Almay pure blends.

I came across this one when I was looking for face shimmer,to be more precise I was looking for something that would bright up my face,especially cheekbones area. Came across this one, read few reviews on internetand thought I must have it.

Packaging – first look, the product look suuuper cute. It comes in small pink box with white lid which makes it look really nice and secure. Inside, when you take the lid of the box there is a cap that secures the holes so nothing can get out of the box unless you want it.

 Plus – which I think is a massive bonus, is that tiny fluffy sponge, not the best quality but does the trick and looks also very nice.

Coverage – this is not a product that will cover your blemishes or will make your skin look extremely perfect. This product simply highlights your skin as it does contain tiny sparkles that look gorgeous on your cheekbones. The amount of that sparkle in this product is just right, you can surely use it every day, whenever you go to work or to meet up with your mates it will always do the trick.

How long it lasts – from this what I have notices it will stay there as long as you won’t mess with your make up, so if you will be using blotting papers with powder or other make up refreshers it may get off your skin, but I still wouldn’t complain as this only cost £3 and still does the trick.

Would I recommend it? – Surely, I’m in love with this product. I use it at the very end to give my cheekbones that tiny spark. If you are looking for powder that will gently highlight your face – this is a product for you.

What do you think of it? Any tricks on how and where it can be used? 

benefit eyebrows brow zings

As a girl that loves looking little bit different, in an original way, I was always little bit worried about my eyebrows, to me they are not ideal, I always wished that one day, they would be more full, even and in a perfect shape. I tried everything, from going to professional eyebrow shaper to buying pricey products.

Weeks ago I bought henna in a tube for lashes and eyebrows. Now some people think that the brighter hair you have the lighter eyebrows you should have but to me it doesn’t look good when you have almost invisible eyebrows. Eyebrows are they way you are expressing your emotions and feelings, and as a typical Gemini, I have a strong character that likes to be noticed.

Long story short, used henna, was happy with it when I used it first time...and thats about it, it didn’t made a mircle with my eyebrows. Yes, they became darker but not as much as I would like to, using good eyebrow pencil drives me crazy because lines on your eyebrows are too easy to notice and don’t look natural at all. Then finally I came across this, magical product by benefit.

Benefit Brow Zings does the magic. First time I spotted this on my tweeter feed, when one for the followers has been retweeted by benefit showing how did she manage creating perfect brows from literally nothing! Quickly purchased this for myself and here are the results.

Packaging – product comes in lovely box with that vintage touch plus funky and catchy wordings which is once again, a great price of art of benefit’s marketing team. Actual product comes in black plastic case which is of a size of a small mp3 player, will fit every purse – always!

Inside you can find: eyebrow natural wax, eyebrow powder in light shade, two brushes, one soft other one hard to maintain your brows and little but very powerful tweezers and mirror so you can fix them wherever you are.

Plus little lesson how to make your eyebrows look perfect every time using this product. I fell in love with is from the first use. My eyebrows looks fuller, and more even plus it is sooooo easy to use that there is literally no way of making your eyebrows look bad.

Here is how I’m maintaining them.

Wax them – with a harder brush apply wax along the eyebrow giving it the shape you want higher to the eyebrow line the higher the eyebrow will look, don’t worry if you will make a mass it is really easy to sort this out. As you can see I can be bothered to make it look perfect with wax but that is not a problem at all.

Powder them – apply powder with softer brush to make them look darker and seal the shape you want.

Puck them -  any unwanted hair can be pulled out easily.

Shape them –  if you have been in rush and messy with application of this, calm down use your fingers, to sort out the mess and give your eyebrows the final touch – you will not be disappointed!

glossybox storage, makeup storage DIY

ok, i was subscribed to glossy box months ago only for three months then decided to unsubscribe as wasn't impressed with this what they had to offer. the one and only undeniable thing about glossybox are the actual boxes which are lovely. So lovely that i decided to make a make up storage from them. here is what i did, step by step.
First, here is what you will need:

• three glossy boxes with lids
• glue - the one that glues cardboard boxes but to be honest any glue will do.
• ribbon
• knife or scissors

take one of the lids to use is as a side for your chest of draws.

cut one of the corners right where it is folded.

like that.

use glue to...

glue it along the side where it can be folded

like this, it will give you nice finish without the need of using extra material to cover the rough edges.

leave it for 10-15minutes for glue to dry...

take the ribbon

glue it

fold it

cut the rest of the material off

another option

stick it to the side of your box

just like this.

and it is ready

have fun :)

Loreal lumi magique

Loreal lumi magique

Bought this after I received free sample from l’oreal and because I was using more than 2 years this

Max factor second skin foundation I decided that I will try something new that might be even better

than MF.

Sample was great lasted all day even tho my skin was getting more oily just after 2 hours after its

application which doesn’t happen when I use MF.... either way my skin was looking more bright and

has a nice, smooth coverage.

