In 2016, the company acquired Becca Cosmetics, their first color cosmetic group acquisition since Smashbox in 2010. In November 2016, the company made its largest acquisition to date by acquiring California-based cosmetics company Too Faced for US$1.45 billion. My fridge is always packed with eye masks to combat puffy under eyes in a rush, and these are some of my favourites. Although, at nearly £10 a pair, I save these for when I really want to bring out the big guns. Infused with the brand’s iconic Advanced Night Repair technology, they’re incredible cooling and soothing on tired eyes and leave the skin around your eyes looking plumper and brighter in just 10 minutes.
Like most silicones, it has nice emollient properties and improves the spreadability of products. Butylene glycol, or let’s just call it BG, is a multi-tasking colorless, syrupy liquid. It’s a great pick for creating a nice feeling product. Cushion foundations are super buzzy right now and with good reason. Patterson says these formulas go on sheer to blur out your complexion rather than truly cover it, so it’s not so obvious that you’re wearing foundation.
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It is a multi-tasker used to improve skin feel, increase product slip, give the product light-reflecting properties, enhance skin adhesion or serve as an anti-caking Estee Lauder NIGHT REPAIR agent. The secret to foundation that stays put is ultra-thin coats. “You want layers that build on each other like nail polish,” says Patterson.