Max Factor Excess Shimmer Eyeshadow + FOTD

Hi Everyone 

I saw a blog post about these new eye shadows few days ago and all of a sudden I was in Boots taking advantage of the 3 for 2 offer... Recently I have been obsessed with cream eye shadows so I knew I had to try these out. 

I picked the two most neutral shades out of the range but there are four other shades available. 

I am talkin about the Max Factor Excess Shimmer Eyeshadows.

The texture of these are very different from the Maybelline Color tattoo (my first thought when I saw them was: yess more drugstore cream shadows!). 

The texture of these are like a gel. They are very smooth to apply and easy to blend. 

They are called excess shimmer and they are very metallic shimmer shadows, but not too much shimmer. 

The packaging is a glass jar and you get 7g of product.

The pigmentation of these are great but when you blend them out with your fingers it sheers them out a bit. You can build them up, like I did but I did get some creasing (as you can see in the picture below). I used the Urban Decay Primer Potion but I still got a little creasing. I have really oily eyelids but most of the times a good primer does the trick. 

I think that these shades are perfect for everyday and because it is so easy to blend them  and you can use them in a rush. 

I also used the Urban Decay naked basic 2 palette on my eyes. I used the lightest color (Skimp) as a brow bone and inner corner highlighter, then I took the warm brown shade (Cover) and applied a tiny bit to help blend the shadows out in my crease.

I think that the Max Factor eyeshadows are also great for a base. 

The makeup for the rest of my face:

Base: I used my Dior Nude foundation, I have been eyeing up the Dior Star foundation so if anyone has tried it let me know if it is worth it. The Dior Nude foundation is actually really good, it gives me a natural medium coverage. It dries to a glowing satin finish. I used one of my favourite concealers, Nars Radiance Creamy Concealer. To set my foundation and concealer I used the Nars Light Reflecting Pressed setting powder. (oh this powder... more on that soon)

My contour and blush are from the new Nars palette, the holiday collection 2014, the palette is called Virtual Domination. The bronzer is called Laguna and the blush is Deep Throat, I own a full size of the blush and it is one of my all time favorite blush

Mascara and eyeliner are both from L'oreal. The mascara is discontinued but I had a brand new one stacked away and now its almost finished and that makes me sad! haha

The eyeliner is a new one from L'oreal called So Couture Super Liner. So easy to use because the tip is very slim and glides on. 

I forgot to take a picture of the eyebrow pencil but it is the new Soap and Glory Brow Archery and the new version of the pencil is amazing. 

The lipstick I am wearing is the Nars Audacious lipstick in Vera

Overall I like these shadows and I think they are definitely worth the £7.99 and now they are currently on the 3 for 2 offer at Boots and Superdrug :)

Have you tried them, what did you think?

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My Thoughts on... Rimmel Exaggerate Eyehsadow Primer

MTO - My thought on Rimmel Exaggerate Eyeshadow Primer.

The Rimmel Exaggerate Undercover Shadow Primer is a white Silicone based eyeshadow primer. When the primer is blended into the skin it disappears and the skin feels very smooth.
Since it is a Silicone based primer it does blur imperfection and mattifies oily eyelids, but also because it is a silicone based primer make sure you test it on your hand before using it on your eyes, some people react badly to silicone...
Anyway the Primer is supposed to help your eyeshadow stay on all day, help the eyeshadow stay put and no creasing. 

Sounds great right??
 (SARCASM!!!!)

Ohh nooo....!!! I really WANTED to love this!
There is a massive gap in the market for a 'drugstore' primer. When I saw that Rimmel brought out an eyeshadow primer I bought it straight away.

I have been using the primer for a while now and there is something about it that I don't like. I am not saying that I hate it I just don't really like it.

It creases! When I do my makeup I do my foundation first and I do put a tiny bit over my eyelids because I have very dark eyelids and then I apply the primer, within 30 sec it has gathered in my crease, without any eyeshadow!

Then I sort that out and apply normal amount of day time eyeshadow and within 2 hours the eyeshadow has moved and creased.

The only time it actually stays put is when I apply heavy makeup and then it stays.

It is like the more powder you put on the more it stays, but in the daytime I don't wear heavy eyeshadow so it really is not a good primer for me. :(

My ultimate favorite primer is the Urban Decay and the Rimmel Primer is not compatible in my eyes. 

Keep in mind that these are my thoughts on this Primer, A lot of people like this primer...
Let me know if you have tried the Rimmel Primer and what did you think?

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Margrét

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L'Oreal Caresse Shine Stain - Juliet & Romy - My thoughts

I got my hands on the 'new' L'Oreal Caresse Shine Stain in the colors Juliet 300 and Romy 102 and here are my thought on them, Please do let me know if you have tried them, what did you think and if not, do you want to try them?

