NOTD: Rimmel Electric!

I'm so sorry for the lack of posts lately! I'll try to be a better blogger in the future. And 100 followers make me so happy :)

 Here's a quick NOTD post! This time it's a purple polish from Rimmel, I don't know if they sell this anymore, mine is at least 3 years old but still one of my favourites. It's called Electric. It looks too light in these pictures, it's actually much more purple! Two coats was enough with Seche Clear Base Coat and Seche Vite Top Coat. Lasted a few days before it started to chip, the quality is ok. Not very lasting though, like the name would suggest..

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Review: NYX HD Photogenic Concealer!

Most of the time I use mineral foundation with a mineral concealer, but sometimes that's not enough to cover up the problem areas of my skin. I have acne scars, some pigmentation spots and really dark circles under my eyes. For those areas I need a really good liquid concealer. I've gone through many, and today I wanted to review a really good one that I've recently found. It's the NYX HD Photogenic Concealer. I got the lightest shade, Porcelene, and it really is light! Great for the fairest complexions.

The concealer has a wand applicator, I find it a bit unhygienic if you apply it straight from the tube on to your skin. I've applied it first on the back of my hand and then used it with a synthetic concealer brush. The consistency is super creamy and soft! It doesn't feel sticky, it feels light and it really delivers. It covers up everything, yet it still feels light! It blends out super easily and just the littlest amount goes a long way. I don't know about the HD thing, I didn't get it to look great in pictures, I got it because I needed a good concealer. For the price, I think I paid $4 for it, it really is amazing. To me it feels like high end stuff and I would pay a lot more for it. The only bad thing is that the tube is quite small, but on the other hand you really don't need much to cover up even large areas.

It blends out nicely and really covers up. I love it.

NYX HD Concealer is my new favourite. My love for NYX seems to continue :)

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Review: NARS Sheer Matte Foundation in Siberia!

I love and adore my mineral foundation but from time to time I want to try something else. I'm always looking for liquid foundations that are light enough for me and NARS actually has one! NARS Sheer Matte Foundation has a pretty wide color range and the lightest one, Siberia, really is light enough for the palest like me. Here's my review on Sheer Matte Foundation.



I read some good and some bad reviews before getting this and hoped it would be great since it had a shade light enough for me. I had my hopes high! I love the NARS packaging, it's very sleek and the glass bottle is just simple and pretty :)



Siberia is the lightest shade and I'm happy to say that it really is light! All the pale girls know that most drugstore brands don't carry shades for the fair skinned and sometimes it's frustrating. But Siberia really is light and the best part is that it's not pink at all. It's pretty neutral.



You can buy a pump separately for the bottle but I don't have it. I really suggest you do get it, without the pump it's pretty hard not to waste product. If you pour it straight from the bottle too much product comes out. It also gets a bit messy.





What about the foundation then? I've had some varying experiences so far.

This is what NARS says on their website:

An oil-free, soft matte-finish foundation with sheer, buildable coverage that controls oil and shine throughout the day. Replete with skincare benefits and the NARS Complexion Brightening Formula, skin is more luminous, softer and smoother.
Used daily, Sheer Matte Foundation improves skin brightness, radiance and texture. For normal to oily skin types. (link here)

Well, it doesn't control oil but that I didn't really expect. I don't believe that any foundation can do that, you need a good primer and a setting spray to do the job. The coverage really is sheer, this is propably light to medium. Because the foundation dries pretty quickly, building the coverage is quite challenging. To me it can look a bit nasty if you try to achieve good coverage with this. It's supposed to be sheer so Sheer Matte does not cover up my acne scars or redness. It does even out my skin though but to me that's about everything it does. Does my skin look luminous? I'm white as a sheet, do I really need to look more luminous than that? I don't really see Sheer Matte delivering in that area :)

To me the most difficult part is the application. This one is really hard to apply! I've tried everything. A synthetic brush. A synthetic blush brush. A sponge. A wet sponge. My fingers. It's pretty hard to apply evenly! With a primer it gets easier but still I'm not happy with the result. It just doesn't look good on my skin and I don't get the idea. Why is it like this? I've tried many foundations and even the most poor ones apply pretty easily. Is my skin too oily for this or what is it? I really don't know but I'm pretty sure it's me because so many people love this foundation and it works great with their skin.



Here it looks nice and smooth but once applied on my face...not so pretty.



To me Sheer Matte is too difficult to use. It takes up a lot of time to make it look even close to nice. But it's not completely useless, I use Sheer Matte mixed with another, a full coverage foundation and it works great like that! Sheer Matte didn't work for me but reading so many good reviews I can't help thinking that I'm doing something wrong. Any tips for application?

