Mascara Series: One By One Volume Express

So Mascara is something we all use almost everyday and which is something that should stay on our lashes and not create even darker bags under our eyes. I have a lot of mascaras that I have to go through , so I thought why not make a mascara series. So here it is! :) 

I have finally finished my Maybelline One by one volume express, which looks like this: 

I wasn't crazy about this mascara when I started using it, and I have to say that I never really am crazy about a mascara when I start use it, because I think you have to get used to a Mascara and you need to figure out how you put the mascara on the best with the brush that comes with the mascara. 

I didn't hate this one as I have done with some mascaras, but I have to say I have a love hate relationship with the brush. I really like how the brush work on this mascara and it might be a bit hard to see on the picture, but it's a very spiky brush if you can say it like that, its very pointy. In the beginning I had to get used to using it without it hurting my eye, but now that I have used it for a long time, it doesn't hurt my eyes  anymore, but the brush can be a bit rough against the eye. 

The mascara it self is good. I don't think its's amazing because I do see some darkness under my eyes, when I have used it for a little while, which I don't see with the Cover Girl lash blast and I love that Mascara, but it covers my eyelashes with a nice coat of mascara, and it doesn't clump with is a big thumps up for me! 

It's also good for separating your lashes, and for the price then I would by it just to use it to separate my lashes,  but then again it's not a bad mascara at all. It's not hard to remove either so you don't have to pull on your lashes with is nice. 

I feel like there is a lot of mascaras like this out there, so it hasn't left an big impression on me it was just another mascara I had to use up. If this was the only mascara left in the world then I wouldn't be sad about it, because it is a good mascara. 

I will give it 4 out of 5 :) 

I hope you liked this review and have good day! :)

YoungBlood Natural Mineral Loose Foundation

I live in Europe which means that I get around to some other brands then the people in the states do, even though I would switch with them, because they have so much to choose from and it isn't near as expensive as her in Europe. Anyway I have one brand that was one of the first brands that I started using when I started using make up and that Brand is Youngblood. I haven't heard anybody really talk about that brand before, which is a shame, but it is a really good brand it is expensive, but I think it's worth the money well at least this product is according to me. 

The product that I want to talk about today is a powder foundation from Youngblood, which is really good, for people who's just starting to use make up, because it gives a good result and it last for a long time, so you don't have to spend money it all the time, but only once in a while. 

The product looks like this (I'm so sorry that it's so dirty):

It's a Natural Mineral Loose Foundation and I use the color Tawnee. I have been using this product for about 4 years now and I really love it. In the beginning this was the only thing I used everyday and it lasted me for over a year, and the quality keeps being good. I really love the way it blends into the skin, because it doesn't look powdery or anything like that. It looks very natural, and it's so easy to work with  , I use my Nilens Jord diamond kabuki brush which is really good as well. 

I love using this when my skin is behaving good and I don't have too many blemish that I want to cover  like crazy, but it's a good thing to use to even your skin tone out and get a beautiful skin. 

It is expensive, but it lasts for a long time, and it is worth the money when you ask me, I have repurchased this about 3 times and I still love it. Right now I'm more into trying new things, but I still have this one for when everything else fails because I know how good it is and I simply just love it :) 

It also last a long time on your skin, and it also easy to put in your bag and then just have it with you refreshen your face, and then your ready to go again, because it's not difficult to apply. 

If you haven't heard about the brand or this product then check it out because they have some good things and their blushes are good as well. 

Have a good day :)

Clinique naturally gentle eye makeup remover

Everyday we put make up on and every evening we take our make up off, which isn't always as easy as putting the make up on. I have been a wipe kind of girl for a long time, but then I started to look through the products that I have and saw that I have a lot of make up remover to go through. So I starter with the "Clinique naturally gentle eye makeup remover".

 

I have been using this for quiet a while now,  and the thing is I have always used wipes and then washed my face afterwards and used my skin routine. While I have been using it I haven't used wipes, but then I had to stay over a night and I only had wipes with me and right there in that bathroom in Copenhagen I realized how easy it is to use a creamy eye makeup remover. I had to hold the wipe against my eye to make the mascara come more workable and I normally don't have problems with that when I use the "Clinique naturally gentle eye makeup remover". 

