My Real Techniques Collection

Hiii peeps,

I thought it would be a great idea to do an updated post of a post I already did some years ago, have a look >>>> HERE <<<<

Real Techniques brushes are my favorite brushes because they are just so handy, their unique design and the pay-off deal you make when you buy a set or single brush. I have some that are like 4 years old and I still use them almost every day and when I wash them they might look like they are new. Not a single brush died so far or has lost a big amount of hair if no at all.

Now let's be honest, just look at those amazingly designed brushes, every single is just beautiful. And everyone who owes a set will probably understand my love for this brand. I also included a few times a set in my giveaways and I only got good responses to them. I also never heard anyone complaining about them. Just a few people claimed the stippling brush would fall apart after some time but I haven't experienced that personally.

The only brushes I don't have YET are the brushes from the Bold collections but that's because they came out only recently and I'm waiting till they are available at the shops I would normally buy them.

PURPLE COLLECTION

You see 5 brushes that are included in the Starter Set (deluxe crease brush, base shadow brush, accent brush, pixel-point eyeliner brush & brow brush), and the brushes I bought after my RT collection post are the domed shadow brush, the fine liner brush, the lash-brow groomer and recently I got the silicone liner brush.

• Deluxe crease brush: I love using this brush for my cream concealers or for zit covering
• Base shadow brush: I apply eyeshadow over the whole lid with it. The form of the hairs is well shaped, you could also blend your crease with it.
• Accent brush: Great to apply eyeshadow under the eyes and for the inner corner of the eyes.
• Pixel point eye liner brush: I only use this brush when I decide do a Cleopatra.
• Brow brush: I know I said in my previous RT brush review that I don't like this brush so much but I found a eyebrow product I can use it perfectly with and I changed my opinion about it. Althought I belive it could be a bitter thinner thought.
• Domed shadow brush: I haven't used it that much yet but I use it from time to time to apply an eyeshadow over the whole lid or to just blend my crease.
• Fine liner brush: I prefer this liner brush over the pixel point eye liner brush because it's half as thick and you can apply your liner very thin and more precise
• Lash-brow groomer: I haven't used it to brush throught my eyebrows much, I believe the hairs are way to hard for that but it's a great comb for the eyelashes thought
• Silicone liner brush: I only used it once so far to apply my new Anastasia Beverly Hills cream colors as eyeliner and I thought it did a great job.

Nic's Picks Set

 

This is a limited edition set, grab it if you can before it's too late!!!!!!

I forgot the eyeliner brush on this picuture but I will update this picture when all of them are clean again. Sorry lol

• Eyeliner brush: Only used it once since it's very much new but I like it. The angled head gives you optimal control for your eyeliner. This is a set exclusive, so you won't be able to get it as a single brush, another reason to buy this set.
• Base shadow brush: This is the same brush as the the one that comes in the Starter set. 
• Angled shadow brush: Also a set exclusive! Perfect for layering eyeshadow in the crease, kind of of a blending brush.
• Cheek brush: And another set exclusive!!!! I LOVE this brush, great to apply blush or bronzer on and under your cheeks, great for contouring.
• Duo-fiber face brush: I like to use this brush for loose powder or to remove eyeshadow that fell off on under my eyes.

Base shadow brush:

 

The new vs. the old!!!

I think the new one has a slightly thicker shape than the old one. And of course they have different colors but only because they are from two different sets. They do the same job thought, I haven't noticed any difference in that and that's what counts. ^^

Duo-fiber face brush:

The old vs. the new!!!

 

Same brush and I can only say the same about these two as I did about the base shadow brush! The new one is slightly thicker when it comes to the shape, different color but same feeling while working with it.

DUO-FIBER COLLECTION:

Not such a big fan of this set. I believe you don't really need any of these brushes really.

• Duo-fiber face brush: As mentioned above for lightweight application
• Duo-fiber contour brush: I sometimes use this brush for my cream blushes or to apply loose powder under my eyes
• Duo-fiber eye brush: For finishing touches to the eye.  

PINK COLLECTION

From left to right: Setting brush, stippling brush,  multi task brush and the blush brush. I bought all of these as single brushes!