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Review: Redken Body Full Shampoo and Conditioner

I usually don't review hair care products because I'm not that interested in hair stuff. But this time I'll make an exception and give a quick review! I really was disappointed and felt almost ripped off :)



I'm talking about Redken's Body Full Shampoo and Conditioner. Here in Finland this stuff is super expensive, it retails around 30€ per bottle! That is totally crazy, so I got mine cheaper online. Considering the price they ask for it, the shampoo and the conditioner are pretty basic. The shampoo is light but it doesn't clean my hair thoroughly. It doesn't give my hair volume and I also felt that I needed to wash my hair more often. The conditioner I like better, it's lightweight, like the bottle says, but it's pretty basic too. Nothing special and definitely doesn't give my hair any fullness. I'm disappointed and if I'd paid the normal retail price it would have been a ripp off. You can get better stuff for 3€ from your supermarket.

Plus she scent was pretty bad too, it was too strong and stayd in my hair for a long time. I'm sad that it didn't work out between me and Redken and now I have to find something else.

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MNY haul + NOTD!

I can't help myself, I found these MNY goodies 50% off and had to take a few home with me. I only paid 2,25€ for the eye shadow and the gloss and only 1,75€ for the nail polish, which turned out to be my favourite. MNY polishes are such good quality! They last almost a week without chipping, it's amazing.


The eye shadow is a light brown (125), it's a great satin color to use all over the lid or for blending. I don't know if it's really my color but it sure was cheap :) The gloss (365) is a warm peachy color with fine golden shimmer. It gives just a little wash of color for my lips, it's perfect. The scent is not overwhelming so I like these glosses. I have three others and I use them a lot. If a gloss has a bad smell, I can't use it. Vanilla scent is the worst!



Here's the NOTD, 341 is an orangy, coral red. Looks a lot more orange in the bottle than it does on the nails. A pretty color for summer. I love it! Nice quality, only two coats was enough with Seche Clear Base Coat and Seche Vite Top Coat.





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NOTD: Turquoise green from Depend (054)!

I've never owned a green nail polish so it was about time that I got one. I purchased this pretty turquoise green (054) from Depend. Only paid 2€ for it. It's a thick, creamy polish, only two coats was enough. I'm sad to say that the quality is not that good, with O.P.I. Base Coat and Seche Vite Top Coat this polish started chipping the next day. But it's super pretty and I will be using it a lot in the summer! It looks almost mint green in some pictures, but I guess it's turquoise green, almost a pastel color. Lovely indeed :)







I also got two other colors, a pretty salmon/coral red and a pastel peachy color. Will be testing them out next!



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Review: L'oréal Infallible Lasting Perfecting 16h Foundation

L'oréal is pretty much my least favourite brand. I don't have any of their makeup (except for one primer), it's just not appealing to me. I know L'oreal is a big company and it owns a lot of great other brands like Maybelline or Lancôme but L'oréal as a makeup brand is just too boring in my opinion.

But, as always, I'm a sucker for a great bargain and when I saw all L'oréal makeup 50% off in my local supermarket, I caved and purchased a foundation and a single eye shadow. Here's my review on the Infallible Lasting Perfecting Foundation.





I didn't have any great expectations before I tried it the first time. I've been using mineral foundation for a couple of years now and to me all liquid foundations now seem too high maintainance. Minerals are so easy and requires a lot less detail work than liquid foundation.

But I was surprised, Infallible is actually pretty easy to apply. It goes on smoothly and has a great coverage. Very easy to blend out and you don't need much to even out the skin tone. It does feel like a really good foundation!

It's pretty much medium to full coverage. My acne scars and red areas needed only a little bit of concealer after a light layer of Infallible. So if you are looking for a light, sheer cover foundation, this is not for you. But I want great coverage from my foundation and that's why I think it's a pretty good foundation.




Blends out nicely just with fingers and the coverage is great!


As you can see from the first three pictures, it matches my skin tone surprisingly well. I'm super pale and usually all drugstore foundations are too dark for me. I thought this time it would be different, but no. When the foundation dries, the color changes a bit. It turns into more pink and gets darker. It doesn't look pink in the jar but somehow creates a pink hue after drying. I will be able to use this mixed with a lighter foundation. There's no use saving this for the summer because I don't get tan. I only get red :)


About the lasting abilities, this foundation is definitely not a 16h foundation, it's ridiculous to even say that. With oily skin like mine, it looks nice about 3 to 4 hours, then you need to blot and powder. It would be great to have a normal skin and not have to fight with the oil issue all the time. But I'll propably never find out how that feels like. Well, I don't want to sound bitter, it's less wrinkles for me with oily skin, so yay.

All and all, a pretty good foundation if you're looking for great coverage!

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