It's a white creamy consistency and it does have a smell to it, but it is not an overwhelming smell, and it doesn't feel like its a strong perfumed product that you are about to place on your eyes. It is allergy tested and its 100% perfume free, which I have always loved about Clinique's products. 

This is what Clinique themselves says about this product: 

"Clinique's gentlest eye makeup remover. Rich, creamy lotion spreads evenly, quickly. Effectively removes all signs of makeup without leaving an oily after-feel. As gentle to the eyes as tears. For all skin types. Ophthalmologist Tested. Appropriate for contact lens wearers.""

The way that I use it is I apply a small amount on each eye lid and then I slowly and softly rub on my lids without pulling and making sure that I get all of my mascara soften so I can swipe it away with a cotton ball, then when I think it is ready to get off I swipe it off. Sometimes I haven't found my cotton ball before I applied it so I have to open my eyes to get one, and that can sting a little bit, but nothing that really hurts, and my make up gets off so easily I don't have to pull or anything just swipe a cotton ball over my lids and then the make up is removed. 

I love using this because it is so easy and it doesn't leave a oily feeling afterwards which I think is really nice. I would buy this product again, because it is so easy to work with and it does really work, I have tried with coats and coats of mascara and eye liner, and everything has easily come off with this make up remover, so it is worth the money, but on the other hand I'm sure that you can find another good make up remover that is a lot cheaper, since this product is $18. 

I have another Clinique make up remover that I need to try out and I can't wait after the good results that I have gotten with this one, the down side is that it is only a eye make up remover, but sometimes if I have left overs on my fingers I rub it on my skin to get my foundation of, but with the purpose this product has it works perfectly. 

Enjoy your day! :) 

Esteé Lauder Ideal Light Brush-on Illuminator

So Illuminator is a big hit right now and everybody is trying to find the perfect one for them, doesn't matter if it is a high end or a drugstore one. Now I was so lucky to get a Esteé Lauder Ideal Ligh Brush-on Illuminator, which  I couldn't wait to try out. 

When I started using this highligter/ concealer, then I honestly didn't like it at all. I felt like it was way to oily/ greasy feeling, which I didn't like, but I know that you have to use a product for some time before you can really decide if you like it or not.  I kept on using it, which I'm really happy about. 

Mine is in 02 light medium which is a little bit too dark for me if it has to work as an Illuminator, but even though the color is a tat too dark it still brightens up my skin and I love using it under my eyes, because even though is starts out a bit greasy then when you work it into your skin then it is like it disappears along your dark circles and your puffy eyes. I use this every morning  under my eyes and then I use another concealer to cover my blemishes. 

I have to say that the packing is made perfectly and it screams high end because it is so timeless and just looks good. The product that is on the inside is good, but I don't know if I would spend $26.50 (235 kr) on it, when you can find a drugstore Illuminator that works just as well.

Also since this isn't really the perfect color for me so it doesn't really give me the glowing effect that this  product should, but I would love to try it on it the soft pink color they have, because I think that it would give the perfect glow to the skin.

I'm not sure I would spend my money on this one, I might look around and find some other products that I would like more, but if I ever got to try it in a different color that suited me better then I would like that, because I like the texture of the product it self, since it doesn't feel heavy on the skin and it doesn't sit in your fine lines around your eyes, it simply disapears into your skin and covers what it should cover. 



As You can see on the picture it is a brush that you apply your product with, you twist the end and then the product comes out of the brush, a really simple. I like the way it work and I don't think that there comes too much product out, which is nice. 

I will use this up before I start on another product, because as I have mentioned a lot then the only thing that I am not so keen on is the color, but the product itself is really good. 

I hope you all have a good day :)

Summer Blush ELF & NARS

E.L.F's Blush In Glow
Peach/ Gold 

Blush is something most of us use so we don't look like zombies when we have created the perfect base with our foundation. Blush is one of the things that you can get in all kind of shapes, forms, consistency and colors. I have a lot of different kind of blushes and I have to say that there a lot more out there that I wish I had just because they look so pretty. 

