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The packaging is sleek with a green cap and contains 50 ml of products. The product itself, has a medium thick consistency and is dark grey. The mask is slightly fragranced but it's not offensive. Hi! It's been a while but I'm back now. I went to the "drugstore" today and saw the new releases of face masks from L'Oreal. They have three different face masks in their collection; Purity Mask, Glow Mask (this one) and Exfo Mask. The purity one is supposed to mattify the skin and it contains eucalyptus. The one I got, the glow mask, is supposed to leave a glow but at the same time remove excess sebum and dirt. Lastly, the exfo (- exfoliating) mask contains red algae, which is supposedly good for brightening the skin. I chose the glow mask because I have very dry skin in the fall/winter, and I really don't need any more dryness from the purity mask. The exfoliating mask sounded good but I haven't read any reviews on it yet.
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My newest beauty purchase is this soothing face mist from Yves Rocher. I bought it because I've been dying to try out a face mist to set my face with and they don't have MAC Fix + available where I live. it's sad i know. I saw that this face mist had glycerin as one of the main ingredients and that will make your foundation last a little bit longer and give you a slight sheen. Any face mist will also get rid of a powdery face and make it appear smoother and more natural. You're supposed to use this mist as a refreshing face mist for everyday use and I really like it for that purpose to. It's very refreshing and gives my skin a really nice dewy and glowy finish, which I love.
left - right: before and after using the Essence Make Me Brow Eyebrow Gel Min favorit skönhetsprodukt att använda den här veckan har varit Essence's Make Me Brow ögonbrynsgel. Den är helt fantastisk. Många människor har sagt att denna ögonbrynsgel är en dupe för Benefit's Gimme Brow och jag önskar att jag hade den så att jag kunde jämföra produkterna. Tyvärr är Benefit inte tillgänglig i Finland och därför har jag inte fått tag på den. Men jag tror verkligen att de är likadana. Som ni ser på borsten så finns det små fibrer på den och dessa fibrer förlänger och ger volym till dina ögonbryn. Jag älskar att använda denna ögonbrynsgel när jag har bråttom på morgonen och vill att mina ögonbryn ska se bra ut. My latest favorite makeup item has been Essence's Make Me Brow eyebrow gel. It's so good. Many people has said that it's a dupe for the Benefit Gimme Brow and I really wish I had that one to compare this one. Unfortunately, they don't sell Benefit products here in Finland, so I haven't got a chance to get it. I do think that they are very similar, at least from what I've seen and heard on the web.
As you can see on the tiny brush, there are fibers on it, and these fibrers extend the length of your brows and make them more voluminous. I love to use this eyebrow gel in the morning when I'm in a rush but still want my brows to look good. L'Oreal True Match Foundation. This was my first foundation ever and it has a sentimental value, that's why I can't throw it away. But to be honest with you, I don't like it anymore. When I first got it I really liked it because I had nothing to compare it to, but now when I have this huge collection of foundations, I've realized that it's not for me. Bare in mind that this is the old formula so I'm not talking about the new one. (But I've heard that the new formula is amazing and so much better than the old one.) Why don't I like it? The consistency of the foundation is waayy to runny but the finish is powdery, heavy and really dry. You would think that the lightweight and runny consistency would give you a glowy, semi-matte, skin like finish, but that's not the case. It's just too heavy for me and it just sits like super dry powder on top of my skin. It clings on to my dry patches (which I have all over my face) and I simply hate it. Essence Longlasting Lipliner "Girl Next Door" (right swatch) and Lipliner "In The Nude" (left swatch). Don't get me wrong, I ADORE their lipliners but the colors of these are why I regret buying them. I did get the longlasting one as a christmas gift but when swatched, the color looks so much more vibrant and darker! It doesn't really show up on the swatch but in real life, it swatches beautifully. Here comes the part that I hate about this color: it looks horrible on my lips. I don't even have pigmented lips but somehow the lipliner looks ashy and just light grey on my lips. I don't want a nude, light grey color on my lips. Even though it swatches darker and more pink on my hand, it looks like a super light grey on my lips. I don't know what the problem is but it does look good on lighter complexions. The "In the nude" lipliner is from their regular line of wooden pencils. I love them but this color is also way too light for me. It swatches beautifully but it just doesn't show up on my lips. It's too light and ashy and makes my lips look like concealer lips. Same thing as the previous lipliner. Luckily, it's not grey. L.A. Girl Pro Conceal "Orange Corrector". So many youtubers have raved about this corrector and I decided one day to order it online. I don't even know where to start. This formula is truly creamy but it's too thick. But at the same time, it's too thin once blended. It doesn't cover anything, nor does it correct my spots, dark circles or dark mouth area. It honestly doesn't do anything for me. The thing I dislike the most about this corrector is that it doesn't set. It's funny, because every time I swatch it on my arms or hands, it dries and sets very quickly. But it doesn't do that on my face. It mixes with my foundation on top of it and turns it into an orange mess. Maybelline Lash Sensational Waterproof Mascara. I recently wrote a review about this mascara on my blog, and I still think it's a decent mascara. It's definitely not the best one out there but it's okay. After using it for a couple more weeks, I've realized that there's product buildup on the wand and it's so freaking thick. It's almost impossible for me to apply this mascara without a paper tissue to wipe off - not only the excess, but basically everything - from the wand. It just doesn't do it for me and I really regret that I didn't buy my favorite mascara instead. So this was my "Products I Regret Buying"-post! Please don't take it too personally, not all products work for everyone and that's not going to change anytime soon. These were just some products that were not necessarily bad, but just not good enough and I really regret buying them because I don't use them. Do you have any products you regret buying?
