tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33276289860302775072024-08-30T00:06:54.602+02:00Make up, cosmetics reviews and other girly things! SuperCurlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05424831374903429360noreply@blogger.comBlogger144125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3327628986030277507.post-9871988820264986882015-10-07T21:00:00.000+02:002015-10-07T21:00:09.682+02:00

Before going on summer holidays I looked for a travel friendly format of products that would fit well in my travel bag. I picked up this Skin essentials kit from Nutriganics line by The Body Shop and I tested it during 3 weeks that I spent partially in Slovakia and in Italy. The set is for skin with first sign for aging (I passed that age already) which translated to me as something easy and

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When I was on vacation in Italy last August I didn’t want to do a lot of shopping rather enjoy the nature and old Italian towns. But I didn’t feel like sightseeing one afternoon so I went to Orio shopping center near Bergamo. Usually I don’t go to Massimo Dutti as the prices are quite high but it was a period of sales so I dared to enter. And there it was, alone in the corner, last piece (

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I recently spotted new eyeshadow palettes by Max Factor and decided to test them. They looked like great choice of colours and that they would be wearable even during the day time, not only for the smokey look as the name suggests.Price: 8,99€ in DM drugstore in Slovakia. Colours: I bought 2 palettes, 01 Opulent nudes (brown quad with 2 matt colour, one shimmery colour – bronze and one matt

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Let’s continue with other two face serums that I tried past few months. I wrote on Monday about the face serums with natural ingredients and that I expected more from them so let’s see if these two are any better.Illuminating hydrating care by Corine de FarmeEven though it is not officially a serum I used it instead of serum under my light moisturizer with SPF 30 by Garnier Ambre solaire.Price:

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I tried 4 different face serums past 5 months and this is just a short review of what I thought of them. I bought first two at iherb.com and they contain more natural ingredients, other two that I’m going to talk about on Wednesday are not so natural. CoQ10 Antioxidant serum by Now Foods Solutions Price: 12,73$ for 30ml at iherb.com Scent: it has quite an herbal and earthy scent that I wasn’t

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I finally received my 20% off coupon from French Sephora and I immediately jumped from the joy. New Naked Smoky by Urban Decay has been released only recently and I couldn’t wait to get my hands on it. I’m a big fan of Naked palettes, I collect them and love to use them. Let’s see if this one is as good as previous ones. Price: 49,95€ with 20% off 39,96€. Texture: all eyeshadows are

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When I saw this lip cream on the shelves I immediately thought of Lip tarts by OCC. While these are expensive they are very nice liquid lipsticks. I was very curious to see how these new lip creams by Essence perform and if they are really comparable to OCC.Price: 2,75€ for lip cream by Essence in German DM drugstore. Lip tarts by OCC cost 18$ in US Sephora (currently on sale for 9$). Lip tart

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Let’s continue with Essence cosmetics today and actually on Friday as well. I bought few products and as you probably read on Monday, I quite liked the new eyeshadow palettes, so let’s see what else is good or not.Price: 1,55€ in Austrian DM drugstore (how do they make money with that price??). Longlasting eye pencils by Essence Colours: I bought 20 Lucky lead which is darker gray (not my

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I’ve recently seen 5 new palettes by Essence in German drugstore, I swatched them and could not leave them behind. They felt so nice that I had to take with me 2 of them. Price: 3,95€ in German DM drugstore. Colours: each palette contains 8 colours. “All about nudes” is a palette with earthy tones (5 matt colours, 2 shimmery colours and 1 matt with micro glitter). “All about roses” is a

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I tried 3 self-tanners during this summer (2 for body and 1 for face) and this is a review of one of them.Price: 24,73€ from allbeauty.com ( I bought 2 bottles for 22£ last year when on sale).What it says on the bottle: quick-drying, with instant colour, olive undertone, vanilla scent and streak-free.Scent and instant colour: I agree with the scent, the product smells like vanilla during its

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I’m always trying cream face products, especially from a drugstore. It is hard to find good one and at the same time I’m thinking why? They are great not only for dry skin to create glow but also for oilier skin girls to use them as a base for powder products for better makeup longevity. Price: 15£ in Boots drugstore in UK. It was really good value considering that 1 product alone costs 9,95£.

