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My everyday makeup

I've been rocking the au naturel makeup for the past few years. That is kinda strange for a girl that is obsessed with makeup but what can I say, I am that girl. I always thought that less is more and I always felt better with less makeup. Take for example my eyes. Although I love a smokey eye or eyeshadows in general, I'm the kind of girl that wears mascara at most.

For my face, something I always loved is bronzer! For the past few years I have developed a love for bronzers. I cannot live without one and when I do, I don't feel like myself. I feel the need to get a little "tanned" and to contour my face with them, otherwise my face looks strange. Whoever said you cannot contour with bronzer, maybe was wrong, maybe not, I personally did that and still love doing it.

Also, you know my passion for red lips and I cannot lie, I wear them everyday, You can call me a freak or you can just ignore me, I'll wear red lipstick anyway. It makes me feel and look healthy, alive, cheerful, classy.

You can see below that my face is kinda white, no, I'm not sick and I do like to stay out in the sun and enjoy summer, but that's my SPF and the flash talking there so sorry for that! That may be also because I don't use foundation on a everyday basis, only concealer where needed. I'm lazy, I know.

Moving on to my next favourite product, that is without doubt *blush*. It's so hard to find the right one and I'm so happy that I finally did I will definitely make a separate post on the product I used on my cheecks because, let me tell you girls, it's the discovery of the year. Or the century, for me anyway, haha!

And please, please, look at my lashes. Normally, you wouldn't even notice them. The most challenging job in the world for me is to find the perfect mascara. That black mascara that makes my lashes look fuller, longer and one that actually keeps them curled! I never thought that another mascara could stand near my False Lash Effect Mascara from Max Factor, but what I used here really made me change my mind.

This is my everyday makeup and this is what I wear to feel comfortable and pretty on a daily basis. It's strange but I always felt like this routine was too much anyway.

Here is the list of products I used:

Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer in 001 Ivory

Sleek Face Form in Light

e.l.f. Eyebrow Kit in Light

L'Oreal Telescopic Extra-Black Mascara

Melkior Lipstick (reviewed here)

What do you think? Have you used any of these products?

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January 20, 2015
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Monday Make-up | Red Lips

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August 27, 2014
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Maybelline Color Tattoo in Permanent Taupe&Pink Gold

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I know, there are lots of reviews out there, but one more won't harm anyone, right? I will tell you my honest opinion about these two products, from the point of view of a girl that has super oily lids.

It's not a secret that I love makeup and love wearing it on myself too. I actually didn't wear eyeshadow on myself for years because of my oily lids. I've been trying every single method out there and nothing, my lids just keep getting oily and my eyes makeup is therefore ruined. That's the reason why, for the past few years, I wore only mascara on my eyes.

I bought these two products because of all the good reviews on the internet and now they are just something I used every single day for the past two weeks. I apply them on my lids at 7 am, when I get ready for work and at 9 pm, after I get home, my makeup is still intact. The thing is that they work on me only if I apply a little powder on my lids, and after that, ta-daa. Fresh, clean makeup for 12-13 hours.
As you can see, I have two shades: Permanent Taupe and Pink Gold. I chose these two shades because I wanted to create kind of a day smokey eyes, something that would only accentuate my eyes without telling everyone 'hey I'm wearing eyeshadow today!' haha. I found out that this shade, Permanent Taupe, is the perfect one for contouring my crease because it blends in so well and it's just that perfect shade...I guess you gotta love it! And Rose Gold is just a peach shade with pink undertones and some glitter, which makes it perfect for day wear.

For me this is a big win and now I can really dare to wear makeup at work, without worying that my eyeshadow will crease after 2 hours. You can see in the pictures how they look on the skin and just how well they blend in. The creamy formula makes the application so smooth and pleasant. I'll just give Maybelline a huge plus for this range of products! Well done, guys.

What do you think about this Color Tattoo range? Have you tried any of their products?

