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

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

Maybelline Fit Me Anti-shine Sticks!

Hi.

Today's post is dedicated to the Maybelline Fit Me Anti-shine Sticks.

What you didn't know about these? OMG You are missing out on something!

Long story short:

What L'Oréal says about them:

Our first gel stick foundation with an anti-shine core
Fresh gel foundation blends to a natural matte finish
Lightweight powders in the anti-shine core instantly dissolve excess oil

Why You'll Love It

It’s one-step perfection.
The first of its kind – lightweight gel stick foundation with an anti-shine powder core:

• Powder core instantly dissolves excess oil.
• For flawless, shine-free skin and tailor-made natural matte coverage.
• Easy to apply and great on-the go.
• Available in 12 oil-free shades.

For Best Results

Apply to your face and blend evenly with your fingertips.

These are really amazing!!! I hated the Fit me foundation, bought a bottle and the foundation was not my skin tone at all and the formula was gross too. But these little sticks are quite awesome. Very handy, you can put them in your bag and carry them with you whenever you feel like you're makeup's gonna need a refreshing or what I like to do with them is that I use the lightest and darkest colors I owe (Vanilla and Moka) for contouring and highlighting (which you can see below) and the middle color 250 Beige Soleil I use when I go swimming and I know I'm going to the city, to the mall or I'm meeting up with friends, then I only use this stick because you can apply it easily on your whole face and then you use your fingers to blend it in. No foundation brush or powder afterwards needed. :) It's practical when it has to be done quickly!

BEFORE contouring/highlighting:

I already prepared my face using firstly a Nivea day cream (normal to mixed skin) then the Revlon Photo Ready foundation in 004 Nude, I also filled in my eyebrows with the MAC Satin Taupe eyeshadow. L'Oréal False Eyelash Extensions mascara in magnetic black on my lashes and the Maybelline Baby Lips balm in mint fresh.

I like to blend the darker color with my Real Techniques expert face brush and the highlight color with my Real Techniques stippling brush.

AFTER

The Result!!! :) I think the finish is clearly a more flawless face. I added a bit of Benefit Coralista Blush on my cheeks and I powered it with Rimmel Stay Matte powder in 006 Warm Beige. My fache might look on all pictures a bit oily or shiny but actually it wasn't at all, this is probably only because of the flash light, my face was actually matte on each of them.

I carry one of these little sticks every where I go. So easy to apply to the whole face and great for touch ups on the move. Leaves me with a natural flawless finish. Love the gel formula of it = Perfection. Only con, these are pretty expensive, at least here in Luxembourg where I live, about 10-11€. I always try to buy them when I'm in Germany and go to DM, they are cheaper there, 6-7€.

HAVE YOU TRIED THEM ALREADY OUT?

Please leave a comment below! ^^

Have a nice evening! 

IrSaDa

DM Haul (Drugstore/Drogerie)

Hiiii,

Here I am again! I was at DM some day again and I wanted to show you what I bought this time.

 

Starting with makeup!

 

I repurchsed one of the maybelline Fit me foundation sticks, this time I decided to take another number, #250 sun beige instead of #120 classic ivory, because believe it or not I got a little tan and now I feel like #120 is too light for me. These sticks are so great, the formula is quite nice, it has a good coverage and is easy to blend with the fingers or makeup brush :)

I also restocked my favorie pen that I like to use for my eyebrows. I'm talking about the essence longlasting eye pencil in 'hot chocolate'. It's just the perfect color for my eyebrows.

I also bought one more Astor soft sensation lipcolor butter in #011 feling feline. That would be my 3rd 'chubby stick' by Astor.

I also needed to buy new tweezers because I lost mine and I needed to do my eyebrows so badly and since this one was so cheap, not even 2€ as I remember, it does the job quite right.

And last but not least I got turned on by the new Astor lipsticks from the Heidi Klum collection. The Dorient recommended one of the a few days ago and so I had to take a closer look at these and I was quite impressed by them too. Very pigmented while swatching! I haven't put any of them on yet but since it's almost summer, this summer screams for bright lipstick colors. :D

 

A little swatch of the 3 colors I bought! The Dorient mentionned that she thought ARTY looks similar to MAC Impassionated and it comes really close to it thought. I do have bouth too. If you wanna see a comparison of those two colors just let me know and I might put up some swatch pictures. I think I picked the 3 best colors from this collection and if I also like them on my lips I might buy a few more.

For my nails I had to buy some nailpolish remover since I was running out of it. I bought one with sponge, love these to remove glitter nail polish and I bought a simple one for quick removement. I also picked up 3 colors from the brand P2, two of the new satin supreme colors and a green one from the regular collection.