First off... Look at the packaging, so elegant and beautiful, the light golden metal with the color stripe is so nice.

These have surprised me a lot, people seemed to confuse them with normal lipstick stains that just stay put all day and then flake off (which I hate) but these are very glossy but stain as well.

They wear off nicely and evenly. They do feel a bit sticky and I am fine with that while I am at work but if I know I am going out with my boyfriend I will not wear them as I don't want to have sticky lips haha - for obvious reasons

I normally apply them on around 10 in the morning and at 14:30 they are still on, the color is still there but the gloss has worn off. That means good color for at least 4 hours!

I thought I would not like them at first since the color does not look that opaque on the lips but if I think about it as a long wearing lipgloss - I Love it

The color Juliet 300

 The application it self is nice, The wand has that heart shape and is easy to use, They formula goes on very smoothly.
I saw on one of the stands in store that it says feels like water, well it goes on like thick water (gross description but hey) but it does not feel like water on the lips hahah it is a bit stickier than that. 

The color Romy 102

These are apparently dupes for the YSL glossy stains, I have not tried the YSL glossy stains so I can not comment on that :)

But they are affordable £7.99 and right now Boots has them on 3 for 2 :)

Swatches on my hand, only one layer. Really pretty colors :)

Thanks for Reading :)

Margrét

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P.S - This picture is about an hour later, after I washed my hands... clearly it stains :)

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Revlon Colorburst Lipbutters - Review and the colors I own :)

Revlon Colorburst Lipbutters are one of my favorite lip products! I Love them and let me tell you why...

Colors I own from left-right
Wild watermelon, Raspberry Pie, Créme Brulee, Sweet Tart, Strawberry Shortcake. 

First off the packaging is just adorable, so colorful and pretty.
But the main reason why I love the Lipbutters is that they are so moisturizing and give a great color payoff.
They lighter colors are sheer but still manage to give you color while the darker colors are just like an amazing lipstick with a gloss over it.
They are not sticky at all (like some lipgloss) They feel like a lip balm. Very smooth on the lips, they have a beautiful sheen to them.
They color selection is really good, from nude to deep raspberry color.

These are the colors I own: 
(There is one missing that I bought the other day but I took these photos a while back so I will post a whole lips of the day later this week with the one that is missing)

(Here are the swatches that I did on my pretty pale skin haha:)

Here are all the colors on my lips

Strawberry Shortcake
Light, milky pink color, very pretty everyday cool toned pink.

Créme Brulee
A beautiful Nude color, perfect with a smoky eye

Sweet Tart
The first color I picked up, Bright Pink, it is much brighter in person than on camera

Raspberry Pie
My favorite! Raspberry Pinky Red, it is darker in person than on a camera (My camera is crap)
It has been such a winter color for me, I wore it so much and it is beautiful!

Wild Watermelon
New here in the UK for the summer collection, a total melon color, a great spring/summer color, It looks like a juicier version of your lips.

The Color that is missing is Sorbet but I will post about that color later this week,

I know everyone loves these already and I think they will always be re-purchased for me when I run out.
Overall these are a must have and I totally recommend the lip butters :)

What is your favorite Lipbutter?

Thanks for Reading

Margrét

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NYX blush in Angel and FOTD

Last summer I decided to finally get my hands on NYX products, (I already had my jumbo pencil, and an old trio which I nicked off my mum).

NYX is difficult to get here in the UK, but recently NYX opened an online store for the UK, just click here :).

However if you are in Iceland there is a NYX store there, you can find their Facebook page here with details.

So I knew I wanted to get a blush, keep in mind I had to order online without looking at the product myself, so after looking at couple of swatches on other blogs I decided to go with number 03 called Angel.

This is the perfect soft, neutral, pinky peach blush with satin finish. It gives me the most perfect glow. Angel has been my favourite blush for everyday since last summer.

Some reviews online say that the blush has sparkle in it, but I can't notice them at all. Other say that it is too powdery but again, it is a powder blush but when applied it has a satin finish and I do not think at all that it is too powdery.

The packaging is just a simple clear and black plastic, which is just fine with me, (some people don't like it) The blush is a good size to keep in your make up bag. 

I am in love with this blush, I don't have to think when I put it on, Angel goes with almost every make up look! 

The price for the blush is good, in America it is obviously cheapest and it is more expensive in Europe but still cheap, well I don't want to call it cheap so let's call it very good value for money.

I am hoping to order soon again from NYX.

I took couple of photos of my make up today.

Quick FOTD... (Face of the Day) 

Normal day at work....

Face: 

Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum foundation in 51

Bourjois Concealer, the touche healthy mix 

No7 pressed powder in light.  (just to set my foundation)

Bourjois Chocolate bronzer in 51 (tiny bit to warm up my face)

NYX blush in Angel

Eyes: 

Urban Decay primer potion 

Urban Decay Naked 2 eyeshadow palette, (tease, pistol, verve and blackout)

(I used blackout on my top lashline instead of an eyeliner)

Soap and Glory, Thick and fast mascara.

