Showing posts with label face-powder. Show all posts
Showing posts with label face-powder. Show all posts

Sunday, 21 April 2013

TOTALLY RANDOM SUNDAY #41

AWARDS
ENG: I recently received two awards! I feel so greatful to people who remembers about me even when she has to choose from a very big list of blogs; but I really do a huge effort posting twice or three times a week, and writing posts is very hard to me because the English part. I hope no one will be offended in any way if I'll reduce the award to minimum things. Sorry, this is the most I can do right now! ç_ç
ITA: recentemente ho ricevuto due premi! Mi fa un piacere immenso quando, tra tutti i blog che ci sono là fuori, qualcuno sceglie di citare proprio me tra i tanti che segue. Però, mea culpa, fatico già un sacco a postare 2/3 volte a settimana, e scrivere i post è un parto ogni volta, soprattutto per via dell'inglese, in cui sono alquanto negata. Spero nessuno se la prenda se riduco il tutto all'osso e al citare le persone che sono state così gentili da ricordarsi di me. Scusatemi, è davvero il massimo che riesco a fare, ora come ora! ç_ç
 
ENG: thank you to Alice from Alice in WonderNails and Valentina from Piccole Luci! ♥
ITA: grazie mille ad Alice di Alice in WonderNails e a Valentina di Piccole Luci! ♥



GIFTS
ENG: this week I'm showing off to you 3 gifts from my friend Verena, who lately went to Germany and thought to this poor girl sick of colors! 
ITA: questa settimana vi mostro 3 regaluzzoli dalla mia amica Verena, che di recente è stata in Germania e ha pensato a me, malata di cose colorate, che pucci! 

P2 - EYE DREAM - 111 TEA TIME
ENG: a baked eyeshadow that I can't decide what color is: sky blue? Green sea? Light teal? Yes, thank you, everything! More, there are flecks of  gold and green, here and there. Gorgeous, simply gorgeous!
ITA: un ombretto cotto dal colore indefinito: celeste? Verdemare? Ottanio chiaro? Sì, ok, va bene tutto! In più ci sono pagliuzze dorate e verdi qua e là. Stupendo, davvero stupendo!

P2 - EYE DREAM - 040 MIDNIGHT STAR
ENG: what can I say about this masterpiece? Seriously... It's too much. I feel overwhelmed in front of this.
ITA: e che gli devi dì a questo capolavoro? No, ma... Seriamente... No... Niente. E' troppo.

RIVAL DE LOOP - MINERAL DUO POWDER - 01 VANILLA-SAND
ENG: my friend Verena knows that I'm searching for the perfect powder as she's also searching for it (we're so naive! XD), so she gifted to me this one, since she's trying it and she thinks it works very well. ♥
ITA: la mia amica Verena, sapendo che anche io, come lei, sono alla ricerca della cipria perfetta (illuse! XD) ha voluto prendermi questa, con cui lei si sta trovando molto bene, per farmela provare. ♥



HAUL
ENG: last, but not least, a nail polish, because... Yes of course! ;P
ITA: e poi uno smaltino, tanto per non perdere il ritmo ;P
KIKO - 340 CELESTE
ENG: this is my free polish I got with the Kiko facebook page coupon! It's hard to believe, but I didn't own ANY color like this one. No bright sky blues. I own darker or pastel or greyish azures, but nothing like this. I filled this gap of mine, at last! Thank you Kiko! ^__^
ITA: ecco il mio smaltino gratis preso con il coupon che Kiko offriva sulla sua pagina facebook! E' difficile da credere, ma io non avevo NESSUN celeste brillante chiaro. Celeste scuro sì, azzurro pastello o grigiastro anche, ma non brillante e chiarissimo. Finalmente ho colmato questa lacuna! Grazie Kiko! ^__^

ENG: that's all for this week! Bye bye! ;) / ITA: tutto qui per sta settimana! Ciau! ;)

Wednesday, 17 April 2013

Alverde - Puder Camouflage

ENG: as I wrote before, I bought this powder for a friend of mine: Simona from Light Your Nails blog. She couldn't find it anywhere, so I picked up one for her. Then I fell in love with this packaging and its scent of cookies, so I picked up another one for me, too. *^__^*
ITA: come ho già scritto qualche tempo fa, ho preso questa cipria perchè la voleva tanto la mia amica Simona del blog Light Your Nails. Non riusciva a trovarla da nessuna parte, così gliel'ho presa io. Poi mi sono innamorata del packaging e del suo profumo biscottoso e me la sono presa pure per me. *^__^*