I bought hair removing cream for my legs cuz in summer I don't like to shave them since I always get little pimples on my tights and I find it easy to avoid this buy using removement cream plus this make them even a bit tighter. Bought my favorite tooth paste and I also bought a handlotion that has shea butter and argan oil in it. I might have said it a 100 times so far but I have really dry hands and it's sometimes hard to keep them moistrized over the whole day since I often forget to put hand cream on them. So by buying a hand lotion with a pump I find it easier to use this after using my regular hand soap. ^^

 

I went back to an old favorite of mine that I always bought back then when we had Schlecker's in Luxembourg (they are closed now).  And I bought already 2 cuz these are not very big and I wanted a little stock of them cuz I decided to not use the bebe young care and rexona deodorant that I normally use. I don't know if you have already heard of the big scandal lately in the news. Almost every deodorant has aluminium in them and this substance can cause cancer. And that's why I won't use them anymore!!!!

I also grapped a bit of food at DM. Bought 3 fitness bar with vanilla-strawberry  and a beetroot-horseradish cream. Had to buy this one since I was so impressed by the color and already saw someone on instagram using this one, that I had to have it for myself. BTW these fitness bars are by far the best I've ever tried. They were only 50 cents one, I think next time I'll grab a bunch more ;)

That's it for today! ^^

IrSaDa

New Year's Eve Look!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!

I actually can't believe we're writing already 2014, for me it still feels a bit like 2013. And this is my first post this year *excited* :D And it's of course about new year's eve and the make up I was wearing that night. For the eye makeup I used my Sleek Vintage Romance palette I recently bought. I think in 2014 I will do more of makeup looks than I tend to (sorry for that btw)

FACE

P2 perfect face oil control base

REVLON Photo Ready foundation in 004 Nude

BOURJOIS bronzer primer

  SLEEK contour & highlighter (in light from the bronzer palette)

MAKE UP FOR EVER mat bronzer in #30

NARS orgasm blush 

RIMMEL LONDON Stay Matte powder in 005 Silky Beige

URBAN DECAY All Nighter long lasting makeup setting spray

LIPS

NYX lipliner pencil in Deep Pruple

ARTDECO #35 lip lacquer (is darker than it probably looks like on the pictures)

EYES

URBAN DECAY eye shadow base in 'eden'

SLEEK 'Propose in Prague' in the crease (6th color, 1st row)

'Court in Cannes in the V zone and along upper lashline (3rd color, 1st row)

'Meet in Madrid' applied WET on the rest of the whole lid (2nd color, 1st row)

& 'Pretty in Paris' as highlighter under the brows (1st color, 1st row)

MAYBELLINE express liner (upper line)

CATRICE gel eye liner in 010 'Black Jack with Jack Black' (waterline)

BOURJOIS volumizer mascara

P2 eyebrow express in '021 perfect brunette'

I had a fabulous night with some fabulous girls of mine and I hope you had much fun too if not I wish you at least a wonderfull 2014 with lots of health, luck and great moments. Enjoy it!

Keep it rocking!

IrSaDa

Deauty Box Of December!

Heeey Deautynistas!


Almost Christmas! My deauty box of December arrived just on time. Before the coming holidays Deauty send me a box with stuff that will make sure I am prepared and all looking good from head to finger nails ^^

This box is also more wrapped than a present than usually. Very pretty I must say :D

This month I received 5 goodies:

 

Menu of December:

EVOCURE - Anti-aging serum (4 ml)

"Innovation at the forefront of cosmetic technology, Evocure serum is a real elixir of youth for your skin. It's composition with advanced active ingredients and encapsulated hyaluronic allows it to penetrate quickly and deeply into the skin in order to release it's acitfs principles that will stimulate deep collagen production and cell repair acid. Purity, simplicity and composition of elements naturally present in the body make, it's a exceptional treatment. A few drops. Apply every morning / evening to the face before your moisturizer. Full size: 30 ml & price: 65,00 €."

Uhhhhh sounds like a really good young unit fountain. The fact that 30 ml are 65,00 € probably means it's exclusive. 


Edit: Haven't really noticed a big change. So far.

PLANTE SYSTEM - Massage Candle (full size)

"Stressed and tired at the end of the year? Deauty thought of you. We offer a real moment of relaxation channel that will awaken all your senses. Made of vegetable waxes, this massage candle delicate fragrance of flower cotton is enriched with shea butter with nourishing and softening properties. Light it and let the candle burn for 10 minutes then turn the wick. It will turn into oil massage, sweet and mesmerizing. Full size & price: 8,00 €."

OMG this smells sooooooo good it makes me even fall into a heavy daydream before lighting it and I had no clue something like this even existed, what an amazing idea. I guess I will use it after Christmas, on myself. Yeahhhhh I don't have a boyfriend who can put it on me or I on him, shame on me but we girls always know how to help ourself ;)

Edit: Still no boyfriend, still no use.

