It's been a tough couple of weeks, turns out I'm going to be unemployed (along with all the great people I work with) from January 1st.
So, yeah. Expect a bit fewer posts, I promise not to go away totally. It's all just rather stressful and I need to look for a new job, which might be rather difficult considering the current state of our economy.
Time to invest in some more waterproof eye make up, I suppose.
(Now, if only I had something to make said investments with...)
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Saturday, October 16, 2010
PowderBuff Girl Nails Ados
This is one of my favourite pink nail polishes - Ados's Tear 69. It's REALLY cheap, but I just love the colour. I'm not usually a "pink nails" person, but isn't this adorable?
The polish itself could be a tad more opaque (three coats is torture for me), and perhaps dry a little faster.
I bite my nails a lot. And the skin around them. So, uh, sorry about my lack of proper manicure and weird fingers.
Since I'm cleverly thinking ahead, do you think I should add this to my first giveaway (a brand new bottle, not my used one, of course)? I'm trying to buy stuff for it, um, gradually; you know... a nail polish today, an eyeshadow tomorrow. Mostly because I feel like I'm spending less when I spread my spendings out over a longer period of time. Yes, I know it's silly.
The polish itself could be a tad more opaque (three coats is torture for me), and perhaps dry a little faster.
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| Three coats, natural light, Rimmel top coat. |
Since I'm cleverly thinking ahead, do you think I should add this to my first giveaway (a brand new bottle, not my used one, of course)? I'm trying to buy stuff for it, um, gradually; you know... a nail polish today, an eyeshadow tomorrow. Mostly because I feel like I'm spending less when I spread my spendings out over a longer period of time. Yes, I know it's silly.
Friday, October 15, 2010
PowderBuff girl is swatching: Gosh Effect Powders
It's just too dark everywhere this time of the year. I actually opened my window to try and take some photos in natural light, but to no avail.
And flash photography is so unforgiving, especially when it comes to close-ups. I don't actually have uber-hairy arms, I promise.
But here are the Gosh swatches:
Cinnamon actually looks much less brown in natural light and Gold Dust looks way more golden. I also have a little jar of Satin somewhere, but I cannot find it at the moment.
All of them are applied dry on the photos. Which was not a good idea, because when used dry Blaze gets all over everything (the bits of brown glitter everywhere is Blaze).
And flash photography is so unforgiving, especially when it comes to close-ups. I don't actually have uber-hairy arms, I promise.
But here are the Gosh swatches:
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| Cinnamon - Meringue - Lake - Copper - Blaze - Gold Dust (Gold Dust only barely visible in the bottom corner on the first photo) |
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| You can see Gold Dust better on this one. |
All of them are applied dry on the photos. Which was not a good idea, because when used dry Blaze gets all over everything (the bits of brown glitter everywhere is Blaze).
Katie's giveaway!
Katie from ...with fashion added in is giving one lucky subscriber an Eyeko nail polish of their choice.
I've seen so many absolutely gorgeous photos of these polishes.
I mean, if you just look at the Cosmic polish, doesn't it just yell "Wear me! Wear me! Wear me!" to you?
And it says "for space age nails" on it, and it looks adorable andandand... it would look great with my Star Trek dress.
(Yes, I'm that nerdy.)
I've seen so many absolutely gorgeous photos of these polishes.
I mean, if you just look at the Cosmic polish, doesn't it just yell "Wear me! Wear me! Wear me!" to you?
And it says "for space age nails" on it, and it looks adorable andandand... it would look great with my Star Trek dress.
(Yes, I'm that nerdy.)
Love it or Leave it Tag
Alicia (FunnyFace Beauty) was tagged with this. And she tagged absolutely everyone. Since I can't resist doing whatever her blog tells me to do... here goes:
The rules (according to Girly's Beauty's Leslie, who tagged Alicia) are as follows:
Name a product that you love and one that you hate from the following categories:
Eyeliner, mascara, eyeshadow, browpencil, foundation, powder, conceler, blush, bronzer, lipstick, lipgloss and lipbalm.