The other day I  had just put my foundation and was looking through my blushes to see which one I would like to wear. I have had this love hate relationship with the famous Orgasm from NARS, it's like some times I love the finish it gives on my cheek and other times I think it just looks like I blowed glitter all over my cheeks. So I was looking at my NARS blush when I saw that my E.L.F blush in Glow was right next to it. So I decided to take the E.LF one and I just fell in love with it right there when it hit my cheeks. It gave the most beautiful glow on my cheeks. I started using this blush everyday and it gave the same beautiful glow everyday, and then I started to think about my NARS blush that was right next to this one dollar blush. 

I think that they have some kind of similarities, but if you watch Emily Noels dupe blush video then she won't agree and it isn't completely a match, but I do think that they come to have a very look a like finish when you both apply them, just the thing that I like Glow every time I apply it, whereas I'm not always crazy about orgasm. 

NARS Orgams
Peachy/Gold/Pinkish

Orgasm is a really beautiful blush sometimes I just think that there is way too much glitter in it, and it makes me look like a disco ball, which I don't like. Glow is really beautiful when you are a bit tan which means that it perfect for summer. I haven't done a review for neither of these blushes, but I'm sure of that when I have used up Glow from ELF then I will buy it again, where as when it comes to the NARS Orgasm then I'm not sure. Not only is it a lot of money for a blush (that last for a long time, but its still just a blush), but I don't like everytime I apply it. Sometimes I kind of wish I didn't apply it because all that comes of is just glitter. 

But thing is that sometimes you really shouldn't listen to the hype around products, and then on the other hand you should, because when I apply the NARS blush and it looks good then I love, because it also have this amazing glow when it doesn't only look like you applied glitter. All in all then I have to say that the ELF one for me at least gives the best glow, but if you a make upholic, but you don't have a lot of money to spend right now, then look into the ELF blushes because they are really good, and then if you get a bit more money later on and just really want to try the NARS Orgasm then do it, because when it looks good, then it looks damn good. 

Expensive doesn't always mean that it is the best product, that I think is awesome, have a good day :) 

BB Cream From Garnier

I have heard so much about this BB cream and now I found in a store for an okay price so I pulled myself together and finally bought it. When I came home from the store I quickly took the little tube out of the box and swathed on my hand to see the color. I bought in light which is a perfect color for me it blends right into my skin, which I was very happy about since I know a lot people have problems with the colors not matching with their skin tone. 
There are a some different versions of this BB cream, so remember to look at the color before you buy it. 

This is the swatches of the BB cream in light 

This BB Cream claims that it: 

• Evens tone 
• Blurs lines & imperfections
• Boosts healthy glow
• 24H moisture 
• UVA/UVB - SPF 15 
• Vitamin C + Mineral Pigments 

How to use: 

It apply daily on clean skin as your would with your moisturizer to enhance the effect of the BB - cream covering effect then apply another layer.


I know some people use a moisturizer because they apply their BB cream even though it is a moisturizer. The first time I tried my BB cream was the same day I bought because I just couldn't wait to try it out to see how the color would turn out on my face even though it worked perfectly on my hand, but that doesn't always mean that it will work on your face and match with your neck. The first time I applied it to my face had I just removed my old make up and done nothing else to my skin.


The BB cream felt nice on my skin and it didn't really matter that I just had removed my old make up and applied this on my skin even though it says your skin should be cleaned before you apply it. It didn't matter here. The next day I of course cleaned my skin before I used the BB cream and I also applied my moisturizer just before I applied this BB cream. It didn't really make any difference in the way it felt on my skin. I really do like this BB cream, but I have to say after trying the famous BB cream from Skin79 thats bright pink, this BB cream from Garnier does feel more like a tinted moisturizer, but on the other hand it doesn't.

I am going to use this product, because I do like that way it feels on my skin and I also like to use it, even though it doesn't last all day on my skin, but it easy to just reapply the BB cream to wear you think you could need to freshen up.


