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.

Latest Everyday Minerals Haul!

Sunday, May 10th, 2009

I totally forgot to mention that I made another order at Everyday Minerals about a month ago!

A Free Sample Kit and a Flat Top Brush

I ordered another free kit with the foundation colors that I liked but in another formula; Cool Fair (semi-matte), Buff Ivory (semi-matte) and Cool Fair (intensive).

As for the blusher I chose Light Pink (image on the right) and as for the concealer I once again chose the Multi-Tasking Concealer (it totally rocks!).

I also ordered a new brush that has become my favorite! It’s the Flat Top Brush! It’s incredibly soft! But the handle was much smaller than I expected.

I still however prefer to use a rounded brush for the blushers, but it’s great to use with foundations!

The Sand Castle Kit

I also couldn’t resist getting the Sand Castle Kit! It’s a sample kit of Driftwood, Funnel Cake, Boardwalk, and Freckles eye shadows and it comes with a bamboo handled eye shadow brush! And wow, I’m totally in love with those colors! They all fits me perfectly! I can really recommend this kit!

Freebies!

I also got a surprise with my order! Three free eye shadow samples! It was Cotton Tale (grey), Greeting Card (purple) and Hoppity Hop Hop (green) (I love that name!). I guess they are from the previous summer (last year) collection. I haven’t had the chance to try them yet though.

A lot of stuff, I know :P

Everyday Minerals

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

One and a half week ago I ordered a Sample Makeup Kit from Everyday Minerals and it arrived today!
I got the following…

Foundations
- Cool-Fair (Original Glo)
- Cool-Fair Medium (Semi-Matte)
- Buff-Ivory (Semi-Matte)

Cheek/Blusher
- Salon Fun

Concealer
- Multi-Intensive

I’ve tried them all once and I can already say that all the foundation colors works perfectly with different areas of my facial skin! Amazing. I need a bit more time to see which one is the ultimate one for me though.
The concealer took away my blemishes right away. Score! And the blusher might be a little bit too dark/intense for my cheeks so I have to be careful with it, however I also used it as a lip color along with H&M’s transparent lip gloss and the color is perfect! So far Everyday Minerals products get 5 of 5 from me!