Eyeliner
Love it - Bourjois' Liner Clubbing Liquid Eyeliner in ultra black. I love the texture and it can cope with my 12-hour shifts at work.
Leave it - Maybelline's Define-a-Line Eye Liner in any color. The pencil's too hard for me, texture-wise, and the pencil core breaks way too easily. Can't comment on how long it stays put, because it was just too uncomfortable to use.
Mascara
Love it - Lancôme's Hypnôse Drama. It does everything I've ever wanted a mascara to do. I love Lancôme's mascaras as it is, but this one is just perfect.
(By the way, has anyone else noticed the curiously similar brush bend in Maybelline's Lash Stiletto Volume?)
Leave it - Lumene's Natural Code Eye Dramatizer Lash-Extending Mascara. The "dramatizer" part is spucatum tauri, scientifically speaking (because everything sounds scientific when it's in Latin, right?). It's not really a BAD mascara, per se, it's just utterly unimpressive. It doesn't clump your lashes up, it's not messy, it doesn't stain... but it basically just colours your own lashes blacker and that's it. I suppose it'd make a great "first mascara" for someone younger who's still learning to use one.
Eyeshadow
Love it - Gosh's Effect Powder in Cinnamon. It has a sort of metallic satin-ish finish. Unfortunately, it was a limited edition colour and I failed to stock up, so I'm always approaching this little jar of joy with extreme caution (I don't want to run out!). I should do a couple of swatches for you guys some day, because I absolutely love this one. Luckily, though, a little goes a long way with this (as with most loose shadows).
Leave it - I don't really know what to put here. With a proper primer and good brushes, most eyeshadows stay put quite well and can look pretty good, so there. However, I can say that I look weird when I use a lot of blues or pinks in my eye make up.
Brow Pencil
Love it - Gosh's Eyebrow Pencil in 01 Brown. It's actually not as brown as one might think, as far as hair goes, I'd say it's more of a dark blonde. While most brown brow pencils tend to have a wee bit too much red in them for my taste, this one is a great shade actually. And I've noticed that I use the handy brush in the other end of the pencil more than I use my actual brow brush.
Leave it - Manhattan's Brow Pencil in 99W Brown. As I said before - too red-ish. And whenever you have an itch in your brow area or just need to touch your eyebrows, be ready to wash your finger(s) and have a mirror close by - it smudges.
Foundation
Love it - Bourjois' Healthy Mix in 51 Vanille Clair. Unfortunately they don't sell this shade here in Estonia, so I have to order it from elsewhere. I have used 52 in a pinch, but 51 is just the perfect match for my skintone. Most people didn't really notice the difference, but I kept checking my jawline in each and every mirror I came across. I love the pump bottle (it's a tubeless pump, the bottom and the product are pushed upwards as to not waste any of the goodnes inside), I love the smell and I love the coverage. I do need to carry around blotting sheets for my T-zone, but I need to do that with each and every foundation I've ever used.
Leave it - (I'm going to be eaten alive for this) MAC foundations. I've tried to love them, I honestly have. They just oxidise on me, and whereas they may look perfect in the morning, straight after applying them, I'm either a patchy shade of orange by midday or have a really dark T-zone. Whatever primers I've tried under them, MAC's foundations just do not agree with my skin.
Powder
Love it - Bourjois' Mineral Radiance Powder in Vanille. It's quite sheer, but this is actually what I prefer when it comes to powders. It eliminates all shininess in my T-zone without looking too matte, and because it's sheer, I can reapply it when I need to during the day - it won't look patchy unlike some higher coverage powders. Do throw away the sponge-thingy Bourjois provides you with, though.
Leave it - Rimmel's powders. I actually quite like Rimmel's products. But the texture of their powders is just... terrible, even for a cheaper product. I looked like I had skin-coloured flour on my face. Just, uh, never again.