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August 08, 2014
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e.l.f. haul si pareri despre produse

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Relatia mea cu produsele e.l.f incepea acum 3 ani si ceva, odata cu intentia de a deschide acest blog si cu intrarea mea in aceasta minunata lume. De-a lungul timpului am incercat multe din produsele lor, recunosc, intr-o prima faza datorita dorintei de a testa si de a scrie si a pretului mic de atunci, dar in ultimii ani mai ales din cauza calitatii produselor. Exista cateva produse pe care le tot recumpar, asta pentru ca s-au dovedit a fi aliatele mele de incredere atunci cand vine vorba de un machiaj de calitate si rezistent.

La ultima comanda mi-am ales de pe site spray-ul de fixare a machiajului, primer-ul mineral, primer-ul pentru fard de pleoape, pudra bronzanta nuanta Matte Bronze, pudra bronzanta nuanta Sunkissed, eyeliner-ul crema, doua iluminatoare crema si un ruj.

Spray-ul de fixare a machiajului si-a dovedit calitatile infailibile pe clientele mele, fie ele sarbatorite la o aniversare, fie mirese sau nase etc. E un produs fara de care nu pot concepe sa machiez pe cineva, face machiajul sa reziste ore si ore in sir. Va spun sincer ca toate clientele mi-au spus ca machiajul le-a rezistat pana in momentul in care l-au dat ele singure jos cu demachiant, si aici intra si tenurile grase sau cu probleme. Pentru pretul sau, 22 lei, e un produs fabulos si nici nu e de mirare ca il folosesc de ani de zile.

Primer-ul mineral mi-a atras si el atentia, mai ales ca mult iubitul meu primer de la Avon a disparut ca prin minune din gentuta mea de cosmetice si disparut a si ramas. Pana acum am remarcat urmatoarele: confera o rezistenta indelungata machiajului si creeaza o baza perfecta pentru aplicarea fondului de ten. Am citit unele recenzii pe net care spuneau ca e un produs gras, eu va spun: nici vorba!

Primer-ul pentru fardul de pleoape e inca un produs care se regaseste pe masuta mea de toaleta de ani de zile. Nu numai ca fardul rezista mult mai bine, dar si ofera intensitate culorilor. E un produs care imi place foarte mult si care chiar face diferenta.

Eyeliner-ul crema e un produs bunicel, are o culoare intensa si e bine pigmentat. Daca tot am dat comanda pe site si chiar ramasesem in pana cu eyelinerele mele, m-am decis sa il incerc. Imi place ca este cremos (evident!), se aplica usor, insa rezistenta as aprecia ca este una medie. Pensula care vine alaturi de eyeliner este foarte tare si aspra...si parca strica cumva aplicarea eyelinerului. Cu toate acestea, il voi mai folosi o perioada si abia apoi voi putea da un vedict final.

Despre ruj pot sa spun atat: e hidratant, cremos si are o culoare perfecta pentru un look de zi. De asemenea, este foarte usor de aplicat datorita ambalajului sau, practic produsul iese singur din tub!

Iluminatoarele crema sunt niste produse pe care mi le-am dorit multa vreme sa le incerc datorita efectelor lor. Initial cautasem alte doua nuante, dar una din ele nu era pe stoc si anume Toasted, pe care intentionam sa o folosesc in fondul de ten. Am luat pana la urma nuantele Lilac Petal (pe care o folosesc in fondul de ten ocazional) si Golden Peach. Formula lor mi se pare mult mai buna decat formula de acum cativa ani, cand produsul era atat de lichid ca nici nu il puteam folosi.

Despre pudrele bronzante e.l.f. as avea cateva lucruri interesante de spus. Le ador! Am nuantele urmatoare: Sunkissed (ofera o nuanta aurie si stralucitoare tenului), Warm Tan (este o pudra bronzanta sclipicioasa mortala) si Matte Bronze (excelenta pentru contur; e mata). Mie pudrele astea mi se pare excelente la pretul lor. Sunt pigmentate, rezistente, sunt usor de folosit si de blenduit, ah, ce sa va mai spun in afara de faptul ca le ador!