Bought full brand new size for just 7£ used it few times and I decided that sample was working

better for me than the actual full size product, I have no idea why. Maybe because it was sample

which was a better quality than the actual product, but is this possible?

Anyway, foundation is very light and watery – which can mean two things – one you can use small
amount to cover your face, two you need loads of pumps to finally say any effect- sad but true.

If you have oily/very oily skin – don’t buy it! It is not the product fault, I blame the SPF filter inside of
it that contains something that speeds up the production of the oil in your skin – not cool at all.

Had a very similar problem with BB cream sample my skin was looking horrible is a new time record
– just under 30 minutes!!

Overall – if you have normal to dry skin by all means buy it – it really does lights up your face giving
it this glow even thou this product doesn;t contain any kind of glitter of shimmering bit in it!! But if
you have a combination to oily skin invest your money in other products ;/

Rimmer I love lasting finish 500 disco ball nail polish

like i had mentioned before, having some spare time before taking my bus home can be good - here is the reason why.

went to Rimmer counter in one of the shops, bare in mind that i'm not a fan of this brand. to me their cosmetics are not good quality ones, they tend to last only for.... one max two hours on my skin.

this nail polish is with glitter, lasts super long on your nails, i was using two coats as always. there is only one massive disadvantage.... this nail polish is literally non-removable it takes good 15 minutes to fully remove it from your nails....

Calvin Klein – make up base matte, make up primer

Calvin Klein – make up base matte, make up primer. Calvin Klein, Pure White Whitening Treatment Makeup Base SPF 20

Sice I received my beloved RMK make up base I decided that they worked well with my skin type (very oily) and will try to buy some other make up primiers. Came across CK matte base on ebay, thought that they do great make up products and perfumes so make up base will be a winner as well. Here is what has happened.

Bought this in a very competitive price – brand new, under 4£! Bargain!!

Packaging – as every CK product minimalistic and simple yet luxurious box, the bottle itself is a typical plastic squeeze tube something like a toothpaste package with a fancy cap. Tube end is designed to squeeze small amount.

Here is what is actually does according to CK leaflet:

Is a sheer gel that glides onto skin as a make up base before foundation

Minimizes pores & smooths out skin texture

Enhances the wear of foundation on face

Absorbs excessive sebum for matte finish

Defends skin from the damage of UV rays

Prevents appearance of lines & dark spots

Coverage – here is where the stairs begin. For starters I was very positive when I purchased this product and thought that it is going to be amazing, unfortunately I got very disappointed. I used tiny amount first, as I usually do, put few dots all over my face with my finger palm, then I tried to blend it.... noticed the word “tried” that is because it dries super fast so literally as soon as you squeeze it out you have to blend it all o very or face super fast. Yes it does cover those skin imperfections such as pores and other so + for this, and yes, it does bright up your skin, skin looks whiter.

Applying actual foundation – oh dear... this is a horrendous process, I have never seen myself struggling with applying foundation or doing my make up for more than 30 minutes just to apply foundation after this base. Here is what happened.  I waited few minutes for makeup base to dry – even thou it says that foundation can be applyed straight after CK base. I was literally not able to apply my foundation as it was rolling of my skin with make up base and skin was looking super-dry-cakey. Horrendous, I thought, ok maybe this Clinique won’t work I will try other one – Loreal lumi magique....same story. See pictures... then I thought maybe I have to apply it on the foundation.... it was even worst my skin looked stained! Then after that  I came to conclusion that it will work great if I will only apply it and finish it with loose powder – no foundation.... well that was the best idea....

Overall, if anyone is tempted by price or brand name to buy it – don’t do it, unless you will be only using loose powder s a finish and no foundation, still not convinced it is for people like me with oily as make up stays as long as other makeup brands I’m using at the moment no matter if I use moisturiser before applying makeup or not etc.

Do not buy this unless it will be only for decorative purposes in your makeup chest or to impress some of your friends by owing CK product. Not worth those 4£ that I spent  :C very disappointed.

Garnier B.B. cream

Garnier B.B. cream

Before I bought it I decided to try a sample...thank god I did it! Garnier is one of those brands that
you just trust, you see the advert and you think well, this seemed ok why not have a try and at the
same time you know it will not break your bank.

Sample came was extremely excited to try it...it was a fail. Tried it in the morning before I set off
to work, by the time I got to the office – around 1.30hrs my face was glowing, no, not in a nice way
glowing from the amount of sebum on my face that this product speed up to produce.

I thought ok, ok I admit it might be because of the air as it was hot and humidly outside I tried it next
day after my morning routine – it was even worse 30 minutes (new record) and my skin was covered
in oil!!!!! Again I blame SPF in it as before I was using foundations without this and they were pretty
good..... well unfortunately BB cream failed for me and will not be buying it any time soon if even
again. Good news is that they are developing special formula of this for oily skin – which you can
now buy.