• Setting brush: Great to apply hightlighter to the cheeks and powder under the eyes.
• Stippling brush: My favorite stippling brush! Self-standing, handy and blends in foundation like a dream.
• Multi task brush: For effortless powder, blush & bronzer application.
• Blush brush: Another brush favorite! Beautiful and also photogenic brush lol And does the blush job so well

Collector's Edition Sculpting Set:

One of the newer sets that came out, it has a high-shine pink instead of the classic matte and it's a LIMITED EDITION!!!!!

• Setting brush: Great to apply hightlighter to the cheeks and powder under the eyes.
• Fan brush: Whisks away any excess of makeup.
• Sculpting brush: Love, love, love this brush!!! The angled form of the brush allows to creat a defined contoured look but I also love to use it to apply my foundation and it does a really well job for that too.

Setting brush:

The new vs. the old!!!

 

Same brush I would same except for the high-shine pink instead of the matte.

ORANGE COLLECTION

From left to right: Powder brush, contour brush, essential foundation brush, expert face brush & buffing brush. Three of these brushes are from the Core Collection, I actually forgot to include the detailer brush in this picture, maybe because I never use it.

• Powder brush: Great to apply hightlighter to the cheeks and powder under the eyes.
• Contour brush: To contour or to create a sheer, soft focus finish
• Essential foundation brush: I think this brush was renamed in the new core collection set. It's supposed for liquid foundations but I never use htis brush unless all my foundation brushes are dirty. Not a big fan of it, it has nothing special to me.
• Expert face brush: Must have brush! I love the design, works so well for so many different things but mostly for foundation applying.
• Buffing brush: Full coverage application of powder, mineral foundation and also great to apply blush or blend it in. My most used brush of all I have! You can see that I use it very often since the color of the brush washed out .

Miracle Complexion Sponge

Last but not least, the miracle complexion sponge! I love this sponge, one of the best on the market so far.

• Grounded sides blend large areas of the face with a repeated dabbing or stippling motion.
• Precision tip covers blemishes and imperfections.
• Falt edge for the contours around the eyes and nose.

And you could probably do a lot more things with it. I have two of these :D 

They are made from polyurethane foam which is latex free. They recommand you to replace this sponge every 3 months.

And that's it for my Real Techniques Collection show off!!! I wish you a great weekend and I hope you'll read more soon.

With much love,

IrSaDa

NOTD - Marc Jacobs 142 Fluorescent Beige

Hiiii, 

Since my last post was a bit more personal talk than an actual blogspot, I thought I'll do a NOTD post about the nailpolish that you could see on the picture from the last post ^^ I recently purchased two shades from the brand Marc Jacobs.

Been loving Marc Jacobs designs since I discovered the brand for the first time and when they launched a beauty line and nailpolishes I was beyond excitment :D

I wasn't at all disappointed with the design of the nailpolish bottle and I was going to try some of his makeup stuff anyway. They are just so pretty!!!! This is one of the two shades I got, it's called Fluorescent Beige. It was one of the colors that hypnotized me immediately with it's shimmer. The other color I bought is brighter, like almost a fuchsia pink and called Shocking!

 

Marc Jacobs said about this neutral color: "I love the idea of something neutral being really eye-catching, like the fluorescent beige."

 

With this iridescent beige color comes a pink shimmer, that unfortunately doesn't show as much on the nails as it shines through the bottle but you can still see it sometimes depending on the change of light and sometimes it seems more like a beige creme.

 

Sometimes it looks a bit more taupe and sometimes just like an old pink but no matter which color it seems like, it's ALWAYS beautiful.

 

The formula is a dream! It's a more milky formula which I thought I would not like until I tried this nailpolish ^^ You'll should get a perfect coverage with 3 thin coats.

 

You can get this beauty in the bottle at sephora.com for 18€/$.

 Thank you for reading!

IrSaDa

About time... for a change!

Hello,

I'm back from the dead. It's been exactly 2 months since my last post.

The last 2 months have been a real roller coaster. I had ups and downs, more downs thought and that's why I found it hard to write a post down for you guys until now. I even considered giving my blog up :( but it would have been pity for all the time I invested in it and all the views I got so far.

