Maybelline Dream Fresh BB Cream 8 in 1 Review

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Today I wanted to do a review on this BB Cream by Maybelline. 

Before I start I want to apologize for the look of the bottle in the picture below for looking quite unpleasant. 

I was a bit on the question mark side just because I didn't know whether to put it in my series of 'I would love to hate it' or just a plain review. 

This is more of a tinted moisturizer than a BB Cream just because it has sort of same texture with just a bit more of coverage. It comes in 3 shades Light, Medium and Deep, my shade is in Medium and has 30 ML, it had lasted me for at least 6 months. This means that is quiet a long lasting product.

At first I regreted buying this product for the simple fact that the coverage was very minimal, needless to say I was having some issues of acne and my face was quite covered with pimples. 

Now that my face has cleared and improved a hell of a lot, this is quite good and I'm really feeling it. I also like the fact that is SPF 30 when most of the time I don't remember putting sun protection.

So what does Maybelline BB Cream claims to be:

Now, let me tell you what is really living up to. I don't know whether it prevents sunburn or not but with the SPF it might work. 

This does cover minimal scarring and it looks quite smooth but it tends to look a bit oily so a setting powder is a must. 

This is lightweight as you can barely feel it but it doesn't feel fresh as it is somewhat a foundation. 

So here comes the end of my post and just a quick review. Overall I'm quite on the fence about it just because it looks oily, but it's workable just because you can use a setting powder. 

This is available at any mass retailers, any drugstore where Maybelline is sold, price is around $8.99. 

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FOTD: Silent Treatment Feat. Wet n' Wild Trio

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OMG! Is amazingly hot, the heat is making me loose weight unwantedly. 

Wearing makeup nowadays is hard cuz it smears for me at the end of the day even if I apply primer but I pulled of this look. For this look I used the Wet N Wild Trio which is a very wearable trio and compliments the eye even on a neutral side.

EYES: 

1. Avon Eyeshadow Primer in Light Beige 

2. Maybelline Color Tattoo in 35 Tough As Taupe 

3. Wet N Wild Silent Treatment Trio

- Eyelid (used all over the eyelid going over to the crease)

- Crease (used crease shade on the outer V meeting each color on the crease with the 'Eyelid shade'

- Highight (used on the browbone to highlight the look and cover some prickly hair) haha!

4. Maybelline Intense XXL Mascara Step2 Very Black 

5. Essence Long Lasting Pencil in Very Black (used on waterline) 

FACE:

1. Maybelline Pure Makeup Foundation in Pure Beige or Medium2 

2. Almay Concelear 

3. Elisabeth Arden Blush in Pink Star

4. NYX Round Lipstick in Watermelon 

I hope you have liked this post ... Thanks for reading and take care xoxox

Mani Monday: Essence Color & Go in High Spirits

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Finally hot weather is here and is scorching hot, we have a heat wave going and I like it!

Today's polish is a nice color is just a toned down color more like your neutral winter shade. 

High Spirits: is an olive green with a noticeable  and somewhat hidden shimmer haha! 

I like this color is quite neutral that blended with my skin color. 

Application: photo above has two coats with top coat. The formula was a bit thick but manageable, it dried relatively fast in between coats which impress me a lot which leaves up to its name of Colour & Go Quick Drying nail polish, buts that's about it because it lasted 4 days on me than it chipped completely. 

I have a love/hate relationships with polish like that because it gives me the chance to change my manicure but also I don't like it because I have to do it again and I don't have a chance to do so! 

Bottom line I recommend this brand/line if you change your manicure ever so often if not go for other brand. 

Essence is sold at participating Shoppers Drug Mart. This is an old bottle that was sold for $1.49 but now they re-designed their bottles and change price for only $1.99 (which is still a bargain)

Anyways thanks for reading and take care xoxoxo 

FOTD: Sweet Strawberry

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Today i have this look in which I tried a different technique and I really like the outcome. I really wanted to come out of my everyday makeup application and change the look just a bit to make it more glamorous haha!!

EYES:

1. Too Faced Shadow Insurance 

2. Lise Watier in Moonlight

3. L'oreal infallible in Forever Pink  (applied all over lid into the crease)

4. Wet N Wild Silent Treatment (applied crease color from palette on the outer V)

5. Wet N Wild Spoiled Brat (applied crease color beside outer V and blended into Forever Pink eyeshadow)

6. NYX Single Eyeshadow in Cork (applied all over crease as a blending color) 

7. L.A Colors Eyeliner in Jet Black 

8. L'oreal Mascara Waterproof in Carbon Black  

9. Wet N Wild Pencil liner in Taupe (to fill in brows)

FACE: 

1. Maybelline Fit Me! Foundation in 230 

2. Physicians Formula Mineral Wear Setting Powder 

3. 

