Makeup Revolution Protection palette

Ever since Makeup Revolution launched these Protection palettes, I have been intriqued by them. Wouldn't it be nice to have almost all your face makeup packed into one palette? I mean all you need is a little Foundation and you are good to go! So I finally caved in, and got the "light" palette. There i also a "light/medium" "medium" and "medium/dark" palette, so there should be one for most skin tones.

Price: £6 or about $9 at Makeup Revolutions webpage.

Packaging: Sleek, black plastic palette. It seems sturdy and I'm definately pleased with the quality. Definately travel friendly as well.

You get 3 concealers, 1 face powder, 1 matte bronzer, 1 matte blush and 1 highlighting powder. So all you need is a little Foundation and some eye makeup, and maybe a lipstick and you have yourself some travel friendly makeup!

If you are very pale like me, you will be surprised to find that these concealers are super light. The lightest one is almost too light for me, just almost. The texture is super creamy, almost a little slippery, without feeling too greasy. They blend nicely into the skin, and does not leave me feeling oily. I really enjoy using these concealers, but if you have dry patches under the eyes, you may not enjoy these as much. They do tend to cling to any dryness, accentuating it quite a bit. But if you have normal to oily skin, these are great. I do recommend setting them, so they don't crease too much. They are not full coverage, but a good medium coverage, wich I prefer.

 

The face powder is not bad, but it's nothing ground breaking either. It sets my makeup nicely, it doesn't look too obvious, but it does not controll my oils or anything. But it's nice to have, I sometimes use it to blend my bronzer out.

 

The bronzer is matte, a little on the dark side for me and warm toned. This is definately not the ideal contouring powder, but I have contoured with it and it turned out nice enough to where I would do it Again. But it's definately better used, to warm up your complexion and add a little "faux tan" effect.

 

The matte blush is a nice neutral everyday pink. It blends easily and the pigmentation is just right. It could have been a little lighter, but that's just the personal opinion of a ghostly pale gal. I think this blush would suit everyone and I like that it's matte. It's easy to work with, and I really like it.

 

The highlighter is a great everyday highlighter. It's not extremely shimery or intense. It's quite subtle, yet gives me just the right amount of sheen without any shimmer or sparkle. Very beautiful pinky "lit from within" type of highlighter.

highlight, blush, bronzer, powder and concealers

I'm very very pleased with this palette. I did not expect to like every single product in this kit. And although they are not worthy of Holy grail status, I am pleased with everything. All the products work for me, there is none of the Shades or textures that I can't use, and there is not a bad product in this kit. Ofcourse I have better setting powders, and other favorite concealers. But if I look at this palette as a whole, I definately think it's got a place in my collection, and in my travel purse.

Using every single product in the palette

 I find myself constantly reaching for this palette, it's just so convenient to have everything in the same place, and I definately recommend this! I would repurchase this in a Heart beat, and I can actually see myself hitting pan on this! wich doesn't happen to me very often. So big thumbs up from me.

favorite lipstick color!

Today I'm showing you my latest lipstick obsession, wich is MLBB (My lips but better) shades and mauvey nudes. I'm just obsessed with this type of shade. I can't wear the true nudes or peachy nudes because I'm very pale and cool toned, it just clashes with my coloring (or lack thereof) So I thought I would list all the different lipsticks I have found in this MLBB shade. So now you have a few options to choose from, if you are looking for this type of shade. There should be one for everyone as these are not completely identical, but variations of the same shade.

Gosh velvet touch, Sweetheart, Gerard Cosmetics, Buttercup, Essence long lasting lipstick, Glastonberry and Come naturally, Bourjois, rouge edition, Beige trench, Nars Audacious, Anita, Elf matte lip color, tea rose, Gosh forever lip shine, love story, NYC twistable lip color, riverside rose, Ebay liquid lipstick nr 18.

These have different finishes and formulations, so there should be one for everyone. Gosh sweetheart is very creamy, but not very long lasting, Gerard Buttercup, is a little dryer, but still a creme finish, Essence Glastonberry and Come naturally is somewhere in between the first 2 when it comes to texture. Bourjois Beige trench is also very creamy, although not as creamy as GOSH, and not very long lasting, Nars Anita, is a little drier, yet still creamy and very light weight, I would say it's satin matte. ELF Tea rose is a creamy comfortable matte, and quite long lasting, Gosh forever lip shine goes on creamy and sets to a satin finish that wears really well. NYC Riverside rose is a sheer balmy lippie and the ebay liquid lipstick sets matte and lasts really well. None of these contain shimmer, they are all creamy colors.