The coverage of this BB cream isn't amazing, but it isn't bad either.  I have very red cheeks sometimes, and I use a green concealer to cover it (I know a lot of people doesn't like them, but I love them just as much as I love a regular concealer), but I of course wanted to see the how much coverage this BB cream gives, when you don't have an even skin tone. When I applied the BB cream to my face, it didn't cover my redness that well, but I did find a solution to that. I applied the BB cream to my whole face and let it set for a moment, then I reapplied the BB on my cheeks to give it extra coverage, it just took a small amount to cover them just a bit more.


It didn't do a fantastic job, but it was good enough for me. I really like wearing this BB cream and it isn't that expensive, so I will properly repurchase this BB cream again, because there is nothing wrong with this product.


I don't know if it does qualify as a BB cream, more than it qualifies as a tinted moisturizer, but it is a product that is worth the money, and would be really good if you like to wear make up thats not too heavy.  


Now I'll go out and enjoy the beautiful weather I hope you all have a good day :) 

Burberry Sheer Eye Shadow

So lately there has been popping a lot Burberry make up, up in the different kind of reviews and youtube videos, which kind of reminded me that I have this little palette from Burberry that I have hidden away and totally forgotten about. I thought that now might be a good time to stop hiding it and make a small review about it. 

 The palette as contains four different colors and it's called Sheer eye Shadow Pearl Grey No. 03. 

These colors are sheer when you apply them, but they are also build able which is lovely because you can use them to create a lot of different looks, some stronger than others. I know that Emilynoel83 has just made a video about metallic neutral shadows and this little palette would have fitted in perfect, because it does have a metallic finish which is really beautiful. 


The shadows are really easy to work with and they have a beautiful soft texture which is just lovely to touch and work with. As you can see in the picture above then it have a sprong applicator with and it also has a nice mirror with it as well.


Then we finally come to the important part of the review the colors it selves. I took a close up of the shadows so you really could see them and their metallic finish.

I'm sorry they aren't as pretty as they used to be, but you can still see the pattern in some of them.


If we start at the left corner with the beautiful creamy pearly white highlighter, it is a really nice highlighter it will pop beautifully in the corner of your eye.


The color next to the creamy white is a pretty rosa color with a golden glitter, except there isn't any  junks of glitter in them so its more a golden metallic finish in it, which is really pretty.


Below the  rosa golden pink is a brown/golden kind of color, which is also very beautiful. 


At last we have this dark brown/copper color which is really pretty on the eyes, you just have to control it so it won't look like you have been crying your eyes out for days, because it has the ability to do the same thing as if you wear to much pink eye shadow and you look like you have been crying for days, so just keep that in mind.


I have created a look with this palette and on one eye I have only a neutral primer under and on the other I have a NYX Jumbo eye pencil in oyster under the eye shadow to make it pop more and I don't know if you can see it but on my right eye is the eye where I'm wearing the NYX jumbo pencil under in Oyster which is a lavender color and on my left eye I'm wearing the neutral primer from Estee Lauder. 

On my right eye the pink pops a bit more than it does on my left eye. You also get to see the metallic finish that these eye shadows has. They look beautiful on the eyes, but then again I would like to bring up emilynoel83 who has a video about metallic neutrals and to find a cheaper alternative then check out her videos because she is amazing.


I have to say that the golden/brown and the cooper/  dark brown reminds too much of each other when you apply them, which is kind of sad, because both of them are so pretty, but when you start to apply them then they blend into each and it feels like you are only wearing of them even though you are wearing both of them. I always think that it is the golden color that disappears, and I haven't found a way to make them work without them looking like the same color. 

I have taken some swatches, but I don't know how good they are, but here you can kind of see that the two dark colors look a lot a like, which they shouldn't, because they don't in the palette and why would you pay for the two same colors.


I don't know if this is something that you just got to have, because it isn't that special then I think that burberry has a lot of other products that are worth trying out, than this one. You can find a lot of colors that looks like these, which is just as good, so I wouldn't waste my money on this one, I would wait until I found something else that had a more WOW effect than this one does. It's good quality, but it's nothing special that you can't find somewhere else.


I wish all of you a good day :)