REVIEW: Essence all about candies & all about nudes

Hello lovelies :)

I never intended to buy these two palettes, because my experience with these kind of Essence is kinda meh... I bought one of the older essence palettes (02 long beach; sun club glamour to go eyeshadow palette) quite some tima ago and I was not really a fan of it. Hovewer, after I saw some swatches of these palettes I imediately knew that I needed them in my life :) and so I got them last month ;)

Both palettes come in a transparent plastic packaging containing 6 eyeshadows, all together there is 8,5g / 0.29 oz. of product. You do not get a double ended applicator with these palettes as you did with the older essence palettes.

 All the shades contain shimmer, the texture is really nice and buttery and the shades are really nicely pigmented. The shades can be used with a damp brush also, which makes them even more opaque on the lids. There is a bit of fallout on the face, but it is mostly glitter. All the shades blend nicely, but pastel colours tend to overblend a bit.

Shades start to crease on me after eround 7 hours and start to fade around 5 hours. Pastel colours are more prone to fading than shade from the all about nude palette.

 PROS:

* Pigmentation

*low price

* nice texture

*blendable

CONS:

*only shimmery shades (I prefer a mix of matt and shimmer)

*cheap packaging

*pastel shades fade

Do you have any of these palettes? What do you think about them?

I hope you all enjoyed the review :)

Have a nice day ;)
Tjaša

REVIEW: Green Line Clear Active 3 in 1 Cleansing Emulsion

Hello lovelies :) 

This time I am reviewing something different. This is my first face clensing product review and I decided to write it because it is quite different from what I usually use to remove my makeup. I hope you will all enjoy reading this post :)

This product comes in a nice, big white tube that contains 150ml of product. On the back of the tube it states that the product is supposed to remove eye and face make up, cleanse the skin and tone it.

This cleansinh emulsion is very easy to use, I just squeezed it out of the tube and massaged it all over my face until I felt like it removed all my make up and after that I washed my face with water. Another way is just to remove the emulsion with a cotton pad. It removed everything nicely, from foundation to mascara I had no problem. For me it is perfect to use around the delicate eye area, because it does not require any pulling of the skin, but it stings very badly if it comes into the eye.

If only removed with a cotton pad it leaves a nice light creamy filter on the face. Since my skin is very oily, I do not like that, but it might be good for somebody with very dry skin. The emulsion did not break me out or disrupt my skin in any other way.

POSITIVES:

*removes all make up

*easy to use

*quick removal

*not agressive 

NEGATIVES:

*stings if it comes in contact with eyes

What do you use to remove your make up? Any recommendations for an extremly oily skin?

Have a nice day ;)

Tjaša

Slovenian bloggers 2. - 8. 6. 2014

Product smackdown: Sleek i-Divine ultra mattes v1 brights palette vs. Makeup Revolution redemption palette matte brights

Hello lovelies :)

Wooh, this title is a mouthfull :) I finally got around to writing the comparison between these two palettes :) I was actually quite hesitant at first about doing that comparison, because I already rewieved Makeup Revolution palette (here). But heck, why not! I hope you will all enjoy this post :)

Top: Sleek
 Bottom: Makeup Revolution

REVIEW: Eco Tools 5 pcs. brush set

Hello lovelies :)

Time for another review again :) this time I am reviewing a brush set that I got a month ago. I randomly decided that I do not have enough brushes and that I need a new set. I usually buy in sets and look for sets that come in a bag, because I like to take my brushes with me for the weekends, when I am at my boyfriends house. I also realized that these travel sets are the best size for me to use. Well, enough of bibble babble, let's get to the review :) I hope you will enjoy this post.

This brush set comes in a nice pouch that has a transparent side and a pocket on the back side, where you can put some make up. Brushes do not have very long handles (but still long enough!), whitch I really like, because I need to sit extremly close to the mirror when I do my make up (I am blind without glasses). They are easy to wash and did not shed a bristle since I got them. They are also still holding shape.

Lash & brow grooming brush: I thought I will never use this brush, because I never did, but it turned out to be amazing. I use the bristles to groom my brows, after I fill them in with eyeshadow, and it really makes my brows look more soft and natural. I use the plastic end to comb my eyelashes after I apply mascara, to get rid of any clumps. It just makes my lashes soo much fuller, but at the same time natural looking, because there are no clumps, just black long lashes. In short, I love this brush and I have used it since I got it :)

Angeled eyeliner brush: Sadly this is the most disappointing brush from this set. Do not get me wrong, it is really soft, but I had a hard time doing a winged liner with this brush, because it is more on a fluffy side and it is quite big (I like smaller, thinner brushes for doing liner). It is however really nice for putting eyeshadow under the eye, because it creates a nicely smudged line. This brush just has bristles that are slightly too long for my taste and I can not make a nice line with it when applying eyeliner.

 Eye shadow brush: A really nice flat, dense brush that feels really nice on the skin. It packs product nicely on the lid. I also tried using this brush in the crease and it works, but it is not ideal for that.

Concealer brush: I have not used this brush for concealer, because I do not like this type of brushes to apply or blend the concealer, it is however really nice for packing colour on the lid. It picks and deposits colour nicely onto the lid.

Blush brush: A really beautiful fluffy brush. It feels really light and soft on the skin. I have used it for bronzing/contouring, powder blush and setting my foundation with a pressed powder and it worked beautifully.

All and all, I really like this brush set, it is really nice for traveling and easy to use. It costs around 19 euros and I think it is worth the money. The only thing that it is laking in my oppinion is a fluffy blending eyeshadow brush I would totally switch out the concealer brush for a fluffy blending brush.

Do you have any Eco Tools brushes? What do you think about them?

Have a nice day ;)

Tjaša

REVIEW: Catrice eyeliner pen - C01 Entering Atlantis (LE Grand Bleu)

 Hello lovelies :)

This week was quite hectic (and it still is), so I sadly was not able to keep up with my imaginary posting scedule (I was hoping to post every other day... I have so much to write, but so little time). I also completly forgot that Catrice Grand Bleu limited edition came out this month, so I was quite surprized when I saw this new collection at my local drugstore. When I first saw the preview of this collection, nothing really grabbed my attention, but after seeing products in person I decided to try out the eyeliner pen I am reviewing today and the matte lip cream (I will hopefully review in the near future). 

This pen comes in a nice blue plastic packaging with a silver imprint, the lid is silver with a nice blue inprint. lIt contains 1ml/ 0.03fl.oz of product. It has a very nice felt tip, that is not too big. I was able to create a really thin line with it.

I really did not know what to expect from this liner and after I used it I was extremly happy I got it. It is simply awesome. The pigmentation is spot on, it applies nicely and is extremly longlasting. The next picture showes the liner after a whole day (from 6a.m. to 10 p.m.), there was no fading, no smudging, no transfering on the lid, it stayed the same all day :)

Because it is so longlasting and pigmented it is quite hard to remove. I used a cream remover and a micellar water to completly remove it (I think it would remove nicer with oil based removers).

I really have nothing bad to say about this liner, it is one of the best pen liners I used. 

What do you think about it? Will you get anything from this limited edition?

Have a nice day :)

Tjaša

Slovenian bloggers 26. 5. - 1. 6. 2014