ENG: fell in love with the packaging and the smell, I surrended! Price is fabulous: just € 4.00. Quantity of product is mysterious, but the jar has  a diameter of 5 cm.
PROS: first of all, the adorable packaging: You can open the top in 2 different ways: there's a click to open for a mirror, where also there's a duvet/sponge, that's one of the softest things I've ever touched. You can also twist off the top to take the powder, protected by a plastic sifter. Another strength is the smell of cookies that leaves your skin smelling as if you just were out of a nursery! The powder is extremely thin and impalpable; it's slightly satin and white with a hint of pink, but the color almost disappears when you wear it; it fairly dulls; and has a good duration. The INCI is also very good. Since this products isn't on the official site (why? O_O), here it is:  Talc, Mica, Silica, Zink Stearate, Isoamyl Laurate, Parfum (Essential Oils), Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil Silver Oxide, CI 77891, CI 77491, CI 75470. 
CONS: I've got a dilemma: this product has been called "puder camouflage", so... Should it be a powder that also works well as concealer, am I right? Ok, forget it, because it conceals nothing. It has a lot of good qualities, but coverage isn't one of them.  It doesn't even out the complexion very much. You can see this thing in the last pic: it doesn't hide veins or wrinkles, but it levels your complexion, though, just a bit.
CONCLUSIONS: I think this powder is very useful if your foundation makes a good job about coverage by itself, otherwives it couldn't be enough if you need to cover imperfections and discoloration. By the way, the sweet scent pays for the rest. ;)


ITA: innamorata del packaging e del profumo, ho ceduto, ma per un prezzo favoloso, solo € 4.00. Non c'è scritta la quantità di prodotto contenuta, ma la jar ha un diametro di 5 cm circa.
PRO: prima di tutto, l'adorabile confezione: il tappo ha due aperture, la prima, a click, dove c'è uno specchietto ed è alloggiato il piumino/spugnetta, che è probabilmente la cosa più sofficiosa mai toccata in vita mia dopo il cincillà - vivo, non in pelliccia - di una mia amica; e un'altra, da svitare, sotto cui si trova la polvere, dosabile tramite un sifter in plastica. Altra cosa è il suo incantevole profumo biscottoso, che rischia di farmi diventare una sniffatrice di cipria! Lascia la pelle profumata come foste appena uscite da una nursery. Il prodotto in sè è una polvere finissima estremamente impalpabile, è leggermente satinata e bianca con un lieve accenno rosato, ma quasi scompare una volta stesa; opacizza discretamente, ha una buona durata, e, infine, ha un ottimo INCI: visto che questo prodotto non c'è sul sito ufficiale (perché? O_O) ve lo copio a mano: Talc, Mica, Silica, Zink Stearate, Isoamyl Laurate, Parfum (Essential Oils), Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil Silver Oxide, CI 77891, CI 77491, CI 75470. 
CONTRO: ho un dilemma: si chiama "puder camouflage", quindi, tecnicamente, dovrebbe essere una cipria che funge anche da correttore. Ok, dimenticatevelo, perchè non camuffa proprio na ceppa. Ha tante buone qualità, niente da dire,  ma non copre un bel niente, nè omogeneizza l'incarnato più di tanto. Nell'ultima immagine potete vedere come non nasconda vene e rughette, in compenso uniforma le discromie, poco, ma lo fa.
CONCLUSIONI: se il vostro fondotinta fa già un egregio lavoro di copertura di imperfezioni e discromie, questa cipria è utilissima, altrimenti potrebbe non essere sufficiente. Il suo profumo, però, ripaga di tutto. ;)


Sunday, 24 March 2013

TOTALLY RANDOM SUNDAY #38

INFO ABOUT FOLLOWING / INFORMAZIONI PER SEGUIRE IL BLOG
ENG: just a quick notice to let you know that you can follow this blog in more ways  in addition to Google Friend Connect from now on: take a look on the right menu for Bloglovin, Google+ and/or E-mail. :)
ITA: solo un avviso veloce per farvi sapere che da ora potete seguire questo blog in altri modi, oltre a Google Friend Connect: nel menù a destra trovate tutto il necessario per Bloglovin, Google e/o E-mail. :)