Concealer
Love it - Garnier's Caffeine Anti Dark Circles 2-in-1 Roll-on in Fair. I know it's not usually marketed as make up. It doesn't do much about treating my panda-eyes, but it's probably the best under-eye concealer I've ever used. It covers well, doesn't sink into the small lines around my eyes, and despite being a little disappointed in the 2-in-1 claim, it IS an awesome concealer and I'll keep buying it.
Leave it - LOréal Paris True Match Touche Magique Concealer. It does cover the dark circles to some extent, but it creases. And by "creases," I mean "sinks into each and every little line you might have around your eyes, and seems to create a couple of extra ones for good measure." I do use it as a highlighter on my browbones and nose, at times. Oh, and on cheekbones as well, when I feel like I'd really like to blend something for fifteen minutes straight.
Blush
Love it - Chantal Thomass for Nivea Beauté - Stay Real Blush. I'm normally not super excited by Nivea's make up line, nor have I been terribly disappointed, usually I'm more of a "meh". But this blush is great. It's easy to blend and it layers quite well; you can go from a subtle "it's slightly windy outside" to an "I belong on a theatre stage" look, should you wish to do so. It comes in two shades - one's a warm peachy tone and the other's a colder pink, I have them both. Oh, and you can also use one sheer-ish layer of one and then another layer of the other on top, they blend well with each other.
Leave it - Gosh's blushes. Too matte, don't stay put, can look blotchy when not applied with extreme care - enough said, I suppose.
Bronzer - I have never bought a bronzer myself. I have three at the moment, and most of them have been gifts from either friends of parts of an "buy this, get that for free" deals. Most bronzers make me feel uncomfortable, so I rarely use them. (Remember the Dare to Wear challenge photo, I took? Yeah, that was one of those rare occasions. Yes, I am that pale, and yes, that's probably why I look orange on the photos without flash.)
Lipstick
Love it - Revlon's Superlustrous Lipstick in 730 Revlon Red - this is the perfect shade of red. Well, for me, at least. I do wish it'd last a bit longer, but I fell in love with this shade the first time I tried it, and have been a fan ever since. Unfortunately it's becoming increasingly hard to find it here, it better not be discontinued. I might cry.
Leave it - The entire Gosh lipstick range makes my lips literally itchy. I have no idea why. I'm sure there are people who love them, but I just cannot let them anywhere near my lips.
Lipgloss
Love it - Rimmel's Vinyl Stars Lip Gloss in Born to Bling. I first bought this only because I like the name a lot. I did, however, soon discover that I was actually using it more than all my other lip glosses. It's clear, but sparkly, without looking like one's spent quite some time making out with glittery christmas decorations. I use it on its own, especially at work, where we have to keep our make up on the natural side; but I have also yet to find a lipstick shade that looks bad with it.
Leave it - L'Oreal's Glam Shine 6H lip glosses. Whereas they have some nice colours and they do look nice when you first apply them, they become stickier than the stickiest sticky stuff. I like the applicator and I like the smell of them. Everything else is "ugh". It dries up my lips and sometimes it doesn't wear off evenly, it's just bits of dried up lip gloss all over your lips.
Lip Balm
Love it - Superdrug's Little Blue Tin (and the green one, oh, and the new red one, as well). I wish I could put something extra-fancy here, but I love this little lip balm. It moisturises and softens and looks cute. The only way this could be any better would be if it had sun protection in it.
Leave it - Anything that smells - or worse - tastes like royal jelly or honey. I really-really dislike honey-scented and/or flavoured products. I mean, I can live with a milk-and-honey hand wash, for example, but I refuse to have anything like that anywhere near my lips or nose.
Whew, that's a massive wall of text.
I don't really know whom to tag myself, because I'd really like to just see everybody's lists. If you do decide to do a post about your lovelies and your omg!neveragains, leave me a link in the comments to satisfy this little monkey's curiosity.
