Eye make up review: Jordana 12 hr made to last eye shadow pencil

Hi everyone,

I hope your enjoying the weather, Today I will be reviewing the Jordana eye shadow pencils. I think just about every company from drugstore to high end is realizing their version of long wear eye shadow pencils. This forms of eye shadows are very convinient, easy to use and usually the formula is long lasting

Product claims:

12 HR Made to Last Eyeshadow Pencil

Long-lasting (Up to 12 Hour wear)
Easy to use
Water-Resistant, Crease-Proof
Paraben-Free
Made in Germany
NET WT 0.10 OZ /2.8 g

Available In 8 Shades

Swatches from left to right
Stay on black, Continuous Almond, Tenacious brown

Product experience 

The product comes in a pen style, you get 0.10 g of product for $3.99. To use just swipe this across your kids and blend with either a blending brush or fingers.

I bought the colors black, brown and almond. It comes in two finishes shimmery and matte and has 8 different colors. I bought the one that has a matte finish because those are hard to come by.

Pros:
Easy to use, very intuitive because of the pencil style packaging

Comes in two finishes matte and shimmery.
Comes with basic shades like black, brown, white and skin tone and fun shades like purple, green and pink.

Inexpensive
Available at Walgreens

Cons:
Limited color selection

Dries very quickly 

Hit and miss with the consistency of the product, I found that the brown very dry and hard to blend and the black very creamy that I had to set it with a powder to keep from creasing.





I had such high hopes for this product,  I love my Urban Decay 24/7 jumbo pencils. In the end this brand just can't compete. The almond shade is the only one that I like because of the texture, blend ability and staying power. It is just a hit and miss in its performance.

Eyeliner review: L'Oreal Infallible Lacquer liner 24hr

Hi everyone
I hope your doing well, and enjoying the some what of a warm weather in Winter. Today I will be reviewing the L'Oreal Infallable Laquer liner. I love a gel eyeliners, this type of eyeliners are easy to work with even though it does require a separate brush and a little bit of practice to use.

the product

Product Claims:
High-shine lacquer finish.
Smooth application.
Lasts 24 hours

product and brush

A glossy, lacquered eye is now easier than ever to create. Infallible^® Gel Lacquer Liner 24H glides on smoothly for a clean, precise line that keeps an intense, high-shine finish from dawn to dusk.
Available in 5 rich, luminous shades.

Blackest black, Bronze, Dark Slate, Espresso and Navy.

the product in the pot

Product Experience:
I bought the  color 175 Dark Slate you get 2.3 g or 0.081 oz. of product for $9.95. It also comes with a thin round shaped eyeliner brush which is not too bad.
To use the product I prefer to use my Real techniques fine liner brush or if I even want a thinner line I will use the bare escentuals fine liner brush. I don't have a lot of lid space so I try to get the thinnest line as much as possible. I also have oily eyelids which I find
When I bought this gel liner, I thought I was getting a grey colored eyeliner. But I was wrong the color is more a dark taupey brown color. The texture is very nice and smooth and the product just glides on your lids. This color isn't very harsh looking like a very warm brown with a lot of red in it nor it is as stark as a regular black liner.

the brush

Pros:

• Has a very creamy consistency, I've had this for a while now and still applies smoothly.
• Very pigmented
• Inexpensive
• Has a nice demi-matte finish
• Dries and sets
• Available at your local drugstore, Target or Walmart



swatch Dark slate

Cons:

• There are limited shades available
• Does not stay on my lids very long, I this disappeared after 3 hrs of wear time.
• Needs to be set with an eye shadow

This cream eyeliners just did not work for me, I would have to set the liner with a matching eye shadow so it stays put and does not disappear on my lids.