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Manicure Monday: Essie Nothing Else Metals

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Today I have this metallic nail polish that I'm kind of crazy about. I'm loving metallic colors. This is the second shade I have worn from this collection and not everything is perfect I know they tried to branch out of what they are use to. 

Nothing Else Metals: is a Silver Lilac 

Picture below is further away from light showing the rosy purple side to it.

The shade is just so womanly which is quite nice in a nail polish is so rosy with a touch of purple and metallic haha!

Now onto the 'bad' haha, not everything on this polish is good as the application is quite a pain in the you know what! Some nails required one coat but others needed two. This also requires some tricky application skills just because you can't go over twice in the same stroke as  it will take the previous stroke and looks ugh! plain ugly. Now lets go back to the good side drying time. 

Drying time was marvelous it dried in record time but don't get fooled and apply top coat, because it will take some of the polish away *sigh*. Give it a good 5 minutes before applying top coat.

Essie Mirrors Metallic Collection:

1. Blue Rhapsody

2. Nothing Else Metals

3. Penny Talk

4. No Place Like Chrome

5. Good As Gold (Not Owned)

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FOTD: Tender Caramel

Hello There Ladies:

Today I have this look which is a toned down look, I normally do crazy bold eyes but even neutral looks is good too. I decided to use the Quo back to basics palette and the L'oreal Infallible eyeshadow which is called Tender Caramel ( hmm I really like the name is quite alluring and dreamy)  

EYES:

1. Urban Decay Primer Potion

2. Maybelline Color Tattoo in 400 Rich Mahogany

3. L'oreal Infallible Eyeshadow in Tender Caramel (applied all over the lid passing onto the crease)

4. Quo Back to Basics Palette 

- Charcoal Grey (applied 1/3 of outer V into 1/3 of the crease)

- Creamy off white (applied to highlight brow bone)

5. Mark Liquid Liner in intense Black 

6. Maybeline Collossal Volum in Glam Black

7. Wet n Wild Color Icon Brow/liner in Taupe (used to fill in eyebrows)

 

FACE:

1. L'oreal Mousse Souffllee in 430 Tan 

2. Almay Concealer (for undereye circle)

3. Essence Blush in 20 Livin Doll 

So here is to the end of this post I hope you have like it and maybe recreate it on your own. Thanks for reading and please keeping coming back as it is greatly appreciated take care xoxo

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Wet N Wild 8 Pan Palette : 738 Comfort Zone Review & Swatches

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Today I have a review of my all time and most used palette from Wet N Wild 8 pan palette which is the Comfort Zone. I'm sure there must be a bazillions reviews but I want to do my own. 

This palette is so versatile and you can do endless looks from neutral to smokey wearable looks very appropriate for office. I have done a few looks using this palette which can be found here here.

This palette has 8 eyeshadows 4 on each column. This palette is a shimmery palette and some has glitter on them which is not transferable onto your eye but my swatches they decided to show up. For this palette I would have wish to have matte shades at least the browbone shades but that's no problem at all, I like the palette anyways :)

LEFT COLUMN: 

- Browbone: is a champagney cream. This is a M.A.C dupe to 'Ricepaper'.

- Eyelid: is a peachy bronze. This is an 'All That Glitters' dupe by M.A.C.

- Crease: is a medium bronzey brown

- Definer: is a deep plummy brown with purple shimmer. This is a dupe for MAC 'Beauty Marked'

Swatches from Left to Right - Browbone, Eyelid, Crease, Definer.

RIGHT COLUMN:

- Browbone: this is a nice Taupey color. 

- Eyelid: this is a light yellowish green. This is a MAC dupe for 'Sumptous Olive'

- Crease: is a shimmery blackish green 

- Definer: this is a awesomely duochrome eyeshadow shifts from bluish teal to brown plummy shade. This is a dupe for MAC 'Club'

Swatches from Left to Right: Browbone, Eyelid, Crease, Definer.

I seriously love this palette as you could tell this has about 5 eyeshadows that are dupe for MAC eyeshadows which is rare to find in a single palette let alone on a very affordable brand like Wet N Wild and not to mention the amazing pigmentation of this eyeshadows. Any makeup lover should have this palette if not all three one called Blue Had Me at Hello and the Petal Pusher palette by wet n wild. They can be found at Walmart for $4.49 (how insane is that) I could not be any more happy with this palette. 

