Decided to dedicate my first post of 2013 to my favorite blush / blusher EVER (Yes, and that even includes other high end blushes). I had a brief review in a monthly favorite posts long time ago HERE, but never really gave this well-loved product its own post. So here it is -
Retailed at under $4, Pink Sorbet is a light baby pink with a pearlescent sheen that lasts for hours. The formula is leaning towards the dry side. It is so easy to apply and is never too pigmented, meaning you can messily put it on and it will look good *fingers crossed. It appears more beige/peach on the skin rather than pink. I love it for everyday wear and cannot believe its at such a low price!
Planning on buying the entire range. Definitely worth a try if you are looking for something like this!
Hope you're all having a wonderful new year so far :))
It has been awhile since last I did a monthly favourites post. I have so many products that I need to write about that I don't even know where to begin! To not overwhelm you all as a nice human being after all wtf, I am still keeping them to the minimum. These are really products that I use in the month of April on a day to day basis and they seriously have my love.
Giorgio Armani Designer Lift Foundation in 05
Hands down the best foundation I have come across for my skintype. I will have a separate review dedicated to this so I am not going to go into too much details now. Long story short it has a dewy finish (which I love!), lasts for >6 hours on my normal skin, does not have a white cast for photographs even with SPF20, and most importantly, glides on so smoothly and thin. It feel very comfortable to wear. It is just the foundation made in heaven for me.
Maybelline Color Tatto Cream Eyeshadow in Tough As Taupe
Tough as Taupe is a cool tone taupe with a little metallic sheen. Initially a color that is too "cool" for my skintone, I however really enjoy the formula of the product. It does not move or smudge (like tattoos, really!) This is perfect for work/school, something that you can just use alone once and be set for the rest of the (long) day. I will most likely go pick up Bad to Bronze for everyday use.
Maybelline Baby Lips Moisturizing Lip Balm in Energizing Orange & Anti-Oxidant Berry
Stupid me thought these were the colored ones (HERE). I have yet to try the colored ones despite hearing amazing things about them from the beauty community. I then realized these sans color ones aren't available in the US. Please correct me if I was wrong. They however are very moisturizing, not waxy (not my type) and would correct your lip's hyperpigmentation over time. I really like the overall scents and super moisturizing formula they offer. Oh, plus the affordable price since I go through my chapsticks as quick as shooting ETs with an laser gun wtf.
Rimmel Lasting Finish Powder Blush in 018 Pink Sorbet
From restraining myself from drugstore blushes for quite some time now, I had no regret in picking this blush for less than $2 when it went on sale at CVS. The packaging and brush that came with are undoubtedly just crap but the product itself is amazing. Its a coral pink with a sheen, tiny bit more pink than Nars Orgasm (another blush I cannot live without!) Its surprisingly lasts a good amount of time on me too. If I were to pick up only one drugstore blush for my life, this would be it.
Nars Laguna Bronzing Powder
When I am getting paler in life, my used-to-be favourite bronzer Benefit Hoola can sometimes be too dark for my everyday liking. Nars Laguna is one of those most raved about products in the cosmetics history with millions of reviews and swatches on Internet, I was actually quite hesitant to yet buy another Nars products that receives such high rankings. However you have once again done well Nars, Laguna is a smooth, non-shimmery, beige undertone bronzer that barely shows up on my NC25-30 skin. It does its job almost without noticing its existence. Its perfect for light to medium tone skin for contouring everyday. A full review with swatches will follow.
Koji No.100 Accent Eyelash Curler
To sum it up with just one sentence, it is a half eyelash curler with open ended on both sides. It comes in super handy to combine real and fake lashes, since sometimes they don't fit in the regular eyelash curler, and thus minimize the risk of tearing the fake lashes from eyelids. Highly recommend it for people who often wear falsies.
Lancome Color Design Mix & Matte Lipstick in Stylista (Not shown in picture)
As Lancome describes, the Color Design line is for full, fade-free color in tempting textures with smooth ingredients that make the lips feel soft and comforted all day, I cannot agree more. Since when matte lipsticks can be so moisturizing, not dry out the lips and essentuate fine lines? Stylista is a matte dusty pink with the texture made in heaven. I rarely love a formula of a lipstick so much and am already planning to get more summer colors from the range.
OR, if you're lazy to read, here goes the video too haha
So that's it! I will be reviewing some of the products from this list later on. Hope you've found something you are interested in. What have you been loving lately?
A toned up version of my spring-summer makeup. Same brown bronze eyeshadow with a dash of gunmetal and dark grey. Dark neutral blush and rosy red lips to complete the look.
FFOTD |
Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua B10 Skinfood Lime Secret Shine Base Laura Mercier Secret Concealer 3 Chanel Natural Finish Loose Powder in Translucent 2 MAC Bare Study Paintpot Rimmel eyeshadow in Spicy Bronze Inglot d.s. 500, d.s. 491 and amc shine 45 Milani Liquif'eye liner pencil Majolica Majorca Lash Enamel Glamour Volume On mascara MAC Gingerly Blush MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Medium/Natural and Shimmer (highlight) Nars Dolce Vita
What do you put away and take out to use for the colder, drier weather?
Don't even know how many times I have stopped myself from getting bulky, mono-functional single eyeshadow. But tell me how do you resist when theres a 75% off sign on top? Both of these I picked up from the last CVS sale. With the pricetag no more than $1.5/ea, I am so impressed with the quality!
I am loving these eyeshadow and have almost been using them everyday. The warm tone bronze color brightens up my complexion. Though my skin is still recovering from an allergy reaction (as you can still see my skin texture from the pictures :( ), I am more than happy to be able to play with makeup after a hell week of healing.
Rimmel Lasting Finish Pro in 270 Steel Grey Lasting Power: I just put it on so I dont know yet
Application: Very creamy and smooth Pigmentation: Very good as well, 2 layers already give a opaque application
* I will come back with the lasting power later on.. I just got too excited to share this here
I always have my nails painted but I usually prefer light colors on my fingers, usually pale pink or nude. But recently I have been wanting a brownish taupe nail color, I was never able to find any OPIs nearby.. nowhere carries them near my school area. I never like buying nail polishes online because I cant really tell the differences and there are always overwhelmingly too many choices :(! so the other day I went to Target. They actually dont have a lot of choices but fortunately enough I found the perfect color from Rimmel :D:D Its not to dark, not too light and does not darken my yellow undertone skin. Besides its $1 off! It was orginally only around $4 and now its $3. yay! The only thing I dont like is the cap feels a little cheap.. It would squeak a lil when closing. But for $3., I am not going to complain :) The product itself is great and a nice alternative to try out before buying nicer and more expensive nail polishes like OPI, Essie or china glaze, Definitely!
So I am back with the review of the lasting power. I was actually little surprised because there is no chipping even after 3 days! (As a reference, opi usually chips on me after 4 days) The thing I really like about it is that the paint only recedes but wouldnt chip or crack (see picture below) Im more than impressed and thinking purchasing more from this line.
I had to remove the color and to change to a lighter color becaz I am so NOT used to having darker shades on my finger nails. And the sticker is falling off lol -_-
