
Monday, May 18, 2015
REVIEW • HOURGLASS AMBIENT LIGHTING POWDERS

Friday, May 15, 2015
REVIEW • YSL TOUCHE ÉCLAT BLUR PRIMER
Although I do like primers and I use them regularly, I haven't really found my absolute favorite. I do love my MAC Strobe Cream for a healthy glow, Angel Veil (NYX) for longevity and Porefessional (Benefit) for some pore filling but I am still looking for the ONE. Yves Saint Laurent recently released two primers and I have one of them right here with me, the Touche Éclat Blur Primer*.
As with all YSL products, it's packaged beautifully - a luxurious glass bottle with a gold cap and a nice pump (yes it's heavy and not travel friendly but it looks pretty on my vanity). The Blur Primer promises to give the skin luminosity as well as blurring lines and pores. They got the blurring part down, it definitely smoothes the skin and creates a great base for foundation. But I don't find it gives my skin any luminosity, it's got tiny little gold specks which look pretty in the bottle but on the skin they're unnecessary and I kinda wish they weren't there.
It helps my make up stay on a little bit longer and I doesn't dry out my skin, it actually gives it some moisture and I think it would be great for dry skin as it doesn't cling to dry patches at all (also mature ladies, you might want to give this a try)! It does have quite a strong flowery scent so if you are super sensitive to fragrance, this isn't for you.
I love the way this makes my skin feel ultra smooth but it's not the ONE, so the search continues. Do you have a favorite primer? Which one do you recommend?
//Ég er mikið fyrir primera og nota þá reglulega en ég hef ekki enn fundið minn fullkomna primer. Já, MAC Strobe kremið er í uppáhaldi fyrir fallegan ljóma, Angel Veil (NYX) til að láta farðann endast betur og Porefessional (Benefit) til að fylla í svitaholur en ég er að leita að hinum eina sanna. Yves Saint Laurent kom nýlega út með tvo primera og ég er búin að vera að prófa annan þeirra, Touche Éclat Blur Primerinn*.
Eins og með allar YSL vörur þá eru pakkningarnar einstaklega fallegar, enda lúxus vara - gler flaska með gylltum tappa og góðri pumpu (já, flaskan er þung og ekki sú besta í ferðalög en hún er bara svo fín). Blur Primerinn lofar að gefa húðinni ljóma ásamt því að fylla í línur og svitaholur. Seinni parturinn er alveg réttur, primerinn er mjög fallegur á húðinni og gerir hana slétta og mjúka en mér finnst hann ekki gefa ljóma. Það eru litlar gylltar glimmer agnir í primernum sem koma vel út í flöskunni en á húðinni eru þær óþarfi og ég vildi eiginlega að þær væru ekki þarna.
Primerinn hjálpar andlitinu að haldast lengur á og gefur húðinni raka í gegnum daginn, ég held að hann væri virkilega góður fyrir þurra húð þar sem hann grípur ekkert í þurra bletti (hann er líka frábær fyrir eldri húð)! Það er nokkuð sterk blómalykt af honum þannig ef þú ert mjög viðkvæm fyrir ilmum þá myndi ég sleppa þessum.
Ég elska hvernig primerinn gerir húðina mína silkimjúka og slétta en hann er samt ekki minn eini sanni, svo að leitin heldur áfram. Átt þú uppáhalds primer? Hverjum mælir þú með?

Labels:
blur primer,
touche eclat,
ysl,
yves saint laurent
Thursday, May 14, 2015
REVIEW • LA GIRL PRO CONCEALERS

Labels:
classic ivory,
concealers,
espresso,
la girl,
NATURAL,
porcelain,
pro conceal,
swatches
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
VIDEO • MY CONTOUR/HIGHLIGHTING ROUTINE

Friday, May 1, 2015
REVIEW • THEBALM NUDE'TUDE PALETTE
FROM L TO R : SASSY, SNOBBY, STUBBORN, STAND-OFFISH, SELFISH, SULTRY
FROM L TO R : SOPHISTICATED, SEDUCTIVE, SEXY, SILLY, SERIOUS, SLEEK
Being a big fan of theBalm I was in super excited when LineUp.is started selling the products for us Icelanders, the owner of LineUp contacted me and asked if I wanted to try out a few things and I said YES; obviously. When I saw she had sent me the Nude'tude* palette I squealed with excitement as I've wanted the palette since it first came out. I already had the Meet Matte (Nude) palette so I knew I was in for a treat.
As with all theBalm products the packaging is super cute and on the inside there are 6 pretty pin-up ladies showcasing 12 gorgeous neutral eyeshadows ranging from light to dark (along with a duo-sided travel brush). Most of the shades are shimmery but there are 4 matte shades, which are in my opinion the best in the palette; super pigmented and buttery smooth. The shimmery shades are also really nice, pigmented and smooth with the exception of Silly - it's just not good.
A beautiful neutral palette that's perfect for both everyday and dramatic make up looks! TheBalm just doesn't seem to fail x

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