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Manicure Monday: Revlon 571 Posh

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Today I have this beautiful green that makes you think of the forest and all it's vegetation.

Posh: is dark green forest creme

I am really digging this shade a lot, I think this is the perfect summer color and is quite unique although you can't really tell I'm sure is a color that every brand makes but it's really pretty, I even got compliments from man which is quite weird and uncommon (for me that is).

This polish was hassle free application, this could be a one coat mani but second is needed just to cover up some bold spot in between. 

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Essence Blushes: Limited Edition Review

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Today I have a trio of blushes that are limited edition. Essence is a brand that put a lot of effort to make the quality of their makeup seem to be pricier than what you actually pay. Essence usually launch limited edition products all the time like every 3 months or so. You can never keep up with their collections. Essence as a whole was introduced to Canada more like two years ago. 

Since i am so happy to make this post lets start with the first blush. This blush is from the 'twilight breaking dawn - part 2' collection called Renesmee Red. This is a deep red with a Burgandy feel to it. In the pan looks scarily pigmented but is not like that at all, This blush is build able you  just have to barely touch it and gives a very good flush of color quite naturally. If not careful you can end up with clown cheeks. 

The second one I have is 'Cherry Blossom Girl Collection' called Asian Sensation. The name is quite funny I kind of like it. This blush has a nice design embossed into the blush with the cherry blossom flowers. One side is darker which is the blush and the lighter color is a highlight which it can be used to highlight your cheekbones and the bridge of the nose. You can also swirl your brush into the whole blush and get a nice shine look to your cheeks, so you look fresh and you look radiant like you just woke up shining. 

The last blush I have is the coolest one from the Vintage District collection called It's Popul-Art. What can I say?! Lets start by saying that this is one of the most good looking blush at such a low cost, is so good looking that I'm afraid of touching it, using it or looking at it lol, Ok maybe not looking at it since is gorgeous with that detailing of the flower. The background is reddish pink and the flower is more like a golden peachy pink, I just can't imagine how will it look like swatched and swirled together

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Essence is available at selected Shoppers Drugmart which carry regular items from Essence and they come out with the limited time collections as well, blushes has been purchased for $3.49 CND which is $1 more than their regular line. 

We have reach to the end of this post and sorry if I don't have any swatches just because I did this post in a hurry but I hope you have enjoyed this review of this limited edition blushes from Essence. Take care and thanks for reading xoxo.

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FOTD: Painted Purple

Hello There My Ladies:

Today I finally had the time to post a makeup look, I always do makeup but I often forget to take pictures and when I take my makeup off is when I remember to have taken a picture. 

As you may or not know my Favourite color is purple and I haven't done a look in quite sometime using purples. I think that purple is the often flattering color for brown eyes as it makes it pop bringing out the brown color out of your eyes.

EYES:

1. Prestige Eye Primer

2. Maybelline Color Tattoo in 20 Painted Purple

3. NYX Single Eyeshadow in Eggplant (applied all over the lid passing the crease)

4. Nars Single Eyeshadow in Daphne (applied in a V shape 1/3 of the outer crease and blending it with Eggplant) 

5. Profound Matte Palette in 02 ( used beige or skin color to blend out hard edges as to highlight the brow bone) 

6. Urban Decay Liquid Liner in Retrograde (applied on upper lash line to create a cat eye wing)

7. Maybelline The Falsies Mascara Waterproof 

8. Wet n' Wild Brow/Liner Pencil in Taupe (to fill in eyebrows)

9. NYX Pencil Liner in Purple (used on lower lash line)

FACE/LIPS:

1. Maybelline Pure Makeup Foundation in Medium

2. Revlon PhotoReady Powder in 030 Medium/Deep

3. Hard Candy Blush in LivinDoll 

4. Maybelline 

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Mani Monday: Maybelline Color Show 190 Coral Crush

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Today i have the second swatch of this brand Maybelline Color Show nail polish the first one can be found here.

As in my previous review if you read it you can see that I wasn't too impressed with the formula but the color was very nice.

Coral Crush: is a coral-ly pink, actually leaning more like pink than coral.

In person the color is bit like a darker pink, I like the color although it looks a bit common and for a gal like me common = boring, however is not a bad shade to wear if you are not picky like me, I like colors that are unique. 

The formula was pretty good I was impressed this time with the brand as they have stepped up their game. I would keep on buying polishes from this brand.

The price is just something to consider but in this case $2.96 is a great pricing for this little gems. I bought this at Walmart and Shoppers Drugmart for $3.99 as they always carry the latest polishes collection. 

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