När jag såg mitt lilla paket från eastendcosmetics.co.uk på mitt sminkbord idag blev jag så glad. Jag beställde ganska nyligen tre sminkprodukter därifrån: två highlighters och ett solpuder. Påminner inte solpudret om Benefit's Hoola bronzer? Färgen är liite mörkare än Benefit's men annars är förpackningen nästan identisk. Solpudret är otroligt mjukt, krämigt och lätt att "blanda". Färgen är också perfekt för min hudton. Ett plus är att solpudret är helt matt. Det enda jag inte tycker om med pudret är att eftersom det är så väldigt mjukt så smular det lite när man rör det. Men på ansiktet gör det ingen skillnad. Dessa två highlighters från Constance Carroll, "Shimmer Glimmer Shimmering Powder", är så fina! Min favorit är helt klart 2 Gold Shimmer eftersom den är guld och inte för mörk eller för ljus. Om du tycker om en intensiv highlight, skaffa dig denna! Det ser inte heller alls glittrigt på huden vilket jag är glad över. Den ljusare och mer naturliga versionen (Nude shimmer) är inte lika intensiv och består av endast en rad med skimmer. Resten av raderna är matta puder. Jag var kanske mest exalterad inför denna när jag beställde dem, men det visade sig sedan vara att jag var mest besviken på den. Jag säger inte att den är en dålig highlighter, den är bara inte lika fin som jag trodde den skulle vara. Skimmer raden är väldigt smuligt och "chalky", lite torr också. Inte alls lika mjuk och slät som Gold Shimmer. Men den ser bra ut på huden och passar för vardagligt bruk. I was so happy when I saw my little package from eastendcosmetics.co.uk on my vanity today. I recently ordered three makeup products from the website: two highlighters and a bronzer. Doesn't the bronzer remind you of Benefit's Hoola bronzer? The color is a tad darker than the Benefit one but besides from that it looks almost identical. The bronzer is really creamy, soft and easy to blend. The color is perfect for me because it actually shows up on my skin. The bronzer is completely matte. It does swatch a little bit powdery and that's probably because of its softness.