The rules (according to Girly's Beauty's Leslie, who tagged Alicia) are as follows:
- You must give the link to my blog and say that I made this tag.
- You must tag at least 3 bloggers.
- You do not need all of the products.
Name a product that you love and one that you hate from the following categories:
Eyeliner, mascara, eyeshadow, browpencil, foundation, powder, conceler, blush, bronzer, lipstick, lipgloss and lipbalm.
Eyeliner
Love it - Bourjois' Liner Clubbing Liquid Eyeliner in ultra black. I love the texture and it can cope with my 12-hour shifts at work.
Leave it - Maybelline's Define-a-Line Eye Liner in any color. The pencil's too hard for me, texture-wise, and the pencil core breaks way too easily. Can't comment on how long it stays put, because it was just too uncomfortable to use.
Mascara
Love it - Lancôme's Hypnôse Drama. It does everything I've ever wanted a mascara to do. I love Lancôme's mascaras as it is, but this one is just perfect.
(By the way, has anyone else noticed the curiously similar brush bend in Maybelline's Lash Stiletto Volume?)
Leave it - Lumene's Natural Code Eye Dramatizer Lash-Extending Mascara. The "dramatizer" part is spucatum tauri, scientifically speaking (because everything sounds scientific when it's in Latin, right?). It's not really a BAD mascara, per se, it's just utterly unimpressive. It doesn't clump your lashes up, it's not messy, it doesn't stain... but it basically just colours your own lashes blacker and that's it. I suppose it'd make a great "first mascara" for someone younger who's still learning to use one.
Eyeshadow
Love it - Gosh's Effect Powder in Cinnamon. It has a sort of metallic satin-ish finish. Unfortunately, it was a limited edition colour and I failed to stock up, so I'm always approaching this little jar of joy with extreme caution (I don't want to run out!). I should do a couple of swatches for you guys some day, because I absolutely love this one. Luckily, though, a little goes a long way with this (as with most loose shadows).
Leave it - I don't really know what to put here. With a proper primer and good brushes, most eyeshadows stay put quite well and can look pretty good, so there. However, I can say that I look weird when I use a lot of blues or pinks in my eye make up.
Brow Pencil
Love it - Gosh's Eyebrow Pencil in 01 Brown. It's actually not as brown as one might think, as far as hair goes, I'd say it's more of a dark blonde. While most brown brow pencils tend to have a wee bit too much red in them for my taste, this one is a great shade actually. And I've noticed that I use the handy brush in the other end of the pencil more than I use my actual brow brush.
Leave it - Manhattan's Brow Pencil in 99W Brown. As I said before - too red-ish. And whenever you have an itch in your brow area or just need to touch your eyebrows, be ready to wash your finger(s) and have a mirror close by - it smudges.
Foundation
Love it - Bourjois' Healthy Mix in 51 Vanille Clair. Unfortunately they don't sell this shade here in Estonia, so I have to order it from elsewhere. I have used 52 in a pinch, but 51 is just the perfect match for my skintone. Most people didn't really notice the difference, but I kept checking my jawline in each and every mirror I came across. I love the pump bottle (it's a tubeless pump, the bottom and the product are pushed upwards as to not waste any of the goodnes inside), I love the smell and I love the coverage. I do need to carry around blotting sheets for my T-zone, but I need to do that with each and every foundation I've ever used.
Leave it - (I'm going to be eaten alive for this) MAC foundations. I've tried to love them, I honestly have. They just oxidise on me, and whereas they may look perfect in the morning, straight after applying them, I'm either a patchy shade of orange by midday or have a really dark T-zone. Whatever primers I've tried under them, MAC's foundations just do not agree with my skin.
Powder
Love it - Bourjois' Mineral Radiance Powder in Vanille. It's quite sheer, but this is actually what I prefer when it comes to powders. It eliminates all shininess in my T-zone without looking too matte, and because it's sheer, I can reapply it when I need to during the day - it won't look patchy unlike some higher coverage powders. Do throw away the sponge-thingy Bourjois provides you with, though.