 

Colour Riche Balm

Hi everyone,

I hope your all doing well today I will be reviewing the Colour Riche Balm by Loreal. I happen to pass by
the display was intrigued by the color.

packaging

Product Claims

8HR Hydration.Precious Nourishing Oils.Sheer Coverage.Indulge your lips with Colour Riche^® Balm. This tinted lip balm provides a hint of luscious, kissable color, smoothing lips instantly and for a full 8 hours of continuous hydration. Lips are softer and more supple all day long—and keeps conditioning even after it’s been removed. 
Available in 8 wearable shades.

the tube

I bought two tubes CVS was having a buy one get one half off it cost $8.49 and there are 8 shades I bought the colors 118 pink satin and 218 rose elixir. The product has a nice moisturizing feel

Swatch

Pros:

• Feels very hydrating on the lips, non drying
• There are 8 shades available
• Comfortable on the lips
• Has shimmer, but not noticeable

Cons:

• Very very sheer

I like that this is a hydrating balm but I don't feel like shelling out $8.49 for this. I can buy a lip balm for a cheaper price tag.

eye make up review: No 7 stay perfect eye shadow trio

Hi everyone I hope your doing well, today I will be reviewing an eye shadow from the line No 7 by Boots. Boots it's a European brand drugstore. The brand No 7 has a wide variety of products to choose from. It has skin care to make up, I will focus on the line Stay Perfect Smoothing Eyeshadow Trio.7

Product Claims:

This eye shadow trio compact contains three high-impact colors that blend effortlessly and last for hours.

How To Use:
Prepare the eyelid for application with No7 Stay Perfect Smoothing & Brightening Eye Base. Use a brush to apply Shade 1 (top shade) as a highlighter all over the lid from lash line to brow. Apply Shade 2 (middle shade) onto lower lid, from lash line to the crease of your eye. Apply Shade 3 (bottom shade) at the lash line as an eye liner. Using a damp brush will intensify the color, creating a more dramatic look.

classic matte

Product Experience:

The product comes in black oblong shaped packaging. It has a nice wide clear top so you can clearly see the eye shadows.

It's a pressed eye shadow trio so you get three eye shadows a light, medium and dark shade. You get 3 g 0.1 oz. of product for $7.99

I bought a 2 eye shadow trio from the line, the one I bought the colors I know I will use often and will be good for travel as well.

I bought the Classic Matte trio and Cappuccino . The Classic matte trio is shades of grey like the name it's all matte shades. The lightest shade has a light matte bone shade. The medium shade is a light matte silver and the the darkest shade is a matte grey.

The cappuccino is a trio of taupe's.  In this trio all the colors have shimmery finish.

The shadows both matte and shimmery shades are so buttery and smooth. Easy to apply and blends easily with each other.

cappuccino

Pros:

• The eye shadows has a nice soft buttery texture.
• Very pigmented
• Blends easily between matte and shimmery shades.
• Can be used dry or damp
• Available in matte and shimmery finishes or a combination finishes in a trio
• Inexpensive
• Available at Target stores and popular in Europe.
• Doesn't take up a lot of room and is great for travel.

swatches of classic matte

Cons

• It's supposed to be long lasting but it only lasted 3 hours on my lids without the use of a primer.
• Needs a good tacky eye shadow base
• The shadows are too soft and powdery creates a lot of fall out
• The eyeshadow themselves break easily because they are so soft.

Available in 11 colors

swatches cappucino

All in all it is a good eye shadow and it worth looking into

Skin care review: Botanics Mattifying Day Cream with SPF 15

Hi everyone,

I hope your doing well today I will be reviewing a moisturizer for you. As you all know I'm in love in my embryolisse mattifying moisturizer. It's such an excellent product and performs very well with my combination oily skin. My only annoyance with the product is that it is expensive for a moisturizer.

While I was target and was looking around the skin care aisle I found the brand Botanics by Boots.

Boots is a European drugstore or as they call high street brand. I have tried a few make up products from the line. I decided to pick up Botanics Mattifying moisturizer with SPF 15

Product claims:

All Day Shine Control, Hydrates & Protects.

• Light weight formula
• Non Greasy
• Non comedogenic
• Tighten pores

The lightweight formula absorbs quickly without greasiness to provide balanced hydration and lasting protection from shine. Visibly tightens pores. Non comedogenic. Active plant extract, Willowbark, is a natural source of salicylic acid, which helps refine skin texture and actively target imperfections.

Use every morning after cleansing.

1.69 oz.

Product Experience:

The product comes in a pot with a tight fitting lid and an inner seal. You get 1.69 fl oz 50 ml $13.99.

The product itself is a white, very light a some what runny moisturizer. It blends and is easily absorbed by my skin. Leaves a very soft, smooth and matt feeling. I didn't feel any dry or tight spots after using this moisturizer.

