DM Make-up Haul, Swatches & Little Reviews

Hey guys!

How are you?

It has actually been a really long time since I have been taking photos, editing them, writing and posting a blogpost right away. I have been learning for my final exams during the last weeks and today I forced myself to take a break and do something that I really enjoy which is blogging. So I thought you might be interested in knowing which products I purchased yesterday in my local drug store. These are actually the products that I am going to use for my everyday make-up routine.

I have never had an everyday make-up routine, but recently, because of the stress, I crapped for almost the same products every day, so that finally, I am ready to show you my everyday make-up routine in my future posts ;)

The Haul 

 

I bought the new Catrice Longlasting Eye Pencil in 050 Brown Town Girl from the new product range which claims to be waterproof. The pencil includes a sharper at the end.

Catrice Eye Pencil - Swatch

Because of the small pencil, one can draw a really thin, precise and subtile line along the lash line. It is a really dark brown colour that stayed on really well even after my professional rubbing test. 

 

Another Catrice product is the cream lip and cheek colour from the current Neo Geisha LE available from January to March 2013. The shade is the lightest one in 01 Discreet Artist.

Swatch in different lights

It is a soft, pale pink colour that would look great on pale skin. The colour pay-off is not comparable with the Maybelline cream blushes, however, this would be perfect for make-up beginners who are still afraid of blush and struggle with handling the colour pay-off.The colour looks like a pale pink on the lips, but I think you can do that with every cream blush.

L'oréal lipstick (colour on photo is not true to original) 

I think the L'oréal Lipstick Rouge Caresse in 120 Mauve Cherie is also new in their product range and because L'oréal is so expensive here, this purchase was definitely made by this luxury packaging. 

 

I would have never purchased the P2 Heavenly lip mousse if a youtube hadn't recommended it to me because the packaging wasn't that attractive to me. I chose the shade 050 sweet time pleasure.

Swatches - L'oréal lipstick (left) and P2 Heavenly Lip mousse (right)

The L'oréal lipstick is really smooth and even though it has a sheer texture, it lasts on the lips for several hours. It is a beautiful mauve pink colour which is great for every day, however, surprisingly, the lipststick dried out my lips a tiny bit during the really old winter days.

The P2 lip mousse has, as the name says, a mousse texture, but that doesn't make it uncomfortable on the lips. The colour is a bit lighter than the L'oréal lipstick, but still a beautiful dusty pink colour which looks really flattering and great with nearly every eye make-up. The lasting is really great! I applied it in the morning and the colour was still visible around lunch time even after drinking.

So this was my latest haul. I hope you liked this really up-to-date post with the little reviews and all the swatches as much as I enjoyed writing it for you! Let me know what you bought the last couple of weeks and what do you think about the new products in the make-up brands?

Wish you a wonderful sunday! Love,

L'Oréal SuperLiner - Review & Swatches

Today I want to do a review of the L'Oréal SuperLiner Ultra Précision Eyeliner.

I have tested this product now for a month and I am ready to tell you my thoughts about it.

Product: L'Oréal SuperLiner Ultra Précision
Price: 6,45€
Packaging: super beautiful, luxury, golden metallic packaging. It has a quiet elongated top, thus, the brush is really easy to handle.

Applicator: very thin pointed feltbrush 

Description of the producer: 

"SuperLiner is the ultimate long-lasting liquid eyeliner with a sponge-tipped pen for the creation of fine lines or thick, sultry flicks. Colour is applied with precision and ease and dries without smudging and can be as delicate or as thick and intense as you wish."

Consistency: liquid

Colour: deep black, but this eyeliner is also available in silver grey and brown

Application: It is a liquid eyeliner, therefore, it is a bit harder to apply. Nevertheless, the application is, because of the thin brush, really easy and a winged eyeliner looks absolutely beautiful and flawless with this pointed brush. However, you still need a steady hand.

Positiv: flawless and precise liner, deep black colour, stays on the whole day

Negativ: not waterproof, with a black eyeshadow on top the liner goes into the crease, price

Conclusion: In the picture above you can see the liner in a whole look. You can draw a very flawless liner with a very thin line in the inner corner of the eye and a beautiful tiny wing. Thus, I would recommend this eyeliner. I know that the price is quiet expensive for "an ordinary liner", however, I have never had a liner where I was able to draw such precise wing without any mistakes. 

★★★★★ Stars

Hope you liked this review and let me know what is your favourite liquid eyeliner?

[Deutsch] L'Oréal Perfect Match Foundation Review

L'Oréal Perfect Match Foundation

L'Oréal kam Ende letzten Jahres mit dieser neuen Foundation heraus. Zunächst betrachten wir, was das Unternehmen über sein Produkt selbst sagt: 

"Das innovative Make-up, das perfekt zur Farbe und Textur der Haut passt.