MAYBELLINE - Color Show in '#291 Lights out' (full size)

"December is the month where we should not go out without nail polish. This is your power an ultra-feminine look: it makes your hands stylish and at the forefront of a trend brushstroke. Trust the expertise and it's Maybelline Color Show and let your nails wear their finery party. Full size & price: 3,99 €."

That really is a color I would wear. However looking at it from the way it looks in the bottle I kind of have 1 or 2 colors that are very similar ot this one but we'll see how it appears on the nails. (post coming soon)

Edit: The color doesn't show off as it looks in the bottle, it's actually just a black polish. And the lasting didn't please me either.

FRUCTIS - Miraculous oil (full size)

"You want to shine at parties? Need a miracle to your dull hair? Here the miraculous oil, 3 in 1 oil that will soon become an essential in your bathroom. His secret? It contains argan oil nourishes the hair thoroughly. Applied before shampooing, it regenerates hair. Before blow drying, protects the heat and reduces the drying time. Finish, it makes the hair shine and illuminates without weighing it down.  Full size & price: 10,99 €."

Okay, this is really really amazing! I ALWAYS need products like these. Especially heat protections! And it smells so good, well argan it a really nice smell. Only con: your hands are really oily for minutes after applying some to your hair. 

Edit: This is really is a nice product. I can't find anything bad to say about it!

BIOTHERM - BB Cream (5 ml)

"This bb cream is on the border between care and makeup. This is an all-in-one product. It moisturizes, brightens, smoothes, softens and protects corrects with its SPF 15. It's light texture gives an ultra natural finish to your skin. Biotherm is a true expert in moisturizers, this product will be a must-have this winter, when the skin takes a bit more moisture. Full size: 150 ml & price: 25,00 €."

The smell of it reminds me of something but I can't tell you what it is. However it also smells really nice. Swatching it on my hand back it blended into my skin immediately without leaving any tracks which makes me pretty excited to test it on my face tomorrow.

Edit: I gotta be honest. I don't know where I put this... ohhh, I'm so bad.

Final thoughts: I wasn't flashed unboxing this month's box but after reading the menu I was more and more happy about each product actually. It doesn't look spectacular but I believe it is :) And OMG there are 3 full size products that would cost 23 € together if I would go to the store to buy them seperately. Don't forget the Deauty box cost 15 € every month and I got 2 more products!!!!

Have some really nice holidays!!! ^^

IrSaDa

Deauty box of August - the 1 year anniversary box!

Hi Ladies,

It's deauty time again! And this month's deauty box is a special one because the Deauty box is already celebrating it's first birthday!

Pity, I couldn't enjoy these wonderful boxes from the begining on but I'm glad I found out about them cuz no other box is delivering to my country (Luxembourg). 

This month's special box contains 5 full size products that cost all together more or less 48 €. And there are two extras, one headband out of silk and as a client you can pick up an extra shower gel by Bioderma in the iU stores (but unfortunately they are only in Belgium).

Deauty box of August:

Menu of August

 

Bioderma - Sensibio H20 (Full size)

"Sensibio H20, is the 'must-have' micellaire solution: 1 flacon of Sensbio H20 is sold every 8 seconds in the world. And so every beauty addicts of the world have adopted this make up remover and cleaner. Full size: 100 ml! Price: 9,20€."

I wanted to buy this for ages but always forgot it or never found them in the stores I was looking for a cleansing solution. Yesh!!!! Can't wait to see if it's really that good. And it's true that I've seen so many beauty gurus using the cleaner of Bioderma.

Maybelline - Baby lips (Full size)

 

"Stop it with the classic lip balms! This cute little stick is the latest trend in the balms era: nourishes your lips with it's rich formula of shea butter, antioxidants and vitamins. Don't wait for the winter to heal your lips! Join the "Baby Lips" revolution. Full size! Price: 3,99 €."

I had this baby ball in blue, can't remember what taste it was, wasn't much using it althought it was good, maybe this one tastes better.

Garnier - Lisseur Optique (Full size)

"This revolutionary basic complexion concentrates light reflectors with exceptional optical properties for a matte immediately effect, that's filling and smoothing the skin. For best results, apply the base after your day cream. Full size! Price: 10,99 €."

Hmmm not that I need this already at my age but you never know. I'll give it a try anyway thought ;)

Clinique - Rouge Longtemps All Heart (Full size)

 

At Deauty, we celebrate our anniversary with color! Entrust your smile with the big brand Clinique lipstick that combines comfort and long-lasting. This red satin under the shades of brick, beige and pink is perfect for any occasion. Full size! Price: 21, 47 €."

Swatch:

 

I must say this is my first Clinique lipstick! I never was really a fan of their lipsticks, they never catched my attention when I was at the counter, althought I love their Chubby Sticks!!!! I'm really glad that I got this little goodie to maybe change my mind about their lipsticks. Color looks good thought. ^^

Avril - Blush (Full size)

"Brighten your complexion with this delicate blush thanks to April. Very pigmented, easy to apply and blends perfectly, it will enhance your cheeks with a veil of fresh and natural color. The plus? It contains no parabens! Full size! Price: 2,00 €."