These two highlighters from Constance Carroll, "Shimmer Glimmer Shimmering Powders", are so nice! My favorite is definitely 2 Gold Shimmer because it's gold and not too dark or light. If you like an intense highlight, get this one! It doesn't look glittery on the skin and swatches beautifully. The lighter and more natural highlighter (Nude shimmer) is not as intense and has only one shimmer strip. The other strips are matte. I was the most excited about this one when I was ordering the products, but it turned out to be the one I was the most disappointed with. It's not a bad highlighter but it's just not as pretty as I thought it would be. The shimmery strip is really chalky and kind of dry. It's not as soft as the gold one. But I think it looks good on the skin and it'll will be fine for everyday use. Jag skrev om denna after shave från Nivea i ett tidigare inlägg och nu har testat den som sminkbas. Vad tycker jag om den? Den är helt enkelt fantastisk. Jag var lite rädd för att förvärra min akne med den tredje ingrediensen men det gick bra. Som tur var. Min hy kommer inte alls överens med silikonbaserade primers och jag får alltid finnar där jag har lagt silikonprimern men jag fick inga finnar av denna after shave balm. Doften är ganska stark och manlig, men jag tycker om den. Doften försvinner dock efter några sekunder så jag skulle inte oroa mig för mycket över att huden skulle bli irriterad. I wrote about this after shave balm from Nivea in a previous blog post and I've finally tried it out as a primer. What do I think about it? It's so good. I was a little bit hesitant to use it at first because of the third ingredient that can cause/worsen acne. But my skin survived it. My skin doesn't get along with silicone-based primers and I always get pimples on the places where I've applied the silicone primer. Luckily, I didn't get any breakouts after using this after shave balm. The scent is pretty strong and manly, but I like it. The scent goes away after a few seconds so I wouldn't really worry about it irritating the skin. Som ni kan se så är konsistensen väldigt tunn, lite gel-aktig, mjölkig och lätt att sprida ut på hyn. Lite av produkten räcker väldigt långt. Du behöver lite för att täcka hela ansiktet. Det är meningen att man ska sprida ut krämen och sedan fortsätta smörja den på hyn ända tills ansiktet börjar kännas lite stickigt. Den stickiga känslan kommer från ingrediensen glycerin som ska sticka fast din foundation på hyn. Låter lite konstigt men det är så denna sminkbas fungerar. Din hy kommer att kännas otroligt slät och mjuk. Den bästa delen med denna primer? Den håller min feta hy under styr. Jag skämtar inte, eftersom den innehåller Witch Hazel som är känd för att kontrollera olja, så är denna fantastisk för fet hy. Men jag har sett människor med torr hy använda denna bas och de har också älskat den. SAMMANFATTNINGEN AV RECENSIONEN: Positivt:
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>> ♥︎♥︎♥︎♥︎♥︎ / ♥︎♥︎♥︎♥︎♥︎ Finns att köpa i nästan alla affärer för ca 8€. As you probably can see, the consistency is very thin, gel-ish, milky and very easy to apply on the skin. A little goes a long way! You only need a tiny amount to cover your entire face. You're supposed to apply the balm/cream on the face and then rub it into the skin until it gets tacky. The tacky feeling comes from the ingredient glycerin which is going to make your foundation stick to the face. It sounds a little bit weird but this primer works. Your skin will feel soo smooth and soft afterwards. The best part about this primer? It controls my incredibly oily skin. I'm not kidding, it contains Witch Hazel which is known to control oil production and that's why it's so good for oily skin. But I've seen people with dry skin use this as a makeup primer and they've also loved it.
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>> ♥︎♥︎♥︎♥︎♥︎ / ♥︎♥︎♥︎♥︎♥︎ Available at almost any drugstore for about 8€. Här har ni mina topp 5 vardagsläppstift (jag är medveten om att det inte är ett riktigt ord)! Jag använder dem ofta och alla färgerna är väldigt "Anna". Jag använder både dyrare och billigare läppstift men som ni kanske märker så liknar alla färgerna varandra ganska så mycket, man behöver alltså inte köpa ett 30€ läppstift som liknar ett som kostar 3€. Men eftersom jag älskar vartenda ett av dessa fem så var jag förstås tvungen att inkludera dem alla. Here you have my top 5 everyday lipsticks! I use them almost everyday and the colors are very me. I wear both more expensive and more affordable lipsticks but as you maybe can see, the colors look very similar. Meaning you don't necessarily have to spend 30€ on a lipstick that looks like a 3€ one. But because I love every single one of them so much, I had to include them all in my list. Det var verkligen svårt att välja bara fem bästa, men till slut fick jag ihop en lista som jag var nöjd med:
It was really hard to choose only five lipsticks but I managed to come up with a list that I was satisfied with:
Anyone else who loves to watch "What's new at the drugstore"-videos on youtube? Because there's such a limited variety of makeup products in Finland, I have to check the online webshops every month to see if there's anything new at the drugstore. I can't order the products online either because the brands don't offer international shipping or just not to Finland. But hey, that's not going to stop me from telling you about these new and cool products coming to your nearby drugstores soon!