HAUL
ENG: a few weeks ago I took advantage from a very interesting promotion on the E.L.F. website to buy a few needed items plus a one whim more as extra cuddle. :)
ITA: alcune settimane fa ho approfittato di una interessantissima promozione dal sito della E.L.F. per acquistare alcune cose basiche indispensabili più un piccolo capriccio. :)
E.L.F. STUDIO - POWDER BRUSH
ENG: people say that this brush works very well as multipurpose helper: it's for pressed and mineral powders, and even for creamy and liquid foundations, so I'm curious to figure out if it's true. I read a lot of good reviews about it, so I ordered it as soon as I could, more it costs a lot less of other high quality items I really like but I can't afford right now, for example the Everyday Minerals or the Neve Cosmetics ones.
Update: I'm using it for almost a month so far and I'm happy with it especially for blushes. I prefer a softer brush for powders (to avoid that leads around the unferlying foundation) and a thicker one for mineral foundation (because a kabuki attivates microcirculation better). I didn't try it for liquid foundation, yet. ;)
ITA: mi serviva assolutamente un pennello che, come questo, funzionasse bene sia per polveri compatte che per minerali liberi, e anche per creme e fondi liquidi: un passe-partout, insomma, quindi ora vediamo come si comporterà. Di lui avevo sentivo sempre parlare così bene che ho voluto ordinarlo appena ho potuto, inoltre costa un terzo rispetto ad altri pennelli simili di buona qualità, quali quello di Everyday Minerals e Neve Cosmetics, su cui sbavo da un bel pezzo ma che, ora come ora, non posso proprio permettermi.
Aggiornamento: lo sto usando da quasi un mese e l'utilizzo per cui mi sto trovando meglio è per il fard. Per la cipria ne preferisco uno più morbido (onde evitare che porti in giro il fondotinta sottostante), e uno più folto per il fondo minerale (un buon kabuki attiva di più la microcircolazione durante il "massaggio" dell'applicazione). Non l'ho ancora provato per fondi liquidi, invece, ma vi farò sapere. ;)
E.L.F. STUDIO - EYE TRANSFORMER
ENG: and this is the whim! It's a palette with 4 opalescent eyeshadows. You can barely see the differences between the colors, if you apply them alone. With a dark base, instead, they transform themselves into enchanting metallic reflections in green, copper, purple or blue. Amazing. I can't say nothing more today, but I'm going to do a review of this as soon as me and "it" we'll be closer to each other. ;P
ITA: e questo è il capriccio! E' una mini palette con 4 ombretti opalescenti di cui si riesce a malapena a distinguere il colore, se applicati da soli. Sopra ad una base colorata, invece, e preferibilmente scura, trasformano il colore sottostante in una incantevole riflessione metallica sul verde, rame, viola o blu. Spettacolare. Non so dire altro per ora, magari farò una recensione quando saremo più in confidenza. ;)
E.L.F. STUDIO - WATERPROOF LENGTHENING & VOLUMIZING MASCARA - BLACK
ENG: my faithful mascara: I simply ended the previous one and I don't want to replace it with something else, so I rebought it again. It's the only one that doesn't run away from my wet lashes. :)
ITA: il mio fido mascara: avevo semplicemente finito la precedente confezione e non volevo sostituirlo con qualcos'altro, così l'ho ricomprato. E' l'unico che non fugge via dalle mie ciglia sempre bagnaticce. :)
E.L.F. STUDIO - PRESSED POWER - PORCELAIN
ENG: my E.L.F. Mineral Booster ended... My other E.L.F. mineral-powder-that-I-don't-remember-its-name ended... My Lily Lolo Finishing Powder in Flawless Silk ended... Argh! Need some decent rescue powder! So I've tried with this. It seems good, I must to admit it, but it's too soon to say it for sure. ^^
Update: I'm using it every day and I'm liking it very much, I must to admit it. I like its coverage (by the way, lighter shade could not fit for pale skintones), I like the fact it doesn't create the cakey effect, I really like it. Just one defect: it isn't long lasting, and you'll need of touch ups. I don't care about being perfect all day long (because I'm not at all, even as soon as I've did my makeup XD) so this powder is very good for €4,50! :D
ITA: la mia cipria E.L.F. Mineral Booster finita... L'altra mia cipria E.L.F. di-cui-non-ricordo-assolutamente-il-nome era finita... La Lily Lolo Finishing Powder in Flawless Silk era finita pure lei... Mapporc! Necessitavo subito di una cipria al volo di qualità decente! Così ho provato a prendere questa, e, devo ammetterlo, non sembra niente male per ora, ma è ancora presto per dirlo con certezza. ^^
Aggiornamento: la sto utilizzando quasi ogni giorno e al centro ha già raggiunto la cialdina. Mi sta piacendo devo dire: mi piace la coprenza (attenzione che, anche la tonalità più chiara, potrebbbe essere troppo scura per le pelli pallide), mi piace che non faccia l'effetto mascherone, mi piace proprio tanto. Unico difetto, non ha una lunga durata sulla pelle, e necessita di ritocchini se ci tenete ad essere sempre a posto quando state fuori molte ore. A me non frega granchè (sono ben lungi dalla perfezione anche appena truccata e/o miracolata! XD), quindi per 4 euro e spicci mi va da Dio! :D