Perfect Match ist das erste Make-up von L'Oréal Paris, das den folgenden Bedürfnissen gerecht wird: "hautähnliche" Farben, die nahtlos ohne Ränder aufzutragen sind und perfekt decken, ohne zu beschweren."

Das faszinierende an der Foundation ist, dass sie in 10 verschiedenen Nuancen erhältlich ist, welche noch einmal in warmen, neutralen und kalten Hautunterton unterteilt sind.

N2 Vanilla 

Mein erster Eindruck war sehr überraschend: Die Verpackung sieht nicht nur sehr edel aus, sondern durch  den Pumpspender ist die Dosierung sehr einfach und man erhält auch wirklich nur so viel Produkt wie man sich erwünscht.
Die Konsistenz ist sehr flüssig, dennoch lässt sich die Foundation mühelos auf dem Gesicht auftragen.

Ergebnis:

vorher: Aknenarben                                                                           vorher: normale Unreinheiten

nachher: Aknenarben                                                                           nachher: normale Unreinheiten

Pro:

◆ sehr leichte Formulierung, nicht beschwerend

◆ gut für unreine Haut/ölige Haut (verstopft nicht die Poren)

◆ Design/ Verpackung
◆ angenehmer Geruch

◆ schnelles Einziehen

◆ Streifenfrei, gutes Verteilen

◆ sehr gute Dosierung

Kontra:

◆ zieht sich in Falten, betont diese (bin erst 20, dennoch sieht man kleinste Fältchen, z.B. an der Stirn)

◆ sehr geringe Deckkraft

◆ trotz neutraler Farbe leichter Gelbstich

◆ evtl. nicht geeignet für trockene Haut 
◆ dunkelt nach

▶ Dauer der Deckkraft (bei öliger Haut): ca. 6-8 Stunden

Insgesamt bin ich sehr zufrieden mit der Foundation. Ich tendiere eher zu einer öligen Haut, daher ist eine leichte Deckkraft ein muss, da sonst meine Poren verstopft werden und durch die Foundation Unreinheiten entstehen. Obwohl ich eine stärkere Deckkraft bräuchte, um meine Unreinheiten ganz zu kaschieren, will ich keine neuen durch die Foundation produzieren. Da mir die Foundation einen ebenmäßigen Teint und etwas mehr Leben ins Gesicht haucht, würde ich dieses Produkt definitiv wieder kaufen. Um selbst die verbleibende Akne zu kaschieren, würde ich zusätzlich ein Concealer oder ein Blemish Balm benutzen. 

Concealer On A Budget: L'oréal vs Maybelline

Hey Beauties!

My question is: Which concealer is budget and works really good? So, I have here two good concealer which I have re-purchased quiet a few times from now. I think showing you a concealer from whom I'm not convinced of, is not considerable and it doesn't even make a sense.

So, we have here Maybelline Ever Fresh Concealer, which is similar to the Fit Me Concealer or their Mineral one, and the L'oréal Touch Magique.

Here's how my eyes look like without any concealer:

Maybelline Ever Fresh Concealer:

The Maybelline Ever Fresh Concealer costs 4-6€/7,5 ml (it depends on your market). It has this applicator, whereby you can apply the concealer directly onto your under eye circles. However, you have to blend the concealer with a brush or with your fingers.

This is how the applicator looks like:

The concealer has definitely no smell, the opacity is really good, so you just have to use one layer of it.

Here's the result:

L'oréal Touche Magique:

The L'oréal Touche Magique costs 8,96€/5 ml. Its applicator is a brush and you have to twist the bottom part of the packaging in order to get your product. Then the product comes out of the brush, like you can see here:

Now, we can argue, if this is the most hygienic method, but we leave that out. I would definitely say that this simplifies the nice blending and appliance around your eye. The opacity is also extremely good and it has no smell. However, you can't use the brush to blend the concealer into your skin, so you have to use your fingers or a brush again.

Additionally, the brush is really thick and the cap is too small, so you catch these hair of the brush really easily and then it looks like that :)

And here's my result:

Result:

Unfortunately, I have to say that the L'oréal Touche Magique works a little bit better. Sometimes, when I have kind of a bad day, the Maybelline Concealer dries my eye area really out and then it looks just disgusting. The L'oréal Touche Magique covers everything up even when I have my terrifying days :) I have got the problem that a lot of concealer make my under eye circles look blue and that's what he doesn't do.

I got my last Maybelline Concealer on sale for 3,5€, but if I had to pay 6, I would invest 3€ more to get the L'oréal one. I think, it's worth it!!! I can definitely recommend this concealer! However, when you're looking for a cheaper one that I would purchase the Maybelline one. You can also make sure that you don't get any pimples because of these!

What ist your favourite concealer or did you try one of these??

Love & xx