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I’ve already done a post about Crème puff blush by Max Factor and I really liked that one I reviewed. It is comparable to Ambient lighting products by Hourglass and I couldn’t resist buying more colours. They costs normally 12€ but you can buy them for 8,45€ in German DM drugstore so of course I bought other 3 colours. I hope the Max Factor will come out with bronzers and highlighters with this

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I can’t even explain how excited I am! I’ve been using Paula’s choice makeup remover for at least 5 years and till now there was nothing similar on the market that would cost less than Paula’s product. The main strength of the cleanser is that you can use it on the face and eyes comfortably in the shower. Finally, the day has come that I saw the advertisement for new Nivea product and I’m happy

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Contouring and the highlighting has been quite a craze over last 2 years and lot of high end brands came out with their contouring products. On the other hand it’s been very hard to find a contouring and highlighting product in drugstores. There is not much to choose from at all and you can rarely find something good. Maybelline came out recently with contouring-sculpting powder so I was very

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Summer is almost over, at least here in Brussels. I travelled little bit and I’m surprised that I still used up many things. Most of them are from previous Project 20 Pans so I’m happy that they are out. Here’s what I used up:1. Brow gel by Anastasia 2. Eyeshadow pencil in colour Champagne Toast by Milani3. Eye pencil in colour Bronze by Bourjois4. BB cream Sublimist by L’Oreal 5. Eyeliner pen in

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Let’s continue with Essence today. I wasn’t very happy about the Sally Hansen gel manicure; you can read in my previous post why, so let’s see if this one is any better.Price: base coat and top coat cost 2,69€ each, the colour nail polish 1,69€.Colours: I bought 10 True love which is darker wine colour almost identical to nail polish n. 870 from Color Riche line by L‘Oreal. Texture and

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I noticed that some drugstore brands came up with gel-like manicure products promising finish and longevity of real gel manicure without using an UV lamp. Of course I was curious to see how they perform. I tried duo of products by Sally Hansen and trio by Essence. Let’s start with SH first, about the Essence one next time.Price: individual nail polish costs 7,99€, the duo with top coat polish

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Even though these primers don’t share the same texture they share the skin type they are suitable for – dry skin. Let’s see what the differences are. Side note: all primers were applied under Lasting perfection 16 hour wear foundation by Collection which I reviewed previously. PRIMED PORELESS BY TOO FACED Price: I got mine in a kit, similar to what French Sephora has now (“Beauty expert

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In this post I wanted to regroup primers that are very similar in basically everything. Keep on reading if you want to know how they perform.Side note: all primers were applied under Lasting perfection 16 hour wear foundation by Collection which I reviewed previously. Price: Max Factor primer costs 10,99£ (30ml), Revlon primer 12,99£ (27ml) and Rimmel 5,99£ (all bought in UK during my last

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Let’s continue today with primers that are more suitable for normal to oily skin. In last post the primers didn’t get the best reviews so let’s move to better ones.Side note: all primers were applied under Lasting perfection 16 hour wear foundation by Collection which I reviewed previously. PERFECT BLUR BY GARNIER Price: 30ml for around 12€, depends on where you live. Texture and application:

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I recently reviewed Lasting perfection 16 hour wear foundation by Collection that didn’t work on my skin at all. I have dry skin but this foundation triggered oil production and I looked like a disco ball. Before throwing it away I got this idea that I could actually test out all my primers that promise to keep the skin matt and the staying power of a foundation longer. I realised that I have

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My nails are soft and uneven so it is hard to find nail polish that lasts on my nails longer than 2 days. As I don’t feel like going for gel nails, I’m constantly looking for nail polish formula that would last longer. When I’m testing new brand I always get light milky type of colour and fuchsia or red. These two colours seem to always have different formulas and therefore look and performance

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I like to test makeup wipes to have the best and cheapest ones possible for my travel. On the day to day basis, if I’m not testing, I like to use either micellar water or regular cleanser that takes everything off. Here are 3 wipes I tested and used up recently, I still have another 3 wipes to test and hopefully I find a winner for this summer travel time.MAKEUP REMOVER WIPES BY EVOLUDERMPrice:

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Here comes another episode of fail products, this time in hair category. To be sincere I liked the packing and that’s why I bought them. It’s a pity that the products themselves weren’t as nice as their containers. GARNIER FRUCTIS OIL REPAIR SPRAYPrice: 5,59€ in L’Oreal outlet store in Parndorf (Austria).How it’s supposed to work: the product promises to nourish your hair and keep it moist

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The Coastal scents brand has been famous for big eyeshadow palettes and it is one of my first brands that I started with when I became makeup fanatic. The palettes are cheap so you can try and play with different colours for small price (the quality of these is average). Around last Christmas I discover that they have hot pot eyeshadows which you can buy separately and create your own palette.

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