Review - Seventeen Cosmetics

A few weeks ago I ran out of my L'oreal foundation...and so necessity pushed me on the hunt for a new product. Not so "in love" with L'oreal products, because of moral reasons and the way my skin looks when I use them ( note: every item from L'oreal I have, I received as a present from my friends), I wanted to change to something better at a lesser price if possible...and I found the best replacement!!

I know Seventeen products since I was a kid and my mom brought lip glosses from them. I loved the texture, but somehow I always thought of them as products for a mature skin. Also in high school, some of my gal' mates used the foundation from them, but I didn't take too much notice.

They recently have the launch of some new products, got out some new magazines with looks and had a somewhat change in the ingredients. So I thought...why not take a look? While browsing, another girl came, tested the foundation and then started talking on how much she loves it and how much her sister is also in love with it...how it doesn't look like a mask and blends so well...I find these small chats on cosmetics very nice and it's a great way to exchange opinions! (my teacher in management always said that a happy customer can influence up to 7 -8 other potential customers; but an unhappy one can influence even as much as 20 other people...funny huh?)

Thus been told, I found myself at the counter with a brand new bottle of foundation, with a personal bonus: a new pressed powder....couldn't help myself. *innocent glare*

So far...the only thing I can possibly say is that...I ADORE THEM!!!!!
The texture of the foundation is so light and yet it covers everything so well that I don't even have to use a concealer anymore! Because of some recent events I had a mild break out because of the stress accumulation. The product didn't gather or clogged on the sensible areas, reduced the shine and it lasts all day long with no transfer. And "in a combo" with the powder...I have no worries!

The powder is also very light and has a medium coverage. It didn't dry up my skin when I used it alone and it stayed put for some good hours. I would recommend using it with the foundation, but it does work fine even without!

The products contain zinc and bee wax and this also helped me to reduce the break out and heal the areas! The wax is great in order to make the product more lasting and not let the excess oils or perspiration alter the finished look.
As I said..I love, love, love, looove them!! Pair up with a hot fuchsia pink...or any color of your choice...and you'll have a wow effect for sure!!

Right now I and kinda between shades, but I use:
Foundation - Time Plus, shade medium;
Powder - Natural Color Compact Powder, shade medium beige.
The difference is small, almost unnoticeable and I also use it on my neck and chest.

Hope this is helpful!! Have a nice weekend!

Kissu.

Green Smoke

Hey guys! Hope you are well and all is safe! Today we are going to make a sexy green smokey eye, perfect four you brown, hazel and green eyed babes. Also, it's going to work like a charm on a tanned skin. Let's get going!

I didn't use foundation or powder before doing my eyes, because of the fall out from the dark shadows. I applied tape again, but lower from the end my eyebrow...about 1cm.

Smudge some black eyeliner on your upper lash line. Don't worry if it's not a clean line, you are going to use shadow on. Start with a dark forest green and blend the line from before, up, about half the lid. Continue with a mid green with some gold infusion on the rest of the lid and blending up in the crease. With a vibrant forest green go in the crease and a little bit under the brow bone. In the inner corner of the eye and under the brow use a light mat color similar to your skin color. Also, right under the brow, in a very small amount, use a mat white to bring more light in the eye. On the center of the lid I used just a dust of lime green to create dimension.

Under the eye, connect the vibrant forest green with the one in the crease and take the light color under and blend it with the green. Line your waterline and add mascara...and your done!



On the face I used the same routine, but with a orange blush.

On the lips, it's just a simple lip gloss, peachy color.



What I used:

Face:
* Artistry Self Defining Sheer Foundation, shade Linen;
* Elf All Over Cover Stick, shade Fair;
* Rimmel London, Lasting Finish Minerals Loose powder, shade 103 True Ivory;
* Blush from the Sephora pallet, "Tango in Buenos Aires";
* Miss Sporty, Bronzing Powder, shade Sun Kissed;
* ELF Bronzing Powder, shade Luminance.