Sunday, 19 February 2012

TOTALLY RANDOM SUNDAY #11

HAULS
DECEMBER HAUL FROM ELF!
My cousin and I we bought few items in December taking advantage from the offer 17,50 euros of products + free shipping + mystery box. Here we go with my choices and what was into our mystery box. 
- E.L.F. Essentials - Mechanical Eyelash Curler: very cheap, comfortable grip, it's not broken, yet, but doesn't curl eyelashes as much as my previous curler. Cute but maybe not so useful. :/
- E.L.F. Studio - Waterproof Lengthening & Volumizing Mascara: actually I'm not sure this mascara extends and expands for real the lashes, because my eyelashes are already long and thick and very black, but the waterproof thing... Oh! I finally found a real waterproof mascara: you can apply this mascara and, in case you blink by mystake one second after the application, you will not have black spots all around; you can forget your mascara when you go to sleep and the next morning you'll be still perfect... Amazing, really. No other words. My mascara for life. I need for stocks! A+ with all my heart!
- E.L.F. Mineral - Booster in Sheer: this is the first powder of my entire life, so I cannot claim to give you an opinion. I bought it because I've read a lot of very good reviews, but I need for more and more time before I can really understand its quality. Sorry, I'm useless forthis... :P
- E.L.F. Holiday 2011 - 6 pcs Eyeshadow Palette in Natural: *breath* I was in love with the colors of this mini and cute palette, but I have to admit this wasn't a good purchase... The eyeshadows just don't write... You need to wet them and work them pretty much, for a final result disappointing, however. I paid it half then its price, only 2 euros, but I'm sad anyway, because I did really fall in love with the colors at first sight. ç__ç I thought: even the quality was bad, I could customize the palette for my lipsticks, at least... But I can't do that, either: also the packaging is pretty cheap... You're lucky this was a limited edition and I'm unlucky that the same palette of the past holiday (xmas of 2010) was a lot better. *sigh* Wait! The brush is useful for small corrections with concealer, at least. ;P
- E.L.F. Holiday 2011 - Beauty on the Go in day to Night: these ones were a lot better, luckily!!! Don't you expect fireworks on your face, no, please, resize your expectations; but these palettes are a good solution for an easy make-up. Half of shades are not well pigmented and they are quite invisible on your skin, but those ones are good? They are really pretty. I'm especially in love with the blush of the night palette and few of the shimmers from both palettes. The lipglosses are almost lipsticks, this was another good surprise. Important thing! ELF is releasing storage cases for this kind of palettes, but I've found a hygienic and comfortable and easy and FREE solution: put the second palette inverted in the transparent plastic case and cut all around. I can't understand the thrauma in the blogosphere for the lack of another case... Really, I can't... XD

