11/05/2011

TIP: Catrice Eyeliner pencil



This eyeliner pencil is the holy grail! It only costs 0.90 euro which is utterly affordable!
It is from their Florista collection, so it is limited. It's called Morning Dew, and I think it's the perfect pencil for your waterline. If you don't like this white stripe on your waterline but you're looking for something natural, this is a MUST-buy for you!


If you look at the colour it is white, but when you put it on your waterline, it gives such a nice sheen to it. It has little shimmers in it and that way it reflects the light making your eyes look more well rested and wider without making it look like you've put white eyeliner on your eye.
It's also multifunctional, you can also put a little stripe on the highest point of your brow bone and blend it out with your finger. Because of the warm temperature of you finger, the product will melt and blend nicely and natural on the skin. It gives the most beautiful sheen. You can also highlight your cupids bow to make your lips look fuller!

If your country sells this budget brand you have to take a look at this eye pencil. It's amazing!

Thanks for reading! :)

DIY: Body scrub.

Hello everybody!

I wanted to share this 'recipe' with you. I found it at a dutch Beautyblog www.beautylab.nl, the owner Serena made this body scrub and she explained it all in a youtube video. Since it is Dutch, I wanted to make it too, but of course the English version! The scrub is just amazing, I used some different oils than Serena did, but that's only because I couldn't find the ones she used. I hope you are interested and if so, please read further.

What you need for the scrub:
Salt
Sugar
Oils, I used coconut oil, walnut oil, wheat germ oil and sunflower oil
Scented oils.

What you need to make it:
Bowl, to mix it
Microwave, to melt the coconut oil
Container, I used a glass version
A spoon.

How to make it:
First I put one and a half spoon of coconut oil in a bowl of glass and put it in the microwave for 1 or 2 minutes. This is because the coconut oil is a solid oil and for this recipe you have to use liquids. When that is melted, put it in another bowl and also add some walnut oil, wheat germ oil and sunflower oil. Now you can choose if you want to make a scrub with sugar or salt. Salt won't melt as fast as sugar does, but it is bigger so that way it is more scrubbing.
I forgot to buy extra salt, so I used sugar and some salt because otherwise I wouldn't have had enough. Once you've added the sugar/salt, just mix it together and add more oils if you think the scrub is to dry, when your scrub is too wet just add more sugar or salt.
I personally like it more when it is more on the wetter side rather than on the dry side because you have to use more.

Once you have the texture you love, you can add some scented oils. Bare in mind to get the right ones, not the ones you can use to make a room smell nice, because those are the ones that will irritate the skin. I used lavender and rosemary, Serena from beautylab.nl said it was this perfect Spa scent. You will only have to use just a few drops since the oils are quite strong. When you've done that you can store them in a container and start using it!

Tip: if you try not to get the scrub with wet hands, it will last you longer. Because if you are getting some scrub with wet hands, water with bacteria's will come in the product that's not a good thing :P

I hope you liked this first DIY, let me know if you're going to try it out!

10/05/2011

Review: MAC Studio Sculpt foundation.

My first opinion was really positive. I loved the effect it gave on my skin, the colour matched perfectly and it gave such a nice natural look. It covered really good, but it didn't looked like you were wearing too much.


But after using it for a week or 2, I started having break-outs on my chin. At first I didn't know why I suddenly got it, so I was still using the foundation. 3 weeks after I got the break-outs I bought an other foundation, just to try it out. I used that one for a week or 4 and my break-outs were going away. I still didn't saw the relevant with the Studio Sculpt, so after a while I started using it again just because I needed a little bit more coverage because I had a party so I wanted it to look good. The day after I already felt this big pimple coming, so I thought, wait maybe it's because of this foundation. So I stopped using it and started using a different one. And after 2 weeks I decided to try it again, and yes I got pimples.
I know MAC foundations are Anti-acne, but still, I got them. So maybe my skin can't handle some of the ingredients that are used in this foundation.

I was really sad that I got break-outs because this foundation is just amazing! I think if you have a skin that is not sensitive for break-outs this is such a good foundation. It covers nicely without looking like you have this cake on your face and it's really light. This one is also really good for pale to extremely pale skin, during winter times my skin is almost white and this foundation (NC15) matched perfectly. It is €29 for 40 ml, this seems like a lot of money, but you don't have to use that much for your face and it really is worth every cent you spend on this. Unless you have sensitive skin just as I do! :)

Thanks for reading,

Until next time!

30/07/2010

Mac Haul/Review


This will be my first Haul/Review, i'm quite excited!
I bought the Mac Mineralize SPF15 Foundation in NW20, the Mac Sheertone Shimmer Blush in Springsheen and a Mac Foundation Sponge for liquid and cream.

I'm going to start with the foundation. I went to Douglas, it is a perfume and make up store and since a few months they have a Mac counter in their store. So I went to somebody who worked there and asked if she could help me to find a foundation with a light coverage. So she told me to sit on one of the seats so she could try out some colours and products. So she picked the mineralize foundation in NW20 and it matched my skin directly and it looked really good! It has a light coverage but it does cover all the redness in my skin. It also covers the skin under my eyes. In the store she applied the foundation with the 130 brush but it cost €40,- which is really expensive so i bought a sponge first. Maybe i'm gonna buy the brush later. The sponge is good also, but i prefer to apply this foundation with the 130 brush because it looks a bit more natural.

Now the blush. It is really amazing! I love it! It is a bit pink/peach colour with a beautiful golden shimmer! It really looks good these summer days! I made a swatch on my arm so you can see how it shines!

So, this was it for the haul/review i hope you liked it! Please let me know what you tought about it!