GOSH Foundation Plus Cover and Conceal Review

Hello my darlings! Today I am bringing you my thoughts on GOSH's new (well, it's new to me!) foundation. It is a foundation that boasts concealer at the same time. Let's put this to the test!

It comes in a rather small - yet soft - squeezy bottle. Mine, as you can tell, is number 008 which is called Golden I believe.

It states that it has 30ml of product in the bottle, but as I started to squeeze it, I started to doubt this, as you can see above, I've pressed the bottle to half it's size to get any product out.

When I managed to squeeze a little foundation out of the tube, I was pleasantly surprised to find the consistency was quite thick and creamy and doesn't run.

Here is the foundation blended onto the back of my hand. It smoothed out and blended easily with my fingers, giving a medium-to-full coverage.

Time to test it on my mug!

I dotted the foundation across my face and blended it out using a Real Techniques buffing brush, and let it sit on my face for a few minutes before taking the picture. It has a satin - almost dewy - finish to it. I like to keep my foundation on my skin as thin as possible; I blend a lot to make it look as natural as possible.

Just so y'all know, I have oily/combination skin. I used Milk of Magnesia on my T Zone, let it dry, then popped GOSH Primer Plus Illuminating Skin Perfector all over my face before foundation application. If I don't use MoM, my foundation will slide right off of my face in a matter of hours.

So I put the rest of my makeup on, used a setting spray and then a fixing spray (MAC Fix+ and Barry M Mist & Fix Matte Finish) and this was the end result. I am using a concealer, but only for highlighting purposes.

My thoughts:
At just £9.99, it's a reasonably priced foundation, contains no perfumes or parabens (YEESSSS!), is creamy and doesn't dry out the skin. It has good coverage, probably good for dry to combination skin (for combination/oily, a decent mattifying primer and/or powder to combat oil would definitely help longevity). I'd say the coverage on my face is probably medium, and I don't currently have any breakouts or dark circles under my eyes to cover up, so I can't comment correctly on  how good this foundation plus concealer is. Another thing is I can't say how much foundation is in the bottle, considering how much I had to squeeze to get any product out. Overall, I think this is a very good foundation, which lasts for hours, looks flawless and is small, sturdy and very portable, so will be great to throw in your bag on the go, due to the screw top lid.  I wore it for 7hrs before I blotted, which I only did once during the ten hours that it was on my face - but this is probably because of the MoM.

Pro's:
A little goes a long way, so a bottle should last quite a while.
Creamy and feels very lightweight on the skin.
Isn't drying, has a satin finish.
Suitable for dry, normal and combination skin types.
Good coverage.
Lasts hours without melting/sliding off when used over a mattifying primer.
Feels light and comfortable on my skin.
Costs just a penny shy of £10, so quite affordable.
Paraben and perfume free.
Small and portable with a screw top lid; perfect for travelling.
Has SPF 15.

Cons:
Might not hold up on combination/oily skin without a mattifying primer and/or powder.
Oxidized slightly, giving a more orange tint after an hour.
Not sure if there is definitely 30ml of foundation in the tube; I have a feeling it might be less (but I can't be sure, it's just a feeling, not a fact).

Phew! That was longer than expected!
Hugs x