I kind of felt like I had a blogging blockade, I don't know if something like that exsist but I really couldn't come up with what I should blog about next or I had some ideas but didn't write them down and then forget about them.

It had a lot to do with my new work too, me and my collegues were given objectifs that we had to reach before everyone took his holidays. And so I was more focusing on work and was more tired then usual. Then I had a few days off and when I got back I kind of had to get into business at work again, catch a bit up, prove myself and also make some plans before other collegues took their holidays. Afte work, when I got home I barely could relax and then gym took a lot of my time too. So since a few weeks I turned that a bit down, I'm trying more to concentrate on what I eat, to hopefully get a good looking bikini-body for this summer season.

Back to the actual blogpost!!!

What I wanted you to tell is that it was TIME for a COME BACK, I'm better and stronger in my believes than I ever was before. I consider this like a fresh start, I hope I can manage to turn it into something more serious and who knows maybe one day I can live from it.

I changed my blog quite a bit if you haven't noticed. It took some time but I'm satisfied so far with how it turned out and I'm still working on my blog-design skills ;)

I also improved my photograpy skills! I was given some great tips, had some new motives to photograph and I was looking for some workshops that I could participate at this summer. ^^

I have plenty of ideas and I don't want it to be only about makeup anymore. I wanna take it a bit further. Let's cross fingers that everything goes as I imagined it in my thoughts.

So this post was all about a new beginning and changing things up a bit. ^^

Thank you for taking the time to read this!

Sincerely,

IrSaDa

GLAMOUR SHOPPING WEEK - PROMO CODES :))

Heeeey hooooo my dear folks,


Unbelievable but it's almost Glamour Shopping Week again, from 2nd May till 11th May 2015 :D

You know what that means?!? Lots of promo codes and hopefully lots of bargains for you and for me heheeeee

Just as the last time I have a list of those brands I thought you might be interested the most.

PROMO CODES

About You: 15%; GLAMOUR; aboutyou.de/.at
Accessorize: 25%; GLAMACCESS25, de.accessorize.com
Adidas: 20% on one item! glamour2015; adidas.com/shop
All Posters: 35% Glamour2015; AllPosters.de
Asos: 20%; GLAMOUR2015; asos.de
Buffalo: 15%; GLAM15;buffalo.de
C&A: 20%; GLAMOUR20; cunda.de/glamour
Comma: 15€ off on the new collection; GLAMOUR; comma-fashion.com
Conleys: 15%; 5CR57Z2E4Q; conleys.de  
Douglas: 10%; SHPF68 for douglas.de & SBPHC9 for douglas.ch
Dress-for-less: 20% + free shipping for the first 200 orders! GLAM2015DFL;
dress-for-less.de / at / ch
Esprit: 15%; GLAMOUR2015; esprit.de/glamour, esprit.at/glamour & esprit.ch/glamour
Fashionette: 20%; Glamour20; fahionette.de, .at & f.ch
Flaconi : 15%; MPA15PGSW1F5, flaconi.de
Gina Tricot: 20%; GLAMOURSHOPPING20; ginatricot.com
Görtz: up to 20€ off! glam2015; goertz.de & .ch
Guess: 20%; GUESSGLAM20; guess.eu
Happy Socks: 25% + free shipping; HappyGlamour25; happysocks.com 
Hunkemöller: 20%; GLAMOUR2015@HKM; hunkemoller.de / .at
IKKS: 30%; IKKSGLAMOUR; ikks.com/de 
Jochen Schweizer: 20 € off; GLAM1SHWE15; jochen-schweizer.de/glamour, jochen-schweizer.at/glamour & jochen-schweizer.ch/glamour
Kiss a Frog: 25€ off; GLAMOUR2015; kissafrog.de
Mädchen Flohmarkt: 20%; GLAMOUR; maedcheflohmarkt.de/concierge.html
Lufthansa: up to 20€; lhgsw, promotion.lh.com/glamourfruehjahr2015 
Mirapodo: 20%; GLAMIRA2015; mirapodo.de
Mister Spex: 20%; msxglam-2015; misterspex.de
Monnier Frères: 20% + free express delivery! GLAM20DE for Germany, GLAM20AT for Austria, GLAM20CH for Switzerland
Only: 20%; NGDspring2015; only.com
Orsay: 20%; 40002; orsay.com
OUTLET CITY METZINGEN: up to 20%; GLAMOUR15; outletcity.com/glamour  
Peoples place: 20%; GLMR2015; proplesplace.de   
Pandora: 20%; GLAMOUR; pandora.net
Pilgrim: 25%; PilgrimGLAM; pilgrim.dk 
Pieces: 20%; PiecesNOW; pieces.com
Promod: 20% on dresses; promod.de
Sacha: 20%; GSW20; sachaschuhe.de 
Scotch & Soda: 20%; GLAMOUR2015; scotch-soda-de/glamour
Sheego: 20%; 15151; sheego.de
Sidestep: 20%; SDS-GSW-0415; sidestep-shoes.com
s.Oliver: 20%; sOliverGLAM; soliver.de 
Stylebop.com: 10% off + a secret surprise!  glamstyle2015; Stylebop.com 
Tally Weijl: 20%; GSWSPRING2015; tally-weijl.de
The Body Shop: 20%; GLAMOUR; thebodyshop.de /.at  
Tom Tailor: 20%; TT-GLAMOUR-504; tom-tailor.de  / .at
Triumph: 20%; GLAMOUR2015; triumph.com 
Urban Outfitters: 20%; GLAMOURA2015; urbanoutfitters.com/de
Uhrcenter: 15%; GLAM45; uhrcenter.de 
Vans: 20%; GLAMOURWEEK@VANS; vans.com
Vero Moda: 20%; GLAMOUR-VM; veromoda.de & .ch
Vila: 20%; VILAGLAMOUR15; vila.com
Yves Rocher: 20%; GSWA2015; yves-rocher.de/glamour; yves-rocher.at/glamour & yves-rocher.ch/glamour