LINKS OF THE WEEK
SWATCHES & COMPARISONS
- Nail Art Sakura: Nfu.Oh - 59
A cherry jelly base + flakies, pretty close to my new Barielle - Elle's Spell
- My Lucid Bubble: Amour - Rain Glitter
One of my lemmings that screams Carnival!!! I love it!
Such an interesting discover! Very close to Orly - Iron Butterfly I would a lot
- The Swatchaholic: Chanel - Peridot and its dupes
Finally a complete comparison for the big trend of these past months
SpaRitual is a brand that intrigue me, this collection is another crush for me: especially Shooting Star!
NAIL-ARTS 
This week I link 4 very simple nail arts, but with color or finish combos that win for many reasons: a simple idea for a great result!
- Neglelakkmani: Tape stripes mani
- LovebeanGirl: Pop stripes and stars
- Chloe's Nails: Matte Checkers
VARIOUS
An interesting poll with a lot of categories to check recent nail trends
I'm so in love with this yummy posts, and I envy German girls a lot, too ;P

That's all for this week. See ya! ^__^/

Sunday, 27 November 2011

TOTALLY RANDOM SUNDAY #2

HAULS
E.L.F
I took advantage from this amazing promotion: minimum of €12.00 of purchase + free shipping + mystery box € 12.00 of value. Great deal!

 
What I bought:
1) Studio Kabuki Brush - it works very well but it's lost a lot of hair, but just the first time I've used it, so I think we'll be good friends for the future
2) Mineral Foundation in Light - after 3 days it seems a great product, my skin thanks a lot
3) Mineral Eyeshadow Primer - velvety and delicate: very good!
4) Studio Complete Coverage Concealer in Medium - 3 of 4 colors are too similar to each others and they are not very covering, but it works very well over no-serious imperfections. It's easier to work with if you use your fingers, but the brush in the palette is a very good brush for other uses. I need more time before a fair judgement


My Mystery Box:
1) Mineral Bamboo Powder Brush - oh wow... so soft... I want to push my cheek all the day with it *_*
2) Nail Polish in Twinkle - a glitter multicolor top coat with delicate colors
3) & 4) Shimmer Eyeliner Pencil in Boldly Bronzed - yes, I received 2 of them! XD by the way, no problems at all: I'll swap the second one with a friend of mine or it'll be a gift, because it's a very pretty shade. I think it's better as pencil eye than eyeliner, because it's easy to work with

CHRESY
How I could resist in front of a big basket full of polishes mixed together as a peanut exhibitor at the supermarket with a sign 1x€1.50 or 3x€3.00? Am I crazy? Yes, I know... But not for this reason... Soooo I dipped my hands into it as a little girl with a basket of candies and I bought these 5 polishes for me and few more for my friends. Surprise: they are B4F and no bad at all! Search for a store near to you on the "Sirene Blu" official site. I don't know another chain of stores when I could find them, sorry.
40 - BORDEAUX PERLATO - shimmered dark red
42 - VERDE SCURO PERLATO - shimmered dark forest green
77 - MARRONE PERLATO - metallic-almost-a-frost greysh taupe
73 - VERDE CHIARO GLITTER - foiled light green apple
71 - AZZURRO GLITTER - foiled very light silvery blue
H&M
Next 2 polishes are a gift from my cousin, who can't resist to cute bottles! :D The first one has a design surely inspired from the British brand Ciaté and the second one reminds to the limited editions of the German brand Catrice. By the way, 2 very preeeetty polishes! Thank you Baby! <3
Going to the Opera - a creamy lacquered pure red
- Blue Wave - effect topcoat with blue sky and pink microglitters
CHINA GLAZE + A-ENGLAND
Next couple of polishes were sent to me by one of my polish-buddies, Daniela! ;D 
- China Glaze - Ghoulish Glow: this is a gift from my friend, who knew about my passion for it. I wore it few days ago and my cat has played with my hands for hours (in the night, of course!!!) XD I'm thinking about painting some xmas decoration with it, what do you think about it? ;D
- A-England - Camelot: me and my friend took advantage by a promotion and I bought this black cream. I think cremes are very hard to choose. Glitters, holos, duochromes, etc... They are gorgeous but their special effect can easily hides lacks of formula: cremes have to be perfect or the result on your nails will be a disaster, so I'm always very careful about which creme to buy and which don't: bases are important, ever, for every things in your life. This one is amazing, the perfect black base. Adviced! ;D
MISSHA + ETUDE HOUSE
Next bunch of polishes are not mine: I bought from a very kind Korean eBay seller, Ruby Ruby Shop, who has a lovely catalogue of make-ups, stationery, jewelry, wall decals, skincare items and nail polishes, for a fair price and free shipping. I was searching for a wall sticker for my entrance and some cheap ideas for xmas gifts, then I discovered she also had polishes, and Daniela e Barbara bought a few of them, so, this is the reason I have them to my place even they aren't mines. I'll swatch them on false tips before they will go to their real owners, so they will be useful for future comparisons. ;)
If you're interested in purchase, Ruby Ruby Shop sells these Korean brands: Missha, Etude House, Skin Food, Laneige, Tony Moly, Innisfree and few more.
- Missha - HGR01: amazing, isn't it? I'm speechless since the first time I've seen it, and I'm still with no words any time I look at it. I think it's pretty close to new Model's Own - Beetlejuice Collection - Golden Green, don't you think?
I didn't swatched them, yet, so I can't talk about their quality
- Etude House - LUCIDarling - Shimmering #3 beige brown
- Etude House - LUCIDarling - Shimmering #5 garnet red
- Etude House - LUCIDarling - Glittering #5 tender mint
- Etude House - LUCIDarling - Shimmering #1 satin purple
OTHERS?
There are a lot more polishes I would to show you next Sunday. Since I never did a haul post, I would to show all I received as gift and bought by me during last 2/3 months: there also are a lot of [b]Basic (but most of them are for a future giveaway ;D), my Unicorn Puke from Cult Nails, 2 Kikos, 1 Ever, 1 Basic Beauty by Limoni, 1 Astra and... 4 Tony Molys from the crazy Galaxy collection! *__*

