tan - have NOT tried it - really want to - it’s all over social media - it’s a pain to get in the uk so wanted to know if anyone else has tried it and loves it over the others - in videos it always looks really sticky and shiny

In my impatience I bought the catrice one from Amazon for £3 as it seemed to have a similar texture to tarte but it moves and isn’t quite what I wanted in terms of colour or coverage.

Main question is - between tarte and tilbury but if anyone can throw bb in the mix and compare that would be great.

Dark circles and eyelids are very dark brown. Deep set eyes. Skin is normal to sometimes oily after long hours of makeup. Tone is light-medium.

I bought two of these FaceFinity liquids thinking I had a bargain, but the new “lasting blur” is all sticky, unlike the old “lasting performance” which I used to mix with moisturiser to make a nice tinted moisturiser. The new one feels like I’m putting a mask over my face instead of it sinking in.

Can anyone please recommend anything similar to the old version which felt much more natural?