Everyday Minerals haul!

Thursday, September 1st, 2011

Fick hem detta från Everyday Minerals för ett par dagar sedan! Ett Fair/Matte foundation-kit (7 olika nyanser), två ögonskuggor (travel size, båda var gratis!); Ping Pong och Karmic Crush och en Long Handled Kabuki.

Jag hade nog köpt fler ögonskuggor i travel size om de hade funnits i burkar som innan. Numera är alla travel size i ett roll-on format, dvs skuggan ska rullas på ögonlocket, vilket jag är lite skeptisk till om det är bra. Jag testade Ping Pong på handen och det gick bra, det kom inte ut för mycket i alla fall. Får se hur det känns att rulla på ögonlocken sen. ;)

Skuggan Ping Pong var helt gudomlig, svagt rosa med guldigt skimmer!

Got this from Everyday Minerals a few days ago! A Fair/Matte foundation-kit (7 different shades), two eyeshadows (travel size, got both for free!); Ping Pong and Karmic Crush and a Long Handled Kabuki.

I probably would have bought more eyeshadows in travel size if it weren’t for the new roll-on format, I’m used to have them in regular jars and I’m a bit skeptical to the roll on’s. I tried out Ping Pong on my hand and it worked quite well, not too much came out so I don’t think there will be much loss. Have to wait and see if it works on the eyelid as well. ;)

The shadow Ping Pong was awesome, a pale pink with gold shimmer!

Max Factor Facefinity

Monday, December 6th, 2010

I recently bought (I’ve been buying lots of make up lately!) two Max Factor Facefinity Compact Foundation in the lightest shade called Porcelain at a very discounted price at Lyko. I also got a free make up bag with some mini make up (look at the nail polish, amazing brownish-red shade!) products as well! If you hurry and buy 2 Max Factor products from them, you can get a make up bag for free as well!

It’s strange that I’ve never mentioned the Max Factor Facefinity Compact Foundation in the blog before because it is one of my favorite make up products of all time!

I’ve lost track of how many years I have used it!Loose mineral foundation is amazing but I just can’t have a jar of powder in my bag, so a pressed foundation is the thing! The Facefinity is also the only pressed foundation that I have tried (so far) that matches my pale skin! It also does a fairly good job with covering my red areas (not as good as Lucy Minerals though!).

The only downside with it is that if you have dry skin, it tends to crack and make you look even drier. However, if I take care of my skin and moisturize it enough it gives a flawless look!

More makeup organizing!

Thursday, June 3rd, 2010

English: A while a go I bought a couple of two tier jars on a sale at H&M, perfect for keeping mineral samples in. I find it hard to use foundation samples that are in a bag so why not get them their own jar?  They are a bit big for the purpose but it was the only size they had on sale. On the last picture I took the smashed blush from E.L.F and put it in the jar instead of throwing it away. ^^

Swedish: För ett tag sen fyndade jag små burkar på H&M för halva priset. Perfekta för att förvara mineral prover i. Tycker det är jobbigt med foundation prover i påsar eftersom det hamnar precis överallt då. Burkarna är visserligen en aning för stora för prover men det var ju rea! På sista bilden har jag hällt över den krossade blushen från E.L.F i en av burkarna istället för att slänga allt.  ^^

Foundation – Lucy Minerals

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

On April 12, I ordered my very first full size mineral foundation ever! And yesterday (26th) it arrived! Lucy Minerals foundation in Fair! This is the best foundation I’ve tried so far! Read my review on it here.

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Swedish: Den 12:e april beställde jag min allra första full size mineral foundation! Har annars bara använt en massa prover. Igår den 26:e kom den fram! Nyansen Fair från Lucy Minerals. Den bästa foundation jag provat hittills! Läs min recension här.

Lucy Minerals Foundation

Friday, April 9th, 2010

A couple of weeks ago I received samples of Lucy Minerals foundation (I ordered the original formula – If you have oily skin they have a Oil Control Foundation and if you are extremely allergic they have a Lucy Light Foundation – without any additives.) in the shades Fair, Light and Snow White (it rhymes!). I’ve seen so many good reviews online about them that I just had to order some samples to try them out myself! They came in tiny zip-lock baggies but there were quite a lot in them! Will last long for me!
The sample sizes are $1.50 and the full-sizes are $14 with free shipping ($6.00 Minimum Order) worldwide!

What the website says

Anti-aging, natural sun protection (Titanium Dioxide and Zinc Oxide), NO Parabens or Micronized Minerals, Water-resistant – Holds up well in humidity, Zinc Oxide has anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial properties, Ideal for sensitive, acne-prone, or problem skin (especially rosacea), Contains the ingredient Allantoin (an anti-irritant) to soothe and protect the skin, Great coverage – reduces redness in skin, Free from bismuth oxychloride, talc, fragrance or preservatives…

Since I have problem with my skin; extremely dry areas and redness I was so excited to try it out! And the first time I used it I was like; WOW! Extremely good first impression! And second, and third! I love it! It covers my redness really good and it stays on longer than I thought as well. I even got a bit sweaty one day and I just had to put on some powder on my forehead to cover the shininess.

As you can see below, I have put on the “Light” foundation on the left side (just a little to make it look as natural as possible), the right side is only moisturized (look at that horrible redness, and this is on a good day!).To me it was a huge change!

After the photo was taken I put Everyday Minerals foundation “Fair” (Intensive formula) that I normally wear on the other side just to compare. The EM foundation didn’t cover the redness as good as Lucy Minerals, I also felt that EM made my skin more dry and that I had to use more to get the coverage I wanted. I have also had the feeling that EM wears of more easily during the day.

The shades

At first I thought “Fair” was too light for me but now I think that it’s almost the perfect match. If I compare with Everyday Minerals, I can use their “Fair” and “Ivory”. Even if it’s hard to tell from the picture, EM’s “Fair” is a tiny bit darker than LM’s “Fair”. I haven’t even tried “Light” yet, it seems too dark and too yellow for me.

Be ware of “Snow White”! It’s really white! :P I tried a little bit on to see if it made my skintone brighter, and hell yes. I looked like a goth afterwards! :D So Snow White is a foundation for all you goths out there! However, it’s perfect to brighten the other shades up a bit, or use it as a highlighter.

Buy full-size?

If it doesn’t happen anything unexpected with the rest of the sample, I will absolutely buy a full-size!

Have you tried Lucy Minerals? What are your thoughts?

In the mail!

Friday, August 28th, 2009

I got some exciting stuff with the snail mail today! After I received a couple of MOO cards from Jessica, I just had to order a free pack (50 cards) myself! They are so pretty! I have my name and address on the back as well. Not sure what I’m going to do with them all though :P
If you guys are going to order for the first time you can get a 15% discount code from me, just let me know!

I also got a letter with free samples from IaMia’s. Three Barry M Dazzle Dust eye shadows;  Teal, Pearly Mauve and Winter Berry. Three foundations from Glominerals; Glominerals Liquid Foundation Beige Light and Natural fair, Glominerals Sheer Tint Base Natural. Last but not least, a sample I didn’t expect to get (yay!) Barry M Glossy Tube Pale Strawberry. The shadows are amazing! Take a look at a few swatches from Killer Colours.

Svenska: Ett paket med 50st gratis visitkort från MOO, verkligen superfina! Och så gratis prover på både Barry M Dazzle Dust ögonskuggor och läppglans, plus prover på Glominerals foundations från Iamias. För er som också vill ha gratis prover från dem får vänta tills den 18:e September då de är färdiga med inventeringen.