The show must glow on

I don't use lipgloss. I just don't. It usually makes my tiny lips look even smaller, even if it's supposed to make them look bigger. Also girls with long hair will know the problem that lipgloss seems to magically attract hair, which is a huge turn off.




Well, I changed my mind.. when I stumbled upon this little gem. I instantly fell in love with its consistency. It isn't sticky at all, it feels like a normal moisturizing lip balm.
It comes in seven different shades, I own the 070 Best Mauvie Ever one, which they added to their products recently and does seem to be Germany only at the moment (?). The other shades are:

010 Sweet Caramel and 020 Apricot Cream



















030 Cake Pop and 040 Coffee To Go.


 Before:


After:



This lip gloss is 2.49$ - 4.99$ at Ulta and 3,49€ in Europe. I'd really recommend trying one of these out.

- Salina

I should start the post with saying that I've always considered myself being really pale, too pale for most drugstore foundations to fit me. So when I saw the colour range of the Estée Lauder Double Wear foundation, I was sure it'd bee too dark/yellow for me. Luckily I still decided to go to the mall and let someone professional "match" me.. Of course the lightest shade, 1N3 creamy vanilla, was the only one considerable. This one looks very rosy/pink on the website. In reality it definitely is more a yellow kind of shade. It does oxidize a little bit, so keep that in mind when thinking the shade could be too dark for you.



So, let's start with what it promises:

It is a Maximum Cover Camouflage Makeup for Face and Body with SPF 15, promising a 12-hour wearing natural look.


It comes in seven different shades, making it hard to find an exact match. People with really pale/dark skin probably won't be happy with the colour range. Creamy Vanilla seems to be an almost exact match to my skin in the summer months, and being a little orange and a tad too dark in the winter months. The coverage is really good, covering discolourations and dark spots with only a little amount of product. Below you can see how it looks directly on my skin (very yellow), and then how it looks blended out. Please keep in mind that I have acne scarred skin, so every foundation will cling to these spots and will most likely look weird in these areas. Still, for me, it's the best place too see how good a foundation really is. 




As you can see, it covers all of my redness, and does not cling to my dry/scarred areas, or making them look worse. I used one thin coat on the picture. The foundations is 39.50$, 41€ on the official website for 1 oz. Considering the full coverage, a little bit really goes a long way, so it isn't as pricy as it sounds at first at all. I've been using mine for around seven months now, using it 2-3 times a week, sometimes more. You see I don't do my make-up everyday, still a foundation normally won't last longer than 3 months, either from having to use a lot of product to build the coverage, or the foundation quickly dried down in the buttle and got clumpy / unusable. 

Pro's

• full coverage
• the bottle will last a long time
• neutral smell
• can be used for both face and body covers (for tattoos for example)
• actually long-wearing, even though you will see it coming off a little from 8-10 hours on