Some food & helth related promo codes

Chocolissimo: 20%; GLAMSW; chocolissimo.de (not so healthy lol)
Foodist: 10€ off; FOODGLAMOUR; foodist.de
Frank Juice: 20%; glamour; thefrankjuice.com
Gegengift: 20%; HappyDetox2015; gegengift-detox.de
Green Cup Coffee: 15%; GLAMOUR2015; green-cup-coffee.de/glamour
Hello Fresh: 20€ off; HelloGlamour; HelloFresh.de/shoppingweek & HelloFresh.at/shoppingweek
Tea Tox: 20%; gswteatox20; teatox.de
Tree of tea: 3 mini cans; GLAMOUR-TEE; tree-of-tea.de/glamour

If you buy the magazine, you get a card with it that allows you to get most of those promotions also at the stores in Germany. (or/and Switzerland and Austria)

I hope at least one of these is usefull and that you find something nice ^^

Enjoy yourself and let the credit card burn!!!! ;)

Read more soon.

With much LOVE,

IrSaDa

U N B O X I N G!

Hello Ladies :)

HAPPY WOMEN'S DAY!!!!

This post should have been up already last weekend but something went wrong, thank you Blogger for being a pain in the ass again.

I showed you already on my Instagram (@Irsada_lxbg) some days ago everything that was in the box I received from a dear friend from the USA and now I'll give you a closer look on everything. Just look at this package. It was HUGE and I still can't believe that my friend Kelly put all of this stuff in their. It really felt like birthday and Christmas on the same day. No, wait like 3x birthdays and Christmas! Lucky me for having such a great friend ^^

 

Just look at this! OMG It's not just a lot, it's a LOT! It also was kind of difficult to take a picture of everything together.

LORAC Eye Candy full face collection

 

They look like mini chocolate bars, very cute and great idea. The packaging is just beyond amazing. And when you open the box it smells AMAZING.

 

There are 6 little palettes, 4 eyeshadow palettes, 1 cream eye liner palette and 1 cheek & lip tint palette:

Ooh la la vanilla - nude eye shadow palette

Tantalizing cocoa - bronze eye shadow palette

Caramel love affair - golden eye shadow palette

Blackberry truffle seduction - smokey eye shadow palette

Mesmerizing dark chocolate - cream eye liner palette

Indulge in berry kisses - cheek & lip tint palette

 

While swatching them on the back of my hand, I noticed that there are 2-3 that almost don't show up, 2-3 that are intensily pigmented and the rest is quite ok.