 

I'm totally obsessed with this type of shade, it just goes with everything and I'm always looking for more lipsticks in this shade. If you have any recommendations for this type of color, please leave them in the comments, so I can check them out.

 

 

Yves Rocher NEW nail polishes!

 *Yves Rocher sent this to me, for review purposes. I am not paid to talk about these and all opinions and thoughts about these are my own, honest opinions*

Coming in at $5,90 a pop, I think these are very reasonably priced. The Gel top coat does cost $8,92 wich is pushing it a bit in my opinion. But $5,90 is very very reasonable. Keep in mind, that prices may vary from country to country, and Denmark tends to be a bit pricey compared to the US for example.

I got these in the mail last saturday and wanted to do a bit of a first impression/review of these. Some of these are really good and some are not as good. But none of them are horrible. So I just wanted to go through the colors that I got, and what I think of them.

 

I have 2 different Collections: the Botanical color nail polishes and the Gel effect lacquers. Each Collection has their own top coat as well. I've seen on Yves Rocher's website that there are about 40 colors to choose from in the "botanical" line, and about 10 colors in the "Gel effects" line. There's also different base coats and top coats and other nail care products within the line.

 

Now I have to admit, that I'm very picky when it comes to nail polish colors, and I'm probably not going to get a lot of use out of most of these colors, but that's just me. There's definately going to be a shade for everyone. And I see a lot of "on trend" colors in these new Collections.

 

Let me start with the top coats, you don't need both. The glossy top coat, is quite thin but honestly not very glossy, at least not compared to the Gel effects top coat. That one is a lot thicker and gives a more flawless glossy finish to the nails. So I would say, pick the gel effects top coat for sure. But they both last just as well on the nails

 Left: glossy top coat. Right: gel effect top coat

 

When it comes to the colors, I found that all the reds, pinks and corals where on the sheer side and definately needed at least 3 coats to look somewhat opaque, but they won't go fully opaque no matter how much you put on, you may like that but I prefer creamy opaque colors any day. I'm not sure if this is the case with all their reds and pinks, I hope not.

 

The blue, green, yellow and gray Shades were all very opaque, they go on a little darker than they look in the bottle, wich I wasn't all that pleased with. But they are definately opaque and colorful. And I can see a lot of people loving these fun colors. My favorite will definately have to be the light blue color, I can see myself wearing that a lot this summer.

I have worn all Shades for 3 days now, and for some reason, the grey is chipping way worse than the others. The others looked decent for about a day and a half. Next time I wear them, I will definately be using my essence gel base and top coat with them. I have to say, that I think they take a long time to dry properly. You definately want to apply very thin coats and let them fully dry between applications. I didn't do that at first, and I had to do them all over Again. Most nail polishes chip on me within 24 hours, I have brittle nails and nothing seem to last on me, so these lasted a little above average for me, and I bet that with the right base coat (Essence gel base) they will last me a lot better. I like how opaque most of these are. But I prefer nudes and purples, wich they also have in their collection, I may have to pick up a few of the purples.

 

If you fall in love with a particular color, I say go for it! They are affordable and not bad at all. I'm going to see if I can get a little creative with all these new colors.



Essence Try it. Love it! trend edition preview.

I am super excited about this! With this trend edition, Essence is giving us a sneak peak at what's to come in their fall/Winter launch. These are all products that will become permanent with the fall/Winter launch. So if you can't get it in august when this is released, you will be able to get these products later this year. It seems that the "all about" palettes have been revamped, with not only new packaging but more Shades in each palette. I'm super excited to try the liquid lipsticks, they look quite similar to the Maybelline elixirs, and I love those, so fingers crossed these will be as good. Also the new sheer shine lipsticks look amazing, and I can't wait to try those matte blushes. What do you think about this Collection?

Essence Fun fair trend edition preview

I love getting e-mail from the Essence team! This time I've got an amazing trend edition to show you. The Essence Fun Fair trend edition! It's so pretty and girly and makes me think of cotton candy and summer. This trend edition will be available from July to August. I'm definately going to pick up some Things from this trend edition. What do you think?