Leave it - Rimmel's powders. I actually quite like Rimmel's products. But the texture of their powders is just... terrible, even for a cheaper product. I looked like I had skin-coloured flour on my face. Just, uh, never again.
Concealer
Love it - Garnier's Caffeine Anti Dark Circles 2-in-1 Roll-on in Fair. I know it's not usually marketed as make up. It doesn't do much about treating my panda-eyes, but it's probably the best under-eye concealer I've ever used. It covers well, doesn't sink into the small lines around my eyes, and despite being a little disappointed in the 2-in-1 claim, it IS an awesome concealer and I'll keep buying it.
Leave it - LOréal Paris True Match Touche Magique Concealer. It does cover the dark circles to some extent, but it creases. And by "creases," I mean "sinks into each and every little line you might have around your eyes, and seems to create a couple of extra ones for good measure." I do use it as a highlighter on my browbones and nose, at times. Oh, and on cheekbones as well, when I feel like I'd really like to blend something for fifteen minutes straight.
Blush
Love it - Chantal Thomass for Nivea Beauté - Stay Real Blush. I'm normally not super excited by Nivea's make up line, nor have I been terribly disappointed, usually I'm more of a "meh". But this blush is great. It's easy to blend and it layers quite well; you can go from a subtle "it's slightly windy outside" to an "I belong on a theatre stage" look, should you wish to do so. It comes in two shades - one's a warm peachy tone and the other's a colder pink, I have them both. Oh, and you can also use one sheer-ish layer of one and then another layer of the other on top, they blend well with each other.
Leave it - Gosh's blushes. Too matte, don't stay put, can look blotchy when not applied with extreme care - enough said, I suppose.
Bronzer - I have never bought a bronzer myself. I have three at the moment, and most of them have been gifts from either friends of parts of an "buy this, get that for free" deals. Most bronzers make me feel uncomfortable, so I rarely use them. (Remember the Dare to Wear challenge photo, I took? Yeah, that was one of those rare occasions. Yes, I am that pale, and yes, that's probably why I look orange on the photos without flash.)
Lipstick
Love it - Revlon's Superlustrous Lipstick in 730 Revlon Red - this is the perfect shade of red. Well, for me, at least. I do wish it'd last a bit longer, but I fell in love with this shade the first time I tried it, and have been a fan ever since. Unfortunately it's becoming increasingly hard to find it here, it better not be discontinued. I might cry.
Leave it - The entire Gosh lipstick range makes my lips literally itchy. I have no idea why. I'm sure there are people who love them, but I just cannot let them anywhere near my lips.
Lipgloss
Love it - Rimmel's Vinyl Stars Lip Gloss in Born to Bling. I first bought this only because I like the name a lot. I did, however, soon discover that I was actually using it more than all my other lip glosses. It's clear, but sparkly, without looking like one's spent quite some time making out with glittery christmas decorations. I use it on its own, especially at work, where we have to keep our make up on the natural side; but I have also yet to find a lipstick shade that looks bad with it.
Leave it - L'Oreal's Glam Shine 6H lip glosses. Whereas they have some nice colours and they do look nice when you first apply them, they become stickier than the stickiest sticky stuff. I like the applicator and I like the smell of them. Everything else is "ugh". It dries up my lips and sometimes it doesn't wear off evenly, it's just bits of dried up lip gloss all over your lips.
Lip Balm
Love it - Superdrug's Little Blue Tin (and the green one, oh, and the new red one, as well). I wish I could put something extra-fancy here, but I love this little lip balm. It moisturises and softens and looks cute. The only way this could be any better would be if it had sun protection in it.
Leave it - Anything that smells - or worse - tastes like royal jelly or honey. I really-really dislike honey-scented and/or flavoured products. I mean, I can live with a milk-and-honey hand wash, for example, but I refuse to have anything like that anywhere near my lips or nose.
Whew, that's a massive wall of text.