The pigmentation looks quite good to me. And I love these little goldish shimmer in it. We'll see if it can keep up with my other peach blushes. I also love the fact that this one is paraben free :)

Final thoughts: I really enjoy this month's Deauty box! All the stuff looks nice to me. The fact that all of these are full size products and would cost me almost 50 €, if I'd buy them seperately, is amazingly awesome. This box really payed off!!!!!! The only con in my eyes are the extra gifts they are promising, I can't really benefit from them, the sild headband I don't know what to do with it and I wish they would have included that shower gel by Bioderma immediately in this box. But all in all as I said before I'm really satisfied with this one!

BTW I'm thinking about doing a "Back to School Giveaway! It might be already up by the end of next week. I still have to buy some stuff for it ;)

Have a nice day!

IrSaDa

My wedding styling!

Hey guys,

Last weekend one of my many cousins got married!!!! ^^ As you might know I have Balkan origins and that means there was of course a big Balkan wedding with lots of folklore dancing ;) That was a hell of a wedding, my feet hurt like hell for at least 2 days and I was tired for a few more days. 

This is my cousin in her beautiful white wedding dress:

 

 

My cousin with her husband

In her other dress, with her two brothers:

DRESS

And here you can see me with some family of mine! 

 

I was wearing a long black H&M dress with a upper and bottom part that is semi-transparent and oppen on the sides which is really great when you dance. I knew I wanted to wear a long dress since everybody else would wear a short dress and I also wanted to try out this new semi-transparent trend ^^ I was also wearing a black satine waterfall jacket over it cuz back then it was still freezing and not as hot as these days.

ACCESSOIRIES

My gold bag was also from H&M, the gold-black chain was borrowed from a friend who actually got it from another friend of mine while a shopping trip in NY. I was so busy that morning that I didn't had the time (or maybe also forgot about it) to put on some earings or other jewellery. And my black shoes with little black stones, that shimmer in the light, are from Jumex. I like them but I will never ever wear new shoes to a wedding again lol Up to 8 hours in new shoes can't end good!

HAIR

I got my hair done by a friend that works a hairdresser. Once again I wanted something different than usual. I went for a hair bun with a braid that goes from the front to one side and I also had a braid under my hair bun. (First 3 pictures are right from the hairdresser, no make up alarm!).

 

And this is what it looked like when I was done with my styling and ready to leave for the wedding! I really loved it and I also got a lot of compliments for it :D A huge thanks again to my friend Jess for that!

MAKEUP

Since I was in such a hurry I wasn't able to take pictures of my makeup from that day and after I got back from the wedding it wasn't that good looking anymore (lot of tears of joy, you know ;)) and so I recreated it ^^

 

Don't be scared about my highlighting and contoring, I know I look like a crazy person with war paint!!!! xD But blended out it turned out into this:

FACE

P2  Perfect Face makeup base

Revlon Photo Ready foundation in 004 Nude

Zoeva cream highlighter and bronzer (concealer palette)

Sleek Face Contour kit powder in light

Bobbi Brown shimmer brick in Pink Quartz (more hightlighter)

NARS Organsm blush

P2 Ferfect Face! finish powder in 010 white brilliance

Urban Decay All Nighter long lasting makeup setting spray

I was applying first the face primer, then the foundation, the I was using the highlighter and contor color from the Zoeva concealer palette and after I blended them out I had to do the whole highlighting and contoring thing again with powder (that's what you do for a long lasting, powder over cream ;) as powder of foundation). And then I also applied some blush and transparent powder over the whole face + the UD all nighter spray.

LIPS

NYX lipliner pencil in 810 Natural

MAC Please me lipstick

For the eyes I decided to also go for gold-black eyes! ^^

EYES

Catrice prime & fine eyeshadow base

Sleek yellow/gold eyeshadow (from the sunset palette, lid, blended out)

Sleek matt black (from the same palette, crease & upper lashline, blended out)

Sephora Jumbo Liner in Gold (on top of th lid, slightly blended out)

Maybelline Liner Express eye liner in black

Benefit they're Real! mascara

Catrice gel eye liner in #10 Black Jack with Jack Black (waterline)

Essence eyeborw stylist set (dark color)

Catrice lash/brow designer (to keep my brows in shape)

As mentioned above I was in such a hurry when I got back from the hairdresser that I had to do my makeup very fast and I had no time left to put on false lashes, nor to put on more jewellery nor to do my nails xD I guess for the next wedding I will plan sooner and better!

I wish my cousin all the best with her husband. May they be happy together for the rest of their lives :)

Have a great sunny week!

Irsada