TOO FACED Pretty Rebel

 

"Badass beauty eye shadow palette

Even pretty girls can break the rules. Be as rebel as you want to be with 10 powerful after-hours approved (and all new) shadows in the deepest jewel tones, the most vadass metallics and one scene-stealing pink" 

That's exactly what I thought when I opened it. all eyeshadows have a great pigmentation, I can't decide which color I love the most, they are all quite stunning. Girly, Jailbird, Miss Sparkles take my breath away... and I only swatched them once. This is such a great palette. And the name of it says it already, BADASS approved!!! 

ANASTASIA BEVERLY HILLS Tamanna palette

:D yeahhhhh another Anastasia eye shadow palette I can call my own.

ANASTASIA BEVERLY HILLS Maya Mia palette

 

And this baby is very welcome too. I love how my ABH collection is getting bigger and bigger. 

LORAC The Stylist

First impression, neutral colors. 

"Lorac introduces The Stylist palette, featuring a gorgeous, velvety-smooth array of 10 eye shadows plus 2 extra-large hightlighter shades. Satisfy your inner fashionista and savvy sensibility with this trendy houndstooth palette, perfect for everyday wear at an incredible value. Become your own beauty stylist with Lorac!"

SIGMA Créme de Couture

Macaron-inspired eye shadows and 3 of their blushes; blackberry essence, cherry apple & strawberry ambrosia

I think when it comes to color, there's never been a palette like this one! Ohh my... let me see what I can do with it. I swatched 3-4, they all seem to perform matte.

STILA smudge stick waterproof eye liner set

Smudge stick waterproof eye liner set/collection baguette maculage eye-liner indélébile in the colors stingray, lionfish, aubergine, navy, emerald.

TOO FACED Bonjour Soleil

"Limited edition summer bronzing wardrobe

Say bonjour to a gorgeous, golden tan with this collection of bronzing best-sellers including the matte, cocoa-powder infused cocolate soleil, the original too faced bronzer sun bunny and the luminous bronzer snow bunny."

This palette came at the right time. Spring started and summer is only around the corner :)

URBAN DECAY Face Case

Perfect for travelling or for a touch up on the run! 5 eyeshadows with UD quality, 2 blushes, 1 highlighter, 1 black eye pencil & 1 high gloss lip pencil.

Interesting, let's see...

URBAN DECAY Vice 2

 

This was already on my wishlist over a year ago but my friend told me the whole time not to buy it cuz she already did that, I just had to wait a bit more so that she could add a few more things to the box. :)

Picture turned out a bit blurry :( Sorry!

TOO FACED Chocolate Bar palette

 

And this is also one of the palettes that I couldn't wait to get my fingers on. Smells like a dream come true. Colors, never seen such colors before. Just stunning. STUNNING.

"Indulge your craving for chocolate with these 16 antioxidant-rich cocoa powder infused matte and shimmer shades, inspired by our best-selling cocoa powder based Chocolate Soleit Bronzer."

UD 24/7 glide-on double-ended eye pencil, SUGARPILL loose eyeshadow in "LUMI", THE BALM Mary-Lou manizer highlighter & NARS single eyeshadow in Persia

 

The Balm highlighter and the UD eye pencil were a surprise but the Lumi and Persia eyeshadows were a personal request of mine because I can't get them here at all and I've seen really great Youtube videos in which they were used.

Tried both already once out, they truely are great but I need to find out with wich other colors they work the best and then I'll let you know to which conclusion I came ;)

BTW I also got an Essie polish I always wanted but they never sold it here I guess... forgot to put it with the other stuff lol It's called Toggle to the top.

AND SOME MORE CHOCOLATE... REAL CHOCOLATE!

 

I'd never say no to chocolate! Chocolate is always a good idea and you can't do anything wrong when you gift it to someone.

Then I also got a cute chain with a cat pendatif on it and a rose gold handcuffs chain that looks pretty cool on.