I don't really know whom to tag myself, because I'd really like to just see everybody's lists. If you do decide to do a post about your lovelies and your omg!neveragains, leave me a link in the comments to satisfy this little monkey's curiosity.
Monday, October 11, 2010
PowderBuff girl vs Farmasi Berries Body Scrub
If you've read my "woe is me" post from last week, you might be aware that I got myself a brand new body scrub.
Yup, this one.
It smells absolutely divine (raspberry-divine) and looks a bit like yoghurt with a tad of ground coffee in it. It's not really yoghurt and those scrubbing particles ain't really coffee grounds, they're apricot kernel bits.
It's non-foamy and even though I know some people like that, I would much rather have something that lathers up on me. And there could've been more apricot kernel bits, if you ask me. So, I mixed in some ground coffee. (Yes, I do have a jar of coffee in my bathroom, doesn't everyone?) The coffee made it smell even better. It's crazy!
Just for the sake of trying it out, I actually used it without my added particles. It was nice and hydrating and smelled good, but it just didn't do its scrubbing job. Once I stuck my hand in my coffee jar, though...
I loved it. If it were a foamy-lathering scrub I would love it more (oh, and I do wish the lovely smell would linger on me just a bit longer).
All that aside, I probably wouldn't buy this again. Despite the awesome smell, I do love my bubbles, can't help it. And even though I do have a jar of ground coffee in my bathroom, I'd much rather have the product contain enough scrubbiness without me having to add stuff.
It smells absolutely divine (raspberry-divine) and looks a bit like yoghurt with a tad of ground coffee in it. It's not really yoghurt and those scrubbing particles ain't really coffee grounds, they're apricot kernel bits.
It's non-foamy and even though I know some people like that, I would much rather have something that lathers up on me. And there could've been more apricot kernel bits, if you ask me. So, I mixed in some ground coffee. (Yes, I do have a jar of coffee in my bathroom, doesn't everyone?) The coffee made it smell even better. It's crazy!
Just for the sake of trying it out, I actually used it without my added particles. It was nice and hydrating and smelled good, but it just didn't do its scrubbing job. Once I stuck my hand in my coffee jar, though...
I loved it. If it were a foamy-lathering scrub I would love it more (oh, and I do wish the lovely smell would linger on me just a bit longer).
All that aside, I probably wouldn't buy this again. Despite the awesome smell, I do love my bubbles, can't help it. And even though I do have a jar of ground coffee in my bathroom, I'd much rather have the product contain enough scrubbiness without me having to add stuff.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
I absolutely fail at taking photos.
FunnyFace Beauty had (well, technically still has, for a bit) a Dare to Wear challenge going on.
From this challenge I learned several things.
1. Flash photos are a big no-no for my wrinkly-scarry skin.
2. Lying down while taking a photo makes my face look swollen up.
3. I utterly fail at taking photos in general.
So, I not-so proudly present... this:
And this is what normally happens:
So, it's now just a bit past midnight here, and I still have make-up to remove, need to get up at 7 sharp tomorrow morning.
From this challenge I learned several things.
1. Flash photos are a big no-no for my wrinkly-scarry skin.
2. Lying down while taking a photo makes my face look swollen up.
3. I utterly fail at taking photos in general.
So, I not-so proudly present... this:
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| Excuse the state of my eyebrows. I didn't really have time to fix 'em. |
And this is what normally happens:
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| "Are you taking a photo? I wanna be on the photo!" |
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| "Photo time again?" |
Saturday, October 9, 2010
FunnyFace Beauty's giveaway - you better hurry!
If you haven't done so already, be sure to check out FunnyFaceBeauty's latest giveaway.
It's only open 'til Sunday, so hurry up!
It's only open 'til Sunday, so hurry up!
Friday, October 8, 2010
Woe is me
A friend of mine dropped by at the place I work today.
