Friday 20 October 2017

Maslow and Co USA Beauty Edit

Hey Readers, 
I hope the weekend finds you well. The last couple of weeks have been a little busy (hence the gap between posts) but in the middle of it all a small black box arrived!! Inside the current edition of Maslow and Co!!! This edit Maslow and Co decided to revisit a country  and chose the USA but this time they have curated a box with more of a beauty focus. Needless to say I could not wait to dive in. So lets get started!!




Odacite Concentrate Serum received three sample vials full size bottles 5ml
These vials contain super concentrated serum to hydrate, enhance radiance, correct dark circles, puffy eyes and wrinkles. Weather its on its own or mixed a daily face cream these serums provide intense skin treatments. Interested to try these see how they apply and the results they provide. 




Purlisse Blue Lotus Seed Mud Mask and Exfoliant 15ml deluxe sample 
This combination mud mask and exfoliant combines blue lotus for its anti inflammatory and antioxidant properties,  includes white clay to tighten pores, ginger to detoxify in 10 minutes skin is resurfaced, detoxified brightened  tightened and smoothed. I often prefer products that multi task so I am interested to try. 




OUI GLO Rich Collagen Face Mask 
These face masks are infused with both collagen and fruit extracts that help to gently exfoliate, plump and leave skin glowing designed to be used to prep skin before makeup or keep skin soothed while travelling. Since Maslow and Co were generous enough to send three so while I am interested to try these I will most likely give one or two away. 




CLE Cosmetics Essence Moonlighter Cushion 
This cushion highlighter is the latest technology in cosmetic highlighters this fusion of cushion compact technology and cream highlighter. I always love when a beauty box includes a makeup item and I am very excited to receive this cannot wait to try. I haven't used anything like this before.




Doucce Freematic System Eyeshadow Quad 
This eyeshadow quad contains shadows that are highly pigmented, creamy and smooth. Cool brown combines both matte and shimmer finishes. For an easy natural and dramatic look. I cannot wait to try these shadows they are the perfect combination for the perfect eye look!!




So that ends this edition of Maslow and Co USA beauty edit. I hope you have enjoyed reading this post and if you are looking for a new beauty box to subscribe to you check this one out and maybe give it a go!!!! I cannot wait to try all of these items and hopefully you will see some of them featured in a few Instagram posts!!! Until next time happy reading and happy shopping


Everlynne.

















***This post is not sponsored by Maslow and Co or any other company. All boxes are purchased with my own money, all opinions and thoughts expressed are my own and pictures included were photographed by me***


Saturday 7 October 2017

Foundation Fails

Hey Readers,
I hope this post finds you well. At the moment you are all aware that I am trying to declutter my collection.  Through this process,, the one main thing I have found is that while I own a lot of  foundations I don't use a lot of different foundations. They are one product that I have always struggled to find the perfect match. Therefore when it came to decluttering I had more fails than favourites. So I thought today I would talk about some of the fails!!  

For those of you that are new to my blog I will start by saying that my skin is normal combination. My T zone is oily and my forehead has some dry patches. I live Queensland so more often than not the weather is warm. I also work in an air conditioned building as well as my job also requiring me to be in and out of cold storage practically everyday. 
With all those factors in mind.  I also prefer a medium to full coverage foundation, 
with a preference of a semi matte finish that has 8 hour plus longevity. 





Maybelline Super Stay 24 hr 
Once upon a time I really loved this foundation it was  my go to and I wore it everyday and to any event and then Maybelline decided to change the packaging and reformulate the foundation. While I have to say the addition of a pump top is handy that is about where my love for this foundation now stops!! Previously this foundation used to go on smooth evenly and blend flawlessly. Coverage was a good medium to full and I got a whole day of wear. The new version is a light to medium coverage, it still blends OK but I no longer get an entire day from my foundation. Maybelline also changed the shade range and I have never found the perfect match.





Maybelline Fit Me Matte and Poreless and Maybelline Fit Me Dewy and Smooth 

Now these are interesting foundations the matte and poreless claims to mattify, refine pores and give a natural seamless finish while the dewy smooth offers hydration, to smooth skin texture and give a natural lumionous finish. I have oily combination skin and fairly obvious pores particularly on my T zone so you think that the matte and poreless would be the perfect fit sadly no. This foundation I have never felt diminishes the look of my pores, and the foundation itself just makes my skin look too matte. The reason I kept using it over was the longevity I got from this foundation. So that brings me to the Dewy and Smooth version 
so really apart from claiming that it will provide a luminous finish you would think that as an oily combo girl this wouldn't do much for me however this actually does help to diminish my pores and it definetly gives a smooth finish to the skin however it doesn't last that well throughout the day. Now it was wanting to use these foundations up and experimentation that I started to mix the two together. Which resulted in the perfect fit I got a smooth more flawless complexion. 




Loreal True Match 4 N Beige So I will start this by saying I really am not sure that I did get the perfect match its frustrating when a company claims from that there is a match for everyone but they don't take into consideration the fact its very hard to find a store that will actually colour match you these days!! At the end of the day though despite the colour I don't feel this foundation lives up to its claims. A super-blendable formula yes but a ultra fine pigments that provide perfect coverage without caking not so much. This foundation did not like my oily T zone all it did was split, go patchy and cake in the areas around my nose. As for the dry patches they were enhanced as opposed to hydrated. 