Rimmel Scandaleyes pencil in black (just in the waterline)

Lips:

L`oreal Caresse Lipstick in 03 Lovely Rose

Let me know in the comments if you have any other NYX blushes and what colors I should order next.. :) 

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Revlon Colorstay Foundation Review

Revlon colorstay foundation is my favourite foundation and I love it!

Let me tell you why, the foundation has a natural medium coverage. When blended well into the skin it is amazing. The finish is not dewy but is still quite natural. 

The colour 150 Buff, is a perfect colour match for me. Before I bought this one I always had some sort of colour issue with my other 'drugstore' foundations, too light, too yellow or pink... but the colour range is good.Every time I help a customer find their shade with this foundation it's no problem.
The best way. I think, to apply the Revlon colorstay is with a damp sponge or with a buffing brush.

One of the reason why this foundation is so popular is that it comes in two ranges, one for normal/dry skin and one range for oily/combination skin type.

I use the one for normal/dry skin type.

The foundation has SPF 15 which is great for everyday foundation but maybe not for taking photos, as the SPF makes your face turn whiter in photographs. So if your planning on taking loads of photos with flash maybe try something like Revlon photoready foundation.

This foundation stays on for ages. It claims to stay on for 24 hours, first of all... who wants to wear foundation for 24 hours?

However, when I do my make-up in the morning and by late that night when I take of my makeup I am taking off my foundation. I feel like it lasts all day on me and I don't even have to fix my foundation the whole day.

If you decide to set the foundation with powder it will last even longer.

There are few downsides to the Revlon colorstay and one of them is that the foundation bottle does not have a pump, you have to pour out the foundation out of the bottle and I feel like that wastes the product and is just messy. Also the foundation needs to be shaken well before used.

Another thing is the price, you can get a great foundation at the drugstore for £8 but the Revlon colorstay foundation is £12.99 however there is sometimes offers like 3 for 2 or buy one get second half price. When that sort of offers are you can always get few products on a good offer.

However the foundation is definitely worth the money and I think it is amazing and I have already bought my second bottle because my first is completely finished! (on a offer of course)

So I used the foundation today, just one layer and applied with damp sponge.

So in the before photo all I have on is moisturizer,you can see the redness around my nose and how dark my undereye circles are.
With one sheer layer of foundation it has even out my skin. I still need to add on concealer underneath my eyes.

So here is my final look

I did add tiny concealer under my eyes but I used no setting powder.
When the foundation dries it does not smudge.

I hope you liked this review, it is the first of all my 12 favorite products of 2012.
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Review: L'Oreal Color Appeal Eye shadows (I am BACK)

First of all let me start by saying, Helloooo everyone, I AM BACK (again)..

Yes I am a lazy blogger but that does not mean that make up is not on my mind 24/7...

So to get back into blogging gear, I have so many new fun things up my sleeve it is exciting. 

I just started a new job (2 months ago) and somehow I got super busy and I am trying to get more organized and do things that I enjoy.

And the best part... with a new job came weekly shopping trips for make up, Here are some of my latest finds... Hope you enjoy...

I have never been a one eyeshadow girl, but that might all be about to change...

I used to like the value of buying eyeshadow pallettes or a trio, quads and so on. But the other day when Superdrug had 3 for 2 on L'Oreal I tried these Color Appeal eyeshadows, and these colors were amazing. 

I swatched the first one I bought and it is called Metal Plum (number 153) and it was one of my favorite color for the fall.

It is a metal purple/brown/taupe color. 

These sort of colors are my favorite because you can just sweep it all over the eyelid and it does the job perfectly. 

Then I couldn't stop thinking about this other color I saw and I ran back to superdrug and picked up Platinum Beige (number 152). 

It is such a pretty color, the name perfectly describes it. I would say it is a bit yellowish/goldish/ platnium metal color with the prettiest shine, with tiny  (super tiny) sparkle, you can hadly see it. 

I know the photos can not give these colors justice, it was very late and hardly any proper light when I took the photos tonight, but the colors are just oh so pretty. 

These eyeshadows are not new in store but they are new for me. 

Here is what L'Oreal says about them : 

Color Appeal is a super-smooth eye shadow designed to provide long lasting colour in a soft silky format.

The super-smooth ultra-fine texture glides smoothly over the eyelid for even comfortable colour that doesn’t crease.

Color Appeal uses Micro-Jet technology designed to create an exceptionally fine, versatile powder that is easy to blend and beautiful to wear.

I agree!

One thing.. The colors are very similar and I might go and pick up one ore two more, but I dont think some of these colors are unique enought to get all of the other colors.

Have you ever tried these eyeshadows? What did you think?

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Margret