Apparently Lancome's Hypnose mascaras had been on sale in Kaubamaja and I had absolutely no idea. I got my latest paycheck today. So I called a colleague and asked her to cover for me for an hour or so, so that I could rush to Kaubamaja and get my hands on it.
Guess what? They were sold out. So woe is most definitely me.
I love Lancome's mascaras with all my heart (and with all my eight lashes) and I can almost never-ever afford them due to being, well, poor as hell.
So, I've been grumpy all evening, but I did decide that since I couldn't get my beloved mascara, I'm sort of allowed to purchase other stuff (despite the fact that I did promise myself, I would only buy stuff that a) I don't have, but need; or b) have ran out of).
So, I got myself
Oh, and I'm getting my camera back tomorrow. So, yay, you might get some photos to go with the posts.
Apparently Lancome's Hypnose mascaras had been on sale in Kaubamaja and I had absolutely no idea. I got my latest paycheck today. So I called a colleague and asked her to cover for me for an hour or so, so that I could rush to Kaubamaja and get my hands on it.
Guess what? They were sold out. So woe is most definitely me.
I love Lancome's mascaras with all my heart (and with all my eight lashes) and I can almost never-ever afford them due to being, well, poor as hell.
So, I've been grumpy all evening, but I did decide that since I couldn't get my beloved mascara, I'm sort of allowed to purchase other stuff (despite the fact that I did promise myself, I would only buy stuff that a) I don't have, but need; or b) have ran out of).
So, I got myself
- a new body scrub (my current one will be empty soon; well, soon enough anyway).
- an eye make up remover (because it was 50% off)
- two face washes (I have absolutely no excuse for this, since I'm currently using two and I still had five unopened ones before these two)
- sunscreen (70% off and I use a lot of sunscreen products, so yeah)
- a brightening anti expression wrinkles facial moisturiser
- a cheaper mascara I hadn't tried yet
Oh, and I'm getting my camera back tomorrow. So, yay, you might get some photos to go with the posts.
Thursday, October 7, 2010
The lovely pink giveaway by 'chelle!
Could there be anything more appropriate for October than a pink-themed giveaway?
'chelle from CosmeticCupcake is doing exactly that, so be sure to go take a peek at her blog.
'chelle from CosmeticCupcake is doing exactly that, so be sure to go take a peek at her blog.
PowderBuff girl vs Rival de Loop toner for sensitive skin
Ok, this is something I bought because I needed a toner and was pretty much completely broke. It was really cheap and most of the reviews I could find (these are in German, though) were quite positive, so I thought I'd get it.
It contains cucumber and ginko biloba extracts, but it doesn't smell like either of them. I can't quite pin down what exactly it smells like, but the scent is quite strong and, uh, weird, but luckily the smell vanishes from one's face quite fast. I'm sure some people may find it pleasant, but my first thought was that it smelled like hospital rooms.
The really weird thing is that it's foamy. When I first got it on my face I spent about 5 minutes examinig my cotton pad and wondering whether I had forgotten to rinse off my face wash. Nope, it's just foamy and I don't like it. I don't even know why, I just have this weird little voice in my head telling me that toners shouldn't be foamy.
And those German reviews I linked before all claim that it makes one's face feel really clean and smooth; mine felt weird and sticky.
Luckily I have a friend from work who really likes this, and uses it for pretty much everything (she also claims that it's a rather good eye make up remover - I'm too much of a sissy to get toners anywhere near my eyes, so I can't really say whether that's true or not). So this bottle will go to her, because as much as I dislike it, I hate letting things go to waste.
Also, my very first subscriber, yay! Mai has a really wonderful beauty blog herself and I suggest all of you who haven't seen it GO LOOK AT IT NOW!
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
PowderBuff girl vs GNLD Purifying Facial Scrub
This is something I've used for a long, long time. My first tube was given to me for Christmas by my grandma (who is actually part of their pyramid-scheme sales representatives). And I love it.
The product comes in a rather minimalist black-and-white no-nonsense tube (as you can see). It's a brown-ish gel with walnut shell particles in it and it smells a bit like wheat.