LINKS OF THE WEEK:
SWATCHES
Pee Before Polish: Zoya Ivanka 
one of my lemmings <3
Scrangie: Color Club - Backstage Pass Collection
usually Color Club releases great items, but... This one...? CC, what's happened? ç__ç
- The Polish Aholic: Zoya - Feel Collection
I read different opinions about formula of this collection, but the dusty pastel shades are a must-have
- Nihrida: Essence - True Love + Essence - The dawn is broken
I'm waiting for the grey one from a friend of mine bought it for me and I can't wait to try my asphalt polish *__* The burgundy one: yummy!
- Mai Senza Smalto: [b] Basic - Earth Style Life + New York limited editions
[b]basic is the brand of Schlecker drugstores and this time is even better than usual, especially for the ESL collection, almost one coat polishes. Incredible! I want to swatch all of them as soon as my nails re-grow. *^__^*
- Light Your Nails: Essence - All Access
one of my favourite greens!
- The Beauty Case: TWIN Colour - Smurf Blue to Purple
I want to smurf myself! XD
- Temptalia: MAC for Gareth Pugh - Ascension
Oh.My.God. I think it's very close to an Essence polish in a past TE, Holoberry or something... Don't you think?
- Let Them Have Polish - Nicole by OPI - Kardashian collection
in love with the teal one and the white one *__*
NAIL-ARTS
- Gems in a Bottle: Polka Dots
- Nailside: Striped mani  
- Wacky Laki: Missoni Style Stamping + Plaid Pattern - chapeau lady, chapeau... 
- A Day in the Life of Dollface: Pokemon nail art 
- Copy That, Copy Cat: Up! The Movie nail art - no words :O
- The Polished Perfectionist: Subtle lilac combination for stamping 
- The Posh Polish: Glittery Grey Gradient French 
- Emerald Sparkled: Galaxy Nails - I love galaxy nails but I can't do this, so I'm envious and admired at the same time ;)
- The Trace Face Philes: Hippie Nails
- Nails by Kayla Shevonne: Stripes & Stars
- Nailasaurus: Pac-Man nail art
- NailXChange: Purple optical stamping 
VARIOUS
- Vitious & Delicious: Neve Make-Up - palette Elegantissimi preview
- Pee Before Polish: Ann Summers lingerie

FREE TALK
- I MUST to stop to drink my tea too soon and burn my tongue and then I can't taste the food for 3 days... It's a vicious circle... @__@
- My nails are broken again, yay! XD