Gosh x-ceptional wear makeup (foundation)

Shade 11 Porcelain. 

Now, if you were to know me in person, you'll know I'm on a never ending mission to find a foundation that actually matches my skin tone. Being a natural redhead, I have extremely fair and freckly skin. Throughout the years of wearing makeup, I've tried endless brands of foundation hoping that they'll be "the one" for me. Up to now, I've only found one other that even comes close. Until I discovered this foundation. 

When I search for a new bottle of foundation, I'm not expecting to find much. I'm fed up of reading reviews on miracle products that claim to do everything under the sun, which in reality turn out to do...nothing. I've tried high end foundation, high street foundation, I've even tried makeup artist foundation. All of which have either been too orange, too low coverage or end up sliding off my face. So, after trawling the internet for what seemed like the thousandth time, I ended up looking at GOSH cosmetics. I found a product called "x-ceptional wear makeup" with mixed reviews, but the price instantly had drawn me in. £5.99 for a product that claims to give me a beautifully matte finish with exceptional coverage which lasts for hours.  I started to think well,how good could this actually be? I wanted to try it, and I wanted to try it NOW! So I decided to take a trip to my local Superdrug and find a shade that fit my skin. 

The shade selection isn't that vast in this range, so I imagine if you have an "inbetween" skin tone you might have to mix two together. In my case, shade 11 Porcelain ended up being a perfect match for my skin tone. I made my way to the checkout, handed over the product along with some others and made my way back to my car. 

I was SO excited to try this product out, so I immediately removed my makeup I was previously wearing and started the whole application process again. I applied my Liz Earle Skin Repair Moisturiser to my skin (which, may I add is now my holy grail moisturiser since my sister converted me..!) and let it sink in. I then began to apply the Gosh foundation. 

First impression? Well the packaging isn't that interesting and the dispensor isn't that great. You'd easily use more product than needed if you're not careful whilst squeezing it out. The product itself is very, very thick. I mean, I applied a tiny dot on my cheek, blended it in and it instantly covered my freckles. Wow. I was seriously impressed even at this stage. So, I continued to apply the foundation to my face, ensuring my jawline was fully blended and all areas were covered as I feel it'd be easy to spot any non covered areas. I let the foundation sit on my skin for a couple of minutes then set it with a powder. Hallelujah, a foundation that actually matches my pale redhead skin tone! My skin looks flawless, in a non-porcelain doll way. 

I decided to test drive this product for a couple of days before I was fully converted. One of these days included a very hot (and muggy!) day at work, which involves a lot of lifting and moving about. This foundation seriously lasts all day. Not even a tiny bit sliding off my face. The only thing I'd say is that the area around my nose became a bit...powderless? after about 6 hours but I would have expected that on that day as it was seriously humid. 

All in all, I am immensely impressed with this product. I'd recommend it to anyone to try. It's definitely proven what it's promised and for me, that's what's going to make me repurchase this when I run out. I'd even go as far as saying it's taken over my love for Revlon Colorstay and for one hell of a saving too!...so I'd just like to say a huge thank you to GOSH for finally making a product that is pale enough for us extra-pale girls and actually provides what the packaging says it does! (Well, for me anyway.)

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