WHAT A PACKAGE!!! I think I spend one hour or more unboxing, trying and swatching everything :D

I'm so happy over everything and I would have been as happy if I only got half of the stuff but of course I wouldn't miss a thing now that I have all this amazing stuff. It really left me spechless at the end and there are so many new eyeshadows to test but I only have 2 eyes xD hahaaaaa

It's going to be hard to beat this box! I hope this year will bring lots of new stuff on the market that I can send to my dear friend in exchange.

Next post coming in 2 days, pictures have been already taken! Stay tunned for more.

Have a nice week and enjoy the lovely weather ;)

IrSaDa

My favorite lipsticks!

Heeey guys,

First of all, before I start with the actual post I just wanted to say sorry for not posting anything in the last 2-3 weeks, this time it wasn't because I was too busy, it was all due to stupid circomstances... I was going to do an UNBOXING post about a package from a dear friend abroad (USA), so I was waiting and hoping it would arrive quite soon but it all took longer, like it was send almost a month ago and I still didn't get it :(

We both don't know but it seems like for some reason it arrived here in Luxembourg (where I live) and then was send to Switzerland, no idea why and some day ago, since my friend was finally able to find the tracking number and track it down, it looks like on Friday it was send back to Luxembourg :) So I hope I'll get it on Monday.

I just couldn't wait anymore, it drove me crazy that things went wrong so here is an actually non planned post!!!

Since I was tagged on Instagram a few days ago by the lovely @poppy_mallone asking me to show up my favorite lipsticks, which I already did with this first picture below (>>>@Irsada_lxbg<<<) I decided to take that idea further and do a blogpost with some swatches for you guys ^^

It was kind of hard but I had it down to these 9 lipsticks that I love over everything and that I'll buy over and over again as soon as they are finished.

SWATCHES using natural day light

  

MAC Ruby Woo

Bold red matte color. I barely wear red lipstick because I always believe it doesn't suit me or let's just say it out loud, I look like a russian whore with it but this one is one of the few that I can wear without doubt :) 

MAC Rebel

Pink plum with satin finish. Not only one of my favorite lipsticks. I guess everyone owns it. One of Mac's bestsellers I would say.

Maybelline Brazen Beige

light peachy beige color, from the Maybelline Color Sensational Stripped Nudes that came out last year.

YSL Rouge Volupté n°1

creamy natural pinky beige. This one feels so creamy on the lips! Also well pigmented.

Calvin Klein Retro

actually the real name is delicious truth. It's a very sheer candy pink. It's more of a decent color on the lips with a hint of shiny pink.

Swarovski Crystal Vintage Rose

soft rose color that contains candelilla wax and powdered Swarovski crystals and iridescent pearl.

Bobbi Brown Pale Pink

natural pink, more peachy toned thought but well pigmented and with a creamy matte finish

Flormar supershine n° 508

light redish color with supershine creamy texture and kind of a metalic finish

MAC Brave

nude pink color, comes off a bit brownish and has a satin finish

Yeah I'm more into pinky natural colors and sometimes it overcomes me and I choose a more vibrant color like Mac Ruby Woo or Rebel but all in all I like more of a classic look on the lips, then I go for more color on the eyes ;)

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs and kisses :***

IrSaDa

Instagram giveaway! Hurry up!!!

Hey guys! 

If you haven't seen it yet, I'm hosting an Instagram giveaway to celebrate my 1.500 followers I already have (meanwhile even 1.700 :)) 

You can win this limited edition Ladurée keychain in silver, it was only available for the holiday season 2014, I was lucky enough to pick one up.

To enter you have to follow these rules:

1⃣ Follow me on Instagram >> @irsada_lxbg <<

2⃣ Like one of these 2 pictures

3⃣ Repost one of the pictures with the hashtag #Irsada_giveaway

4⃣ Tag (at least) two of your friends

Open internationally - I will pick a lucky winner on 30th January!

GOOD LUCK AND HURRY UP!!! 

XoXo 

IrSaDa

Favorites of 2014

Hiii guys,


I put all my makeup favorites of 2014 for you together!

In the beginning of 2014 I got the Lorac Pro and a bit later the Urban Decay Naked 3. If you like a lot of neutral matte to shiny shades from light to dark then I suggest you the Lorac Pro palette and if you are more into neutral pinky colors then you need to get the Naked 3.

