MAC, Revlon, NARS, Benefit, Rimmel, L'Oreal, Dior, Yves Saint Laurent, and Urban Decay
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Sorry for the delay in publishing this post, I just got back from Hong Kong a couple of days ago which was absolutely AMAZING, and getting back to the same old routine and managing work of both internships has been pretty hectic.
From the above, you'll must have already noticed that today's post is going to be a little different; Yes, I am going to show you some of the make up I use (but this isn't a tutorial).
There are a lot of products (as you can see from the picture above), distinguishing each and every one is going to be a mission, so please bear with me...
The picture below, consists of mostly MAC products (except for the last 2 products at the back right, going off the picture). So starting from the top left, we have a big pot of Mineralize Loose Foundation (powder). It's worn on top of your liquid foundation to properly set the make up on your face and avoid that "pasty look". This also works as a bronzer, for me, as its slightly darker which thereby gives me more coverage. For those of you who think that have a similar skin tone, the tone colour I'm using is called "Medium Plus", but I strongly recommend you to ask someone working in the store before purchasing anything, they know what they're doing!
The second product on the top right, is the Studio Fix Liquid Foundation. I have used many other liquid foundations but I feel that this one in particular helps with coverage again and I just really like the look and finish of it. Additionally, it's oil free and includes SPF 15, to protect your skin from the sun. The tone colour I use is called "NW25".
The long, black bottle at the back is the Primer; the first and most important thing to put on your face before applying your make up. It act as a protective layer (reduces chances of acne), helps soothe the skin, gets rids of any excess oils and improves the application of foundation.
Next up is the Studio Finish Concealer. There are people that wear their concealer before their foundation, after their foundation, or before and after their foundation for extra coverage and I am from the ones who wears it before my foundation. This concealer is so creamy, smoothening and concentrated that it helps cover most of my imperfections. Additionally, like the liquid foundation, it has an SPF of 35. The tone colour I use, just like the liquid foundation, is "NW25", its much more darker but it's the reason behind such good coverage results.
To the right of the concealer is the "Warm Soul" Mineralize Blush, my second fav! I chose to use this tone, as it's in between the reds and the browns, and when it comes to blush, I'm usually one who goes for either a red or a reddish brown tone.
Under the mineralize loose foundation powder (bottom left), is my "Painterly" Paint Pot. This is my eyeshadow primer and I love the intensity of the shadows after I have applied this primer below as well as the way how my eyeshadow stays all night even though I'm having a crazy night out. I definitely recommend this colour as its so neutral (on my type of skin tone) and it avoids getting in the way of any other eyeshadow colours.
The one to the right of the paint pot and up front, is the "Vapour" Eye Shadow, I bought this one in particular as well as the "Texture" Eye Shadow because I loved how the make up artist in store, wonderfully blended them together. Sometimes, I also use it as a highlighter as it has a bit of glitter in it and it blends well giving you a non-artificial look.
"Texture" Eye Shadow, is the brown eyeshadow up front, it has a tiny sparkle to it but looks almost matte and doesn't seem so dark once applied to the skin. As mentioned above, I usually use it on my crease when with nude and white eye shadow colours.
The last MAC product in this picture is the "Flicker" Pressed Pigment (back right of the Texture eye shadow). It's a creamy, yellow- tinged white that looks silver-ish, its used as a highlighter but can be used in various ways and I personally just love the finish of this product.