1. E.l.f. Studio Cream Contour Palette £7.50. If you haven't noticed that Elf has been coming out with these four pan palettes lately, then where have you been? This is the newest palette so far, it's a cream contour palette with what looks like one highlighter shade and three contour/bronzer shades. (http://bfy.nu/se/xO9) 2. E.l.f. Matte Lip Color $3.00 - New Colors. I saw that they came out with 6 new colors to the matte lip crayon line and all of them look stunning! Some of them are more vibrant and others more vampy. (http://bfy.nu/se/wO9) 3. Ulta Matte Bronzer $10.00. Ulta has come out with two matte face bronzer, one's called warm and other cool. The name's kind of explains how they are supposed to work on the skin and what look you will get. (http://bfy.nu/se/yO9) 4. NYX Full Throttle Lipsticks $6.99. I want these lipsticks so badly! NYX claims that they're waterproof, very pigmented and matte. There are 6 colors available right now at Ulta. (http://bfy.nu/se/zO9) 5. NYX Hydra Touch Brightener $8.99. I honestly don't know if they're highlighters in stick format or just eye pencils. I'll insert the description from Ulta's website here: "Leave your complexion with a soft wash of color using the NYX Cosmetics' Hydra Touch Brightener. This water-based crayon instantly illuminates while giving off a cooling sensation upon contact with skin." (http://bfy.nu/se/0O9) 6. NYX First Base Primer Spray $7.99. Finally a primer spray at the drugstore! This primer spray is supposed to be soothing on the skin, lock in the makeup and make the skin feel refreshed + other good things. Doesn't that sound good? (http://bfy.nu/se/1O9) 7. NYX Born To Glow Illuminating Primer $13.99. Another primer from NYX. This one's an illuminating one (and quite expensive one too...) and is going to leave your skin with a radiant finish and give you a smooth makeup application. (http://bfy.nu/se/2O9) 8. NYX Cream Highlight and Contour Palette $14.99. So many companies are coming out contour palettes nowadays, including low-end brands! I've heard pretty bad things about the NYX powder contour palette but doesn't this one interesting? It comes in 3 different shades; light, medium and deep. (http://bfy.nu/se/4O9) 9. Wet n Wild Photo Focus Setting Spray $4.99. It's so fun to see drugstore brands come out with makeup setting sprays. Just a shame that they don't arrive to Finland... But if you live in the States, please try this out and let me know how it works! (http://bfy.nu/se/5O9) 10. Revlon Colorstay Not Just Nudes Eyeshadow Palette $14.99. Comes in two colors; Passionate nudes, which is more neutral (kind of reminds me of Maybelline's The Nudes Palette), and Romantic nudes. These look very promising but then again, I've never had the pleasure to try out any Revlon eyeshadows before because of where I live. I've heard many good things about the Colorstay line from Revlon so I suppose these will be just as good. (http://bfy.nu/se/9O9) Jag har länge använt mig av kokosolja för att ta bort mitt ansiktssmink och ibland ögonsmink, men jag tyckte att det blev en sådan röra varje gång jag använde det. Fråga inte hur jag en gång lyckades få burken i tusen bitar men det gjorde jag. En av mina vänner rekommenderade denna rengöringsolja till mig i somras och jag älskade den direkt. Förra veckan bestämde jag mig för att köpa mig en flaska och jag har använt den nästan varje dag sedan dess. En rengöringsolja ska användas före ansiktsrengöringsmedlet och borde ta bort all smink på ansiktet, inklusive vattentät mascara. Detta är ett väldigt känt koncept i bl.a. Asien och det kallas för "double cleansing". Många är rädda för att använda olja på ansiktet, speciellt de med fet hy, men oroa er inte! Om ni använder rätt olja så borde er hy inte skadas. Meningen med en rengöringsolja är att tvätta bort smink och förbereda hyn inför rengöringsmedlet. Du ska tvätta bort rengöringsoljan och den borde inte lämna en hinna eller oljig känsla på ansiktet efteråt. I have, for the longest time, used coconut oil to remove my face makeup (and sometimes eye makeup as well) but I though it was time to change it up. It was just too messy and time-consuming. One of my friends recommended to me this cleansing oil from L'Oreal and I tried it out, and loved it. So I decided to get one myself and I've used it almost everyday for 1-2 weeks. A cleansing oil is supposed to remove all makeup on the face, including waterproof mascara, and prepare the skin for the facial cleanser. The concept is very popular in Asia and it's called "double cleansing". Many of us are afraid of using oils on our