Bourjois Happy Light N53
This foundation used to be a favourite but over time it has become a fail. I had heard so much hype before I bought it and as I said I loved it but  it just no longer does what I need. The coverage is lighter than I usually prefer so this really became my weekend go to or when I wanted a no makeup makeup look. But sadly over time I have found that unless its winter and we are experiencing drop in temperature and cold weather (which we don't get a lot of in queensland). A combination of warmer weather and my seemingly oily T zone this foundation just doesn't last I only get  a couple of hours without touching up and generally it wears unevenly all over my face. Sadly I am no longer a fan.




Bourjois 123 Perfect N53 
Now this foundation offers a flawless complexion as it contains yellow pigments to correct darkness, mauve to improve dullness and green for anti redness. As my complexion fits all these categories I was sold. Coverage is medium to full and it really does cover the skin well. Blending out and definitely hides the flaws. However the shade definitely leans yellow which is never a cute look and while the longevity is better than the happy light version it too still wears unevenly.




Loreal Infallible Total Cover 21 Golden Sand
This was a foundation I was excited about as it arrived not long after I discovered my love for the 24 hr matte from the Loreal range. Now I am understanding that this is TOTAL coverage, as the lady in Priceline said to me it will cover a tattoo (as I don't have one I cannot tell you) but this takes so long to get the perfect finish it just takes so long to apply and blend. The foundation is quite thick and does take a bit to work into the skin, blend out so you get an even coverage. Its so matte that it can start to look mask like without trying. I have used it to mix with my lighter coverage foundations and it does add a longevity element but on its own its not my first choice. 




Rimmel Match Perfection 203 True Beige
This foundation I have not picked up in a while so I almost had forgotten why I no longer reach for it but its reading the bottle that it all comes flooding back. It says it offers invisible, weightless, a smooth blendable texture. 24 hour hydration and soft focus powders that reduce imperfections, dark circles and pores. Its the last line were this foundation really falls down. Hydration I don't really feel it gives, as for imperfections and dark circles coverage is medium and even building up I still feel my dark circles and redness shine through as for pores I really feel it enhances not hides so need I say more!!! 




So that ends this post I hope you have enjoyed reading it!! I am so happy to declutter these ones but like most makeup junkies I am always looking for something new so If you have a foundation recommendation please let me know!!  Unitl next time happy reading and happy shopping!!

Everlynne.


Sunday 1 October 2017

Mascara Madness #18

Hey Readers,
I hope this post finds you well. I am back with a new mascara madness post. I have had a few mascaras on rotation over the past few months and as they have come to the end of their life span I thought it time that I would compare to the pitch and give my review the reality. So lets get started...




Covergirl Katy Perry Katy Kat Eye in Very Black and Perry Blue

The Pitch: There’s the cat eye…and then there’s the Katy Kat Eye! Katy Kat Eye Mascara features a Sculpting Brush that sweeps lashes up and out, for full, lush voluminous lashes. Create a 360° cat eye that won’t smear, won’t smudge, but will definitely make other cats jealous! Also available in waterproof.

The Reality: The hype behind this mascara was the reason I picked this one the idea of a mascara that adds volume, length and even help flare the lashes to mimic the perfect winged liner. The twist in the brush head really does the work adding the right amount of volume and length leaving lashes flared and fluttery. But at the end of the day were this mascara  falls down is when they turned this mascara blue!! I loved the idea but the blue of the product just didn't translate to my lashes they looked good but the blue colour just did not show even when used as a topper to the black!!! 


 




















Maybelline the falsies Push Up Angel 
The Pitch: The Falsies effects gets angel wings!! Exclusive Push-Up Wing brush sweeps lashes to the sides, while lifting and plumping up the roots. 


The Reality: This I bought as I was looking for a mascara to really separate and lift my lashes without clumping but at the same time I was skeptical of this curved comb like brush head. But I have to say I was impressed from the the first couple of tries. I say couple of tries simply because it did take time to get used to the comb but overall it does definitely push your lashes up, sepearte and flare. The formula is also really light goes on really smoothly, coats lashes evenly and doesn't clump.



Maybelline Collosal Big Shot Volume Express

The Pitch: Unleash your big shot!! Our Big Shot brush loads fully loaded volume in one coat.

The Reality: I have struggled with this mascara and to be honest I'm still not sure if its the formula or the brush head. The formula is quite thick and does give great volume to your lashes but the bristles on the brush head are short and the mascara itself seems to really stick to them over time so you really have to be careful when applying not to end up with clumps, smudges and flakes of excess mascara on your lashes and around your eyes. You really have to wipe the excess off before you apply.



So that ends another mascara madness post. I hope you enjoyed and hope this helps next  time you are shopping for a new mascara!! Until next time Happy reading and happy shopping!!

Everlynne.




The websites that provided the pitch sections of this blog:

https://www.maybelline.com/eye-makeup/mascara/the-falsies-push-up-angel-washable-mascara

https://www.maybelline.com/eye-makeup/mascara/volum-express-the-colossal-big-shot-washable-mascara

https://www.covergirl.com/en_us/beauty-products/eye-makeup/mascara/katy-kat-eye-mascara