Now that we're done with the MAC products, next up is Revlon. This is the only product that I personally use from Revlon and its called the "Brighten Colourstay" Highlighter, and is a mineral finishing powder that gives an instant glow to your face. It has a lot of shimmer, so even though you can apply it all over your face, I only recommend using it as a highlighter around the eyes and maybe over the nose. It gives an amazing finish and is generally cheaper to other highlighters like for example from MAC. I strongly recommend this one, hopefully after some of you have read this, you will soon know what I'm talking about and own one yourself. :)
(Please see link below, for a clearer picture: http://www.makeuptalk.com/t/124539/revlon-colorstay-mineral-finishing-powder-in-010-brighten)
Next up, is Da Vinci Cosmetics, many of you'll must have not heard this one. I bought this Serenity Mineral Eye Shadow Stack, holding 9 different colours and shades. The shades go from White to Dark brown which includes a gold-ish yellow, a pink nude, and a reddish brown chopper tone (similar to the one from the Naked 2 Palette). The lady who sold me this stack, also mentioned that it can be used for multi-purposes such as lipgloss (once combined with vaseline or some kind of clear gloss) and nail polish (when combined with a clear nail varnish). Once she mentioned that, I purchased this stack instantly, but until now I'm afraid to use it in any other way other than eye shadow. If any of you already have or plan to use this one in any other way, let me know how that turns out!
(See a clearer picture here: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=486499798084601&set=a.486499521417962.1073741834.169600709774513&type=3&theater)
As I went along writing this post, I figured out it would be too long for you to keep reading on and on about each make up item from different brands, so I've decided to break it up in parts now. Hope this post helped, cleared out any doubts you'll had and gave you many more ideas.
Please stay tuned for my next few posts on NARS, Benefit, Rimmel, L'oreal, Dior, Yves Saint Laurent, and Urban Decay.
Have a great day! :)
xx
The one to the right of the paint pot and up front, is the "Vapour" Eye Shadow, I bought this one in particular as well as the "Texture" Eye Shadow because I loved how the make up artist in store, wonderfully blended them together. Sometimes, I also use it as a highlighter as it has a bit of glitter in it and it blends well giving you a non-artificial look.
"Texture" Eye Shadow, is the brown eyeshadow up front, it has a tiny sparkle to it but looks almost matte and doesn't seem so dark once applied to the skin. As mentioned above, I usually use it on my crease when with nude and white eye shadow colours.
The last MAC product in this picture is the "Flicker" Pressed Pigment (back right of the Texture eye shadow). It's a creamy, yellow- tinged white that looks silver-ish, its used as a highlighter but can be used in various ways and I personally just love the finish of this product.
Now that we're done with the MAC products, next up is Revlon. This is the only product that I personally use from Revlon and its called the "Brighten Colourstay" Highlighter, and is a mineral finishing powder that gives an instant glow to your face. It has a lot of shimmer, so even though you can apply it all over your face, I only recommend using it as a highlighter around the eyes and maybe over the nose. It gives an amazing finish and is generally cheaper to other highlighters like for example from MAC. I strongly recommend this one, hopefully after some of you have read this, you will soon know what I'm talking about and own one yourself. :)
(Please see link below, for a clearer picture: http://www.makeuptalk.com/t/124539/revlon-colorstay-mineral-finishing-powder-in-010-brighten)
Next up, is Da Vinci Cosmetics, many of you'll must have not heard this one. I bought this Serenity Mineral Eye Shadow Stack, holding 9 different colours and shades. The shades go from White to Dark brown which includes a gold-ish yellow, a pink nude, and a reddish brown chopper tone (similar to the one from the Naked 2 Palette). The lady who sold me this stack, also mentioned that it can be used for multi-purposes such as lipgloss (once combined with vaseline or some kind of clear gloss) and nail polish (when combined with a clear nail varnish). Once she mentioned that, I purchased this stack instantly, but until now I'm afraid to use it in any other way other than eye shadow. If any of you already have or plan to use this one in any other way, let me know how that turns out!
(See a clearer picture here: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=486499798084601&set=a.486499521417962.1073741834.169600709774513&type=3&theater)
As I went along writing this post, I figured out it would be too long for you to keep reading on and on about each make up item from different brands, so I've decided to break it up in parts now. Hope this post helped, cleared out any doubts you'll had and gave you many more ideas.
Please stay tuned for my next few posts on NARS, Benefit, Rimmel, L'oreal, Dior, Yves Saint Laurent, and Urban Decay.
Have a great day! :)
xx
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