The product has an SPF 15 uses avemozene, octomozene and octocylene as an active ingredients. These 3 working together create a broad spectrum sun protection. They are called chemical sunscreen they protect you by absorbing or scattering UVA and UVB rays. So don't freak out because of the word chemical another term for this type of sunscreen is organic sunscreen.

For more information about chemical and physical sunscreen, visit this site http://www.skinacea.com, this site is very basic it explained the difference between a physical and chemical sunscreen in plain English.
Here is another very helpful website about sunscreen and how to use the product effectively http://www.melanomafoundation.org.

packaging

Pros:

• Good every day moisturizer, doesn't leave tight areas on my skin.
• A very light easy to blend moisturizer.
• Leaves a soft smooth feeling after blending.
• Doesn't leave that tacky feeling that most moisturizers do.
• Leaves a nice matte look to the skin.
• Uses chemical/organic sunscreen instead of a physical sunscreen.
• Sunscreen will not cause any flash back during flash photography.
• Inexpensive cost $13.00 for 1.7 fl oz.
• Helps minimize pore size

sample

Cons

• The product contains the minimal amount of sunscreen.
• Packaging, I don't like having to dig in a pot of a moisturizer.
• It takes 30 minutes for the sunscreen to kick in.
• Some people are sensitive to chemical sunscreen.
• The product is only available at Target and online.

All in all in is a pretty good moisturizer, it moisturizes and has sunscreen and doesn't leave my skin with dry tight spots like some drugstore moisturizers. It is worth trying especially if you have a combination oily skin.

BRUSH review: Crown bursh 15 piece set with carrying pouch

Hi Everyone,

Happy New Year, 2013 was good and marked a big change in my life. I'm hoping 2014 will just be a fun and interesting. Here is my first review for the year.

Today I will be Crown Brushes, I bought my set of brushes from hautelook.com for $35 it comes in a pouch and has 15 brushes inside.

carrying/storage pouc

Product description:
With over 25 years of brush making tradition, Crown Brush has become the leading industry resource for cosmetic and skincare brushes. Crown Brush has an extensive global distribution network with a very knowledgable and experienced staff which fully facilitates all of your brush needs. Utilizing master craftsmanship, Crown is a leader in recognizing and manufacturing top quality brushes from the fi nest materials available. Crown offers the largest and finest open stock selection of professional quality brushes anywhere. Crown also offers a private label division that allows our clients to private label any of our open stock brushes at the industry’s lowest minimums.
ALL CROWN BRUSHES ARE 100% ANIMAL CRUELTY FREE. ABSOLUTELY NO ANIMALS ARE HARMED OR DESTROYED FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING OUR BRUSHES.

the pouch unrolled and the brushes

Set Includes:
Chisel Powder • Chisel Blush • Angle Blush • Foundation• Angle Blender • Oval Shadow • Blending Fluff • Flat Liner•Concealer • Lash Fan • Brow/Lash Groomer • Angle Liner• Oval Lip • Mini Smudger • Round Crease • Faux Reptile Case.

Face brushes from left to right
chisel powder brush, chisel blush brush, angled brush, foundation brush

Product Expereince
Just like my coastal scents brushes when I first opened the kit, the brushes have the strong scent of turpentine. The brushes survived my first cleaning without any of the ferrule coming loose. The quality of these brushes a little better, I notice even after a few washes the brush hairs still shed like crazy. This is only happens with the face brushes not with the eye brush.
I noticed there is a wide variety of brushes and brush sizes. I have small eyes so I don't need that big of a brush but I like the fact that this brush covers a lot of surface area in one swipe.
I have used the foundation brush and it laid down my foundation nicely, I'm not sure if I will continue using this particular brush since I prefer to use a sponge or the stippling brush from my other kit.
Some of brushes can be scratchy like the  pencil brush

Eye brushes
blending fluff brush,Oval shadow brush, oval lip brush, lash fan

Pros:

• Has a good set of brushes with a variety without repeating the same brush over and over.
• Comes with a carrying/storage case
• Inexpensive

Angled blender brush, mini smudger brush

Cons:

• Has the same weird and hard to remove turpentine scent.
• A lot of face brushes sheds like crazy.
• Some brush hairs are still scratchy even after a few deep cleanings
• Hit and miss quality of the brushes
• Some brushes cotains dyes, so when you deep clean the brushes the dyes runs out.
• Can only be purchased online at the website or hautelook.com

concealer brush, anged eyeliner brush, flat liner brush

I very disappointed with these brushes, the quality is just hit and miss the face brushes sheds like crazy even after washing. Invest your money else where, there are much better quality brushes out in the market at the same if not cheaper price tag.