Why do I love it? My skin feels absolutely great after using it: smooth, soft and ready to absorb all the goodness in my moisturiser. And you only need a tiny little amount of it to make your whole face and neck look and feel wonderful. One 100 ml tube lasts for about a year in my case.
The gel lathers up (which is a big plus in my book), so if you're looking for a creamier product, this might not be for you. Which brings me to another issue:
The actual scrubbing particles are rather big and may be a bit harsh on some more delicate skintypes, so this may not be suitable for people with sensitive skin.
This isn't a luxury brand product in any way, but I'm always broke... And if it weren't for my lovely grandma (who by now knows, that this little tube is a perfect present for me for pretty much all occasions) I doubt I'd actually be able to afford this (even though I'd try, because I DO love it).
The product comes in a rather minimalist black-and-white no-nonsense tube (as you can see). It's a brown-ish gel with walnut shell particles in it and it smells a bit like wheat.
Why do I love it? My skin feels absolutely great after using it: smooth, soft and ready to absorb all the goodness in my moisturiser. And you only need a tiny little amount of it to make your whole face and neck look and feel wonderful. One 100 ml tube lasts for about a year in my case.
The gel lathers up (which is a big plus in my book), so if you're looking for a creamier product, this might not be for you. Which brings me to another issue:
The actual scrubbing particles are rather big and may be a bit harsh on some more delicate skintypes, so this may not be suitable for people with sensitive skin.
This isn't a luxury brand product in any way, but I'm always broke... And if it weren't for my lovely grandma (who by now knows, that this little tube is a perfect present for me for pretty much all occasions) I doubt I'd actually be able to afford this (even though I'd try, because I DO love it).
Woo, my first post!
Since it has now taken me exactly 21 minutes to come up with the first sentence, I'll just start with, err, something.
The first thing I'd like to say is that I'm on a budget. A rather tight one, to be percise. Then again "Ohmygod, that shade of bronze is exactly that's missing from my extensive collection of bronze eyeshadows; who needs food anyway?" sounds a lot like me, so yeah. You'll still see quite a bit of cheaper products here, though.
I'm also lazy, so please do not gasp in horror when you see the dust covering all my furniture (should I conquer my fears of taking photos). I bite my nails (yes I know it's a terrible habit and I really should stop), well, actually I bite the skin around my nails; so when I say that a nail polish stayed perfectly put for two whole days, that's absolutely amazing.
I've lived with my, um, significant other for four and a half years now, and when I finally get him to actually try out all the mens skincare stuff I've bought him, you might actually get some reviews for those as well.
I'll do my very best to be objective, but everybody's different and so on and so forth. I'm also planning to do a little giveaway when I reach my first 30 subscribers, but that will probably happen in some very distant future.
I guess that's pretty much it for my first post. You should always feel free to ask me anything, and I'll do my best to answer you.
The first thing I'd like to say is that I'm on a budget. A rather tight one, to be percise. Then again "Ohmygod, that shade of bronze is exactly that's missing from my extensive collection of bronze eyeshadows; who needs food anyway?" sounds a lot like me, so yeah. You'll still see quite a bit of cheaper products here, though.
I'm also lazy, so please do not gasp in horror when you see the dust covering all my furniture (should I conquer my fears of taking photos). I bite my nails (yes I know it's a terrible habit and I really should stop), well, actually I bite the skin around my nails; so when I say that a nail polish stayed perfectly put for two whole days, that's absolutely amazing.
I've lived with my, um, significant other for four and a half years now, and when I finally get him to actually try out all the mens skincare stuff I've bought him, you might actually get some reviews for those as well.
I'll do my very best to be objective, but everybody's different and so on and so forth. I'm also planning to do a little giveaway when I reach my first 30 subscribers, but that will probably happen in some very distant future.
I guess that's pretty much it for my first post. You should always feel free to ask me anything, and I'll do my best to answer you.
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