When it comes to highlighting and contouring, I loved the Maybelline Fit Me sticks a lot, they have a few shades from very light to very dark but if you blend them good in they can be the perfect base before you apply highlight and bronzer powder. If you scroll a bit down you can see that I reviewed these Fit Me sticks and how I use them. 

I would sometimes use my Bourjouis chocolate bronzer over it and depending on how shiny I want my face to look like I would often swith from my MAC Rihanna Diamonds Frost to NYX Born to glow liquid illuminator, both are really good pigmented.

For the under eye part, in the morning when you wake up and you look like a zombie, I like to use the NARS radiant creamy concealer. This concealer is simply amazing, it works better on me than the Bourjouis healthy mix éclat & anti-fatigue correcting concealer.

And to fix, especially the under eye part, I like to use loose powder and my favorite has become the MaxFactor Ellen Betrix loose powder. I just tap my Real Techniques setting brush into it and then put some over my radiant concealer. You can't do anything wrong using those two products together ;)

In Spring I purchased the Benefit Sugarbomp blush, it's a rush flush, 4 shades that you have to swirl to get the perfect mix of pop of color on your cheeks. Like all Benefit blushes, really beautiful and all day staying!

For the eyebrows you can't find any better products than those from Anastasia Beverly Hill, they really do what they promise. I got the dip brow pomade in "Chocolate" and can't imaging life without it anymore. 

From the brows to the eyes. Gel liner. Bobbi Brown... Do I have to say more? I don't think so. Buy it! You won't deny it.

And back to Anastasia Beverly Hills.

After summer I got my hands on the ABH Amrezy palette which is absolutely georgous I think every great MUA has reviewed this palette with big excitement & loved it and so do I. MUST HAVE PALETTE!!!!

Last but not least: mascaras.

There were 3 apart from my Benefit They're real mascara, that I also loved to use.

Artdeco Wonder Lash mascara, this mascara is told to be the exaclty same as the famous Chanel mascara, whose exact I can't tell you right now. It does a really great job.

Catrice Glamour Doll volume mascara, in case you don't want to spend that much money this is a really great drugstore mascara that I'll keep buying as soon as I'm out of it.

And of course a new love that I discovered: L'Oréal Faux-Cils papillon or better known as the butterfly mascara! Really like the brush, it makes them longer and the formula isn't that clumpy.

That's it for 2014. Last chapter closed!

If you wonder why I haven't picked any foundations, it's because I practically used always the same in 2014 but since 2015 started I already tried 2 new foundations and also 2 new mascaras plus one eyebrow product that I fell in love with but that I will all tell you more specifically in another post ;)

Have a nice week

XoXo

IrSaDa

Lorac Pro Cut Crease Look!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

I wish you all the best :D

I'm excited to show you my first post of 2015, it's about my favorite look using the Lorac pro palette (1st).

Are you also as excited about what this new year will bring as I am? I hope you all had some nice holidays and are ready to restart and hopefully do it better than ever before. I have many plans for this year and I hope I can fullfill them. It was about time to start a new chapter and go for adventures.

But let's get back to the actual post and the details that might be interesting for you :)

It's a cut crease look that came to my mind when I got this georgous palette and meanwhile I've seen other AMUs on Instagram (Yes, I have Instagram and you can follow me if you want).

EYES

URBAN DECAY prime potion in Eden 

LORAC PRO Light Pink, over the whole lid and Mauve in the crease (blended out)

SEPHORA long-lasting eye liner for winged cat eyes

ESSENCE white Ahaaa eyeliner in the waterline

MARC JACOBS 30 blacquer omega lash mascara

SKIN

REVLON Photoready foundation in 004 Nude

NARS radiant creamy concealer in vanilla under the eyes

MAX FACTOR Ellen Betrix loose powder in transparent natural under the eyes (over the Nars concealer)

RIMMEL LONDON Stay Matte powder in 006 warm beige for the T zone

BENEFIT Rockateur blush

ANASTASIA BEVERLY HILLS dipbrow pomade in Chocolate for the eyebrows

LIPS

MAC Please Me lipstick

I wear this look once a week, it goes well with pretty much everything. Even great for work, when you work at a office like me. 

Stay tuned for more posts soon ;)

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