faces, especially oily-skinned people, but don't worry! If you use the right oil and use it the right way, there should be no harm in using oils on your skin. You are supposed to wash off the cleansing oil once you've removed the makeup and it shouldn't leave an oily feel or residue on your face. L'Oreal hävdar att rengöringsoljan kommer att omedelbart ta bort smink - även vattentät smink. Oljan kommer att ge dig lyster och se mindre tråkig och matt ut. Enligt mig så är allt sant, jag får en fin lyster och huden känns inte torr efteråt. När jag har tvättat bort oljan så försvinner den direkt. Jag kan inte alls känna av oljan och hyn känns ren och fräsch. För mig räcker det med 1-2 pumpar för att tvätta hela mitt ansikte. Konsistensen är ganska lätt och det är rekommenderat att använda på ett torrt ansikte och när oljan kommer i kontakt med lite vatten så löddrar den sig. L'Oreal claims that the cleansing oil will remove all of the makeup immediately - even waterproof makeup. The oil will give you a more awake appearance and take away the dullness from your skin. I think the claims are true when it comes to this product. My skin looks radiant and doesn't feel dry afterwards. I can't feel the oil on my skin after I've washed it off. I only use 1-2 pumps to wash mt entire face. The consistency of the product is light and it's recommended to use on dry skin. Once the oil mixes with water, it'll start to slightly lather up. SAMMANFATTNING AV RECENSIONEN: Positivt:
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>> ♥︎♥︎♥︎♥︎♥︎ / ♥︎♥︎♥︎♥︎♥︎ Finns i Citymarket och SOKOS/Emotion för ca 8€ (150 ml). OVERVIEW:
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>> ♥︎♥︎♥︎♥︎♥︎ / ♥︎♥︎♥︎♥︎♥︎ Is available in Citymarket, Sokos/Emotion and other drugstores for 8€ (150ml). Maybelline's Lash Sensational Mascara (vattentät) är en bra mascara. Min första reaktion när jag applicerade den på mina fransar var att fransar såg mycket längre ut och de var separerade. Jag skulle säga att denna mascara ger mera längd än volym. Borsten har två "sidor", den är aningen böjd och är av gummi. Ett problem med denna mascara som jag annars inte har med vattentäta mascaror, är att mina fransar inte är lika böjda efter ett par timmar. Jag vet inte om det bara är mina fransar som inte vill hållas upp, men jag har inte använt en annan ögonfransböjare och mina ögonfransar har alltid hållits uppe med andra vattentäta mascaror. Maybelline's Lash Sensational mascara (in waterproof) is a good mascara. When I used it the first time, my first impression was that my eyelashes were longer and separated. I would say that this mascara gives more length than volume. The brush/wand has "two" sides, it's slightly curved and made of rubber. One problem I had with this mascara that I normally don't have with other waterproof mascaras is, that my lashes don't stay as curled after a couple of hours. I don't know if it's just my eyelashes but I haven't used another eyelash curler and my eyelashes have always stayed curled when using other waterproof mascaras. Som ni ser på den förstorade bilden på borsten så finns det två sidor (eller delar). Den övre delen har mindre taggar och den ser inte lika böjd ut som den nedre delen. Den nedre delen har längre taggar och håller mera av själva produkten. Ett stort tips till den som vill få ut det mesta av mascaran: använd inte den mer böjda (nedre) delen! Här lagras mera mascara och det blir lätt klumpigt på fransarna. Om du vill få mera volym och längd, använd då den nedre delen men borsta igenom ögonfransarna med den övre delen för att separera fransarna. As you can see in the zoomed in picture on the wand, there are two sides to the mascara wand (or should I call them parts?). The upper part has smaller and raised rubber things on it and doesn't look as bent as the lower part. The lower part has longer rubber things sticking out (I honestly don't know what to call them) and stores a lot of product. A tip for you who wants to get the most out of the mascara: do not use the more curved side (lower part) of the mascara wand! Your lashes will easily look clumpy if you use the lower part. SAMMANFATTNING AV RECENSIONEN: Positivt:
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>> ♥︎♥︎♥︎ 1/2 / ♥︎♥︎♥︎♥︎♥︎ Jag köpte min mascara från SOKOS webbutik och finns tillgänglig just nu för 15,90€. OVERVIEW:
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>> ♥︎♥︎♥︎ 1/2 / ♥︎♥︎♥︎♥︎♥︎ I bought my mascara from SOKOS webshop (you can find it at any drugstore) and is available right now for 15,90€. |
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