BB cream review: Missha M Signature Real complete BB cream

Hi everyone, I hope your having a wonderful time and enjoying the nice weather.
Today I will be reviewing the Missha M Signature Real Complete BB cream. I've been very curious with the Missha line of BB creams. I heard a lot of wonderful things about this brand of BB creams. I wanted to try the original formula but for whatever reason the product keeps going out of stock.

the product

Product claims:

Missha M Signature Real Complete BB Cream is a multi-function BB Cream with perfect coverage, has good adhesions and is long-lasting. Skin lipid which is similar to skin and paten ingredient of Amino Acid Complex strengthen Natural Moisture Factor (NMF) and balance oil and moisture on the skin to help makeup.

With fine particles by Micro multi rolling grinding technology and botanical ingredients of skin melting, it softly and lightly adheres to the skin, but with perfect coverage, leaving the skin comfortable and clean all day long.

With organic ingredients by Ecocert, natural healing complex of skin calming patent ingredient and 7 – free formula, it minimizes irritations. Containing peptide complex, gingko water and 50 kinds of botanical complex, it provides abundant moisture and nutrients to the skin to help make it healthy.

Benefits:

• Wrinkle Repair
• Whitening
• UV Protection
• Long-Lasting
• Minimizes Irritations
• Moisturizes
• Nourishes

How to Apply:
Take an appropriate amount and apply a small dab to your cheeks, forehead, and chin. With the tips of your fingers spread bb cream evenly throughout your face. To avoid bb cream from caking, let sit for 5 minutes before building bb cream up for more coverage, and before apply any loose powders to set it with.

pump

Product experience:
This BB cream comes in a hard plastic tube. It has a pump and cap that fits snugly. Packing is really and well thought off. The pump however is some what of annoyance. This BB cream is meant to be stored up right so all the product pools close to pump. You get 45 g of product for $35 USD, there are 2 shades available #21 Light pink beige and #23 natural yellow beige.
The BB cream itself is thick and feels dry BB cream. It has a medium but build able coverage. So it will even out your skin tone but will not hide those really bad acne spots or sun spots. It's a dry BB cream so it's great for anyone who has combination oily skin even extremely oily skin. I have a combination oily skin but I find this BB cream to be drying. I always use a moisturizer underneath and just for added protection some type of primer that is silicone based.
This BB cream is easy to blend you can use your fingers for a fast application or use a buffing brush for a natural yet flawless coverage. I prefer to use the Samantha Chapman expert face brush with this BB cream.
I used this during one of the coldest days here in So Cal but everything held up pretty well. During winter/ cooler days I stayed oil free for 9 hours

During summer time this lasted about 4 hours by around 1 and 2 pm the hottest time of the day my nose area is very shinny and I could see a little bit of shine on my forehead and chin. The other parts of my face remained matte.

I think I can get away without applying moisturizer on my skin during summer time.

fresh swatch

Pros:

• Comes in a hard plastic tube, pump and cap. Making this great for travel and very sanitary.
• The texture is thick and some what dry, making this BB cream good for oily to combination oily skin. If your combination oily  make sure to moisturize first  or apply primer as this BB cream can be drying.
• Easy to use and blends easily.
• Contains sun protection SPF 25
• Long wearing
• Controls oil very well
• Has a matte finish

Cons:

• Needs to be stored up right or else you will struggle getting the product out.
• Not recommended for dry skin.
• There is only 2 color available its not a perfect match for me but its workable.
• The BB cream clings and emphasizes dry spots 
• Can only be purchased online.
• Will cause flash back because of the high SPF.

I like this BB cream I will continue to use it. It will be great for summer time because is long wear, controls oil and has high SPF. Recommended for oily or combination oily skin.