Eyes:
*Sephora Pallet, "Tango in Buenos Aires" + "Clubbing in Tokyo" (the picture is to show you the colors I used; as for the white and nude colors, I think you already know how those look :-p);

* Maybelline NY, Unstoppable Eyeliner, shade Onyx + ADA liner;
* Miss Sporty, Pump Up Lashes, shade 001 black.

Lips:
*Sephora Pallet, "Coffee in New York".

I'm sorry I'm cutting this so short, but "life happens"...and it hits you hard when it does!

Next time I will be posting a review on two new items and a couple more looks with that!
Hope this was helpful! Have a nice weekend!

Kissu.

Purplish Pink Swing

Hey guys!! Long time, no see! College is taking the best of me this time of year....I'm in full exam session :D. But i do have for you today a new look, perfect for summer, tanned skin and partys on the beach!

This look is great for brown eyes, but it will make any eye color stand out. You will see that I reshaped my eye...You can do the same or keep your natural shape. I'll tell you how! I will also post a picture with the colors I used and in what order, so you can find them in your own pallet or substitutes. ( You don't have to use the same products I use!!)


So here we go:
Place some tape from the outer corner of the eye toward the end of your eyebrows, in order to create a clean, sharp make-up line.

Start with a light shimmery pink and use it on the entire lid. Don't go higher from the crease or in the inner corner. In the crease put a darker pink and blend it well. We don't want the color to show, just to create dimension.

Now...in order to recreate the shape of the eye take a plum color and place it right above the crease. A simpler way is to look straight into the mirror and with a fluffy angled brush, create a line above your natural crease fold and blend up. Do not connect the end of your eye with the new line we made. Take again the darker pink and defuse the plum color, going up.

With a white, infused with pink, shadow, clean the area under the "new crease". Don't use much because we want to keep the colors we used before. Now you can connect the line from the plum shadow with the corner of your eye, going under it half your eye.

Coming back to the inner corner, put a shimmery white shade and blend with the light pink. Place it also under your eye and blend it with the plum. Close to the tear-duct and under the eyebrow use a mat white to brighten up the eye.

You can stop here if you want a lighter look, but I personally went a little bit darker. With a darker shade of plum, also infused with gold, I retraced the previous plum color and darkened it up.

Last bit not least, I lined my water line with a black liner and my upper lash line with gel liner. If you still have the tape from the beginning, this will be of great help to make a great cat eye effect. Take the tape off and blend a little under if you think the line is too sharp. Mascara or, if you want, add false eyelashes...they would work like a charm in this case. You still have to use mascara even so, to blend your natural lashed to the false ones.


For my face, I used my same routine, but added a little bit more bronzer and a wine blush. Also went one shade darker for my foundation ( I'm still stark white...so I'll just fake it a lil'; if you want to do this, use fondation also on your neck and chest and don't pick a too far off color from your natural skin tone).

As for my lips, I user a pinky nude color liner and also a more nude pink lipstick. But, in order to step it up, I used a ruby red gloss :). You can use a variety of pinks, but take care not to go too dark because we already have a lot going on the eyes.

And thus been said....your done!!


What I used:

Face:
* Artistry Self Defining Sheer Foundation, shade Linen;
* Elf All Over Cover Stick, shade Fair;
* Rimmel London, Lasting Finish Minerals Loose powder, shade 103 True Ivory;
* Blush from the Sephora pallet, "Clubbing in Tokyo";
* Miss Sporty, Bronzing Powder, shade Sun Kissed;
* ELF Bronzing Powder, shade Luminance.

Eyes:
*Sephora Pallete "Shopping in Milan"(the picture is to show you the colors I used; as for the shimmery and mat white colors, I think you already know how those look :-p);*Oriflame Visions, shade Chic;
*Perfect eyes,"I *heart* just you"( shade no.1): white shade with infused pinks;
* E. Funkhouser creme eye liner, shade Graphite;
* Maybelline NY, Unstoppable Eyeliner, shade Onyx + ADA liner;
* Miss Sporty, Pump Up Lashes, shade 001 black.

Lips:
*Kallos lipliner, shade 1.2
*Rimmel London Lasting Finish Lipstick, shade Airy Fairy
*Rimmel London Kiss Off Lipgloss, shade "The Night Before"

Hope this was helpful!

Kissu